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About Mute Thoughts
Glass mouth blown bottles by Nicolas Rossignol seem to be keeping the key to our mute thoughts while his hourglass is counting sands of time.
7,87 to 13,78 inches bottles - 7,48 hourglass (unique objects).
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H2O
Fabrice Gibilaro likes reconsidering the role and the shape of tableware objects and generally of meeting places. He is been working with the Cristallerie La Rochère (France) since 2006 and thinks "glass".
7,87 inches glass and 75 cl carafe (small series of less than 100 pieces in mechanical blown glass).
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Site of the month
Anna Torf was born in 1967 in Belgium. She studied interior design at the Sint-Lukas School for Architecture in Brussels and moved to the Czech Republic. There she specialized in stage design and worked as a freelance furniture and glass designer. She began designing her own glass collections in 200. Anna focuses her work on the ability of glass to capture, reflect and absorb light and uses not only traditional techniques like blowing, cutting and sand casting, but also new cutting techniques to reveal the secrets of her pieces from the centre to the skin: translucency and colour.
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glass people

Canada - Winnipeg, Manitoba - Warm/Hot glass studio for sale
For sale due to health reasons turnkey glass fusing and blowing studio centrally located, in a 2300 sq foot warehouse and set up for retail. Only operating hot glass studio in Manitoba. Owners would like to sell as one and purchaser may take over lease.
E-mail for details, list of equipment and price .

Germany - International Summer Academy Bild-Werk Frauenau
"Engraved Glass: Our Inner Portrait". Tutor: Mare Saare
06 - 22 August 2008
Course application and information: Bild-Werk Frauenau
Tel: +49 9926 180 895 - Fax. +49 9926 180 897
E-mail
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Conference Proceedings 'Glass conservation and restoration. Current situation and concerns for museums'
Unit price : 35 euros (+ shipping and packaging cost : 4 euros for Metropolitan France, 10 euros for the EU).
72 pages, colour photos - ISBN : 2-904857-20-6
Ecomusée de l'avesnois
Tel: +33 (0)3 27 60 66 11
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Denmark - Bornholm - European Glass Context 2008
The bi-annual glass and ceramic Symposium will take place on the island of Bornholm in September 2008 featuring exhibitions, lectures, workshops and master classes.
This year four artists formerly trained at the CERFAV have been selected for the exhibition: Anne-Lise Riond-Sibony, Nicolas Rossignol, Xavier le Normand and Matteo Gonet.
Bornholms Kunstmuseum
Helligdommen Ro
3760 Gudhjem, Danemark
Contact: Susanne Joker Johnsen
Tel : +45 5648 4386
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France - CERFAV - Application deadline
Application to be sent by 15 June 2008 for the extended training course in Art and Glass techniques - 'Compagnon Verrier European' degree.
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Portugal - Lisboa - Research Unit Vicarte - New degree starting in October 2008
A degree conferred to students of art and students of science by the Faculty of Sciences and Technology (Universidade Nova de Lisboa) and the Faculty of Fine Arts (Universidade de Lisboa)
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USA - Portland, Oregon - Creating and Refining the Roll-up for Professional Glass Blowers
By Patty Gray and Hans Ittig
16 - 18 June 2008
E-mail or call at +1 503-284-4900
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USA - Portland, Oregon - Torch Worked Beads Demo Day and Factory Sale
By JanHein van Stiphout, Ginger Kelly, Melanie Rowe and Leslie Rowe-Israelson.
22 June (11 a.m. - 4 p.m.)
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competition

Belgium - Interieur 08 Design Competition - 19th prototype competition
organized by Fondation Intérieur. It focuses on three thematic subjects: 'working - playing - living'.
Open to professionnals, young creators, design studios and students. International jury. Price: 35 000 euros.
Deadline: 15 July 2008
Intérieur Foundation
Groeningestraat 37
B-850 Kotijk
Tel: +32 56 22 95 22
Full details and application

events

USA - Michigan - Exhibition of Canadian Glass
As part of the 27th annual Michigan Glass Month, Tsunami Glassworks celebrates its third year anniversary with an exhibition of Contemporary Canadian Glass opening May 3rd, 2008. The exhibition features the work of international and emerging glass artists: Susan Rankin, Brad Copping, Tanya Lyons, Kriston Gene, Eva Milinkovic, Emma Gerard, Carley Newman and James Wardhaugh.
2 - 26 May 2008
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Canada - Kingston, Ontario - Kingston Glass Studio & Gallery
Works by Matthew Agostinis, Joel Alexander, Susan Belyea, Robert Chan Stopher Christensen, Duerst, Laura Donefer, Cheryl Dunsmore, Yoshi Hojo, Mischka Alexi Hunter, Catherine Vamvakas Lay Meg MacKenzie, Tara Marsh, Bill Reddick, Don Stinson, David Thai Koen Vanderstukken, Mariel Waddell.
From 3 May 2008.
56 Queen St.
Kingston, ON
K7K 1A4
Tel: +1 613 547 9149
E-mail
Gallery's website

