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Glass Art^®

March/April 2022
Volume 37
Number 2

 

Pioneers in Glass

Josh Simpson

Blown Glass Artist Extraordinaire

by Joe Samuelson III

Photography by Sue Reed, Tommy Olaf Elder, Greg Bardwell, John Levine, Wekku Ari Sääski, and Josh Simpson

With five decades of knowledge and invention behind him, Josh Simpson still manages to retain the joy of creating with glass. He is currently known for his Planets, which he creates in sizes from a few inches to large Megaplanets, and provides many of the smaller ones as treasures to be hidden in obscure places and discovered later.

 

Artist to Artist

Intellectual Property

To Share or Not to Share

by Vicki Schneider

Photography by Bruce Sillars, Ron Schwager, Charles Gabriel, Robin Dreyer, Jen Elek, Russell Johnson, and Anything Photographic

Artist to Artist presents a behind-the-scenes glimpse into artists’ beliefs, feelings, and practices and provides a showcase for their work. Torchwork artist Bruce Sillars, carved flat glass artist Charles Gabriel, cast recycled glass artist Erwin Timmers, and neon artist Jeremy Bert share their thoughts on the pros and cons of artists revealing their techniques to other artists.

 

Winning Glass

Coatings By Sandberg

2021 Dichroic By Design Contest

by Dana S. Baldwin

Each year, Coatings By Sandberg sponsors a contest for glass artists to demonstrate the unique designs that can be created using dichroic glass. Artists from all over the world submitted stunning work that highlighted amazing skill and creativity and were rewarded with over $1,700 in gift certificates for CBS dichroic glass.

 

International Glass

Atelier d’Art du Verre and the Luxembourg International Festival of Glass

Robert Emeringer and Zaiga Baiza Fulfilling an Artistic Vision

Photography by Harry Baptist, Zaiga Baiza, Robert Emeringer, Jean-Marie Kremer, Elke Mank, Venzo Danev, Julie Anne Denton, and Petr Stacho

by Dr. Julie Anne Denton

Every two years the Atelier d’Art du Verre hosts the Luxembourg International Festival of Glass, which began through the efforts of master stained glass restorers Robert Emeringer and Zaiga Baiza. The latest festival included outdoor glassblowing and sandcasting demonstrations as well as glass painting and many other techniques.

 

AGG News

The AGG Summer 2022 Conference

by Jean Alexander

Photography by Sylvia Nicolas, Petri Anderson, and Kathy Jordan

Members of the American Glass Guild are eagerly looking forward to the organization’s Summer 2022 Conference to be held at The Corning Museum of Glass. The Conference will feature world-renowned speakers from all sectors of glass art including Narcissus Quagliata and Thomas Denny, as well as workshops, demonstrations, round table discussions, a Retrospective Exhibit, and GlassZoom Live.

 

ISGB News

The 2022 ISGB Gathering

Thirty Years and Still Thriving

by Karyn Sweezy

Photography by Patty Lakinsmith

The International Society of Glass Beadmakers will hold its annual conference to celebrate 30 years of members sharing techniques and inspiring their fellow beadmakers. The 2022 online Gathering will provide access to diverse and novel glass-related instruction and materials that showcase virtually every topic of interest to glass enthusiasts in addition to the ISGB workshops and events.

 

CGS News

The CGS and Makers Guild in Wales Exhibition

Contemporary Glass at Its Finest

by Pam Reekie

Photography by Stephen Heaton and Alick Cottrell

From its beginnings 25 years ago, the Contemporary Glass Society has grown into a thriving and proactive society supporting a membership of over 1,000. To highlight this anniversary, CGS is hosting a number of online and live exhibitions including a partnership with the Makers Guild in Wales to present FLOW, an exhibition featuring the work of 22 CGS members, with an emphasis on Welsh artists.

 

Skills and Techniques

My Glass Toolbox

by Bob Leatherbarrow

Bob Leatherbarrow, known for his innovative styles, techniques, and designs, reviews the techniques he has shared with Glass Art® readers. Bob shows how he has used these techniques, which he refers to as his glass toolbox, for handling technical issues with glass, firing schedules, and studio practices to develop PanPals, his latest series of kiln formed sculptural work.

 

Personal Development

Creativity—New Techniques and Equipment

Filigrana, Clear Plate, and the Diamond Band Saw

by Milon Townsend

New techniques and equipment can add a multitude of innovations to an artist’s creative vocabulary. Milon Townsend shares how using filigrana covered with thin clear plate glass can add flowing colored patterns to sculptural glasswork. Diamond band saws can also be used to split sculptures so they can be attached to both sides of flat glass to look like figures passing through the glass.

 

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