The
2016 Festival of Glass is supporting Bellarine campaigns to save the endangered
Orange-bellied Parrot and Hooded Plover.
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| Peter Minson (& friends) at Kirra Gallery |
Renowned glass blowers Peter Minson and
Mark Eliott will each create glass replicas of the Parrot and the Plover at a Masterclass
at Leura Park winery in Curlewis, on Friday 19 February from 7.00 – 10.00pm.
Large video screens will ensure that each
person in the audience has a close-up view of the painstaking and intricate
work of teasing molten glass into shape, while drinks and nibbles from Leura
Park add culinary sparkle to the spectacle.
Booking is essential and can be done via the Festival web site.
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| Mark Eliott - "Here's one I made earlier" |
The glass Parrot and Plover will be
auctioned on the night to support the local campaigns; they will then tour
the region, raising awareness of the birds’ plight and demonstrating the
delight of glass art.
The glass birds will be joined on their
tour by a glass mosaic and a beaded glass wall hanging, each depicting one of
the birds. Visitors to the Festival Expo will help to create both the mosaic and the wall hanging.
The Expo is on Sunday 21 February between
10.00am and 4.00pm at Christian College, Collins Street, Drysdale. It will
feature over forty exhibitors, demonstrations, ‘join in’ sessions, Awards,
displays, films .... and thousands of visitors!
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| Mark Eliott at work |
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| Some Peter Minson specials |
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