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Moss Holland

Vintage modern slumped Orange Art Glass Plate Set by Moss Holland BC Canada

Vintage modern slumped Orange Art Glass Plate Set by Moss Holland BC Canada

$35.00 USD
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Vintage 2000, slumped Art Glass Plate Set in a striated Orange Red created by Moss Holland of Sproule Creek, BC, Canada. Never used, in original gift box from Art Gallery of Golden, BC. This lovely set includes a larger serving plate that measures 7 5/8" square and 2 smaller 4 3/8" square sauce/ serving plates. Moss Holland established his art glass studio 40 years ago and was one of the only glass workers in the area between 1972 and 1980, creating new pieces as well as doing all repairs on stained glass windows and other items in the area. With his wife, Bonnie, they shared their craft and trained others including their 2 sons, Gimel and Gavin, who has his own studio in Nelson, BC. Art Glass making,as well as construction of stained glass windows/panels, have grown considerably in the region since. This later career set by Moss Holland is perfect for serving appetizers on a bar or to accompany drinks for a small cocktail party or to use as catchalls on shelf /table.

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Stained glass in the family

For the Hollands of Sproule Creek, stained glass is all in the family.

Moss Holland started working with glass in a small shop 40 years ago, and has since handled most of the repair jobs in the Kootenays. He and wife Bonnie also taught the craft to their children, Gavin and Gimel.

“I was probably the only glass worker in B.C. from 1972 to about 1980,” Moss says.

“Then there was a proliferation. We started teaching people and suddenly lots were doing glass around us.”

Gavin has been in the studio since he was five, and for the last few years had his own business in Nelson.

“The biggest job I did recently was a Trail hospital window,” he says. “It was four and a half by seven feet and very intricate. That was my masterwork so far.”

He’s also done repairs for the Catholic church, using traditional leaded stained glass and techniques his father showed him.

All four family members will be on hand next Thursday at St. Saviour’s Pro-Cathedral to talk about how stained glass has evolved and how a window is put together.

The tools have not changed much over the centuries, Moss says. The basic glass cutter is the same, “except now they’ve got one with a little barrel that lubricates as you’re cutting. The pliers are probably the same sort they used to break glass 300 years ago.”

 


 

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