John White is an artist whose interests are infused by discovery and invention that has shaped and influenced our world throughout history. He likens this diverse subject matter to how his life has taken many paths through achievements in skilled-based trades, and his practice is connected to the relationship between the artisan and tools of their trade and practices. John has been a practicing craftsperson since undertaking an apprenticeship in furniture making in the early 1980’s. He completed a bachelor of arts with honours, majoring in glass, at the Australian National University. He has received high recognition and acclaims for his artwork, exhibiting his first solo exhibition at the Toyama Museum of Glass, Japan 2016 and a solo exhibition at Sabbia Gallery in 2017. His work is held in the Wagga Wagga National Art Glass collection, and he has successfully exhibited around Australia and internationally.

e: whiteglassjohn@gmail.com

t: +61 (0)432 879 849

w: whiteglass.com.au

Silvana Ferrario is an award-winning glass artist. She started working in fused glass in 2009 and has attended numerous courses with renowned glass artists. She has exhibited in art shows all around Australia and won several awards. Her inspiration comes from her experiences, memories and surroundings. She is intrigued by the geometry present in both man-made and naturally occurring structures, and its opposition to the fluidity of the natural elements. Silvana particularly likes to use the fluidity of the glass when it is hot to give movement to her work, even with a structured subject.

e: siju@live.com.au

w: sijuglass.com

f: @sijuglass

I: @sijuglass

I am fully engaged by the magnificent beauty of glass and the depth of possibilities of the glass making process. I attempt to use the qualities of glass to express ideas that reflect my experiences.

e: gehcdonaldson@bigpond.com

w: gordonstudio.com.au

a: 290 Red Hill Rd, Red Hill, Vic, 3937

f: @gordonstudioglassblowers

i: @gordonstudio

Beautiful blown glass is hard to define. It is the evanescence of light, elegance of shape – and it is colour. My work reflects my feelings of the landscape and the fine texture of the flora and fauna around. The effect of simplicity in hand blown glass is complex to achieve, but I love the challenge and have profound respect for the process and traditions of the medium.

e: eileen@gordonstudio.com.au

w: gordonstudio.com.au

a: 290 Red Hill Rd, Red Hill, Vic, 3837

f: @eileen.gordon.142

i: @eileen_donaldson

I make artworks related to site, be it the built environment or the broader landscape. It is my belief that such artworks, where they occur in the public realm, must first and foremost address the senses. In my own projects I try to create works which address both the senses and the intellect, preferably simultaneously. The works deal with the capacity of art to “speak” to people and the poetry of place. In an endeavour to create works which have the facility to mutate or change in appearance over a 24 hour period I have increasingly used glass and light as principle components. Concurrent with this fascination has been the notion of integrating art and architecture such that the lines between art, architecture and engineering become increasingly blurred.

e: warrenlangleyart@gmail.com

t: +61 417 448796

w: warrenlangley.com.au

My appreciation of the Arts and Crafts movement has led to the development of this piece. William Morris was arguably the most celebrated designer of this time. He desired to bring the outside indoors.

e: anneandbarrysorensen@hotmail.com

w: annesorensen.com.au

f: @anne sorensen artist

i: @anneandbarrysorensen

My work aims to utilise two dimensional expression of a notion but of course the wonder that is glass always transcends that notion and provides so much more information to the viewer. Though happy to try anything once, recognition of the limitations of a finite life have lead me to focus on installations in fenestrations - real and imagined.

e: mhaskett06@gmail.com

t: +61 419977718

a: PO Box 150, Flinders, Vic, 3929

I began using glass as a medium many years ago; initially self taught through extensive reading and trial and error, together with a lot of experimentation. A great deal of extensive knowledge has been gained through numerous short courses with Australian and American tutors. For many years glass was a hobby while I worked as a Lab Technician, but I now have my own small business in Cowwarr, Gippsland, Victoria, working on sculptural glass, fusing and slumping, as well as bead-making with mostly borosilicate glass and some soft glass. Inspiration for my work tends to be drawn from nature - plants, insects and ocean life - but more recently fae and alien life forms have begun to feature. I belong to the GASP group of glass artists who work collaboratively on philanthropic projects through exhibitions where a percentage of proceeds are donated to specific charities.

e: barb.jorgensen.gt@gmail.com

w: barbjorgensen.com.au

f: @glasstrans

i: @glasstrans

Melting glass since 2004, Sydney-based flameworker working in both soda-lime and borosilicate glass, specialising in small sculptural works.

e: firebirdbeads@gmail.com

t: +61 422437812

w: firebirdbeads.com

f: @firebirdbeads

i: @penelements

My interests lie in the natural environment around me which brings personal enjoyment and satisfaction. This inspires me to express something of the splendour that I see and the awe that I feel by creating colourful glass objects through both simple and complex designs. I use images that evoke peace and resonate with the landscape. I appreciate the luminous quality of glass and the strikingly colourful glasses I use with a particular interest in the juxtaposition of colour and chemical interactions between the colours. I extend my range of techniques and skills to stretch artistic expression through the strengths and limits of the medium by experiment, trialling new ideas, attending workshops and participating in glass exhibitions.

