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CGS is a vibrant non-profit inspiring excellence in glass, educating international audiences, and proudly promoting 1300+ makers, collectors, suppliers, and experts working with glass as a dynamic medium in contemporary art, craft, and design.

04/11/2026

Continuing our tour of the Cabinet of Curiosities, currently on display at the World of Glass, St Helens.

Linda Norris is exhibiting Cwilt 2

Rooted in the ritual of making and sharing tea, this cup illuminates the resilience and cultural memory embedded in domestic craft.

If you love the piece you can head to the exhibition link below to vote for Linda in our People's Prize that will be announced at the end of the exhibition - or you can purchase it to enjoy forever!

https://www.cgs.org.uk/cabinetofcuriosities

We invited our members to create a piece of glass with the theme Cabinet of Curiosities embracing curiosity, experimentation, process-led exploration and storytelling – whether factual or imaginatively fictional. With over 100 artefacts now exhibited in our cabinet, our members most certainly embraced the theme, with a plethora of pieces using a wide variety of techniques from blowing to casting, fusing, stained glass and lampworking, and many others too.

Thanks to our sponsors The Glass Sellers Charity, Vessel Gallery and Mark Holford without them this exhibition would not have been possible.

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01/11/2026

There’s still time to see the Cabinet of Curiosities, currently on display at the World of Glass, St Helens.

Julia Kastler is exhibiting What if #1 ... aka Relics of the Primordial

The work presents a series of figurines based on archaeological discoveries. The oldest of these representations dates back to around 50,000 BC. The figurines are depicted using traditional stained glass techniques, with layers of color applied gradually and carefully. They are then framed in brass, with the form of the framing evoking an arch or a halo.

If you love the piece you can head to the exhibition link below to vote for Cheryl in our People's Prize that will be announced at the end of the exhibition - or you can purchase it to enjoy forever!

https://cgs.org.uk/cabinetofcuriosities/

We invited our members to create a piece of glass with the theme Cabinet of Curiosities embracing curiosity, experimentation, process-led exploration and storytelling – whether factual or imaginatively fictional. With over 100 artefacts now exhibited in our cabinet, our members most certainly embraced the theme, with a plethora of pieces using a wide variety of techniques from blowing to casting, fusing, stained glass and lampworking, and many others too.

Thanks to our sponsors The Glass Sellers Charity, Vessel Gallery and Mark Holford without them this exhibition would not have been possible.

29/10/2026

There’s still time to see the Cabinet of Curiosities, currently on display at the World of Glass, St Helens.

Cheryl Gould is exhibiting Lucid Dreamer

'Lucid Dreamer ''represents one of my lucid dreams: i often have heightened awareness when I know I am dreaming while I am dreaming and create a control of the outcome ,like I was able to prevent a Hunter in my dream from capturing and killing a rare bird of prey by shouting at him to stop and waking with a sigh of relief......because he ran away and the bird was safe.

If you love the piece you can head to the exhibition link below to vote for Cheryl in our People's Prize that will be announced at the end of the exhibition - or you can purchase it to enjoy forever!

https://cgs.org.uk/cabinetofcuriosities/

We invited our members to create a piece of glass with the theme Cabinet of Curiosities embracing curiosity, experimentation, process-led exploration and storytelling – whether factual or imaginatively fictional. With over 100 artefacts now exhibited in our cabinet, our members most certainly embraced the theme, with a plethora of pieces using a wide variety of techniques from blowing to casting, fusing, stained glass and lampworking, and many others too.

Thanks to our sponsors The Glass Sellers Charity, Vessel Gallery and Mark Holford without them this exhibition would not have been possible.

28/10/2026

There’s still time to see the Cabinet of Curiosities, currently on display at the World of Glass, St Helens.

Mirandas Ellis is exhibiting Floating

Cast Glass cube, sphere - with hexagon detail . The sphere I drew and transferred onto a computer to made a 3d printer. I used this to make a silicone mould.

If you love the piece you can head to the exhibition link below to vote for Miranda in our People's Prize that will be announced at the end of the exhibition - or you can purchase it to enjoy forever!

https://cgs.org.uk/cabinetofcuriosities/

We invited our members to create a piece of glass with the theme Cabinet of Curiosities embracing curiosity, experimentation, process-led exploration and storytelling – whether factual or imaginatively fictional. With over 100 artefacts now exhibited in our cabinet, our members most certainly embraced the theme, with a plethora of pieces using a wide variety of techniques from blowing to casting, fusing, stained glass and lampworking, and many others too.

Thanks to our sponsors The Glass Sellers Charity, Vessel Gallery and Mark Holford without them this exhibition would not have been possible.

27/10/2026

A tiny snippet of the pieces featured in our Cabinet of Curiosties! Did you know there are over 130 artefacts, all for sale at affordable prices? There are still some available to purchase and you can vote for your favourite in our CGS People's Prize that will be announced on 1st November!

To vote or to purchase head to our link in bio or in stories. Share with all of your friends! It's the perfect way to own a beautiful piece of glass from our incredible members!

The funds raised will be put towards our 30th Anniversary celebrations next year! After paying the artists and commission to The World of Glass who kindly hosted the exhibition as a part of The International Festival of Glass of course 😊

26/10/2026

Continuing our tour of the Cabinet of Curiosities, currently on display at the World of Glass, St Helens.

Valerie Bernardini is exhibiting On your Side

This wall piece presents a fragment from an imagined marine archive, where coloured porcelain and flame-worked glass converge to create forms that hover between specimen and invention.
This work draw upon shells, seaweed, coral, and geological formations encountered along the shore, yet it resists precise identification.

If you love the piece you can head to the exhibition link below to vote for Valerie in our People's Prize that will be announced at the end of the exhibition - or you can purchase it to enjoy forever!

https://www.cgs.org.uk/cabinetofcuriosities

We invited our members to create a piece of glass with the theme Cabinet of Curiosities embracing curiosity, experimentation, process-led exploration and storytelling – whether factual or imaginatively fictional. With over 100 artefacts now exhibited in our cabinet, our members most certainly embraced the theme, with a plethora of pieces using a wide variety of techniques from blowing to casting, fusing, stained glass and lampworking, and many others too.

Thanks to our sponsors The Glass Sellers Charity, Vessel Gallery and Mark Holford without them this exhibition would not have been possible.

26/10/2026

Continuing our tour of the Cabinet of Curiosities, currently on display at the World of Glass, St Helens.

Keith Dymond is exhibiting Ghost Warrior

Ghost Warrior is a work about endurance, restraint, and the quiet power of transformation. It holds the presence of a warrior not in action, but in suspension — strength has been preserved at the exact point where struggle gives way to stillness.

If you love the piece you can head to the exhibition link below to vote for Keith in our People's Prize that will be announced at the end of the exhibition - or you can purchase it to enjoy forever!

https://www.cgs.org.uk/cabinetofcuriosities

We invited our members to create a piece of glass with the theme Cabinet of Curiosities embracing curiosity, experimentation, process-led exploration and storytelling – whether factual or imaginatively fictional. With over 100 artefacts now exhibited in our cabinet, our members most certainly embraced the theme, with a plethora of pieces using a wide variety of techniques from blowing to casting, fusing, stained glass and lampworking, and many others too.

Thanks to our sponsors The Glass Sellers Charity, Vessel Gallery and Mark Holford without them this exhibition would not have been possible.

26/10/2026

Continuing our tour of the Cabinet of Curiosities, currently on display at the World of Glass, St Helens.

Hassina Khan is exhibiting Sometimes you just have to let go.

This little object was created both as a way to explore using up offcuts of glass and out of a desire to challenge myself to relinquish control. My handcut calligraphic works result in many, many small pieces of glass which I have religiously kept but struggled to find a use for, so I started fusing them into thick glass blanks to make drop out vessels.

If you love the piece you can head to the exhibition link below to vote for Hassina in our People's Prize that will be announced at the end of the exhibition - or you can purchase it to enjoy forever!

https://www.cgs.org.uk/cabinetofcuriosities

We invited our members to create a piece of glass with the theme Cabinet of Curiosities embracing curiosity, experimentation, process-led exploration and storytelling – whether factual or imaginatively fictional. With over 100 artefacts now exhibited in our cabinet, our members most certainly embraced the theme, with a plethora of pieces using a wide variety of techniques from blowing to casting, fusing, stained glass and lampworking, and many others too.

Thanks to our sponsors The Glass Sellers Charity, Vessel Gallery and Mark Holford without them this exhibition would not have been possible.

26/10/2026

Continuing our tour of the Cabinet of Curiosities, currently on display at the World of Glass, St Helens.

Charlie Burke is exhibiting Axon in Teal

This piece is an example of the Axon series. This a half hemisphere comprised of layered clear crystal and vibrant colours, has been hot sculpted in the glassblowing studio at E&M Glass then later cut open in order to be meticulously ground and polished.

If you love the piece you can head to the exhibition link below to vote for Charlie in our People's Prize that will be announced at the end of the exhibition - or you can purchase it to enjoy forever!

https://www.cgs.org.uk/cabinetofcuriosities

We invited our members to create a piece of glass with the theme Cabinet of Curiosities embracing curiosity, experimentation, process-led exploration and storytelling – whether factual or imaginatively fictional. With over 100 artefacts now exhibited in our cabinet, our members most certainly embraced the theme, with a plethora of pieces using a wide variety of techniques from blowing to casting, fusing, stained glass and lampworking, and many others too.

Thanks to our sponsors The Glass Sellers Charity, Vessel Gallery and Mark Holford without them this exhibition would not have been possible.

25/10/2026

Continuing our tour of the Cabinet of Curiosities, currently on display at the World of Glass, St Helens.

Jo Mitchell is exhibiting Host Miniature

Kiln controlled air entrapment: float glass, air bubble figures.

If you love the piece you can head to the exhibition link below to vote for Jo in our People's Prize that will be announced at the end of the exhibition - or you can purchase it to enjoy forever!

https://www.cgs.org.uk/cabinetofcuriosities

We invited our members to create a piece of glass with the theme Cabinet of Curiosities embracing curiosity, experimentation, process-led exploration and storytelling – whether factual or imaginatively fictional. With over 100 artefacts now exhibited in our cabinet, our members most certainly embraced the theme, with a plethora of pieces using a wide variety of techniques from blowing to casting, fusing, stained glass and lampworking, and many others too.

Thanks to our sponsors The Glass Sellers Charity, Vessel Gallery and Mark Holford without them this exhibition would not have been possible.

Address

29 Heron Drive, Northamptonshire, NN3 6QE
Brackley
NN136QE

Website

http://www.cgs.org.uk/, https://linktr.ee/contemporaryglasssociety

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