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Glass Shards • Page 2 GlassNEWSLETTER OF THE NATIONAL Shards AMERICAN GLASS CLUB www.glassclub.org Founded 1933 A Non-Profit Organization Autumn 2013 Huchthausen: sor, and museum consultant. For the Company in Toledo, OH, began oper- A Retrospective Woodson Art Museum, Huchthausen ation and soon developed notable rep- developed Americans in Glass exhibi- utations for producing fashionable Glass artist David Huchthausen’s tions in 1978, 1981, and 1984 that wares that were coveted by many work throughout four decades has al- documented the evolution of Ameri- middle- and upper-class consumers. tered the history of contemporary can studio glass from its early empha- The exhibition “American Glass” glass. The Leigh Yawkey Woodson sis on blown forms and hot working showcases objects by these and other Art Museum will hold a retrospective to an explosion of sculptural and con- American glass companies in order to of his work, which will be on view at ceptual forms. illustrate the variety of forms and the museum from November 16, 2013 styles that prevailed during this period. to January 19, 2014. Woodson Art Museum Glass manufacturing techniques will 700 North 12th Street be another focus of the exhibition, with Wausau, WI 54403-5007 representative examples of pressed, www.lywam.org cut, blown, and molded glass. Nearly all of the works on view are from The American Glass Mint Museum’s permanent collection at the Mint Museum of glass, which is second in size only to the ceramics collection in the mu- The 19th and early 20th centuries seum’s decorative arts holdings. represent a time of extraordinary growth for the American glass indus- Mint Museum try. Companies such as the Boston & 2730 Randolph Road Sandwich Glass Company in Sand- Charlotte, NC 28207 David Huchthausen, Leitung B, 2006. wich, MA, Steuben Glass Works in (704) 337-2000 Corning, NY, and the Libbey Glass www.mintmuseum.org Deliberately enigmatic and mysteri- ous, Huchthausen’s work— from his earliest mixed-media sculptures and fantasy and landscape vessels to his trademark integral color laminations and spheres designed to be examined from all directions—strives to tanta- lize and challenge viewers. While an architecture student he gravitated to- ward sculpture and in 1970 discov- ered and experimented with an aban- doned glass furnace on the University of Wisconsin-Marathon County cam- pus in Wausau. He later became Har- vey Littleton’s graduate assistant at UW-Madison and went on to become a Fulbright scholar, university profes- Lamp shades, Quezal Art Glass and Decorating, made about 1905. Glass Shards • Page 2 President’s Letter Dear Friends, that Marc Chagall created terrific Mother’s Day weekend, which we This has been a busy year for the stained glass, of which we saw several used for many years in the past as National American Glass Club, with examples. We also saw some domes- travel and hotel prices are often better the Annual Seminar in New Bedford, tic stained glass from the same period then. We’ll concentrate on Tiffany for and the September trip to France to as Tiffany, another learning experi- one day, visit several other museums see glass, from which I have just re- ence for me. I can’t say that we saw and have lectures for one day. The full turned. The trip filled up very quickly all of the glass in France, but we cer- program will be published in the next and we had 23 travelers who visited tainly saw most of it. Bulletin. So, put that weekend on your Paris, Nancy, and places in between to Ellen O’Brien has been planning calendar, and plan on attending. see glass collections, museums, and the next Seminar, which will be in Or- several cathedrals. I, for one, learned lando, May 8–10. We’ve gone back to — Jane Shadel Spillman, President Life Forms by Glass Artist Bryan Randa Shanghai Museum of Glass The Sandwich Glass Museum is is lampworking, with this he creates The Shanghai Museum of Glass is pleased to present “Life Forms” by beautiful glass creatures of the ocean currently presenting a sparkling exhi- the talented torch and hot glass artist and of the garden. The other is off bition, opened in March, 2013, that Bryan Randa in the Contemporary hand glassblowing in a larger scale. shows the playful and fun character of Gallery on now through October 31. glass design. “Keep it Glassy” shows This exotic display will include a the work of more than 50 designers variety of creatures from our natural from all over the world, including re- world. Some are from the garden like nowned names such as Droog (The hummingbirds, praying mantis and Netherlands), Fabrica (Italy), the dragonflies. A majority of the work Campana Brothers (Brazil) and Tadao will be aquatic life from the ocean Ando (Japan). Over 200 exhibited ob- like octopus, sea turtles, crabs and sea jects have one thing in common: they shells of all kinds! Also on display Using this technique he makes a