Belgium - Exhibition at 'Glazenhuis'
- Contemporary art glass collection
D.Chihuly, P.Layton, R.Meitner, T.Zynsky, G.N.Williams, S.Cho, R.Price, S.Tobin, P.Edwards, S.Hammond, M.Groot, J.B.Caarten, A.Wolff, H.Fokkelman, C.Zuber, E.Schamshula, T.Clegg, G.Amoruso, E.Leibovitz, S.Newel, J.P.Umbdendstock, H.Grebb, V.VanGinneken, K.Vanderstukken, S.Weinberg, J.Wyck, S.Seegers, F.Visner, F.VanDenBerg, S.Dali, Baldwin&Guggisberg, A&M.Begou.
Until 1st June.
- Glasswear (Museum Art and Design (NY, USA)
7 June - 31 August 2008
Website

Canada - Toronto - Taliaferro Jones at Sandra Ainsley Gallery
'Tri-pod', an exhibition of three photographs: Taliaferro Jones, Ray Charles White and Winston Boyers. Taliaferro Jones looks beyond glass and focuses on water, the essence of life with site specific mixed media installations.
3 May - 5 June 2008
Sandra Ainsley Gallery, The Distillery District
The Gallery's website
The Artist's website

USA - New York - O-AT-KA School of Glass
Visiting artists workshops for 2008:
Programme on line

Great Britain - London - 'Blast! 2008'
Inc: Stephen Beardsell, Hazel Burnham, Criss Chaney, Zoë Garner, Ruth Lyne, Sue Parry, Stephen Reveley, Roger Tye, Phil Vickery & Kathryn Wightman.
10 May - 08 June 2008
The Glass Art Gallery. London Glassblowing Workshop
Tel: +44 (0)20 7403 2800 - Fax +44 (0)20 7403 7778
E-mail
Website

Autriche - Vienne - Renate Korinek
The gallery 'der Kunstraum / Ringstrassengalerien' is showing new blown glass sculptures from the Austrian glass artist Renate Korinek during the exhibition 'Sand Signs'.
19 May - 14 June 2008
Kärntner Ring 9-13
1010 Vienna, Austria
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USA - Portland, Oregon - Glass Art Society 2008
This year the GAS major event will take place in Portland (Oregon, USA)
19 - 21 June
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Danemark - Interplay with light - Bert Frijns at the Glasmuseet Ebeltoft
Water, light, mouvement and reflections are the main ingredients of Bert Frijns's works. With minimalist simplicity and a strong sens of poetry he has worked with these elements for almost three decades. Indoors and outdoors exhibition.
22 May - 12 November 2008
Glasmuseet Ebeltoft
Strandvejen 8
NL-8400 Ebeltoft
Tel: 8634 1799 - Fax: 8634 6060
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Great Britain - London - Jewellery Exhibition
Inc: Jane Dorner, Dave Pascoe, Brett Manley, Jed Green, Sue Shaw.
10 June - 19 July 2008
ZeST Contemporary Glass Gallery, London
Tel: +44 (0)20 7610 1900 - Fax +44 (0)20 7610 3355
E-mail
Gallery's website

France - Pélussin (42) - 3d Glass Biennial 2008: 'le verre coule de source'
Five edifices located in the area of Pélussin (Loire) on the theme of water - 20 artists will be selected to present five works each. A catalogue of the event will be edited.
27 June - 14 July 2008
Contact: Aartech
4 place de la Halle
F-42410 Pélussin
Tel: +33 (0)4 74 87 74 90 (Suzanne Philidet) or +33 (0)4 79 89 01 92 (Michel Delcey)
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Canada - Québec - Tanya Lyons
'Or des Amériques'
29 April 2008 - 11 January 2009
Musée de la Civilisation
85 Dalhousie St.
Québec, Quebec
E-mail
The Artist's website

USA - SOFA Chicago - Fabienne Picaud
Mostly Glass Gallery, Englewood welcomed her works in March and April - Fabienne Picaud is one of the major artists in contemporary glass art and one of the very few blowing glass with metal strain.
Next exhibition: 1st - 4 November at SOFA Chicago.
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Spain - Fundacio Centre del Vidre de Barcelona (VITRA partner)
Newletter n° 10 is online

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