On Friday the Reitveld Academie glass department came to Vrij Glas for a demonstration and lecture. Marc and Josie made some beautiful and delicate goblets based on old Dutch styles and then they helped me start a large paper piece. Photo credit: Marianne Lammersen
Category: In the studio
Vrij Glas in the News
Zaanstad – nieuwe industrie in oude fabrieken. Here is a promotional video for the area where the studio is located. They want to encourage artists and designers to move out there. Vrij Glas is one of the “example companies”. Minute 7.2 shows Marc Barreda talking about Vrij Glas and shows the studio…
At Vrij Glas
This is where I am currently making artwork, and also serving as the Artist in Residence Coordinator. Vrij Glas, in Zaandam, just a short ferry ride from Amsterdam. http://www.vrijglas.nl It is a huge space in an old munitions factory. This was a not-so-normal day at the studio: The Director Anna Carlgren curled up on my…
Anne in Murano
On the glassblowing island of Murano, just next to Venice. Two friends and I went on a day trip from a conference, and we managed to find the tool shop of Carlo Dona, where beautifully crafted glassblowing tools are still made by hand. Here I am at one of the factories on the island. Photo…
Cutting Edge- Houghton Gallery, Corning, NY May 18-June 23, 2007
This show of three women glass artists was in the Houghton Gallery in Corning, NY. Corning is a “glass town”, with a long history of industrial and artisan glassmaking, and high-tech glass innovation. It was an honor to have a show in the center of this important glass community. For this show I made a…
ANNE GANT GLASS 