Cappy Thompsonis an incredible glass artist who specializes in painting on glass. Using materials and techniques traditionally used in the production of fine stained glass windows, Cappy incorporates images from legend and mythology to create unique works of art. I especially love her large painted blown glass vessels!
Walter Lieberman has been part of the Pacific Northwest Studio Glass Scene almost from the beginning. A talented and creative glass blower, sculptor, and painter, Walt's enamelled and fired glass works are superb.
Terry Ow-Wing brings an architect's training, a photographer's eye, and a glassblower's skills to her Kilnformed and Lampworked Glass Art. I especially like her Japanese Tapestry Sushi Plates.
Marilyn Peraza is an accomplished glass artist and jeweler now working in North Carolina. I love her Sculpted Rose beads! She also offers a DVD that will teach you, step-by-step how to make them yourself.
a guide to Glass Blowing by Kelly Riddle A great on-line resource for anyone interested in finding more information on blowing glass. Includes: the History of glass, glass Production, building and maintaining a Hot Glass Studio, The presence of Women in glass art, High Schools blow glass into curriculum, video and instruction on blowing Glass Ornaments, Links to glass sites, illustrated glass Dictionary, Suppliers of machinery, materials, equiptment and plants, and more!
Eleven Seventy-Eight Designs started in 1978 when Jean Luc Comperat and Minouche Waring merged their experiences into designing glass and stained glass decorative useful objects. Their site features a variety of colorful works in fused, slumped, and painted glass.
Permanent Reflections features etched and sand-carved glass, mirror, and stone by Randy Mardrus.
Corning Glass Museum The repository of the World's largest collection of Glass as well as the most extensive library of glass literature. Awesome!!
Tacoma Museum of Glass Located in Dale Chihuly's hometown - Tacoma, Washington. Rotating exhibits and one of the most incredible hot shops you'll ever see! Stop by for a box lunch while you watch visiting artists blow glass.
Ancient Roman Glassmakers in the 21st Century - Mark Taylor and David Hill are glassmakers who specialise in reproducing a wide range of extremely high quality reproductions of Roman glass vessels. Research and experimentation feature strongly in their efforts to understand techniques of glass production during the Roman period.
Their current major project is the recreation of two Roman furnaces and a period of operating them to gain insight into the working circumstances of glassmaking in Roman times. Hopefully these wood fired furnaces will produce glass during the early part of May. Details are on this website.
Chihuly Studio Every glass related website seems to have a link to Dale Chihuly's Studio page. Why not? Dale's done more to promote the modern Studio Glass Movement than just about anyone else around. Thanks, Dale. See our collection of books and videos by and about Dale Chihuly's fabulous glass work in the Chihuly "wing" of our Glass Library.
Gossamer Glass An intensely visual website from Brian Kerkvliet, a very creative Lampworker/Glassblower in Bellingham, WA. A great artist and a dedicated family man. Brian and his wife, Alexandra, offer a variety of classes and workshops in a number of different glassworking techniques at their Inspiration Farm studios.
Cast Glass Forms - From fine art jewelry to large sculpture, almost anything you can cast in another material can also be cast in glass, and these are the folks who can do it!
With over 10 years experience casting glass and 25 years of making molds and models for the casting industry, they have the background and knowledge to successfully cast your work in glass. They can work from models or rubber molds that you already have, create new molds from your three dimensional sculpture, or make simpler molds for open-faced castings. The examples on their webpage are mighty impressive. Go check 'em out right now!
Josh Simpson Contemporary Glass See Josh's "Planets, Portals, Saturns, Tektites, Copper Baskets", and other wonderful glass creations. You can even download "Josh Simpson's Coloring Book Guide to Planet Exploration".
Chris Heilman Hot Glass Studio & Art Glass Gallery A very talented glass artist in Portland, Maine. Chris uses traditional lampworking and murrini techniques to create 3-dimensional "aquariums" and floral art glass designs. Nice slide show here.
Peter Greenwood A Connecticut glass artist, highly skilled in Venetian techniques. Check out his website for dramatically lit examples of his wonderful work.
Foster-White Gallery is the Seattle area gallery representing Dale Chihuly, William Morris, Rich Royal and many other notable glass artists. Find out who is represented and what's showing now at their different locations in Seattle and Kirkland, WA.
Traver Gallery is the Seattle gallery representing Dante Marioni, Fritz Dreisbach, Lino Tagliapietra, and lots of other "Pilchuck" glass artists. See what's new and who's coming next.
