Topic: (Themed) glass displays - show me yours, I'll show you mine... Part 1...

[rosieposie]

They are lovely Robert, (especially the Wedgwood squirrel, I'm nuts about squirrels!). I like the use of the long window as a light source.....I can just hear Anik saying....'Don't slam the door!!'

I like textured glass as well, M, especially Scandinavian glass. Yours are very restrained and carefully placed....I wish I had that knack. :mrgreen:

[Trebor]

Hi Astrid i was told by sue i think it was by Catthness 1970- it has blue and Burgundy strips . weight is ib 5.1Height 240,mm This is a better pic

[chopin-liszt]

 :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

I see your new fishie, flying-free - and I see some lovely Benny's - and some fabby Bitossi..... ohhhh, I'm going to have to show you somethings..... sorry about the poor quality of pics - they were taken sort of as the camera was deciding it was going to refuse to operate in any mode other than micro-micro (flower+s setting)

[meegs]

I love the diversity in everyone's collection, such a wide range of varying glass some of which I have never seen down under.
I'll be looking a lot harder now!
Cheers,
Meegs

Leni, I'll move the ballerina 

[Trebor]

Hi sue you have a amazing collection do you buy from the makers as well as the ebay and carboot`s I cannot imagine to many of that quality turning up at a carbooty at lest not the one`s i go to  :or:

[jonchellycain]

its all gorgeous Sue you know i get a bit green eyed when i see your collection anyway... OMG what are those mushrooms??? i want them, they would be so at home with all my mushrooms dont you think they may be lonely in your collection
  michelle

[johnphilip]

Well what a load of show offs . :mrgreen: :angel: :mrgreen: :hi:

[jonchellycain]

we have showed your ours time for you to get yours out JP 

[astrid]

Hi Astrid i was told by sue i think it was by Catthness 1970- it has blue and Burgundy strips . weight is ib 5.1Height 240,mm This is a better pic

Very nice... don't have any Caithness myself - I just love these nicely structured thickwalled pieces from that time period. Thanks for the extra pic!

Astrid

[chopin-liszt]

The lampwork mushrooms are the work of the amazing Mr Ed Iglehart, Michelle.
He's still working - at all sorts of interesting things! I've got some oil lamps, some beautiful little long necked pot vases, and a couple of wall-fitted "Wizard cone" lamps.

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Robert, I can't get to car boots - I go to some fairs - not as many as I used to - in fact, just one a year, if I'm lucky and Christine invites me to stay.
I used to buy a lot on ebay, but not any more, I scour the local charity shops and if i'm taken out for an afternoon, I look at other charity shops.
I go to galleries which sell Art Glass and I buy from contemporary makers. Or rather, I did when I could afford to collect.
I buy very little now. I had allocated some of an inheritance to put towards collecting, spent it quite rapidly, had tons of fun with it, accumulated a lot, then had to stop.
I was just lucky, really, having the means to collect when I did.