vari- ety of functional vessels and sculp- tures of colorful glass. This is done at McDermott Glass Studio in Sand- wich, MA where he has worked for nine years within an intense appren- ticeship under David McDermott and Yukimi Matsumoto. Sandwich Glass Museum 129 Main Street Sandwich, MA 02563 (508) 888-0251 will be a several pieces in a larger sandwichglassmuseum.org scale. Large colorful vases and sculp- ture will be displayed along with a few drinking vessels. Skull Cuernos, Andres Basurto. This talented artist grew up in Iowa and developed a love and curiosity are designed with love and should be for nature and its intricacies at an handled with care. early age. From pencil drawings Throughout time, glass has come a and clay sculpture to graphic design long way. Up until today designers are and ultimately glassblowing. He embracing the materials’ fascinating works within two worlds of ability to take on endless shapes and glass-making. One of which colors. Besides the fact that working Glass Shards • Page 3 Glass Calendar (Confirmation of dates and schedules advised. More information is available on ourWeb page at www.glassclub.org) September 25, 2013–January 12, tions. It is free of charge to attend and centerpieces, Doulton ceramic bases, 2014 will be strictly a NO-SELL zone. Res- three-piece skirted examples, ornate MUSEUM OF GLASS ervations are requested. metal and ceramic high standards, fig- 1801 Dock Street ural china nursery lights, lithopanes, **** Tacoma, WA 98402 figural glass, jeweled ormolu, related (888) 421-5179 October 18–19, 2013 accessories and parts. www.museumofglass.org THE CORNING MUSEUM The same auction will include fine An Experiment in Design Production: OF GLASS Victorian hanging and other lighting The Enduring Birds of iittala One Museum Way from the Donald Scannell estate col- For the past 10 years, the Museum Corning, NY 14830 lection of Kernville, CA. Library of Glass and the iittala company has (800) 732-6845 lamps will feature a rare cranberry di- had a special relationship through the www.cmog.org amond quilt Charles Parker “Starpoint development of a unique line of birds 52nd ANNUAL SEMINAR ON Petticoat” plus other rare jeweled designed by Oiva Tokkia, which have GLASS frames and colored umbrella stands, become visitor favorites. The 2013 This year’s Seminar, presented in a banquet and parlor lamps, opalescent exhibition of limited edition iittala new two-day format, will feature lec- stand lamps and more. birds pays special attention to the his- tures and live demonstrations focused **** tory of the glass factory in Nuutajärvi, around the topics represented in the Finland, where the majority of the Museum’s special exhibition, “Life Through November 3, 2013 birds are created and which is sched- on a String: 35 Centuries of the Glass TRAVER GALLERY uled to permanently close in 2014. Bead.” 110 Union St. #200 Hear experts such as Robert Liu, Seattle, WA 98101 Opening November 9, 2013 editor of Ornament magazine, and (206) 587-6501. CAUTION! Fragile. Irish Glass: beadmaker Kristina Logan discuss www.travergallery.com Tradition in Transition historical beads, techniques of bead- Lino Tagliapietra: Profumo Del Vetro Four years ago, Róisín de Buitléar’s making, Native American beadwork, Lino Tagliapietra was born on Mu- Visiting Artist residency at Museum beads used and made in West Africa, rano, a Venetian island which has of Glass inspired her to create an ex- 1920s French fashion, and more. served as the world’s glass capital for hibition to unite her passion for glass Seminarians will also have an oppor- the past millennium. At the age of and the rich tradition and cultural her- tunity to make their own glass bead. twelve, the artist apprenticed with Ar- itage of glass making in her native chimede Seguso. Training for glass- **** Ireland. The exhibition takes a closer blowers on Murano is traditionally look at the emotional, economic and October 26, 2013 structured, rigorous and slow; yet, artistic impact resulting from the mas- JEFFREY S. EVANS & ASSOC. within this system, Tagliapietra was a sive closures of Irish glass factories. 2177 Green Valley Lane prodigy. After nine years of assisting, Mt. Crawford, VA 22841 he achieved the title of maestro. Sub- **** (540) 434-3939 sequently, he worked at several of October 12–13, 2013 www.jeffreysevans.com Murano’s greatest factories: Galliano NORTH AMERICAN SEA GLASS Immediately following the first of Ferro, Venini, Effetre International, ASSOCIATION three auctions for the Hulsebus minia- and La Murrina (which he founded). 2013 Sea Glass Festival ture lamps collection, the auction A massive shift in the Studio Glass To be held at the Virginia Beach house will sell over 300 fairy lamps Movement began in 1979 when Taglia- Convention Center from the collection of Lloyd and Nan pietra accepted Benjamin Moore’s in- 1000 19th Street Graham of Newbury Park, CA.
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