e: gayle.shaw@sciarts.net.au

Glass has been my passion since I discovered this medium about 10 years ago. I work in kiln formed glass inspired by the natural landscape; often building layers to create a three-dimensional aspect.

e: viviennej@me.com

i: @vivienne_jagger_glass_artist

I'm a flamework glass artist creating uniquely beautiful jewellery for bold, individual women. I also make sculptural pieces and kinetic mobiles for the home and garden. My style is eclectic, showing my love for colour as well as monochromatic palettes. I first started working with glass in late 2009 and I'm primarily self taught. I work from my studio in Whiteman Park, Perth, West Australia and my work has been exhibited locally, nationally and internationally.

e: jennie@jenniemerritt.com

w: jenniemerritt.com

f: @phoenixartglassstudio

i: @jenniemerritt

Azure Glass is a unique business, offering quality handcrafted kiln-formed glass artwork. Inspired by the colours of lush rainforst and reef just at our doorstep. Dedicated in delivering tuition to beginners and advanced students in north Queensland.

e: sales@azureglass.com.au

t: +61 (0)415778609

w: azureglass.com.au

a: 321 Anzac Ave, Marian, QLD, 4753.

f: @Azure Glass Mackay

i: @Azure Glass Mackay

Started glassmaking in 1984 at Langham glass Norfolk UK and completed his apprenticeship after five years and then remained at the factory for a further two years. 1991: glass-working at Caithness Crystal in Kings Lynn, Norfol, which was formally owned by Wedgewood Crystal , mainly to gain more experience in blowing production workings. 1993: resumed working at Langham Glass and eventually co-managed their new Cambridge factory which was mainly a demonstration venue showing members of the public blown and sculptured items. 1998: commenced at Suffolk Studio Glass which was a glass lathe-manufacturing factory working with borosilicate (pyrex) and lampworking. 1999: emigrated to Australia where he just dabbled from time to time with glass.

e: cookieesp@westnet.com.au

t: +61 417937476

a: PO Box 2322, Esperance, WA, 6450.

i: @glassmakeresp

Nick Mount is one of Australia’s most accomplished and celebrated studio glass artists. Approaching his fifth decade working in the field, he has been at the forefront of innovation and achievement since the early 1970s. Mount’s earliest and most enduring influences include the US west coast glass scene and the traditions of the Venetians. Informed but not confined by tradition, Mount is known for his production, commission and exhibition work. Since the late 1990s the latter has comprised of an evolving series of sculptural assemblages. Ranging in scale and character, they describe an aesthetic that is both provocative and playful, intimate and spectacular. Mount’s work is represented in major public and private collections and his reputation as a generous teacher, demonstrator and mentor sees him teaching regularly at glass centres around the world.

e: nickmountglass@me.com

t: +61 417841353

w: nickmountglass.com.au

f: @nickmountglass

i: @nickmountglass

Gerry King has worked in contemporary glass since completing a Master’s Degree at Alfred University, USA in the mid 1970’s. He holds seven academic awards in art and education culminating in a doctorate from the University of Wollongong. Originally concentrating on furnace working has is now known for kiln forming and casting. Primarily orientated towards exhibition works he is also engaged internationally as an author and for; consultancies, commissions, judging, guest lecturing and workshops. Since 2014 he has been particularly involved with the development of contemporary glass in China. In Turkey he frequently teaches at The Glass Furnace, near Istanbul. Gerry was Coordinator of Glass Studies and subsequently Associate Professor and Head of the School of Design at the University of South Australia until 1996. His exhibition series often have a socio-political underpinning, particularly with reference to cultural imperialism and environmentalism. He is represented in more than twenty public collections in Australia, New Zealand, Japan, China, USA, England, Spain, Portugal and Denmark. His works are also included in private collections in many countries. A founding member of Ausglass he has held the positions of; President, Vice President, State Representative, Chairperson of the Board of Directors and served on many subcommittees.

