Walz

Walz

21 countries in 24 months: From Denmark to the USA and all the way to China? A journey around the entire globe. In August 2012 we, two newly trained glass makers, will set off on a two year long adventure to the large glass factories and small studios around the world. We will travel through 21 countries, from Denmark to the USA and all the way to China, to gain insight and learn specialized techniques from local glass makers.

Our idea was to replicate the “Walz“, only on a global scale. Our Name “Weiberwalz” is derived from two German words “Weiber” and “Walz”. The former is a bavarian slang for women and the later a term used to describe the journey artisans go on after they have completed their training. This is not customary in glass making and especially not for women. Especially in the age old trade of glass making production secrets are guarded very safely and woman were not allowed anywhere near a glass furnace. It is our goal to change this!

Many well-known Glass making maestros have already given us the thumbs up and are anxiously awaiting our arrival and the weeks we will work together. Subsequently we will exhibit all the art work created during the “Walz” across Germany. We will also document our travels in a catalogue and keep blogging about our current experiences.

You can follow our route by all the links below.

Link order: continent

country: museum

school/university

studios (rentalstudios are marked #)

person without a studio (marked *)

designers/cutters & more (marked +)

magazines/networks/festivals (marked ^)

furnace/equiment/glass (marked °)

EUROPE

Denmark: Glasmuseum Ebeltoft

Glass - The Danish Design School Bornholm

Peter Kuchinke Mygdal

Jonas Brus Steahr Skagen

Rikke Precht Lonstrup

Vangeglas Lonstrup

Mohl & Drivsholm Glas Ebeltoft

Anne Flohr Lillevorde

Pernille Bastrup Bornholm

Maria Bang Espersen * Vinderup

Sia Mai + Kopenhagen

Luftkraft + Kopenhagen

European Glass Context ^

Sweden: The Glass Factory Boda

Riksglasskolan Orrefors

Linnéuniversitetet Nybro

Transjöhytta Transjö

Anders Wingård Baskemölla

Incendi Glasblaseri Höör

Kosta Boda Kosta

Orrefors Orrefors

Holmegaard Holmegaard

Magma Art Glass * Transjö

Ann Wolff + Gotland/Berlin

Glasma ° Emmaboda

Essemce ° Emmaboda

Finland: Finnish Glass Museum * Riihimäki

Nuutajärven Glassvilliage # Nuutajärven

Tero Silver * Nuutajärven

Germany: Museumsdorf Glashütte # Baruth

LWL-Industrymuseum Gernheim

Glassmuseum * Frauenau

European Museum of Contemporary Glas * Coburg

Glassmuseum Hentrich * Düsseldorf

Glassmuseum * Immenhausen

Glassmuseum Ernsting * Coesfeld

Glassmuseum * Passau

Glassmuseum * Wertheim

Glassmuseum * Rheinbach

Museum for Glassart * Lauscha

German Glasspaintingmuseum * Linnich

Alexander Tutsek foundation * München

CCAA Glasgalerie * Köln

Glass Gallery Herrmann * Drachselried

Gallery Ritterswürden * Zwiesel

Glassschool Zwiesel

Glassschool * Hadamar

Glassschool * Rheinbach

Glassschool * Lauscha

Hochschule Koblenz Koblenz

Burg Giebichenstein Kunsthochschule * Halle

Bildwerk Frauenau

Ingrid Donhauser Eckersberg

Glas Hagen Hütte Glashagen

Cornelius Reer Nürnberg

Frank Meurer Lenzen

Glashütte Lamberts Waldsassen

Evelyn Glashütte Amberg

Glashütte Alte Kirche Lohberg

Dorotheenhütte Wolfach

Glashütte Eisch Frauenau

Glasmanufaktur von Poschinger Frauenau

Kristallmanufaktur Theresienthal Theresiental

Glasmanufaktur Harzkirstall Derenburg

Freeform Glaskunst Weißenfeld

Glashütte Clausthal-Zellerfeld

Atelier Scholle Deubzer Haardorf

Hajo Mück Dachau

Berlin Glas e.V. # Berlin

Glasstudio Borowski Königswinter

