Glass Cone 104 - Winter 2014

Contents

Front cover - A display of vases made from recycled glass, see article on page 5.

1 Contemporary Makers – Our Living Heritage – Victoria Scholes – Chair of the Contemporary Glass Society.

3 The Windows of St Alban - Romford  Essex  - Extraordinary artwork in a Victorian Church – Ruth Wilcock.

5 The Attraction of Imperfection – Global creative uses for recycled glass – PART 1 Factories & artisan workshops – Roger Ersser

9 Decorated Cocktail Glasses, designs other than cockerels  -See also related articles in Glass Cones 99-102 - Bill Millar

12 An Aussie at the AGM , Peter Nolan enthuses about the day he spent in Stourbridge with his fellow Glass Association members

14 Vienna & Budapest – An exploration of glass 28 August – 3 September – Mike Moir picks out some of the highlights in the Glass Association trip.

17 A Celebration of the Work of the Ysart Family – Himley Hall & Broadfield House in June 2013 – Richard M Giles.

20 Members News – A tribute to Stuart Crystal Designer John Luxton 1920-2013 – Nigel Benson.                     A £ 2 million Arts Scheme in Sunderland – The Stained Glass Museum buys 4 modern stained glass panels made by Geoffrey Clarke

Back Cover – Harvey Lyttleton Sculpture ‘Pair of red sliced descending forms ‘ See also Glass Cone 95.