Glass Discussion & Research. NO IDENTIFICATION REQUESTS here please. > Malta Glass
Mdina Pieces - Yes or No
chopin-liszt:
Looking at the images in the thread about the bottle, I think it is, Adam.
But the actual colours are difficult to work out, because the pics are taken under artificial light, and against coloured backgrounds.
This piece is signed Pauline Solven, RCA '67, and shows an amethyst glass with silver salts features.
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b227/chopin-liszt/crizzle%20and%20ubdercliff/Paulinesyinyang1.jpg
keith:
You'll have to excuse my ignorance,who/what is RCA?
chopin-liszt:
Royal College of Art, Keith.
Where, back in '67, while Michael Harris was tutor in Industrial Glass, Sam Herman came over to give a lecture about the "new" form of glass, the recipe for which had been invented by Dominic Labino, which mean that small quantities of glass could be melted in a small kiln, rather than requiring the huge industrial sized pots used by big industry.
This meant that, for the first time, artists could get their paws on hot glass in a studio setting, and the Studio Glass Movement was born in America.
Sam stayed on and hot glass facilities were set up at the RCA, bringing the Studio Glass Movement to the uk.
Michael Harris was incredibly inspired by all this, and went off to Malta to start Mdina glass, Sam took over at the RCA, and from his work with the students there, "The Glass House" was born - a small shop/studio, where the burgeoning new studio glass artists sold their work.
That's roughly it, in a nutshell.
keith:
Ta very much,have heard of Herman and Labino,saw a piece by Marinot a couple of months ago in Portobello,£2000 the dealer wanted,very large piece way out of my price range,beautiful though,Keith.
Andy:
Hi ,
yes foot on little bottle is clear, this is the thread,
http://www.glassmessages.com/index.php/topic,18422.0.html
(dont want to hijack this thread though! )
Andy
;)
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