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Monday November 19, 2012 | by Andrew Page

Book Report: Laura Donefer’s 2012 Toledo glass fashion extravaganza immortalized

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A sample layout from the print-on-demand book by Laura Donefer that documents the 2012 Glass Fashion show at the Glass Art Society conference in Toledo, Ohio.

For those who attended the Laura Donefer-curated glass fashion show at the 2012 Glass Art Society conference in Toledo, Ohio, last June; or for those who missed it but want to experience the glamour, glory, and parody that defined the latest installment, a new book entitled Toledo Glass Fashion Madness offering nearly 400 images over 80 pages is now available for purchase. A high-quality print-on-demand title by self-publishers Blurb Books, the hardcover 13- x 10-inch book is available for online purchase for the price of $104.80 with dust jacket. (Those who may have purchased the cut-rate e-book version of Donefer’s 2010 tome on the Corning fashion show should know that the 2012 book is being released in print only.) Other formats are priced lower, including a softcover 10- x 8-inch version for $58.66 (US).

The cover of the new book documenting Laura Donefer’s fashion show at the 2012 Glass Art Society conference in Toledo, Ohio.

The latest book features the expert photography of Stephen Wild and Suzy Lamont who, between them, were able to capture the main events on stage as well as the backstage preparations and hi-jinks. Veterans of Donefer’s fashion events (they also photographed the Corning goings-on), Wild and Lamont know exactly where to position their cameras for the best angles and lighting. While the cell phone cameras were working overtime in Toledo, there is no comparison between the blurry results of the average bystander and these sharply focused, perfectly exposed documents capturing the unique celebration of glass with all the humor, daring, vitality, and elegance that Glass Art Society attendees know to expect when Donefer is in charge.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, OR TO ORDER:

http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/3694003

Glass: The UrbanGlass Quarterly, a glossy art magazine published four times a year by UrbanGlass has provided a critical context to the most important artwork being done in the medium of glass for more than 40 years.