cotland’s Glass A Directory of Glass Businesses S 2010 sponsored by Artists & Craftspeople working in 2010 at the 400th Anniversary of COMPILED & EDITED Scottish Glassmaking FRANKby ANDREWS Including: A selection of buildings and sites across Scotland. Museums with a Glass Collection. Societies and Organisations to further explore Glass interest. ISBN 978-0-9549196-6-5 Glass 400th cortex S design Introduction Crystal and others. Glass from earlier times is much harder to find, yet there must still be I was surprised when I started to compile this many pieces sitting in cupboards, forgotten and cotland’s Glass list by how many people are working with glass unidentified. The output of the many bottle works in Scotland today. Although the industrial side is also hard to pin down but the whisky bottle 1610 continues to decline, the number of glass artists collector has many opportunities from the labels. An International Conference and craft workers has grown dramatically since the beginning of the studio glass movement in Today, we often look for information on the 2010 the country during the 1960s. The book Scotland’s Internet and Scotland’s glass features there too. S Glass: 400 Years of Glassmaking, 1610–2010 by I built the site Ysartglass.com some 10 years ago Shiona Airlie and Brian Blench finally makes a and it has grown and grown with input from comprehensive history available (see inside rear collectors worldwide. Scotlandsglass.co.uk was 1st–4th October 2010 cover for details). started to provide a space for the rest. Using open source software, it is intended to be owned and This booklet reveals the wealth of glass made (confirmed) run by the community. In addition to offering Celebrating 400 years of SPEAKERS in Scotland today: stained glass, traditional and encyclopaedic coverage of all glass Scottish, it glassmaking in Scotland Brian Blench, Former Head of Decorative modern; fine art to the highest standards; and acts as a community hub for its users. Everyone is Arts, Glasgow Museums: Helen innovative beads, jewellery and engraving, which welcome to get involved, just get in touch. Edinburgh College of Art from the Munro Turner and her Students ranges from one-off copper-wheel and diamond- 1–4 October 2010 Jill Turnbull, Expert on the early point work to higher-volume production. A few About the Listings companies continue to produce technical and history of Scottish glass: Four hundred Although I tried to locate and contact everyone scientific glass, and products for giftware, but Part of a year-long celebration of years – the rise, shine and decline involved in glass, there are omissions; the most of the entries are individuals or small teams of the Scottish glass industry on-line version of the listings will be updated glass making in Scotland making all manner of decorative goods. Stephen Pollock-Hill, Chairman of The British throughout 2010. The Scottish Glass Society and Covering all aspects of the history Glass Education Trust, and curator of the Having a window or glass vessel custom-made CraftScotland.org both list their members on of Scottish Glass and the Glass Art Museum of 20th Century British Domestic is not expensive and you could ask some of the their websites: see the organisations section for Glass: The Scottish Glass Industry in the people listed here if they can create objects based details. Those makers we did not get first-hand and Crafts of Scotland today confirmation from are listed to the best of our latter part of the 20th century – a revival? on your ideas. Some will even teach you how to do it yourself! ability. These are coloured blue, as they may We hope to include a public Simon Cottle, Head of British & European contain errors. exhibition with glass for sale Glass, Bonhams London, and President of the Scotland also boasts many fine galleries where the and demonstrations. Glass Circle: 18th century enamelled work of those listed can be purchased, but these There are many more buildings containing glass – the Scottish connection were not included in this booklet, as there were far interesting glass than those listed, but I have tried This will be a three-day too many. to find the more usual and important ones, as well multi-stream conference Graham Cooley: Loch, as a selection of those with recent installations. for around 200 delegates Heather & Peat: Domnhall The museums of Scotland house a vast heritage Enjoy discovering how 400 years on, Scotland’s covering all aspects of Glass: O'Broin & Caithness Glass of the earliest known Scottish glass. For glass collectors, Scotland has a lot to offer: from fine glass stays alive. History, Collecting, Making, Andy Nowson: Caithness Glass exhibition-quality examples from the 19th century Art, Technology, Archaeology, Paperweights: 1969-2009 – A 40 year Frank Andrews 2009, www.scotlandsglass.co.uk such as the work of Christopher Dresser to the Architecture, Industry. Adventure Pushing the Boundaries… 20th century Monart and Vasart glass and the Combined with demonstrations ISBN-13 978-0-9549196-6-5 Geoffrey Seddon: Jacobite more modern styles of Caithness Glass, Edinburgh and workshops. Rebellion and Scottish Glass Printed & published in the cortex UK by Cortex Design. Details will be announced on design Siobhan Healy (Glass Artist): Contents Copyright © Frank Andrews www.scotlandsglass.co.uk in Natural form in Design Directory of Glassmakers & Artists working in early 2010. Front Cover images: Patty Niemann (Glass Artist): Her work Scotland 4 Glassmaker photograph copyright © Caithness Glass Also www.scotlandsglass400. and forms of glass body adornment A Selection of Buildings where Glass is evident 13 Images, from left: Bruce Walker, Allan Scott, Glencairn Crystal, RDW Glass co.uk for the latest news on Susan Bradbury (Glass Artist): A Glass Related Historical Sites 15 2010 events and updates to this Museums with Glass Collections 16 E&OE: The publisher and author cannot accept liability Contemporary Stained Glass Studio for any consequence arisingGlass from the use thereof or the booklet. Organisations for Glassmakers and/or Many more speaker topics to be announced information contained therein. Collectors 18 Subscribe to the mailing list at including Alison Kinnaird, John All trademarks and copyright holders400th of photographs or Book Advertisement 19 text are respected, and every effort has been made to ensure www.scotlandsglass.co.uk Smith, Nigel Benson. Sponsor’s Advertisement Back cover accuracy in this respect. Left: Clyde Shipyard, The Launching 3 Siobhan Healy Glasgow Museum S Directory of Glassmakers & Artists working in Scotland Brodie Nairn & Nichola Burns – Kim Bramley – 9 Calgary, Ardvasar, ZE Glasstorm Contemporary Glass Sleat. Isle of Skye IV45 8RU – www. Organised by postcode from North to South and East to West. Studio & Gallery – 2 Chapel St., Tain, kimbramley.co.uk – kim@kimbramley. If no opening times are given, please phone or write to make an appointment first. Ross-shire, IV19 – www.glasstorm. co.uk – 0776 7725750 – Mainly kiln KW com – [email protected] – 01862 fused. Diamond wheel engraving. Entries in green are confirmed by the company/artist, 893189, 078 300 22222 – Glass Artists. Plates, bowls, wall panels – influenced those in blue are not confirmed first hand. HS Studio established in 2005 after working by the layering of colour and texture internationally. Also Scandinavian and Commissions accepted. IV ZE – Shetland Italian techniques. Tue–Fri 9.30am– Muirne Buchanan – Shards Stained Cheryl Jamieson – Glansin Glass – Shetland – www.shetlandartsandcrafts.co.uk/ AB 5.30pm. Sat 10am–4pm. Glass – The Old Schoolhouse, Arrina, glansinglass.html – [email protected] – 01957 755311 – Kiln-formed glass includes Virginia McSharry – 1 Firemore Strathcarron, IV54 8XU – www. jewellery, bowls, plates and wall hangings. Some of her more unusual pieces feature the PH Cottages, Inverasdale, Poolewe, By shardsstainedglass.co.uk – schoolhouse@ DD striking combination of fused glass and driftwood. 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