e: gerrykingglass@gmail.com

t: +61 08 8339 4706

w: gerryking.com.au

a: 122 Sheoak Rd, Crafers, SA, 5152

f: @Gerry King Contemporary Glass Design

i: @Gerry King Contemporary Glass Design

Whilst differing perspectives exist, the artist Stephen Skillitzi has often been credited with being "the Father of Australian Studio Glass". His artistic aspiration: become an innovative solo maker in the Crafts Movement, focusing firstly on Clay then Glass, was initiated 60 uninterrupted years ago in 1960 at age 13 via his homemade solo-use electric-kiln and ceramics studio. his diverse ongoing career embraced 1/ Academia:-studying/lecturing/demonstrating/course initiating/mentoring.. both in USA (1967-1970) and Australia 1970 to present); and 2/ Glass (blown and/or cast: for exhibition, corporate, home-wares projects and commissions); and 3/ Non-commercial (street theatre/performance, environmental installations, playable mixed-media games). Obviously other Aussie mainstream glass products, techniques and factory traditions were already in place. As prophesied by Skillitzi, other craft-artists have fundamentally matured and broadened the nation’s Studio Glass profile propelling it into justified international prominence.... eclipsing its humble 'Studio' origins of 1971. That multi-faceted Aussie Glass history was 1/ presented at the 2009 conference of Ausglass... Skillitzi has attended every bi-annual conference; and 2/ documented by him in the "Eminent Persons Program" archived at the National Library, Canberra. Skillitzi’s contribution to Australian Studio Glass was acknowledged via ‘The Ausglass Medal' for 2015.

e: stephen.skillitzi@gmail.com

t: +61 0882984156

a: 15 Rudford St, Brighton, SA, 5048.

My design ideas are inspired by natural forms and processes, integrated with interpretations of real and imaginary states and their underlying interconnectedness.

e: lrkilnformedglass@hotmail.com

Vicky Small has lived in the south-west of WA for over 11 years after relocating from the Riverina Highlands region of NSW. Vicky works in warm glass powder from a purpose built studio at her home, and is particularly drawn to glass powder and frit to create her work. She also paints and works with textiles.
Her work draws inspiration from the environment as well as the patterns, colours and textures of nature.
Vicky holds a Bachelor of Fine Art (Fine Art and Visual Culture) and has continued to develop her skills under international artists at Master Classes both in Australia and overseas. Her work has been recognised with a Highly Commended City of Busselton Art Award 2018, Special Commendation Small Sculpture Prize Dunsborough 2019, and winner Small Sculpture Prize Dunsborough 2020.

e: studio14quindalup@hotmail.com

t: +61 (0)408 976 911

a: 14 Pimelea Parade, Quindalup, WA, 6281

f: @vickysmallart

i: @vickysmallart

Just trying to make it happen.

e: adl@h3b.com.au

m: +61 (0)429 929 001

a: PO Box 684, Angaston, SA, 5353

w: barossaartist.com.au

i: @alexandra_devittlansom

I love working with glass and exploring the seeming limitless ways that it can be used to express an idea or concept. I quite often use various techniques to fully capture a piece. When it comes to glass I am a bit like an early explorer, setting out finding new paths and seeing what comes next.

e: lee@leehowesglass.com.au

t: +61 (0)416 027 663

w: leehowesglass.com.au

a: 564 Hunter Street, Newcastle West, NSW, 2302

f: @leehowesglass

i: @leehowesglass

I have been a full time artist since leaving Sydney College of the Arts in 1982. My main focus now is on glass although I do create art works in steel and I paint in oils if the story can’t be told in glass.

e: emavrick@iinet.net.au

t: +61 (0)422 952 424

w: elizabethmavrick.art

a: 255 South Terrace, South Fremantle, WA, 6162

My work explores the emotional relationships between my environment and experiences. Through the juxtaposition of colour, light, heat and serendipity and the multiple processes involved in bringing a piece to life, glass allows the emotions triggered by my favourite landscapes to evolve into a finished piece that is both functional and beautiful, with its own unique story.

e: blackshedglass@gmail.com

f: @black_shed_glass

i: @black_shed_glass

As a successful designer, I am an advocate for the highest standards of excellence and professionalism. I passionately believe that life should be in balance and harmony with nature……in 1988 I instigated & co-founded the Australian Graphic Design Association (AGDA). Today, I am still a practicing Designer, Glass Artist, Printmaker and Organic Gardener. I am totally inspired by the natural world - patterns of order, chaos and beauty are everywhere in nature....rhythms and fractals created organically and woven by the elements - Earth, Fire, Water and Air. Textures encompass the universe, their form, colour and patterns are an awesome source of inspiration and creativity. The geometry of nature is powerful, visually exciting with many proportions occuring over and over again - it is amazing! As an artist I am excited by the transparency and opaqueness of glass as a medium to transcend and transform the hidden visual treasures of the natural world into works of art - Nature’s Art! Metaphysically speaking, my inspiration from nature is largely a matter of perception and immersion.

e: wayne@rankindesign.com.au

t: +61 (0)418 394 494

f: @waynerankin

i: @waynerankin2

My journey in glass began with the emergence of the studio glass movement in the 1970's with a view to creating work representative of the Australian flora, fauna and landscape in window panels both fix and free hanging as well as in lamps both table and pendant. I was represented by one of Canberra's leading commercial galleries until 1994 when I opened my own Studio Gallery at our Canberra residence. The gallery focus was to create a venue for local artists to show their work where a percentage of the commission on work sold was donated to wildlife conservation. From 1994 to 2008 in excess of $25K was raised to support the work of Animals Asia and the Canberra branch of the RSPCA. From 2008 to the present annual fund raising exhibitions have been held to support wildlife conservation with total sales from the latest solo exhibition being wholly donated to the Koala Hospital at Port Macquarie. Fundraising to support Koala habitat is now the ongoing focus for the Studio Gallery. As a volunteer I continue to enjoy an uplifting association with the Canberra Glassworks and the National Zoo and Aquarium.

