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Pomegranate by Kirsten Elswood

The Christmas Exhibition

The English Artist is looking forward to hosting their first Christmas Exhibition which will be brimming with beautiful pieces chosen from their resident artists. It is starting on Saturday, 16th November and will be on throughout December.

The exhibition will include bespoke glassware for the table, vases and also more sculptural pieces by Phil Atril , Bob Crooks , Graeme Hawes and Erica Poyser . Hand thrown ceramic bowls, mugs and jugs by Michael Taylor , decorated earthenware by RAMP , porcelain by Anna Silverton and new sculptures by Craig Underhill .

There will be a...

Devon glass artist shortlisted at the Holt Festival

Eighteen months ago, fused glass artist Susan Purser Hope left her home in Cromer and moved to Devon (Brixham). Now she is back, as her work has been shortlisted for the prestigious Charlotte Fraser Ceramics and Glass Prize at the Holt Arts Festival. Situated in the beautiful Georgian town of Holt and outlying venues, the Holt Arts Festival offers the best in music, theatre, fine art and the...

The future of glass-making – Arts University Plymouth invests in electric furnace

The university's new furnace will reduce the annual energy consumption of its renowned hot glass studios by up to 80%

A new cutting-edge electrical furnace has been installed in Arts University Plymouth’s hot glass studios, replacing the previous gas furnace, used frequently by craft, art and research students in undergraduate and postgraduate programmes across the arts university.

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Plymouth miracle glass treatment makes cleaning a cinch

Keeping windows and glass surfaces speckless and sparkly is now a lot easier - thanks to a specialist treatment service provided by Plymouth based ADS Window Films.

All glass has miniscule pits and bumps which are invisible to the human eye but it’s where dirt can quickly build up. And that means windows and glass surfaces can become the perfect place for grime to lurk.

But,...

Temporary glass flood defence panel to be tested on Sidmouth esplanade

Glass panel will be exposed to the elements to see if it is a sufficiently robust form of flood defence for Sidmouth

As part of work to progress the Sidmouth and East Beach Management Plan, a temporary glass splash defence test panel is due to be installed week commencing 20 January 2020 on top of the existing sea wall, mid-way between the York Street and Fore Street road junctions...

Souvenirs from Home - Football Clubs & Craft Industries

Souvenirs from Home brings together work produced in the three-year touring project ‘Home Ground’. An exhibition and workshops travelled to six towns across the UK whose football clubs have nicknames linked to their traditional craft industries: these are Sheffield United (The Blades), Crystal Palace (The Glaziers), Stoke City (The Potters), Luton Town (The Hatters), Macclesfield Town (The Silkmen) and Walsall (The Saddlers). Work on display is made by local communities and club supporters who worked alongside selected artists. Zoe Hillyard helped The Silkmen supporters design unique...

Scientists discover new species of glass frog in Costa Rica

A Plymouth University lecturer is one of three scientists to have discovered a new glass frog in Costa Rica – the first in the country since 1973.

Dr Robert Puschendorf, Lecturer in Conversation Biology, along with researchers Brian Kubicki, founder of the Costa Rican Amphibian Research Center (CRARC), and Stanley Salazar, Costa Rican naturalist, made the discovery after collecting...

Smashing recycling performance

Glass recycling in Plymouth has increased by nearly 20 per cent, thanks to the glass recycling scheme that is now available to all Plymouth residents

From May everyone in Plymouth could put empty glass bottles and jars into their green recycling bins or bags for the Council’s crews to pick them up.

Now statistics for the first three months of the service have revealed a total...

Fire service reminds people to keep glass and mirrors away from the sun

Sunshine is forecast over the next few days! Every year at this time Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service attends a number of fires caused by the sun’s rays focussing through or onto glass, and then setting fire to nearby objects.

At this time of year the sun is low in the sky, and shines directly through windows, so any mirrored or glass items close to the window may re-focus...