Glass Art® September/October 2025

Volume 40 - Issue 5

Our Glass Art® adventures continue in the September/October 2025 issue! So much talent, so little time! What a glorious community we belong to! Meet our cover artist, Mark Leputa, whose work is inspired by nature and driven by passion. He transforms coldworking into a meditative art form using a meticulous process involving Swedish overlays, carving, and polishing, by D.M. Rosner. Discover the mysterious Anja Isphording, a German-born artist based in Vancouver, who creates kiln-cast pod-like sculptures using the lost wax technique, by Sara Sally LaGrand. UK-based artist Nick Mynheer brings religious themes to life with his deeply narrative, hope-filled stained and fused glass, blending contemporary techniques with historical references, by Tone Ørvik. Love, sparks, and fire are the name of the game when Bethany Wood and Blown Away winner Elliot Walker teamed up to share their journey through life. You’ll delight in their story, as told to author Laura Hart. Attracting and disseminating abundance is dynamo Trish Duggan’s philosophy! As artist, philanthropist, and founder of the Imagine Museum, her life is driven by creativity, positivity, and a mission to uplift others, by Kathleen Elliot. Renowned glass artists David Colton, Darby Holm, and Andrew "AKM" Morris are brought together to create an innovative borosilicate glass sculpture, at The Fourth Annual CMoG Flame Collab, by Angie Rodgers. For those who have been frustrated at the torch trying to achieve successful silver reduction on soft glass beads, Terry Henry’s detailed study on the interaction between silver and a multitude of clear glasses will change your life! Karyn Sweezy shares how ISGB members participate in making hundreds of beads annually to support Beads of Courage, a nonprofit organization that supports children coping with serious illness. Find out how you, too, can create and donate your own beads to this worthy cause! And now, what you’ve all been waiting for! Introducing our new 2025–2026 Directory of Industry Supplies, dedicated to simplifying your buying and selling process. Listed alphabetically by company names, as well as state-by-state, you’ll find exactly what you need. We’ve even added a few new categories this year. So read it! Use it! And most of all…Save it! Want more useful inspiration from Glass Art®? Subscribe today at www.GlassArtMagazine.com or https://simplecirc.com/subscribe/glass-art

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