Holsten Galleries - Contemporary Glass Sculpture This Stockbridge, Massachusetts gallery handles the work of many contemporary glass artists including Dale Chihuly, Tom Patti, Michael Pavlik, Stephen Powell, Dante Marioni, Christopher Ries, William Morris, and Lino Tagliapietra. Lots of others as well.
The Pilchuck Glass School is the American center of the modern Art Glass Movement. From May to September they offer classes taught by the world's foremost glass artists. It's a wonderful facility with state of the art studios for glassblowing, lampwork, kilnwork, casting, coldworking, vitreography and more; all set in the middle of a tree farm in beautiful western Washington state. And the food's good, too!
The Penland School of Crafts is North Carolina's version of the Pilchuck School. They offer one and two week classes during the Summer and eight week classes in the Spring and Fall. They also offer classes in crafts other than glass. Same world-class instructors, different scenery.
Pratt Fine Arts Center is "Seattle’s Studio for the Visual Arts". Located in Seattle’s Central District, Pratt Fine Arts Center offers year-round educational and artistic programs including classes, workshops and studio equipment access in glass, sculpture, painting, drawing, printmaking, jewelry/metalsmithing and more.
Public Glass A non-profit in San Francisco offering classes in glassblowing, slumping and fusing, casting, flamework and neon....as well as space to rent hot shop time.
The Pittsburgh Glass Center Beginner to advanced glass blowing, flameworking, beadmaking, stained glass and more! Also offers studio rentals and private lessons.
The Glass Furnace Looking for a more exotic locale to learn some new glassworking skills? How about Istanbul, Turkey?
The Glass Art Society (GAS) is an international organization of glass artists, educators, manufacturers, and collectors. Their annual conferences are wonderful opportunities to travel to far off (or maybe not so far) cities and get together with other glass art aficionados. Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, the 2020 conference that was scheduled to be held in Sweden was transformed into a virtual event with video and slideshow presentations still viewable online. The next conference is scheduled for May 19-22, 2021, in Tacoma, Washington.
The Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass (AACG) is a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to further the development and appreciation of art made from glass. The Alliance informs collectors, critics and curators by encouraging and supporting museum exhibitions, university glass departments and specialized teaching programs, regional collector groups, visits to private collections, and public seminars.
The American Glass Guild (AGG) is "an organization dedicated to the open and widespread dissemination of correct information and intelligent, informed opinions about stained, leaded and decorative glass". They hold an annual conference featuring presentations, round table discussions and demonstrations by notable national and international experts. Check the website for the latest conference information.
Glass Line The newsletter for HOT GLASS Artists. An online publication (as well as by mail) for glass artists.
Henry Halem is the author of Glass Notes, A reference for the glass artist. This wonderful book for glass blowers includes a wealth of information on buying, building, and maintaining all the equipment, supplies, etc. necessary for a hot glass studio. A must-have book for every hot shop.
Dudley Giberson has written a book called A Glassblowers Companion (available from Joppa Glassworks, Inc). Check out the website for current pricing information or find it in our Glass Library. They also offer burners, kiln controllers, plans and parts for other useful glassworking equipment. A great resource!
Lightwriters offer a good selection of books and videos on neon, lampwork, and glass blowing. They also have torches, protective eyewear, etc.
Edmund Scientifics
carries all sorts of cool stuff for science and experimenting. Check out their clearance section for the best deals.
Angela Bowey's Glass Museum On Line includes a selection of illustrated articles on various types of antique and collectible glass, as well as a quite extensive collection of links to other glass sites around the world. Definitely worth a look.
Stained Glass Network on Architectural Stained Glass This online discussion group dedicated to (you guessed it) architectural stained glass has, unfortunately, folded its tent and disappeared into the ether.
Here's our page featuring Stained Glass Windows in Churches around the world. Most of these sites were recommended by the members of the defunct Stained Glass Network listed above.
Cecilia Brauer, Glass Armonicist Another devotee to this rare musical instrument. Check out her site for upcoming concert appearances and historical information.
Olympic Color Rods Excellent source for hot glass batch, colors, tools, equipment, and supplies.
Wale Apparatus Co, Inc. An excellent supplier of tools and materials for scientific and artistic glassworking. They stock a complete line of torches, safety gear, etc.
Whittemore-Durgin Glass Company boasts of "An incomparable line of stained glass material, supplies, tools, machinery. accessories, patterns, instruction books, and videos for the hobbyist or professional".
