I have just returned to Australia from the fantastic 41st Annual GAS Conference that was held in Seattle, Washington. I saw many great friends and presentations as well as worked until I dropped. Here are two short video interviews done by Andrew Page ( of UrbanGlass's Glass Quarterly fame) of me during the weekend (the start up images are flattering-I know):

If you missed the event in Seattle, I am sorry because it was truly spectacular. However, as luck would have it, we are busily working on the next conference that will be held in Toledo, Ohio next June. Besides Toledo being my home town, it was also the site of the 1962 workshops that started the whole studio glass movement in the United States. To give you a peek at the awesomeness that will ensue, please check this out:

It has been a hectic month of preparation for my upcoming trip to the States.

At the end of this month I will depart for Portland, Seattle, Chicago, Toledo, Carbondale, and finally St. Louis before returning to the lucky country. I will see friends and family, do some work and eat several tacos. I have also shipped over some work to SOFA Chicago. If you are in the tri-state area, come by and check out the show. Below are a couple shots of some work now in transit to Chicago...

I have just returned from a mega 40 day trip around the world. Before I left, I was helping Warren Langley install his 25 meter light sculpture "Touching Lightly" on top of the old smokestack of the Canberra Glassworks. I missed the opening and the first lighting, but here are some images of the project:

 During the trip, I taught two workshops - in Japan and Pittsburgh - and had three group shows - at Morgan, Swanson Reed, and New Glass and Photography - all were successful and great experiences for me. Overall, it was an excellent trip and I was very excited to see all my old friends and make some new ones.

Now that I am back to Australia, it is time to hit the gym, get focused on accomplishing some objectives down here and working on GAS (check out an update here). Here are a handful of images from the trip: