A new exhibition at the art gallery features glass. I have always loved the shards and pots of ancient glass which have a golden glow to them and an enviable skill set in producing them. This Roman one from Ad 1-500- intact!

That iridescence that Roman Glass has is reproduced here by a contemporary artist Colin Heaney who achieved this effect by throwing handfuls of metallic salts into the furnace in the final stages of the production. Heany says ” I loved glass blowing from the start because you… only have one chance to get it right.”

Murano glass always had a strong affinity with me. This one, a particularly elegant depiction.A cluster of islands in the Venetian Lagoon it was the epicentre for glass blowing in the Middle Ages.

The way glass has evolved through the ages has been nothing short of miraculous. Now we take it very much for granted but it is good to stop and admire some of these finer pieces. Jenni Kemarre Martinello is an Arrernte artist and she has managed to take indigenous weaving of Aboriginal bags and baskets by employing caneworking techniques to twist and pull the glass into patterns – don’t ask me what caneworking is but isn’t the effect stunning?

The beauty of Warren Langleys piece starts with its name – “Encroachment”. He is undoubtedly drawing our attention to the encroachment of urban areas on forests and wildlife.

Then an offer we can consider to secure our Eternity – anyone up for it?