Interest in “Twilight Flames” – part of the 2017 Festival of
Glass – is heating up, with tickets selling faster than for the equivalent
event last year.
“Twilight Flames” will be a chance to meet master
glass artist Davide Penso, to watch as he blows and sculpts glass and to listen
to his stories about growing up and working in Murano, Italy.
Davide's
prowess as a world class glass artist has brought him invitations to teach,
demonstrate and lecture in Russia, the USA and throughput Europe. As well as
“Twilight Flames”, Davide will be running workshops for beginning and
experienced glass artists and it's a measure of his reputation among his peers
that they are almost fully booked a month beforehand!
Murano and glass
Glass workers in Murano have created glass art since the 14th
century and for centuries, Murano was the main producer of glass in Europe.
Indeed, the island’s glassmakers held a monopoly on all forms of high-quality
glassmaking - from small, exquisite paperweights to massive, magnificent
chandeliers.
They lost their monopoly at the end of the 16th
century, as a few Murano glass makers divulged the secrets of their trade to
the highest bidders across Europe. By the 18th century, Murano’s
glass industry was in serious decline, but it recovered in the late 19th
and early 20th centuries; and today, glassmakers continue Murano’s
centuries old traditions in what is still the island's main industry.
Featured Festival sponsor
– Drysdale Newsagency & Lotto (i)
Drysdale Newsagency and Lotto 12-14 High Street, Drysdale
3222 5251 2776
Hours: Mon – Sat 7.00am – 6.00pm; Sun 8.00am - 12.00pm.
The Festival of Glass committee is pleased to welcome Drysdale
Newsagency & Lotto to the Festival’s Treasure Hunt (2 January to 18
February) for the second time and is grateful for their support.
The popular newsagency offers a full range of newspapers,
magazines, cards and stationary, as well as housing the Drysdale Tatts.
Drysdale Tatts has a star-spangled history. In 2015, the
Drysdale agency sold two million-dollar-winning tickets in two months! In July,
it sold a ticket that won $1,050,000, then just a month later in August, it
sold a ticket that won $1,000,000! The remarkable double came just two years
after Drysdale Tatts sold a ticket in March 2013 that brought a local family
$1,470,000!
Featured Festival
sponsor – Bellarine Sports Medicine (ii) A team-based approach
1 East Street, Drysdale, Vic 3223 03 5251 5724
Hours: M – Th: 8.00am – 7.00pm; F: 8.00am – 5.00pm.
The Festival of Glass committee is grateful to Bellarine
Sports Medicine for being involved in the 2017 Treasure Hunt.
Bellarine
Sports Medicine helps its clients to regain their activity through a team-based
approach in a professional, welcoming environment. They focus on whatever
brings a client to them – e.g. a particular pain or discomfort – but they also
look at ‘the bigger picture’ to prevent recurrences.
The team welcomes feedback on its services and it welcomes
word-of-mouth referrals. Team members are always keen to hear about their
clients’ successes - whatever their level of activity level. Perhaps you’ve
completed a marathon, taken up a sport again, or just returned to walking the
dog. Whatever the success, your BSM team members would like to hear about it!
