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As the holidays approach, our November/December issue of Glass Art® really gives you something to celebrate! Nadine Saylor explores everyday objects from days gone by, adding her own social commentary as she expresses them in glass. The Glass Art Society previews their 2025 conference in Everything’s Bigger in Texas. Artists Aya Oki, Rita Shimelfarb, Karin Mørch and Simone Crestani share their financial strategies in Kathleen Elliot’s feature, Artist to Artist. Belger Glass and the Kansas City Museum bring nine artists together, who meet, design, and install a stunning collaborative chandelier, all in under one week! The Corning Museum of Glass will display a prototype glass bridge illustrating how glass can be used as a revolutionary construction material that even reduces carbon emissions! Milon Townsend takes hammer in hand to show how creativity and happy accidents can yield surprising and valuable results. The International Society of Glass Beadmakers invites you to their upcoming Creators and Makers events airing on the second Sunday of each month. And you don’t want to miss the Glass Craft and Bead Expo Gallery of Excellence, displaying many of the winning pieces from their most recent competition. Interested in paperweights? The Paperweight Collectors Association shares the highlights of their 2024 convention in Rhode Island. And congratulations are in order for the Pittsburgh Glass Center, which recently completed a $15,000,000 expansion, a major transformation that advances their ability to serve the international glass community. Subscribe today at www.GlassArtMagazine.com or Subscribe today at www.https://simplecirc.com/subscribe/glass-art
Start the New Year off right by delving into the January/February 2025 issue of Glass Art® magazine! Meet Harue Shimomoto, who’s fused glass work appears so airy and whimsical one might suspect it was spun by a silica-loving spider! Mikyoung Jung, Tanya Lyons and Cathryn Shilling answer Kathleen Elliot’s inquiry as to which have been their most valuable lifetime learning experiences–and their answers might surprise you! David Graeber tells Sara Sally LaGrand why “gratitude” is his favorite word and invites you to follow his evolution from humble beginnings as Paul Stankard’s assistant, to accomplished artist, to executive producer of Fire and Flame, the award winning documentary chronicling Stankard’s life. Corning Museum of Glass shares the history of Steuben, spanning over a century, and how their Legacy of flawless craftsmanship still lives! History and innovation meet during the Your Bead for Venice competition, by Floor Kaspers. The American Art Glass Guild has awarded over $195,000 to more than 200 recipients through their James C. Whitney Memorial Scholarship. Maybe it’s your turn? And if wanderlust is making you restless, perhaps now is the time for you to follow your dreams to one of the Glass Art Society’s 2025 Travel Program destinations. And finally, when the world requires a response to chaos, see how effectively the Contemporary Glass Society met challenge with creativity. Subscribe today at www.GlassArtMagazine.com or www.https://simplecirc.com/subscribe/glass-art