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An aqua blue bowl decorated with birds and leaves created through sandblasting the surface of the glass.

Sandblasting | 21-08-2025

Having a blast

Ruth Dresman loves to celebrate the joy of the natural world in her distinctive artwork. Here she describes her contemporary glass practice, which...
Detail of 'Fragment Dresser' glass and light installation showing close-up of flat clear glass etched cups, jug, plate etc.

Community projects | 10-08-2025

Transformational material

Mixed media artist and CGS board member Linda Norris talks about the importance of community in her practice and how working with glass with...
Scientific glass tubes on legs containing glass lampworked words.

Lampworking | 22-07-2025

Celebrating 35 years of creating glass

Ian Pearson looks back over his long career in scientific glassblowing and creative lampworking with his characteristic frank and humorous style. My...

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A selection of craft items on a table made in a variety of materials that were all finalists in the Loewe Craft Prize 2025. View includes a glass vessel by Scott Chaseling.

Competition | 28-08-2025

Apply for Loewe Craft Prize 2026

Launched in 2016, the Loewe Foundation’s Craft Prize is a prestigious international event celebrating the best in modern craft across a range of...
A series of 5 vertically rectangular flat glass panels, with the tallest in the centre and descending sizes of panel each side, mounted on a dark grey base. Painted across the 5 panels is a scene of mountain peaks in tones of grey, yellow and ochre, representing autumn in the Snowdonian Massif.

Exhibitions | 19-08-2025

Visit The Four Seasons CGS exhibition at Pyramid Gallery

A celebration of contemporary glass art inspired by Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons violin concerto is taking place at Pyramid Gallery, York, this...
Cast glass sculpture in clear glass called Early Morning Wren representing the sound of a quarry as a spectogram etched inside the glass.

Exhibitions | 16-08-2025

One Island, Many Visions sculpture exhibition in Dorset

Glass sculptors Colin Reid, Karen Browning and Rebecca Newnham are taking part in the ‘One Island, Many Visions’ event in Portland this autumn....

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News | 02-09-2020

What is Glass Network digital?

Glass Network digital is the magazine section of the CGS website. This is where you can catch up with all the latest news about contemporary glass,...

Cast glass | 01-09-2020

Luminous treasures in glass

Commissioning | 06-09-2020

How to commission a glass artwork

If you have an idea for a piece of bespoke art for your home or business, where do you start with commissioning it? Here are some tips to help you...

Glass photography | 07-09-2020

Seeing the light: how to photograph glass well

Top quality photographs are essential for presenting glass art at its best, for websites, books, catalogues and exhibition submissions. Glass...

Business | 08-09-2020

What does The Market for Craft Report 2020 mean for glass artists?

The appetite for craft has never been stronger, with sales of over £3 billion in 2019, according to a recent survey of the consumer market for...

Stained glass | 10-09-2020

Judith Schaechter – stained glass innovator

The renowned US glass artist Judith Schaechter speaks to Glass Network digital editor, Linda Banks, about her career, techniques and

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