Harry Hibberd's work

'Hanging Seven' is Harry's latest in his series of mathematically themed pieces. Some of you might have seen this in the show last year - but look again! It now has a new and improved glass hanger, rather than the perspex one of yesteryear... Roll on 'Hanging 100'...




Harry was impressed with Carol Arnold's tree that she put on the blog - you'll find in in the archives somewhere... This is a photo of his first leaded piece of work, again taking trees as a theme.

Lee's Biennale 2006 pix

If you think you're obsessive - this detail of 'Family Time' by Jessica Townsend shows casting in minute detail... The whole piece was a complete dolls house fitted out like House Beautiful.




Iestyn Davies is a blower who has recently become interested in using LEDs in his work. These hanging shapes were lit by 100s of them...




Sally Dunnett fused and slumped this bowl - here you can see the dichroic details.

Ta for the photos, Lee.

Mivart Open Studios - this weekend!

There's a head of steam building up at Mivart Street, Easton, as we install our exhibits and clean up a years' worth of dirt in our studios. It's looking good.

I'm not doing anything glassy. My work's about the closure of Greenbank chocolate factory, but Scott (stained glass tutor at Queen's Road) will be there working on his latest commission.

Friday 7-10pm, Sat and Sun 11-5pm. You're welcome anytime, my 'home' is Studio number 31.

See you there!

Milly

Mark Angus

Aisle window, Durham Cathedral. 1984. For those Level 3s who saw details of Mark Angus' 'Last Supper' last week... here's the whole thing. Recognise those blobs??!





These four are at Oundle School Chapel. 2002. Part of a huge scheme of seventeen windows - we must do a trip!

Here's two Mark Angus (or Marky Mark as I used to call him) links.

This one's his own site:
http://www.markangus.com/

This one Oundle Chapel:
http://www.oundleschool.org.uk/chapel/windows.php

Mould-making workshop

If grovelling about in bags of unidentified substances in the rain and dark at Queens Road isn't enough for you... You can go on a mould-making course in Wiltshire. Only two places left!

Here's the details:

MOULDMAKING TECHNIQUES FOR KILNWORKED GLASS
2 places available for October 16th – 20th 2006
in Wiltshire

On this 5 day course Bill will introduce the technique of mould making
to produce slumped glass in the kiln.

The course is aimed at all levels of ability and includes techniques for trapping objects in glass, etching, slumping and fusing glass.
Many applications and a very practical course with students taking home final work.

Bill has tutored glass at Urchfont for 4 years with many students returning each year to develop and increase their glassmaking skills.
Bill also teaches in Cardiff and Porthmadog, Wales and has exhibited work throughout Europe, Japan and New York. 2 places remain on this course.Non residential also available.

Further details from Mandy Dixon Urchfont Manor College, Devizes Wiltshire. Telephone 01380 840495. email MandyDixon@wiltshire.gov.uk or bill.swann@virgin.net Tel 01766 770686