Aspire : Tall Elegant Optical Glass Spire Set On Arcing Forms

Year : 2016
Dimensions : H220.0 x W90.0 x D10.0 cm

Aspire quietly carries a visual positive uplifting aura in this optical glass spire.

Aspiration is a common thread through all human history, the drive to improve on a technical or societal level is something unique to humanity, an abstract advancement from purely personal improvement.

A broad strong base supports a vertical movement of light captured in a polished optical glass spire with carved detail climbing up the edges reaching for the sky.
The transparent optical glass spire of solid glass contains transparent veils that offer an association akin to mountains as found in Chinese painting.

Aspire featured in Sally and Richard’s exhibition Inspirer Expirer at the internationally important Musee du Verre Francois Decorchemont, France in 2023.
You can view the exhibition catalogue here

Aspire is part of Sally and Richard’s exhibition Exhale at Buscot Park, National Trust country house and gardens in Oxfordshire, UK for the duration of their 2024 season. Aspire is sited on the north lawn in front of the house. Buscot Park

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On exhibition at Buscot Park country house and gardens, UK : 29 March – 30 September 2024

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Upward reaching trabsparent glass sculpture tapering to a point with engraved detail and intense internal reflections seen in a cut out window in the glass against a black background

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Last of the crates being packed with our new glass sculptures in the studio by @crown_fineart great professional duo team Liam and Dom for shipping to @charleroimuseum in Belgium for ‘Symbiose, le verre en duo’ exhibition. It is always a good feeling to get to this stage of having the work finished and on its way ! Exhibition opens on 11 October. Swipe left for exhibition details.
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The visual information captured in the ‘sail’ of Richard’s FINAL CARRIER FORGOTTEN is truely captivating. It is currently on display at the 2024 British Glass Biennale @ifog2024 , open now until 28 September.
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Last night we were at the opening of the 2024 British Glass Biennale @ifog2024 and a great evening it was. It was a very exciting and enthusiastic crowd with so much supurb work and as usual at these events we spent so much time talking catching up with old friends and colleagues we didn’t get to see all the glass artwork so we are definitely going back for another visit!
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We are delighted to both have a solo glass sculpture each in the exhibition. Thank you to the jurors for selecting our work!
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The exhibition is highly recommended for one to get to whether you are a glass aficionado or someone who has only ever looked through or drunk from a glass before.
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The exhibition is open until 28 September.
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10 years ago Sally was asked by Sky Sports to design and make The Sunday Times Sports Women of the Year awards. They wanted a female artist maker to produce them. @vitality_uk sponsored it.
Being a bit of a sports fan and having a young daughter involved in athletics at the time I was 100% into being involved in working on a project that heightened the visibility of women in sport.
I am full of admiration for the dedication and staying power of people performing in elite sport, especially women who, against the odds, have stuck with their passion and desire to do what they do!
I enjoyed the whole process, the teams @skysports and @sundaytimes were a pleasure to work with, the challenge of making all the awards exactly the same size, the excitement of knowing who was going to receive an award before they did and then my reward of going to the Awards events and meeting truly inspiring women with the stories of their sporting journeys to tell.
Winners were diverse across the award categories from athletes at the top of their sport such as @jessicaennishill and @laurakenny31 to Team of the Year Award presented to the Lionesses and the English Netball team to women who are involved in grass root community sports. Some have retired from their sport and some are still competing. @dinaashersmith won the Young Sportswoman of the Year award early in her career and the main award 4 years later and is going into the 2024 olympics looking really strong. And last but not least @helenglovergb who won an award is one of our flag bearers this year.
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Did you know that in 1900 Paris Olympics only 2.2% of competitors were women and this year we have a 50/50 male female representation. I for sure am looking forward to watching the Paris Olympics and seeing so many women loving what they do best!
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Photos of sports women with their trophies
Copyright: Sky Sports / Andrea Southam and Sunday Times / Peter Tarry.
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Richard is delighted to be a part of @contemporary_glass_society New Horizons exhibition with his brand new optical glass sculpture ‘Final Carrier Forgotten XVI’✨ Now open at The Glass Museum, Stourbridge @glassmuseumuk ✨

The New Horizons exhibition showcases contemporary glass work featuring an array of disciplines and highlighting new and innovative work and techniques.

All the work on show has either been created especially for the exhibition or is work made since 2022 but not previously exhibited. A diverse range of glassmaking processes including hot glass, casting, kiln formed, pâte de verre, lampworking, neon and stained glass.

Open from 13 July to 17 November 2024 and coinciding with the International Festival of Glass and British Glass Biennale.
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We had a super time at the opening of UNFOCUS @galerie_du_verre in Biot, Côte d’Azur, France. Our huge thanks to Serge and his family for hosting yet another fantastic weekend event and inviting us to speak about our work at the symposium on Saturday.
It was special to catch up with fellow artists, some of whom we haven’t seen since before the pandemic!
The challenge of the UNFOCUS theme has been the catalyst for a new collaborative series of optical glass sculptures titled DISPERSION with the first two featured in UNFOCUS.
The exhibition runs until June 2025 so there is plenty of time for a trip to the south of France 😉
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This new collaborative optical cast glass sculpture, DISPERSION II, is also part of this year’s exhibition, UNFOCUS, @galerie_du_verre in Biot, which opens with the PV at 7 pm tomorrow. The exhibition brings together the work of 30 artists working on the theme of UNFOCUS.
The multiple layering of images seen in this piece are quite extraordinary!
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We had the good fortune to see Sally’s Eternal Exchange XXVI in the permanent collection @museeduverreconches . It is beautifully displayed in the contemporary sculpture area of the museum. It is very special to have a sculpture in the collection and I am extremely grateful to Eric Louet, the museum director (pictured in pic 2) the city of Conches en Ouch and the French Museums Collections Committee for the acquisition.
We love the museum, it is a real gem and are so happy that we had or joint exhibition, ‘Inspirer Expirer’ here last year too.
There are great exhibitions here of work by Antoine Leperlier, Josepha Gasch-Muche and a group show in the gardens at the moment - see our story today for images.
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