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- Where can I find local contacts in a new city or while traveling?
- Where can I find studios, schools or universities that offer glass related study?
- Where can I find insurance?
- Where can I find an artist who will do commissioned work? (Like corporate gifts, lampshades, presents, etc.)
- Where can I find glass terminology?
- Where can I find a list of Glass Related Magazines?
Where can I find local contacts in a new city or while traveling?
GAS Members as another one of the many benefits of membership are listed in and receive an annual Directory & Resource Guide. The Directory section is like a phone book with contact information listed by country and state. In the back of the Directory is a list of schools offering glass classes. The schools listed are small studios to large universities with Undergraduate and Graduate Programs. This publication is updated annually and mailed to members in August.
You can also visit the Artists and Designers page of the gas website, and scroll to the area that you are planning to visit.
Where can I find studios, schools or universities that offer glass related study?
There are several places to look for schools/studios that offer glass classes/programs.
Check out schools with web sites from the GAS Schools page (links are organized by country and state)
Check Classes and Workshops in the GASnews, bi-monthly newsletter mailed to GAS members six times per year.
If you would like to post workshops you are offering please see: "How do I place an ad in the GAS Newsletter Classifieds"
Current members are mailed in August of each year a Directory & Resource Guide. The Directory section is like a phone book with contact information listed by country and state. In the back of the Directory is a list of schools offering glass classes. The schools listed are small studios to large universities with undergraduate and graduate programs.
Current GAS members may purchase a custom mailing list of schools. We have categorized schools on the GAS database as studio, summer, undergraduate and graduate. A mailing list can include telephone, fax, emails and web site information. We can give current members up to 10 contacts at no charge.
Go directly to Purchase a Custom Mailing List
To contact the GAS office to order a custom mailing list: Email info@glassart.org, use our on-line form , call GAS (206) 382-1305 or fax (206) 382-1305
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Where can I find an artist who will do commissioned work? (Like corporate gifts, lampshades, presents, etc.)
One great resource is to surf through "Artists" links from the Member Links section of the Glass Art Society web site. The artists listed are current GAS members but the site is open to the public. Happy surfing!
- USA: http://www.glassart.org/members/artistsusa.shtml
- International: http://www.glassart.org/members/artists.shtml
Below are artists who have let the Glass Art Society office know that they do special commission work:
| Contemporary Hand Blown Art Glass | Farmington, CT USA | Exquisite Hand Blown Art Glass Vessels, Wall Sculptures, Chandeliers, Dining Room Tables, Glass Furniture, Lighting. Architectural installations for public and corporate space. Custom design work available. |
| Diablo Glass and Metal | Boston, MA USA | Facilities allow us to create furnace work, kiln, stained glass, cast and flameworked objects. Work ranges from fused and stained glass work for private homes to large blown elements for churches to recreation of vintage glass pieces. |
| Gina Hubler | Kay Biscayne, FL and Allentown, PA USA | Mosaic work primarily in glass, both stained and smalti/marble. Do both commercial and residential commission work, wall installations, as well as custom furnishings. Familiar with working both nationally and internationally. |
| Janke Studios Inc. | Atlanta, GA USA | Excel at short run custom and commission pieces. Lighting is a huge aspect of Janke Studios Inc. |
| Seattle Glassblowing Studio and Gallery | Seattle, WA |
Seattle Glassblowing studio and Gallery specializes in custom orders. |
| Andrea Marcus | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | |
| Sandy Dukeshire | Andover, MA USA | Stained glass artist for 10 years. Currently teaches classes, stock retail space, and creates work in a home studio for both private and retail sales. A small sample of the work can be seen at: essexartcenter.com click on faculty, then on the thumbnail of the stained glass. Tel: 978-794-9936 sandydukeshire@hotmail.com |
| Veerle De Ridder | Brasschaat, Belgium | Work includes: using, sandblasting and mosaic |
| Ess Vetro - Matt Eskuche | Mt. Pleasant, SC USA | Flameworking artist. Work pays attention to coloration and detail. Consists of form conscious pieces, symmetrical, well practiced shapes employed in objects such as goblets, perfume bottles, vases and flowers. Lamp finials, ceiling fan pulls, curtain rod endings, wine stoppers and lighting (shades & sconces). Tel: 843-469-8342 |