Glasbläserei Hameln

Korbinian Stöckle * Gernheim

Torsten Rötsch * Gernheim

Veronika Beckh * Berlin

Magdalena Paukner * Zwiesel

Franziska Wehber * Zwiesel

Henriette Olbertz * Halle

Männerhaut + Frauenau

Rotter Glas + Lübeck

Michael Behrens + Düsseldorf

Heikko Schulze Hönig + Petershagen

Karl Heinz Traut + Taunusstein

Jenny Trinks + Auenheim

Ursula Merker + Kehlheim

New Glass ^ Köln

Farbglashütte ° Lauscha

Reichenbach Colors ° Reichenbach

Kugler Colors ° Kaufbeuren

Cristalica ° Döbern

Kurt Merker ° Kehlheim

Czech Republic: Glassschool Nový Bor

Glassschool Železný Brod

Academy of Arts, Architeckture & Design * Prag

Glassworks Frantisek Sazava

Ajetoglass # ° Lindava

Jiri Pacinek Lindava

Glass Studio Stepanek Nový Bor

Sklarska hut Desná

Glassstudio Hluboká nad Vltavou

Glassreplica Liberec

Glassrevolution * Nový Bor

Emil Kovac * Nový Bor

Libensky & Brychtova + Železný Brod

KOLEKTIV + Nový Bor

International Glass Symposium Nový Bor

Poland: Huta Irena Inowroclaw

Daria Wartalska + Wroclaw

Austria:Stölzle Glasmuseum Bärnbach

Glassschool Kramsach

Glasstudio Osterberger Riedau

Glashütte Comploj # Traun

Italy: Museo Dell' ART Vetraria Altarese * Altare

Museo del Vitro * Murano

Vetroicerca Glas & Modern Coop * Bolzano

Davide Fuin Murano

Zanetti Murano

Ballarin Murano

Archimede Seguso Murano

Elena Rosso * Murano

Lorenzo Passi * Venice

Glasstress ^ Venice

Falorni Glass Furnaces ° Empoli

Carlo Dona Glasstools ° Murano

France: Musée du verre # Sars Poteries

Le Verrerie de Biot Biot

Ecole de Nancy Nancy

Fernando Agostinho Bruniquel

Baldwin & Guggisberg Paris

Jeremy Maxwell Wintrebert * Paris

Switzerland: Matteo Gonet Basel

Netherlands: Nationaal Glasmuseum # Leerdam

Bernard Heesen & Josja Caecilia Leerdam

Vrij Glass Zaandam

Yvon Trossel Haarlem

David Belien * Leerdam

Luxemburg: Pascale Seil Berdorf

Belgien: Glazenhuis # Lommel

England: National Glass Center Sunderland

Glass and Ceramics University Sunderland

Michael Ruh London

Peter Layton London

Londonglassblowing London

Adriane Wysocki * London

Cohesion Glass Network ^

Slovenia: Pika ° Ljubljana

Scottland: North Lands Glass # Lybster

Iceland: Gler i Bergvik Reykjavik

NORTH AMERICA

Usa

The Glass Art Society ^

New York State: Corning Museum of Glass # Corning

Heller Gallery * New York City

RIT Glass Program Rochester

School of Art - Alfred Univerity Alfred

Brooklyn Glass # New York City

Urban Glass # New York City

Hands-on Glass Corning

Vitrix Hot Glass Corning

Josiah McElheny New York City

Michiko Sakano * New York City

Nick Leonoff * New York City

Dan Mirer * Corning

Leo Tecosky * New York City

Kim Harty * New York

Rhode Island: Rhode Island School of Design Providence

LBK Studios Rhode Island Central Falls

Maine: Haystack Mountain School of Crafts Dear Island

Massachusetts: Caleb Nichols Stoughton

Robert Dane Nantucket

Virginia: Crysler Museum # Norfolk

Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh Glass Center # Pittsburgh

The Crefeld School # Philadelphia

Josh Cole ° Philadelphia

Vermont: Green Mountain Glassworks Granville

Ohio: Toledo Museum of Art # Toledo

Habatat Gallery * Detroit

Gathered Gallery & Studio # Toledo

Glass Axis # Columbus

Adam Goldberg # Toledo

Shawn Messenger Toledo

Neusole Glassworks Cincinnati

Crystal Remembrance Columbus

North Carolina: Penland School of Crafts # Penland

Asheville Glass Center # Asheville

Richard Ritter Bakersville

Pablo Soto Penland

Kenny Pieper Burnsville

Scott Summerfield * Bakersville

Robert Levin * Asheville

Mark Peiser * Penland

Dean Allison * Penland

Polly Lorien * Burnsville

