2012 Finalist
Alasdair GordonPalmyra, Western Australia, Australia
Kangaroo Paw
Blown, overlaid colour and copper wheel engraved glass
24 H x 11.5 W x 11.5 D cm
My intention in this work was to explore the sculptural qualities of the Kangaroo Paw using the traditional engraving technique of copper wheel.
Photographer: Kevin Gordon
All entries as Finalist
2010 Finalist
Biography
Alasdair Gordon
Palmyra, Western Australia, Australia
Born
21/11/1931 Edinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom
Education
- 1957, Diploma in Design and Crafts, Edinburgh College of Art, Edinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom
Last Solo Exhibition
Last Group Exhibition
- 2012, STORYTELLING, Sabbia Gallery, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Public/Private Collections
- National Art Glass Collection, Wagga Wagga Art Gallery, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
- City of Melville Collection, Melville, Western Australia, Australia
- Murdoch University Art Collection, Murdoch, Western Australia, Australia
- Various Private and Corporate Commissions
- Decorative Arts and Design Collection, Australian National Gallery, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Awards/Grants
- 2011, Finalist, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia
- 2010, Finalist, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia
- 2009, York Society Glass Award, York Society, York, Western Australia, Australia
- 2007, Nominated, Living Treasures: Master of Australian Craft, Object: Australian Centre for Craft and Design, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- 1999, York Society Glass Award, York Society, York, Western Australia, Australia
- 1998, York Society Glass Award, York Society, York, Western Australia, Australia
- 1981, Fellow, The Guild of Glass Engravers London, London, United Kingdom
