Snowflake glass is a unique type of 19th-century Chinese glass that, as the name implies, invokes images of snow. The effect is created with varying amounts of white inclusions (small particles inside the glass) and small air bubbles in a … Read more →
Today, The Studio announced the 2020 Artists-in-Residence recipients: twelve artists from around the world who will each spend one month at The Studio researching and experimenting with new techniques to further their work. Included in this group is the first … Read more →
It all began with a small spark. In the normal mix of air that we breathe every day, this might have caused some concern but would not have been especially hazardous. But this particular spark occurred within the 100% oxygen atmosphere of the Apollo 1 crew capsule. During a pre-flight testing routine on … Read more →
Sometimes the hardest thing about creating an exhibition at The Corning Museum of Glass is selecting which objects make the cut, so to speak. For the exhibition Journey to the Moon: How Glass Got Us There, we thought about including … Read more →