Art Works and Glass for all Autumn is well and truly here, bringing with it the evolving beauty of nature. The alluring tones of orange, yellow and brown, sets our mind towards the warm glow from the dancing flames of a winters fire. The season of goodwill will soon be upon us and the wish […]
Glass art has been used to beautify homes and other buildings for centuries, from stained glass windows to sculptures as well as functional bowls and vases. However, for a long time, glass art was viewed as the ‘poor cousin’ to painting sculpture and pottery. That is no longer the case, and the glass art business
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Fused Glass Art Workshop Day At Boha we are impressed daily with the work we see produced by Artists, and often feel the desire to express our own talents. Well Wahida has more of such a talent than I, so it was an opportunity to good to miss when I happened upon an invitation to
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Glassblowing has been present in Venice for over 1000 years. It is believed that Murano Glass making has existed since the 8th century and is the oldest operating glass-blowing community in the world. It was Europe’s first major glass-making centre. Beautiful NEW Murano Glass by Gianluca Vidal – CLICK HERE TO SEE THEM ALL Venice
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The Beginnings of Bohemian Glass Bohemian glass production began in about 300BC, and by the 10th Century the Bohemian furnaces were producing glass costume jewellery (bijouterie) The expression Bohemian (from bohème, or bohèmien) surfaced around the mid-nineteenth century in France in relation to the erroneous idea that freedom-loving gipsy travellers came from Bohemia. Bohemian art glass,
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It’s not just Bristol Blue Glass that Bristol is well known for. If you ask people what is Bristol is famous for, you will get a myriad of answers as this west country city is famous for many things. Most likely answers would include Isambard Brunel’s, Shipbuilding and the term ‘Shipshape and Bristol Fashion’ and
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Raku Ceramics – In the Beginning Raku ceramics originally gained fame in Japan before spreading across the world. It is known that during the 16th century, the Japanese tea master, Sen no Rikyu started to make a hand-moulded tea bowls for use in the wabi-styled tea ceremony. These tea bowls had a seal that bore the Chinese
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Whether you are looking to design the interior of your new home, or simply want to redecorate your existing home, it is important to purchase quality decorations for your interior design needs. Hiring an interior designer for your home is very beneficial in multiple ways since interior designers have been specially trained to enhance your
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Street art, which encompasses graffiti art, is typically used to describe images or text drawn on walls and/or buildings. Most street artists tend to favour spray paint, although many are also using standard acrylic paint and brushes. Chalk is favoured by others, although you will notice that they tend to use the pavement as their
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“In this world, nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes” A quote attributed to Benjamin Franklin. Unfortunately, it is true; we cannot avoid either. Although some people in this world seem to be doing a good job of avoiding the latter! But I digress, as this blog is about keepsake urns.
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