Links documents the first presentation of a broad spectrum of contemporary Australian studio glass to an American audience. The book explores an international network of craft influences and exchanges that started in the mid-1970s, clarifies techniques of glass production from manufacture to finished product, and illustrates significant contemporary glasswork that is not blown. Links begins in 1974, when American Richard Marquis traveled to Australia at the request of its government to promote studio glass and establish hot shops in educational institutions. His relationship with Australian Nick Mount initiated a lineage of blown-glass artists that is represented in the book. A second lineage of artists working in kiln-formed glass was initiated in 1979 when Klaus Moje, soon to be head of the Canberra School of Art Glass Workshop at ANU, met the founder of Oregon's Bullseye Glass Company at the Pilchuck Glass School north of Seattle. At Moje's instigation, the Bullseye factory began to research and manufacture fusible, compatible glass-a complicated technical feat. Their product has fueled an explosion of kiln-worked glass internationally, most prominently in Australia. The book features the work of 25 Australian artists linked to each other and to the Northwest through workshops and classes, use of a common material, training and education, shared space, and/or production assistance. Exhibition curator Vicki Halper , Seattle, specializes in art of the Pacific Northwest and American craft. She is the co-editor of Choosing Craft: The Artist's Viewpoint and Morris Graves: Selected Letters. Margot Osborne and Grace Cochrane are esteemed Australian art historians and curators. Lani McGregor is co-owner of Bullseye Glass and director of Bullseye Gallery.

Links: Australian Glass and the Pacific Northwest

Arts & Photography

Halper, Vicki

Osborne, Margot

Cochrane, Grace

McGregor, Lani

History & Criticism

University of Washington Press

Giles Bettison: Pattern and perception

Wakefield Press

From his beginning with the legendary Budgeree Glass company to the international acclaim he received for his stunning scent bottle series, the 30-year career and key artistic work of contemporary Australian glass blower Nick Mount is traced in this book. A range of Mount's work is exhibited and interpreted to reveal how he adapted traditional hot glass techniques to create works distinguished by incandescent color. The history of the blown-glass industry in Australia is discussed with information on Mount's role as a mentor and business pioneer.

Nick Mount: Incandescence (SALA series)

Individual Artists

From his beginning with the legendary Budgeree Glass company to the international acclaim he received for his stunning scent bottle series, the 30-year career and key artistic work of contemporary Australian glass blower Nick Mount is traced in this book. A range of Mount's work is exhibited and interpreted to reveal how he adapted traditional hot glass techniques to create works distinguished by incandescent color. The history of the blown-glass industry in Australia is discussed with information on Mount's role as a mentor and business pioneer.

This survey of contemporary glass artists in Australia showcases the latest trends in art glass by displaying the work of 45 established and emerging artists. This beautifully illustrated book includes essays by several contributors, a bibliography, gallery and museum listings, and each artist's biography. It will serve as an invaluable reference to glass collectors, museum and gallery professionals, artists, and students.

Australian Glass Today

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Links: Australian Glass and the Pacific Northwest

Giles Bettison: Pattern and perception

Nick Mount: Incandescence (SALA series)

Nick Mount: Incandescence (SALA series)

Australian Glass Today