| Nancy Gong | Rochester, NY USA | Leaded, etched (specialty textures), chipped, carved and painted glass art. Applications: architectural, residential, commercial and institutional, fine art, sculptures and small works. |
| Fabio Pizzol | Milano, Italy | Stained glass, lamps, glass painting, fusing, etc. |
| ZY Glass Studio - Zíngara Yuli | Brooklyn, NY USA | The studio offers innovative, standard, designer and custom handmade glass art. The artist at ZY Glass Studio works with a variety of techniques such as fusing, etching, carving, casting, sandblasting, and laminated sculpting. One of the studio's specialties is creating contemporary textures. Through a variety of pressed forms and materials as well as custom drawings, relief images are created in glass panels. The end result is a unique glass art experience of textures, shapes and colors. ZY Glass functional and architectural projects include doors, windows, room dividers, countertops, wall hangings, lighting fixtures, panels, mirrors furniture and plates. zingara@zyglasstudio.com, Tel: 718-857-1015 |
| Eric Dandurand Artglass | Cambria CA USA | Art Nouveau is a specialty. Tel: 805-924-1428, mail@dandurand.info |
| The Glass Eye Michael Cade | Westlake Village, CA USA | Here is a list of commission work with general price ranges: beads (all unique) $3-20, body jewelry (ear plugs) $5-10, chopstix (new and different) $8-20, fan-pulls (unlimited styles) $5-20, hairstix (strong & colorful) $8-20, hors-d'oeuvre stix (dishwasher safe) $5-15, magnets (home, office...) $8-20, marbles (names, initials, patterns...) $5-30, pendants (intricate and clean) $8-30, pens (ink & stylus) $5-40, perfume bottles $30-60, salt & pepper shakers $30-80per set, wine glass charms $5-15, X-mas ornaments $5-20. sharkattack23@yahoo.com |
| Charlie Jenkins Blown Glass - Charlie Jenkins and Terrill Waldman | Oakland, CA USA | Accept commissions for hand blown glassware. A small studio in Oakland, CA where they generate production lenses for lighting designers, sculptural elements for decorative signage, corporate gifts, as well as produce designs of lighting and houseware. Tel: 510-595-3733, Fax 510-985-2718, terrillclark@yahoo.com |
| Gerry Newcomb | Seattle, WA USA | Architectural kiln-cast glass. Applications have included: table and vanity tops, divider walls, window panels, laminated door panels, light fixtures. Tel: 206-633-0154, Fax 206-325-5104 |
| Mountain Glassworks - Matthew Bezark | Boulder, CO USA |
Mountain Glassworks makes hand-poured architectural glass panels. Panels range from 4"x4" to over 24"x24" and can contain single, multiple, or swirled colors with or without hand applied surface textures. These panels are excellent for back-splashes, windows, counter and bartop surfaces, and can be combined with structural steel frames to make large installations. |
| Matthew Stewart - Matthew Stewart Glass |
Portland, OR USA |
Glass repairs as well as replications of broken or damaged works, and also commissions.
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Where can I find glass terminology?
There are glossaries within some books. Check with Whitehouse-books.com and The Corning Museum of Glass, Rakow Research Library rakow@cmog.org for recommendations. On the web find glossaries:
- The Corning Museum of Glass
- Museum of Glass: International Center for Contemporary Art
- Guadalupe Glass Corporation
Where can I find a list of Glass Related Magazines?
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www.craftcouncil.org | |
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www.ausglass.org.au | |
| American Style | www.americanstyle.com |
| The Bead Release | www.isgb.org |
| British Society of Scientific Glassblowers | www.bssg.co.uk |
| Common Ground Glass | www.igga.org |
| Glass Patterns Quarterly | www.glasspatterns.com |
| Profitable Glass Quarterly | 800-719-0769 |
| The Crafts Report | www.craftsreport.com |
| The Flow | 903-667-3854 |
| Fusion | www.clayandglass.on.ca |
| Glass Art | www.glassartmagazine.com |
| Glass Craftsman | www.glasscraftsman.com |
| Glashaus | www.glasshouse.de |
| Glass Magazine | www.urbanglass.org |
| Neues Glas/New Glass |
www.newglass.de/verlag/kunstwelt/ |
| The Stained Glass Quarterly | www.stainedglass.org |
| This Side Up! | www.this-side-up-magazine.com |
| Object Magazine | www.object.com.au |
| Verre | www.institutduverre.fr |
| Verre & Creation | www.idverre.net |
| Vetro | cvetro@gpnct.it |
| Alte Vitrie | web.tiscalinet.it/altevitrie |
| Ateliers d'Art de France | www.ateliersdart.com |
| Craft Arts International | www.craftarts.com.au |
| Courrier de Métiers d'art (France) | +33-49-24-01-03 |
| Vidro (Portugal) | +351-21-303-07-30 |
| LatinArte Magazine | www.latinarte.com |
| Vitrix (Mexico) | prycgeos@prodigy.net.mx |
