Quelle ne fut pas notre surprise lorsque nous avons été invité à faire une démonstration de verre soufflé à Murano, Italie lors du 47ième congrès de la Glass Art Society la semaine dernière. C’est avec un peu de nervosité que nous sommes allé voir les installations de Fornace Mian ou devait avoir lieu notre démonstration.…
Canadian studio glass is still underestimated. A few galleries defend it throughout Canada such as Elena Lee Gallery in Montreal. Unfortunately, the gallery which was located on Sherbrooke street for over forty years has shut its doors on December 10, 2017. Welmo would like to acknowledge the fierce way Elena Lee defended our work throughout…
picture: Baha’i World news service Glass and architecture go hand in hand. The built environment is gearing more and more toward the light as every leaf on a tree would gear toward the sun. There are many iconic places for the glass and architecture lovers−Barcelona with the whimsical Gaudi to name just one. A new…
Returning from exile is risky business… We came back from Australia after 4 years of absence in 2014. We wanted to, upon return, change the niche, which our business was operating in. That change has taken place. The price to pay for this change has been to have to work extremely hard to get recognition in…
picture: Goblet series, Patrick Primeau 2009 Skills… One thing we talk about a lot working with glass… In our dream world, in the studio, for fun, every day would end with making a goblet. A lot of them end up on the wall of shame (most of then have nothing to be ashamed of). Once a…