e: patriciaparker@homemail.com.au

t: +61 02 6288 4923

a: 30 Jindabyne Street, Duffy, ACT, 2611

My glass is inspired by the sea and all that lives in, on and around it. Glass is the perfect medium for me to convey the beauty, complexity and fragility of the marine environment.

e: glass@davidhobday.com.au

t: +61 (0)435 326 822

w: davidhobday.com.au

a: 9 Diggorra Crt, Point Lonsdale, Vic, 3225

f: @david.hobday.KilnFormedGlass

Elaine Miles is an ancient glass artisan who specializes in glassblowing that delights the senses. Miles has been working nationally and internationally for more than two decades as an artist, designer, sculptor and university lecturer. Those who have commissioned Elaine’s glass artworks include high quality public venues and organizations such as The Sydney Arts Festival, The National Museum of Singapore, wPS1 art radio (an affiliate of PS1 gallery/MOMA New York), The City of Wyndham, Roulette Experimental Sound Space (New York), Melbourne Recital Centre Inaugural opening, Federation Square, Wagga Wagga Regional Art Gallery (The National Glass Centre), various state run Craft Councils and Regional Galleries. These commissions have been both permanent and impermanent major sculptures and performance installations.

w: elainemilesglass.com

i: @elainemilesglass

Tom Moore works in blown glass, an ancient technique, but his images, narratives and settings are completely contemporary. His fantastical world embraces gorgeous birds and animals that have already hybridised with modern automobiles and aeroplanes and is inhabited by exquisite creatures that are morphing to inhabit a universe that seems quite as ominous as it is beautiful.

w: mooreismore.com

i: @tommmmmoore

Estelle’s work deals with the individual as part of a community. Listening, touching, forever changing and evolving. Working with various forms of pate de verre from the sugary look to fully fused casting. She uses glass as a metaphor for the individual and interaction with various cultural influences. The individuals’ fragility and their idiosyncrasies can often be overlooked or overshadowed by the collective.

e: deanestelle@hotmail.com

w: estelledean.com.au

Inspired by ancient mountain and rock formations, I aim to utilise the materiality of glass to evoke sensations of wonder in the representation of geological forms and imagery. Utilising kiln-forming or casting techniques, I manipulate coloured powdered glass, in combination with compatible sheet glass, to create both organic and controlled marks that simulate geological processes including sedimentation, intrusion, metamorphism and erosion. I focus on harnessing the colour reactions that occur between sulphur-based glass and lead and copper-based glass to provide additional dimension and depth.

w: ritakellaway.com

f: @rita_kellaway

i: @rita_kellaway

My inspiration is through my travels, where I seek out the craftsmen and artists in the “works of old glass masters”. More and more I am drawn to the fine and fragile work found in the Glass Museums of Italy, Germany and Russia and the techniques employed to achieve these intensely beautiful gifts presented to the world through centuries past. After the year travelling I am now in my new studio exploring Cast Glass and discovering such wonderful depth and colour filling my “happy space”.

e: cheriev@iimetro.com.au

t: +61 (0)432 595 152

w: cherieplatenglassart.com

f: @Cherie Platen Glass Art

i: @cherieplatenglass

I worked for 15 years as a Marine Biologist and draws inspiration from my time above and below the water to create painterly kiln fused glass art. I am currently being mentored by Narcissus Quagliata, and developing an innate sense in the movement and transformation of glass to realise my designs.

e: abbi.mcd@gmail.com

w: abbimieogglass.com

a: 44 Sunrise Cres, Goonellabah, NSW , 2480

i: abbi_mieog_glass

We find ourselves living in an ever changing world, where our daily lives are often touched by circumstances beyond our control. With this in mind I aim, using text, light and glass, to explore how I may bring a measure of hope, promise and beauty into these uncertain times.

e: clare@clarepeters.com

t: +61 (0)422 151 333

w: clarepeters.com

My commissioned architectural glasswork can be found in many public buildings, churches and schools in Tasmania as well as in private homes across Australia. Most of my work is site-specific, responding to the aspirations of the people who inhabit the space, as well as considering the individual architecture. ‘Place’ is an important aspect of my work, responding to the unique environments that Tasmania has, and our interaction with that environment. Community is the other aspect of life that I explore in my artwork: how can my art draw people together and start a conversation? I have traveled widely to learn and develop as an artist, and believe learning is a life-long journey. I enjoy passing on my skills as a mentor and collaborator, and have helped many artists with different backgrounds develop new work in the medium of glass. My work is focussed stained glass, creative laminated glass, kiln-formed glass, and painting on glass.

