FOREWORD & ESSAYS

INTRODUCTION
The ‘Glass Routes’ exhibition and catalogue examined the role and impact of Professor Keith Cummings upon glass education in the UK and China. Through his work at Stourbridge College and the University of Wolverhampton Keith has provided guidance, support and career advice to some of the most important international glass artists. The exhibition looks back through forty years of work; examining the range of work produced by Cummings in glass and metal as well as in drawings and paintings.

His work is contextualized amongst his colleagues in the glass world, which include a range of former students who are now academics, artists, designers and respected glass makers. Over the last forty years, Keith has influenced the present and future generations of glass artists and designers all over the world. The exhibition and catalogue specifically examines the effects of the University of Wolverhampton glass programme upon newly established university programmes in studio glass in Shanghai and Beijing.

Stuart Garfoot, Head of Glass,
School of Art and Design University of Wolverhampton
Co-curator of ‘GlassRoutes’


Dedicated to the memory Ida Wong (1962 - 2008)
For her exceptional understanding and commitment to building the academic relationship between Wolverhampton and China.

FOREWORD
Professor Tim Collins: Foreword

ESSAYS
Professor Andrew Brewerton: Glass Routes
Professor Keith Cummings: Continuity and Change in Glass History
Stuart Garfoot: The Glass Baton, A Personal Overview
Susanne Frantz: Glass Tiger
Associate Professor Xiaowei Zhuang: The Development of Studio Glass at Shanghai University
Associate Professor Guan Donghai: Creating With Glass
Dr Kristina Niedderer: Developing Glass Practice Through Creative Research
Xue Lu (Shelly): Growing With the Soil of China

Stuart Garfoot: Introduction to Creative Pathway
David Reekie: Creative Pathway 1
Katy Holford: Creative Pathway 2