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Letter to the Editor: Katherine Gray on the “Glass as Tourist Attraction” essay in the print edition

GLASS: The UrbanGlass Art Quarterly, #118, Spring 2010

After reading the “Reflection” essay in the Spring issue about glass tourism (See “Glass as Tourist Attraction,” by Lauren Fujji, on p. 52 in the Spring 2010 edition), I’ve been giving this issue a lot of thought and I’m very conflicted. I’ve regularly blown glass in front of crowds, and I myself have greatly benefited from having hot shop access under such conditions to make work. However, I can’t help but think (and I hope that I am not alone in this) that when you are “on stage” making your “art,” it changes things. Continue reading

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