A Passion for Glass exhibition at the National Museum of Scotland

The "A Passion for Glass" exhibition at the National Museum of Scotland showcased exceptional artistry. I was honoured to be one of the 100 artists work featured from the esteemed Dan Klein and Alan Poole private collection. This highlights the elegance and diversity of glass art, inviting visitors to engage with its designs. Each glass piece tells a unique story, including my own, which following the exhibition was proudly displayed in the museum's main hall for ten years.

If you wish to purchase a copy of the exhibition book you can do so by following this link to the museums online shop: A Passion for Glass – National Museums Scotland Shop

A Passion for Glass Publication

"The book celebrates Dan Klein and Alan J Poole’s remarkable collection of modern British and Irish glass. Assembled over thirty years and gifted to National Museums Scotland in 2009, the dazzling collection showcases work by glassmakers at the cutting edge of their art." NMS

Wall panel in the exhibition

"Colleting glass should be a fun thing to do, what you can afford and only of pieces that you really appreciate we only bought if we had a gut feeling for a piece." Dan Klein and Alan J Poole

A wall panel with a photo of Dan and Alan

Glass case with some of the other artists work on display

'Figures in bowl'

Material - Clear float glass with iron wire

Technique - Fusing using a glass flatbed kiln

Created - 2004, as part of master's degree show at Edinburgh College of Art

Collection - Figures in Bowl (nms.ac.uk) ; Figures in Bowl | Art UK

Number 2. Tanwen Llewelyn

An image of the work surrounded by other glass artists work

A video of the work coming soon...

A talk by Tanwen Llewelyn