e: info@trglass.com.au

w: trglass.com.au

a: 19 Sandfly Rd, Margate TAS 7054

I have been working in and with glass for over 6 decades. These days I mainly do Lampwork making my work and teaching lampwork skills and techniques to students mainly as private lessons in my studio in the little village of Binalong NSW. I see lampwork as the link to all other disciplines in glass.

e: peter@minsonartglass.com.au

t: +61 262 274 312

w: minsonartglass.com.au

a: 21 Queen St, Binalong, NSW 2584

Working out of the world-class Canberra Glassworks, Kate divides her time between creating one-off works for exhibition, commissions and her production range, assisting some of Australia's leading glassblowers and running the annual DESIGN Canberra Festival.

e: katecnixon@gmail.com

w: katecnixon.com

I see Ausglass as a really important and relevant organisation for glass arts practitioners in this country. Its come such a long way from that first get-together in 1979 when we all decided that to form an organisation would be a good idea. I’ve been active within Ausglass ever since, taking on various roles including NSW State Rep, Vice-President, Treasurer and a Director of the Board. Over 35 years practice in glass art I’ve run a professional stained glass studio, a glass gallery, trained many young people and completed hundreds of public and private stained glass commissions throughout NSW and ACT. Each commission is a new challenge in satisfying the brief as well as my own aesthetic. But I also maintain an exhibiting profile as an independent artist, across several different media and modes of working. And here also I aim to continually evolve. In the image shown here I’m exploring - with generous help from Richard Morrell who provided me blanks - work begun in 2013. Painted decoration is spontaneous and gestural at the moment of application, but well thought out in advance. Firing brings out the textural quality of the overlaid enamels as they interact chemically with each other. Despite planning ahead, there is always an element of surprise in lifting each vessel from the kiln.

e: jhamilton@stainedglass.com.au

t: +61 (0)42 103 8739

w: stainedglass.com.au

a: 104B/342 Elizabeth St, Surry Hills, NSW , 2010

f: @JHamiltonStainedGlass

i: @jeffhamiltonglassartist

Hannah Gason is a highly committed and passionate artist with a growing reputation in Australia and internationally for her innovative approach to glass. Hannah graduated from the ANU School of Art in 2015 with a Bachelor of Visual Arts with Honours and was awarded a University Medal. Hannah’s work speaks to her own life journey and is characterised by a strong sense of material exploration and play with light. She is interested in the subtleties of the every day, such as gradual shifts in light, changing colours and fading noise. Hannah constantly challenges and pushes materials in exciting ways to achieve a complex interplay between colour, shape and texture. Working from her studio at the Canberra Glassworks since 2016, Hannah has exhibited nationally and internationally and most recently, has been a finalist in the Tom Malone Glass Prize. Her work is housed in the Australian Parliament House Art Collection, the Australian National Art Glass Collection and the ANU Art Collection. Hannah has also undertaken residencies at home and abroad, including at the Bullseye Glass Company, Berlin Glas, the Corning Museum of Glass, Penland School of Crafts and North Lands Creative Glass.

w: hannahgason.com

i: @hannahgason

'Using imagery and video with unexpected compositions of the body, Baker often starts by photographing or drawing her own children, reflecting on personal connections of instinct and unconditional love. By cropping out faces and abstracting the image she is questioning our perceptions of how we recognise the emotions held within our physicality. Baker is interested in focusing on moments of connection between the physical, psychological and emotional strata of the human environment. She suggests that the body is a container for our inner feelings, thoughts and imagination, the unknowable and unseeable.'
[Aimee Frodsham, Artistic Director, Canberra Glassworks.]

e: kate@katebaker.com.au

w: katebaker.com.au

f: @katebakerart

i: @katebakerart

Jan Verouden is an Otways based glass and mixed media artist whose works can be seen in galleries around Victoria and in private homes internationally. As a traditional and contemporary artist originally trained under a realist in pastel and pencil, Jan’s works reflect both structure and freedom. Jan dabbled in glass art before taking an opportunity to learn from a leading American glass artist at Axess Glass and since then has continued to experiment, learn and challenge herself in glass art. A recent workshop in lost wax glass casting has reinvigorated Jan’s love of glass. She enjoys experimenting with other mediums and has undertaken an encaustic (and mixed media) workshop that has taken her work to other contemporary, artistic and professional levels.

e: janice.verouden@bigpond.com

m: +61 (0)48 802 6353

w: janveroudenglass.com

f: @janverouden

i: @janverouden

These stunning works by Anne Clifton are a celebration of everything that Anne loves about glass. Painstaking in their making, they include within their layers, gold and silver leaf, coloured glass trails, exquisitely made murrine, and flameworked flowers. They may look tiny and intricate but in fact, they are oversize. Literally blown out of proportion weighing a hefty 6kg and standing 300mm tall. She works closely with her partner, Peter Bowles at Glass Manifesto. Located in beautiful Tasmania.

