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Flora and Fauna, Flamework Skills Course at Salem Community College, USA
How little I know. It was very humbling attending this course. I realised my journey really had only just begun. The AN Professional Development Bursary provided me with financial support to attend the 5 day Flora and Fauna Flamework course […]
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Rackow Research Library
The Rackow Research Library is an amazing resource. It’s aim is to be the world’s number 1 resource on all things glass related. It’s full of fascinating books, periodicals, leaflets, dvd’s, exhibition catalogues. They archive all kinds of fragile and […]
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Natural Glass
This was possibly my favourite section out of the entire museum. Glass made entirely from non human hands. There was a very interesting video accompanying the objects that explained how they manifest.
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Beadwork at CMOG and the Rockwell Museum
A surprise fascination for me was with these early 18th and 19th Century beaded pieces. I thought they were beautiful in their small scale extreme detail. I imagine that the beads would have been made using the flame. I also […]
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18th Century Diorama’s
I found in amongst the 35 Centuries of Glass Galleries these 18th Century Diorama’s. I loved the mixed media and how the animals and figurines had been created using flamework. I could see visual parallels somehow with Amber […]
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Corning Museum of Glass
Day 1&2 The Crystal City, Corning, New York Corning Museum of Glass Two days are not enough! $24 buys you a two day pass at the Corning Museum of Glass. This is plenty for most people, but for a glass […]