Topic: Wayne D Filan

[firestone]

Hi Sue
Been away for a few days. Will try to get a picture on to show you. Very similar to yours but more 'onion' like. Also yours seems to have more colour.
Regards, Pat.

[jf8]

Off the top of my head, I know Wayne Filan visited london at this time. He was mostly based in the states, set up the hot glass facilities in Philadelphia College of Art in '68, with William Bernstein and Dan Dailey. (info from "American Studio Glass, p.59, column 2. by Martha Drexler Lynn).
I've a friend who was a student of Bill Bernstein's, so he contacted Bill to ask if he had any knowledge of what happened to Wayne after that, but sadly he doesn't, he was just able to confirm the visit to London. I haven't contacted Dan Dailey yet, to see if he has any idea.

Some "Platinum Lustre" pieces have appeared on ebay, of a later date than the vase I have (London, '71), they're quite different to my London one, which is MUCH more Sam Hermany.

[jf8]

Hello, Sue,
I Google family names once in a while and found this site when typing, Wayne Filan" in my search bar. Wayne is my older brother and is very much alive and well, living
in Massachusettes, (USA). I told him this evening about your site and he was fascinated and thrilled at the same time that people would be interested in his past work.
He was, indeed, a student of Sam Herman's, and did set up the studio at PCA in 71 with Bill Bernstein and Dan Daly.
He would be delighted to contact you directly via email.
Please contact me, John Filan, @ jfilan8 AT gmail.com and I will forward Wayne's information to you.
I love connections like this. It really is so random that I found this site tonight. Very cool.
Hope to hear from you soon,
John     Vermont (USA)

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[Max]

Isn't the Internet a wonderful thing?  Thank you so much for posting here John.  :hiclp:

[johnphilip]

A  MAZ ZING . :hiclp: :thup:

[firestone]

Thank you so much, John!  How BRILLIANT is that!!!!

[Tinker-Taylor]

Wow!

 :hiclp:

How bizarre + brilliant.

[robbo]

Amazing coincidence— :thup:
I was lucky enough to pick up a piece of Wayne's at the Cambridge fair last weekend. It's dated London 1969.

[chopin-liszt]

*THUD* (falls on the floor, stunned)

Thank you so much for popping in and passing this info. on, John!
I'm a bit lost for words right now. 
The Studio Art Glass Movement is a very important part of Art history, it needs catalogued and the details known before they vanish. (sorry about getting a bit morbid)

It's also wonderful that the artists find out how important their early work is. It is a bitter regret for many that Michael Harris died fairly early and never got his true recognition in his lifetime, never found out that his dreams had been realised.

That's a really beautiful piece, Robbo - you must be well chuffed! (I'm very green. :mrgreen:)

[chopin-liszt]

Hi to John - I emailed you a few days ago - sorry for my delay in having responded - I had been away. My email address is an unusual one - I was wondering if it had got lost in your junk mail? (contains "virtualcoffee").
best wishes, sue.