e: anne@glassmanifesto.com

t: +61 (0)427 644 736

w: glassmanifesto.com

f: @glassmanifesto

i: @glassmanifesto

Since 1980 I have led a prolific career across clay, glass, metals, and mixed media. My cast glass work, which is recognized and represented internationally in private and permanent collections, is informed by a background in ceramics. Most recently I have returned to my ‘roots’ through the Northern Beaches TAFE Ceramic Department Open Studio program. This project evolved from the renewal of my ceramic practice, but at the same time I continue to explore core concepts which underpin my work. My work is about form – locating and taking up, for example, the female form or mimicking natural forms such as the line of a blade of grass – whist adapting these forms with my own take. I have also taught workshops in glass casting in Australia, Canada, Turkey, and in the United States. “Art for me is a process of self- actualization where what comes from within, reflected back, offers me a chance to meet myself in a space of my own making. I am excited at how this provides me with a window into the deeper levels of my subconscious."

e: art@sallieportnoyglass.com.au

t: +61(0)418 279 518

w: sallieportnoyglass.com.au

i: @sallieportnoy

f: @sallieportnoy

a: 3/30 Greycliffe St, Queenscliff, NSW, 2096

I have spent the last 20 + years as a mold maker for sculptors, always keen to produce my own work with multi coloured sculptures in resin, never to succeed. At the tender age of 75 my mind wandered back to glass & I was introduced to glass fusing. With good advice from the people who did my kiln work. Experimentation, trial and error have led to the current pieces, that are in a constant state of development as new options and variations come to the fore.

e: peter@paradoxx.com.au

w: paradoxxartglass.com.au

I am the owner of Hotglass Designs and specialise in handcrafted kiln-formed glass, incorporating both contemporary and traditional designs. I have attended various overseas glass workshops facilitated by world renowned glass artists and the inspiration and knowledge I have gained from these have enabled me to develop my own style in the medium. My works are mainly influenced by colours and designs in nature and each piece of glass is carefully selected, individually hand cut and assembled, contributing to the uniqueness of the finished article. All my creations are bold, colourful, one-offs, as I believe in individuality and uniqueness.
I incorporate dichroic glass as accents in some functional ware but mainly use it in my dichroic and sterling silver jewellery. Each piece of dichroic glass is selected for texture, colour and shape, then carefully assembled, thus producing an awe inspiring, unique piece of wearable glass art. My fascination with the qualities of glass - its clean, smooth and crisp appearance, have fuelled my pursuance of the art of kiln-forming.

e: hotglassdesigns@live.com.au

t: +61 (0) 403 197 954

f: @hotglassdesigns

i: @hotglass_designs

Kiln-formed Bullseye Glass, old bloke with OCDC, Byron Hinterland.

e: aplummer@xlx.com.au

t: +61 (0) 417262665

w: andyplummer.com.au

a: 214 Kings Rd, Federal, NSW, 2480

Working with glass since the 90’s, kiln forming and cold working glass have become my creative passion. My inspiration comes from the world around me, and the glass itself, the way the light reflects off and through the glass producing incredible effects and colours. Having returned to the NSW South Coast from Canberra 4 years ago, my interest has transformed from functional forms to more sculptural works.

e: janet@inmyelement.com.au

t: +61 (0) 412267077

w: inmyelement.com.au

f: @inmyelementglassdesign

i: @inmyelementglassdesign

With a lifelong love of creating and art Kathryn Chaston took a glass lampworking class in 2007 and developed a passion for melting and manipulating glass in the flame. From her home-based studio at Benayeo in Victoria’s Western Districts she considers herself blessed to live in such a diverse part of the state where sandy scrub blends into heavy red gum and buloke woodlands. Finding sustainable ways to conserve the environment and endangered species are goals within the families farming enterprise and a love of nature flows into her glass work where she strives to capture the beauty of our glorious Australian Native Birds and flowers.

e: stephryn@bigpond.com

t: +61 (0) 428 259 847

w: kathrynchaston.com.au

f: @GlassByKathrynChaston

Nada’s practice has a foothold in the Australian landscape painting tradition. Her work includes mark-making, glass and textiles, all utilized to consider how landscape discloses stories and reveals our indelible footprints. Nada started working with glass in 2014 which has for her become an expressive vehicle for vessels to reflect on both the resilience and fragility of our country. Nada employs a range of techniques with kiln-form glass, including pâte de verre, screen printing, and frit—drawing and inclusions to compliment the drawn and painted forms in her work.

e: studio@nadamurphy.com.au

w: nadamurphy.com.au

i: @nadamurphy

I'm like a kid in a lolly shop. I'm endlessly inspired by everything around me; natural and man-made. I love the fact that glass is the perfect medium that allows me to express the contrasts, textures and colours around me.

e: glass@jenieyolland.com

m: +61 409899900

w: jenieyolland.com

Susan is a sculptor and glass artist currently working with large scale installations and lost wax casting of crystal glass. She trained at the Victorian College of the Arts and Monash University and now has studios at Montsalvat Artist Colony in Eltham and Collingwood Yards Contemporary Arts Precinct in inner Melbourne.

