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Editor's Letter
By Andrew Page
Hourglass
Carrie Fertig's flameworked wings take flight at Chichester Cathedral in England; glass comes alive at the Chrysler Museum of Art's new glass studio; Susan Warner is named top curator of the Museum of Glass in Tacoma, Washington; In Memoriam: Alexander Tutsek (1927-2011); The Corning Museum of Glass supports a design program at Rochester Institute of Technology; after Hurricane Irene's wrath, Christopher Reis rebuilds his sodden Pennsylvania home and studio.
Reviews
Draga Susanj at Glyndor Gallery, Wave Hill, The Bronx, New York; group exhibition at the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center, Brattleboro, Vermont; John Torreano at Jean Albano Gallery, Chicago; Norwood Viviano at Heller Gallery, New York.
UrbanGlass News
The UrbanGlass reNEWal project breaks ground; Scott Howe joins the staff as associate director.
Reflection
In a new exhibition at Corning, Harvey Littleton comes home.
by Grace Duggan
Circle Line
Philip Baldwin and Monica Guggisberg's collaborative career has been a cycle of new beginnings.
by Scot Benefield
Parallel Portals
Brother and sister Alessandro and Laura de Santillana take distinct approaches to flattened work in hot glass, but both produce panes of blown glass that offer metaphysical vistas.
by Victoria Josslin
Skin to Skin with Michael Scheiner
A virtuoso glassblower whose career has been devoted to installations rather than objects
by John Drury
Flawless Until the End
Steuben Glass Works, a leading luxury tastemaker and the pride of U.S. presidents, turns off its furnaces after more than a century as the top-tier American glasshouse.
by Lee Brooks