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We will be returning to the Royal Bath & West Showground in Shepton Mallet for the IACF Antiques & Collectors Fair on Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st March.

We have a number of preferential and complimentary tickets for the event which we will issue on a 'first come' basis.

If you are interested in seeing our latest assortment, email your postal details and ticket requirements to aheartofglass@fsmail.net

Visit our 'Where to find us' section for a list of our events throughout 2010.

We have now received our order of uniquely commissioned sculptures by American artist Fay Miller.

Fay's sculptures make stunning focal points in a room and are incredible works of art in their own right. Her work has become increasingly sought after and as sole UK stockists, history tells us that they don't remain within our assortment for long.

They have to be seen to be believed so come and take a look at an event near you.

We have for sale this beautiful Limited Edition framed picture entitled 'Tender Love and Care'.

Since Spring 2003 Doug has enjoyed a meteoric rise to fame. His inspirational images and sculptures have been instant sell outs leading him to win the coveted title of Best Selling Published Artist at the Fine Art Trade Guild awards in 2005. As well as official success, Doug has been recognized by the media with invitations to appear on local and national TV and radio programmes. He even made the BBC TV National News on which he was described as "the UK's most popular living artist".

Finally, and most importantly, contemporary art lovers paid Doug a rare tribute which demonstrated the immense popularity of his work and the loyalty of his many collectors: in early 2006, Doug's one hundredth limited edition sold out. Since then Doug's popularity and profile has increased both at home and abroad, and he has recently returned from a sell-out tour in Japan.
Yet despite his phenomenal success he has never lost touch with the realities of life, and has continued to produce work based around his love for his family, his unfailing optimism and his sheer enthusiasm for life.

The previously known Art Glass Fair held at Dulwich College in London has been taken over by Specialist Glass Fairs Ltd, the experienced organisors of the Cambridge Glass Fair and National Glass Fair.

The 'new look' fair for 2010 will combine the very best in glass and ceramics, with the emphasis most definately on quality and design.

The event will take place on Sunday 28th March at Dulwich College and we're proud to be in attendance once again. The show will be open from 10.30-4pm. Further details can be obtained from the organisors website at www.gcse21.com.

£325.00
Height: 210mm Width: 350mm
Signed: George Ponzini

Hand made, deco inspired bowl by American glass artist George Ponzini

GEORGE PONZINI

George Ponzini was born in New York in 1952. He was first introduced to glass while studying at the Franklin Pierce College, thereafter concentrating on glass and furniture at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond. He has studied glass at Pilchuck Glass School and has been honoured as a Fellowship Recipient from the Vermont Council of the Arts and the Grodin Award for Excellence in Design and Craftsmanship.

Ponzini creates glass objects and sculptures that are engaging and elegant. His designs are architecturally influenced, capturing the feeling of art deco with stunning composites of blown and constructed glass elements. .A piece is typically designed hands-on, using an inventory of glass parts instead of drawings. These parts consist of glass rods & tubes, textured glass, structural glass, wire safety glass, marbles and beads. The glass is either cut on a saw or with a carbide tip glass cutter. Then the parts are ground on a diamond impregnated grinding wheel or on discs of varying grit. The etched patterns are sandblasted. The parts are then glued with a silicone adhesive thus completing the piece. Ponzini has been working in his current style since the mid 1980's.

His glass career has spanned 3 decades.

We are very proud to say that A Heart of Glass are sole UK stockists.

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