e: susanreddrop@hotmail.com

w: susanreddrop.com

My passion for art is a mirror of the evolving journey of myself as a painter, sculptor (bronze, clay, wood, glass), ceramicist, poet and now the glass artist I am today. My life experiences, some unexpected and those touching on the essence and mystery of life, form the inspiration and springboard for my creative expression. Glass has captured me with its chameleon-like nature from static form to molten liquid and at the end a constant surprise of melded colours, shifting shadows of translucence creating dynamic ethereal works of art. Kiln fused, slumped and cast sculptural forms using a kaleidoscope of colours and textures, glass frit and powders, sheet glass, billets and inclusions of metal and crystals. I have attended glass workshops at Art Glass Studio and Curtin University presented by renowned National and International glass artists sharing their innovative kiln formed glass techniques from which I have developed my own unique glass art style. I want to explore and push the boundaries of what is and isn’t possible and to find my place within the bounds dictated by this ever challenging medium of glass.

e: nadezda1952@ hotmail.com

w: nadakesic.com.au

f: @nada.kesic.9

John's work consists of warm glass that is primarily abstract pieces for colour and aesthetics; and those whose focus is geometric to include the challenge of precision, whilst allowing for some movement in the glass when fired.

e: niknotglass1@outlook.com

m: +61 (0)413 473 525

w: niknotglass.com.au

i: @niknotglass

The impact that natural environments can have on our emotions is what I investigate in my work. I’m inspired by liminal spaces, the transition spaces from one environment to the next. The emotions expressed by my work range from the profound peace brought on by watching movement in deep water, through to delighted joyous wonder triggered by the contrasts and colours of the Antarctic coast. The work is an abstraction of the environments that it is inspired by – informed and influenced by colour, line and pattern, and the rhythm and fluidity of water. The sculptural forms are made up of fluid layers, with colour flowing through different levels and a sense of fold, slide, and slip, echoing the changes and transitions in our moods and thoughts.

e: debra.jurss@gmail.com

w: www.debrajurss.com

a: 36B Spafford Crescent, Farrer ACT 2607, Australia

f: @debrajurssglass

i: @debrajurssglass

The annual Festival of Glass in Drysdale, Victoria celebrates the wonder of glass art through displays, demonstrations, awards and classes; and its mentorships support emerging glass artists. Australia’s only glass art festival, it's a major economic and cultural event, showcasing forty regional, interstate and overseas glass artists and attracting around 4,000 visitors. Over ten years, this volunteer-run Festival has grown and diversified into two months of diverse artistic events. Community members participate in a glass art Treasure Hunt involving thirty businesses who commission pieces from glass artists; our Expo attracts around 4,000 visitors to stalls by around 40 glass artists; dozens of artists enter our Glass Art Awards; and our classes attract beginning and experienced artists. Visiting glass artists increase local artists’ skills and delight the public in their demonstrations. In response to Covid-19 uncertainties, several of these face-to-face events will move online for the 2021 Festival.

e: festivalofglassdrysdale@gmail.com

w: festivalofglass.net.au

a: SpringDale Neighbourhood Centre, 17 - 21 High Street, Drysdale, Vic, 3222

f: @festivalofglass

i: @festivalofglass

I am interested in creating spaces that explore the impact that physical perspective and emotional states have on perception through the use of colour layering and the passage of time. Slowly the colours reveal themselves creating depth within the work. As the viewer’s physical perspective changes, the shifting reflections work to hide areas and light penetrates to reveal new colours resulting in a change in perception of the depth of the work.

e: southheadstudio@gmail.com

m: +61 (0) 448185839

i: @amy.schleif

a: 14/16 Native Way, Moruya Heads, NSW, 2537

I am captivated by the lines of flight that playing with glass allows me and by the deep connections to glass artists past and present, near and far that it offers. I often design and make art that can talk about things of significance to me - social justice, respect for diversity and creating a more eco-friendly world. I create blown and handmade glass objects by using a gas fueled torch to melt glass rods and hand-shape them often using a small blow pipe to blow the glass before shaping it. The beads and other glass objects are shaped with simple tools and hand movements.They are then kiln annealed (cooled) for durability.

e: daxdesign@bigpond.com

w: daxdesigns.com.au

f: @glenda mac

i: @glendamacnaughton

My artwork is a story of resistance, resilience and beauty. Pate De Verre is one many techniques that best describe my work but I also use a combination of other process; fusing, kiln carving, enamel painting, slumping and pressuring the glass so that it forms the unique thin egg shell qualities. I grew up in Melbourne and then studied at the ANU Canberra; majoring in painting and drawing. It was after arts school that I became enthralled by glass. It is a medium that demands a technical curiosity but allows me to enhance my well-being and share with you my passion and expression of glass that has lasted over 20 years. I have been transfixed glass. During my research, I have gathered many skills, techniques and processes and have had the privilege of studying for many months at Corning Museum of Glass USA studying with Denise Stillwaggon Leone, Victor Trabucco, and many other amazing artists, who have been pivotal in my exploration of glass. Many of my works of art are in private collections across the world including Sweden Denmark, USA and Australia.

