Celebrations Exhibition Sponsored by Mark Holford

Celebrations Exhibition

Sponsord by Mark Holford

25th  August – 9th September 2017
 

Muntus, A.  Graffiti collage 150mm h x 150w x 9d Made 2017    Photo A Muntus.jpg

"Celebrations will be the CGS fun Exhibition at the International Festival of Glass in 2017 as part of our 20th Anniversary. 138 CGS members have made a piece of glass celebrating an event of special importance - however big or small.  All work is for sale and could be the perfect present you are looking for to mark your own special occasion."

CELEBRATIONS aim to be even more successful than our 2015 Festival Exhibition “Wish You Were Here”, when over 80 glass postcards sold.

This is a fundraising exhibition and all proceeds will go towards future CGS events and the International Festival of Glass

Show opens 4pm Friday 25th August

There will be prizes sponsored by Mark Holford & Alan J Poole

Best in show £300 sponsored by Alan J Poole
People's Prize £300 sponsored by Mark Holford
Two runners up £100 each sponsored by Mark Holford

My offering to this fund raising event is Touch of Gold Coaster 2017

High End Magazine

After featuring on the emerging talent section of Very First To My work was published in High End Magazine.

"Made from shards of transparent, clear, bullseye glass, this sculptural art bowl was created by artist Naomi Jacques. “This piece in particular depicts an evocative balance between fragility and strength. I wanted to create something that celebrates a beauty that can often only be found resurfacing from darkness,” says Jacques. Although the bowl appears precarious to handle due to its blend of glass pieces, a process Jacques calls “glass frit fusion” that took several years to master, she explains it to be “very tactile and can be held delicately, but it definitely will not cut you.” Likened to a sheet of raw-cut diamond by viewers, Jacques imagines her piece to function as a “conversation appetizer, a thought-provoking creation that people can talk about and reflect upon its meaning."

Shards

Artwork Commended in the Graduate Review 2016

Contemporary Glass Society Graduate Review 2016

"Following on from the successful annual student glass prize awarded at ‘New Designers’, C.G.S. has decided to expand the opportunity for all British and Irish glass graduates. We have replaced the New Designers Glass Award with a more inclusive publication, “C.G.S. Graduate Review”. This is a 16 page publication, which will be circulated extensively as well as via Neues Glas - New Glass: Art & Architecture, crafts&design and CRAFTS social media and will give us an opportunity to showcase more of the emerging talent form British Graduates. There will be prizes for the Winner and two Runners-up."

Commended 'Mother Torso'

Image Credit Naomi Jacques 2016