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The delicate nature of the Tacoma bridge demolition work requires crews to implement a month-long traffic revision on southbound I-5 to keep drivers safe. If the weather cooperates, drivers will see the new configuration Thursday morning.
This is not the big shift scheduled for April when southbound […]

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You all know Jill’s work (Table of Elements) in the CONTRASTS exhibition.
Jill is thinking globally this week and will attempt to depict the OCEANS of the world in glass.
Using wet newspaper molds to replicate the different ocean floors and coastlines, she will use hot blown glass to fill the voids and create glass models of […]

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Tacoma, Wash. (February 2, 2007)— The Museum of Glass will welcome acclaimed artist and architect Maya Lin for a two-day Visiting Artist residency in the Hot Shop on March 16 and 17, 2007. During her residency, Lin will direct with the Hot Shop Team as they experiment with creating hot-sculpted clear glass “water drop” […]

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Q1: When did you start working at MoG and what are your primary duties?
TP: My start date was July 13, 2005. I am responsible for producing all Museum video content, including documentation of artists, exhibitions, documentary films, promotions and TV ads, Hot Shop (visitor) tutorials, lectures, etc. So this means I shoot, produce, edit the […]

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When did the technique known as lampworking begin? Perhaps as long ago as ancient man and the accidental combination of fire and sand. Early craftsmen created a small earthen- ware furnace fueled by wood that was shaped like a bee hive. The heat and gas that escaped through the opening in the top was hot […]

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This is my first attempt to write occasional book reviews about works that have glass making as a major component—nothing technical, just good reads.
Many of you are familiar with John Berendt’s book about Savannah, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. He has written another bestselling book, this time about Venice, The City of […]

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February 15th: Save this date for a Docent round table discussion at Round Table Pizza form 5-7 pm.
On February 15th, Docents are invited to meet at Round Table Pizza on 27th Street West in Tacoma from 5-5:30 pm for social time (and of course those who are hungry can order food and drink). From 5:30-7 […]

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Marquiscarpa (a title suggested to the artist by Lino Tagliapietra) flaunt Marquis’s expert knowledge and handling of the Murrine technique. The name Marquiscarpa alludes to the influential Venetian architect and designer Carlo Scarpa who was hired by Paolo Venini (founder of Venini Fabbrica) as a designer in 1932 and subsequently promoted to artistic director in […]

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Cathedral Glass: Glass sheets for manufacturing leaded glass windows and mosaics. Louis Comfort Tiffany maintained at least one cathedral glass shop in his glass-works, in which a dazzling variety of colors, textures and degrees of translucency was developed. In 1897 Cecilia Waern reported in The Studio that Tiffany maintained an available stock of 200 to […]

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