Glass in the Mountain ^

Wet Dog Glass ° Star

Tennessee: Cody Nicely Knoxville

Alabama: Orbix Hot Glass Fort Payne

Illinois: Charlyn Reynolds * Chicago

Steven Ciezki Glass * Illinois

Steiner Industries ° Chicago

Wisconsin: Jon Chapman * Stevens Point

Beth Lipman * Sheboygan Falls

Missouri: Sam Stang Augusta

Colorado: North Rim Glass Crawford

Dale Roger Durango

Blake Street Glass Denver

Sam Rushing Ouray

Cimarron Art Glass Ridgway

Jennifer Nauck * Estes Park

Denver Glass Machinery ° Englewood

California: California State University Fulleton

SJSU School of Art and Design San Jose

Joe Cariati Los Angeles

Siemon & Salazar Santa Ana

Harmony Glassworks Harmony

Lundberg Studio Davenport

Pinzett Glass Berkeley

Fire River Art Glass Sacramento

Design with Fire Sacramento

Kliss Glass Fresno

Chon-Stone Studio Richmond

Seaview Art Glass Cazadero

Glass Fire Gallery Fort Bragg

Bryon Sutherland Gridley

Richard Satava Chico

Randy Strong Berkeley

Marvin Lipofski * Berkeley

Anna Mlasowsky * Oakland

Katherine Gray * Los Angeles

Heromi Takizawa * Long Beach

Christopher Jeffries * Laguna

Nate Cotterman *

Nikolas Weinstein + San Francisco

AGASC ^ San Diego

New Mexico: Arron Lowe Albuquerque

Oregon: Eugene Glass School Eugene

Studio West Eugene

Elements Glass # Portland

Magpie Glassworks Portland

Vitreluxe Portland

Fields & Fields Portland

Glassometry Hood River

C. Moore Glass Brookings

Vines Art Glass Bandon

Glass Forge Grants Pass

Jennifer Sears Art Glass Lincoln City

Icefire Glassworks Cannon Beach

Pyromania Glass Cannon Beach

Magic in Glass Depoe Bay

Ocean Coast Glassworks New Port

Ocean Beaches Glass Seal Rock

John Cook Gerhard

Jeff Thompson Bend

Andy Paiko * Portland

Terra Glassworks * Portland

Kelly Howard * Lincoln City

Canned Heat Glass # ° Portland

Bullseye Glass ° Portland

Uroboros Glass ° Portland

Washington: Museum of Glass # Tacoma

Chihuly Glass & Garden * Seattle

Pilchuck Glass School Stanwood

Pratt Art Center # Seattle

Firehouse Glass # Vancouver

Tacoma Glassblowing Studio Tacoma

Katrina Hude Greenbank

Island Art Glass Freeland

Richard Marquis Freeland

Willenbrink-Johnsen Glass ° Bow

Takuya Tokizawa Arlington

Jim Mongrain # Mukilteo

Two Tone Studios Seattle

Martin Blank # Seattle

Benjamin Moore Seattle

Fifty Four Sixteen Seattle

Richard Royal Studio Seattle

Preston Singletary Seattle

Joey Kirkpatrick & Flora Mace Seattle

Dante Marioni Seattle

Ryan Staub # Seattle

Glasseye Seattle

Seattle Glassblowing Studio Seattle

Glasshouse Seattle

Glassybaby Seattle

Dale Chihuly Seattle

Boathouse Seattle

Rik Allen & Shelley Muzylowski Seattle

Scott Chambers Seattle

Charles Parriott * Seattle

Ethan Stern * Seattle

Lydia Boss * Seattle

Spectrum Glass ° Woodinville

Jim Moore Glasstools ° Port Townsend

Spiral Arts ° Seattle

Hawaii: Island Glassworks Kailua

Taonga Glass Kailua

Strini Art Glass Haiku

Makai Glass Creations Makawao

Hot Island Glass Makawao

Worcester Glassworks Kula

2400° Fahrenheit Volcano

Big Island Glass Honoka'a

Daniel Moe Kilauea

Canada

The Glass Art Association of Canada ^

Ontario: Harbourfrontcenter # Toronto

Paulus Tjiang Warkworth

Sally McCubbin * Toronto

Nick Chase * Toronto

Laura Donefer * Harrowsmith

British Columbia: Sandpiper Studio Windermere

Gordon Webster Windermere

New-Small & Sterling Vancouver

Bavin Glassworks Invermere

Alberta: Alberta College of Art & Design Calgary

Firebrand Black Diamond

Quebec: Patrick Primeau Sainte-Julie

Mexico: Nouvel Studio Mexico City

Xaquixe Qaxaca

Jonathan Baskett * Mexico City

AUSTRALIA & OCEANIA

