Glasstress offers a superbly illustrated and in-depth examination of the ways in which many contemporary artists have explored the material's intrinsic qualities, history and production constraints, and created works of exceptional originality and innovation that have pushed glass far beyond its conventional limits.

Glass Notes describes in detail through illustrations and photographs how to build a modern glass studio. It has information on building: Furnace building, annealing ovens, glory holes. Information on glass batching, sand casting, kiln casting, mold making, burners, recuperation of heat, fuming, fusing, pate de verre, electrical calculations, and lots more information that pertain to the building and running of a modern glass studio.

New Glass Now celebrates 40 years of New Glass Review, an annual exhibition-in-print featuring 100 of the most timely, innovative projects in glass. It is curated from an open call for submissions by the curator of modern and contemporary glass at The Corning Museum of Glass and a changing panel of guest curators.

Contemporary Glass presents the work of artists important to the early expansion of the field, as well as new artists who continue to explore this most beautiful and demanding art medium.

In Glass: A World History the fascinating story of how glass has revolutionized the way we see ourselves and the world around us. Starting ten thousand years ago with its invention in the Near East, Macfarlane and Martin trace the history of glass and its uses from the ancient civilizations of India, China, and Rome through western Europe during the Renaissance, Enlightenment, and Industrial Revolution, and finally up to the present day. Clear, compelling, and quite provocative, Glass is an amazing biography of an equally amazing subject, a subject that has been central to every aspect of human history, from art and science to technology and medicine.

Is a compact visual overview of the history of glass innovations. Arranged in three sections: windows, optics, vessels.

Published to accompany an exhibition circulated by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service. Full-page and smaller photos represent 53 pieces created by 13 glassworking artists. After a brief overview, the text profiles each artist's career, techniques, and approaches.

The history of glass and glassmaking is shown here through 400 works from ancient times to those created using the latest technology. Glass is the guiding motif of a journey through time, space, and the various cultures that have interpreted and used this material over the centuries. The volume gathers together both rarities and masterpieces of glass art from important public and private collections of antique, modern and contemporary glass, including works by Dale Chihuly and Sandy Skoglund.

A thorough review and examination of American blown glass.

Glass Blowing goes on to explain the importance of the punty iron and instructs on how to blow a tumbler, vase, bowl, and plate before advancing to the techniques needed to make stemware and handles. The use of color is one of the defining qualities of studio glass, and the author encourages the artist to experiment with a range of techniques to introduce color and originality to their work.

This book focuses on the knowledge of chemistry, glassblowing, and glass making techniques. It also includes exercises to try to master techniques.

This manual discusses the History of glass, and working characteristics of various types and brands of glass, Glassblowing equipment and tools, basic operations, such as cleaning, cutting, and extensive descriptions of various glass seals, including glass to metal seals, and important "graded" seals. Included are numerous practice lessons, and descriptions. The volume includes grinding and some cold working operations. Glass coating and metal surfacing is discussed. Various Chemical procedures are covered; Purification of Mercury, distillation, high vacuum, etc. Some lathe operations are covered.

Glassblowing reference manual with excellent hand-illustrated text. Covers basics, tools, color, Venetian-style techniques, solidworking, moldblowing and other special techniques.

The book gives an overview of the contemporary scene, showcasing the work of 51 international glass makers. These leading artists discuss their individual methods and philosophies, complemented by full-color photographs of their work. Contemporary Kiln-formed Glass discusses the latest developments in materials and methods. It also looks back at the fascinating history of glass in the art world, and reveals new insights into the work of Amalric Walter (1870-1959), master of paté de verre and one of the most innovative artists to develop three-dimensional glass forms in the kiln.

Kiln-forming as a technique to shape glass was in use for centuries before the Romans developed glassblowing, which has since become the more widely used method. Today, modern glass artists are rediscovering the versatility of kiln forming and are using the technique to produce works of great beauty and strength. In this book, Keith Cummings reviews the history of kiln forming and discusses pertinent materials and methods, such as slumping and fusing. The work of an international group of artists is used to illustrate the text.

In kiln-forming glass, printed imagery can be sandwiched within a glass form. Relief surfaces can be created by casting glass into molds taken from relief printing blocks. In glass blowing, prints can be enclosed within the glass and blown into three-dimensional shapes. Images can be directly screenprinted onto sheets of flat or architectural glass. Kevin Petrie examines the properties of the materials and methods used in working with glass and print. He offers a range of case studies by international artists and students that showcases the exciting potential and diversity of approaches possible, with practical applications for incorporating these techniques into any artist's repertoire.