Friday, September 03, 2010

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You can easily find information on stained glass classes, articles about how to make stained glass, links to stained glass studios, where to get free patterns and much more.

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Corning Museum of Glass Hosts Tiffany Exhibit

The exhibit, "Tiffany Treasures: Favrile Glass from Special Collections," opened this week and features nearly 60 hand-wrought pieces designed by Tiffany during what the museum calls one of Tiffany's most fertile periods of artistic ingenuity. The pieces on display were made at his glasshouse in Corona, a section of Queens, between 1895 and 1920.

The decorative vases and functional vessels, including floral vases and cameo and Cypriot works, were made with Tiffany's signature Favrile glass, distinguished by its deeply toned, rich colors and often brilliant, iridescent finish. Favrile glass (the name is derived from the old English "fabrile," meaning "hand-wrought") was trademarked in 1894; it quickly became fashionable and inspired many other designers.

Read more here.
 
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American Glass Guild Scholarship Deadline Approaching

The deadline for the American Glass Guild's James C. Whitney Memorial Scholarship is fast approaching. All materials must be submitted by March 15th, 2010.

The scholarship funds will be used to fully or partially pay for tuition in the areas of, training workshops, conference attendance, and fine arts classes related to a career in stained glass, both in the US and internationally. The scholarship monies will be sent directly to the class instructor, workshop, conference, or school.

Learn more at the AGG site.
   
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Frank Lloyd Wright House Of Worship Open House

There will be an open house at one of the few Frank Lloyd Wright houses of worship on November 15 in Elkins Park, PA. Beth Sholom Congregation was Frank Lloyd Wright's only synagogue and the last project that he completed before his death.

Here are some pictures from their site.
   

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