New Zealand: Masterworks Gallery * Auckland

Form Gallery * Christchurch

Wanganui Glass School # Wanganui

Chronicle Glass # Wanganui

Lava Glass Taupo

De Flute Glass Rotorua

Höglund Art Glass Richmond

Peter Raos Devonsport

Keith Grinter Town Basin

Garry Nash Auckland

Monmouth Glass Studio Auckland

Hokitika Glass Studio Hokitika

Peter Viesnik * Auckland

Dominic Burrell * Wanganui

Claudia Borella + Wanganui

Graeme Hitchcock + Wanganui

Ann Robinson + Auckland

Crystal Chain Gang + Martinsborough

Karin Barr + Morrinsville

David Traub + Wanganui

Wanganui Festival of Glass ^ Wanganui

Gaffer Glass ° Auckland

Australia

New South Wales: Sydney College of the Arts Sydney

Sabbia Gallery * Sydney

Glass Artists' Gallery * Sydney

Ben Edols & Kathy Elliott Manly

Curtisglassart Queanbeyan

Rob Wynne Manly

Sallie Portnoy Manly

Brian Hirst Annandale

Keith Rowe Glass Blackheath

Andrew Lavery * Sydney

Klaus Moje + Tanja

Jeremy Lepisto + Queanbeyan

Mel George + Queanbeyan

Kirstie Rea + Queanbeyan

Emma Varga + Manly

Warren Langley + Queenscliff

Cobi Cockburn + Shoalhaven Heads

FCT: Glass School of Arts Canberra

Beaver Galleries * Canberra

Canberra Glassworks # Canberra

Studio Tangerine Canberra

Scott Chaseling * Canberra

Brian Corr * Canberra

Holly Grace * Adelaide

Tom Rowney * Canberra

Nadége Desgenétez * Canberra

Lisa Cahill + Canberra

Mel Douglas + Canberra

Simon Maberley + Canberra

Melinda Willis + Canberra

Victoria: Kirra Galleries * Melbourne

Philip Stokes Melbourne

Gordon Studio Glassblowers Red Hill

Glassblowing Studio Healesville

Crystal Stubbs East Gippsland

Mark Douglass Design * Melbourne

Maureen Williams + Melbourne

Ede Horton + Camberwell

Tony Hanning + Gippsland

South Australia: Jam Factory # Adelaide

Tim Shaw Adelaide

Eamonn Vereker Adelaide

Nick Mount * Adelaide

Tom Moore * Adelaide

Andrew Baldwin * Adelaide

Emma Klau * Adelaide

Jaan Poldaas * Adelaide

Gerry King * Adelaide

Tim Edwards * Adelaide

Brenden Scott French * Adelaide

Andrea Fiebig * Adelaide

Kristel Britcher * Adelaide

Madeline Prowd * Adelaide

Kumiko Nakajima * Adelaide

Mark Thiele * Adelaide

Llewelyn Ash * Adelaide

Deb Jones * Adelaide

Clare Belfrage * Adelaide

Gabriella Bisetto * Adelaide

Penny Fuller + Adelaide

Jessica Loughlin + Adelaide

Zoe Woods + Adelaide

Western Australia: Kevin Gordon + Palmyra

ASIA

India: Wonky Works Vadodara

Srila Mookherjee Kolkata

Nandini Datta * Salcete

Glass development centre Firozabad

Glass in Firozabad ^

Taiwan: Glass Museum Hsinchu City

Tittot Glasmuseum Taipei

Stargallery Taipei

Tai Studio Glass Hsinchu City

Joy Huang Hsinchu

Hong Kong: Baptist University Hong Kong

Koru * Hong Kong

Glass Workshop Lahma Island

Sunny Wang * Hong Kong

Japan: Glass Art Museum Notojima

Toyama City College Toyama

Toyama Glass Studio # Toyama

Studio Fresco # Izumi-City

Sorte Glass Fukuzumi

Glass Rung Sasayama-City

Qualia Glassworks Minokamo

Nichi:nichi Mino

Ezra Glass # Awara

Watari Glass Studio Ayukawa

Hiroy Glass Studio Bizen-City

Utatsuyama Crafts Workshop Kanazawa

Factory Zoomer Kanazawa

Peter Ivy Toyama

Aya Glas Studio # Kawasaki

Sarue Glas # Tokyo

Prepa Studio Nakagawa

Glass Cafe gla_gla Toyako

Akiko Iwase * Toyama

Maruko Tools ° Narusawa

China: Liuli Glass Museum * Shanghai

Glassmuseum Shanghai

ZM Glass Art * Shangdong

Turkey: Cam Ocagi # Istanbul

Russia: Museum of Glass & Crystal * Nikolsk

Alexander Fokin, Taisiya Fokina * Nikolsk

International Glass Symposium ^ Nikolsk

Vietnam: Viet Tiep Crystal Taih Binh

AFRICA

South Africa: Cape Glass Studio Kapstadt

Kenya: Kitengela Hot Glass Karen