Echoes of Glass update

Echoes of Glass (part of the Black Country Echoes festival) has been open nearly two weeks now, and we had our official opening last week - complete with press and local dignitaries! Here is the cutting from our local newspaper, Express & Star:
Rather unfairly, there's no picture of Carol Griffin or her wonderful work in the article. I'll rectify that right now, with another photo taken at the opening:

Carol Griffin, presenting one of the pieces from her Traces of Glass series to Keith Smith, Sales Manager at Tudor Crystal
(with Terri Colledge and me in the background) Photo: Rob Griffin

There's also a great video piece by José Forrest-Tennant, which captures the memories of four sisters who all worked at Stuart Crystal, one of the local glassmaking factories - a good giggle.

The exhibition is open weekdays until 3 October 2014, at Plowden & Thompson, New Dial Works, Stewkins, Stourbridge, DY8 4YN.  It will then move down to the Ruskin Glass Centre - opening as part of the Black Country Echoes Heritage Weekend being held at the Webb Corbett Visitor Centre on Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 October 2014.