e: breeze-22@live.com

m: +61401819120

I: @bodaciousglass22

Bruce produces kiln-formed glass and leadlight windows. His work in kiln-formed glass includes plates and platters, and combines kiln-formed glass with decal images, glass powders and hot glass paints. Leadlight works include domestic installations of windows, doors and screens. These can incorporate Tiffany techniques and kiln-fused glass into leadlight; introducing an ability to increase the complexity and strength of design.

e: bpussell@bigpond.net.au

ph: +61 (0)2 92478060

w: brucepussellglassart.com

a: Shop B, The Astor, 123-125 Macquarie St, Sydney NSW 2000

Michelle is working towards a minimal impact with her practice through experimentation and a careful consideration of materiality. She aims to use only recycled resources in her work to reflect the natural landscape and the premise of human impact within it. Her work expands on concepts surrounding sense of place and how we connect with the environments we live in. Often incorporating silver-smithing and traditional glass-working techniques as she explores the delicate balance of cause and effect. Primarily working in the jewellery field she also presents installation, small sculpture and environmental art. Michelle obtained a Bachelor of Fine Art Honours at RMIT in 2018 after completing an Advanced Diploma in jewellery at Melbourne Polytechnic in 2011. Throughout this time and since, her work has been chosen for multiple Australian and International shows including North America, Germany, the Netherlands the UK and Italy. She has traveled to Canada and Scotland for Arts residencies and has won a sustainability award for her glass work in Venice, Italy.

e: saween3@yahoo.com.au

m: +61(0)427727242

i: @michellestewartcreates

Two ideas inform my work: Art informs any culture about ideas that matter, secondly that art is universal, reaching any viewer across cultures. Emotions play an important part in all my work. I reflect on and express them in the themes Abandonment, the Self, Beauty and ‘Mangroves from the Water’. These themes express my deepest feelings, an experience that is seldom possible in everyday life. My influences are Syrian mythology, philosophy, poetry, nature and music. I work upon different media: ceramics, canvas, paper, glass and more. I also work from a small kayak, surrounded by mangroves and the sights, sounds, smells all connecting me to my work. Back on land it is classical music that keeps me focused on my work. But I move around a lot, and my studio can be out on the mountains just as often as at home or in the mangroves. I enjoy working on paintings, sculptures and art installations. I have a faith in the power of art to transform the world and I would not wish my viewers to see my paintings as rhetorical representations. I hold a Masters of Visual Arts from Monash University and currently a PhD student at Deakin University.

e: zahidah@zahidahart.com

m: +61 (0) 406797967

w: zahidahart.com

i: @mangrovetoun

Artist working primarily in glass for over 20 years. Influences from natural forms of Western Australia. Kiln formed glass with drop vessels, functional items, castings and sculpture.

e: gregash@westnet.com.au

a: 128A Second Ave, Mount Lawley, WA 6050

m: +61(0)432289200

w: mockingbirdglass.com.au

i: @mockingbirdglass

Maureen Cahill was the founding head of the Glass Department at Sydney College of the Arts and initiator of Ausglass. She co-founded The Ranamok Glass Prize and established the Glass Artists' Gallery in Sydney in 1982. Maureen has major artworks and installations in private and public collections in Australia and internationally. Widely recognised as an educator and for her role in promoting Australian and New Zealand glass art, Maureen’s work as an arts practitioner has spanned more than six decades. Her more recent pieces reflect current social issues. “My work draws on a wide variety of glass techniques and processes, all of which are merely the expressive vehicle for story telling to critically engage the viewer with contemporary issues of our time. Many of these issues are associated with the impact of globalization and today’s technologies with works often posing questions but not necessarily the answers due to our ever-changing fast pace of life and the fluidity of events around us.”

e: maureen@glassartistsgallery.com.au

t: +61(0)2 9552 1552

Sydney-based artist NC Qin.

e: nancy.yu.vis@gmail.com

m: +61470111344

w: www.ncqin.com

I: @nc_qin

I am an emerging artist, working in fused glass, employing bold colours and shapes to contrast the transparency of my chosen material in an abstract manner. Glass offers more than other mediums to create abstract ideas. The light coming through the glass defines the texture and composition, making pure magic, adding emotion to the piece. This quality pleases, inspires and challenging my thinking, ultimately surprising me.

e: namderg@hotmail.com

w: gary_redman.penccil.com/

Jingru Mai (Moira) is a Chinese-born female artist currently studying at the University of Sydney, Australia. Her main mediums are glass and ceramics, but she does not exclude others, preferring to create colourful and poetic works.

e: jingrumai2@gmail.com

i: @_moira_mai_