What a tragedy for our Glass Art Society to have to cancel the Boston Conference.  Our thoughts go out to those who work so hard to provide us with one of the best conferences and creative gatherings for glass artists everywhere.   It is a loss of opportunity for learning, connection and FUN for our glass community.

Of course, we at BioGlass are terribly sad that we are unable to keep up our small tradition of helping promote the Green Panel at the conference and to aid in the education of eco-efficent glassmaking.

“The Glass Art Society (GAS) has held a continuous succession of conferences since its inauguration in 1971.  In 2012, we celebrated glass and its history in an extremely successful event in Toledo.  Today, after careful consideration and with deep regret, the Board of the Glass Art Society has decided unanimously to cancel the 2013 conference in Boston.” 

We will resurface in other ways this year.

Stay tuned to see other conferences and gathering for green glass makers all over the world.

2013 Green Panel for Glass Art Society

Ancient Techniques for efficiency using Modern Technology

Moderator: Julie Conway
Speakers:  Hugh Jenkins, Durk Valkema, Pablo Soto

Discussing the use of technology and individual innovation to save energy in the glass shop.

Should educational faculty be actively addressing the sustainability of its facilities as a part of the curriculum for it current students that are studying glass art? With the continued rising cost of fossil fuels can we afford not to?

I wrote an article in the GAS Newsletter that will come out in teh fall regarding a road trip my friend Stevo and I went on, during which we visited 16 or 17 studios.  We measured the exhaust gases, temperature and pressure and were able to tune lots of furnaces to reduce consumption, emissions, noise, and cost.   I don’t have much time right now to type in all teh details, but check out the GAS newsletter in my technical article titled, “Road Trip.”

Eddie