Ann Robinson is a glass artist who is highly regarded both in New Zealand and internationally, and has been largely responsible for the local development of cast glass.

She worked with John Croucher and Garry Nash in the Sunbeam Glass Works from 1981, leaving in 1989 to set up her own studio in Karekare, near Auckland. In works largely based on local plant forms, she started to make limited edition series through the lost-wax casting process, using colours imported from Europe.

In 1992, after a year of working closely with John Croucher and John Leggott, Gaffer Coloured Glass developed a local glass to fit her needs. Robinson soon evolved new forms using the new Gaffer casting glass, enriching the palette herself through mixing colours.

You can see Robinson's work in the new exhibition Smart works: design and the handmade, until 4 November 2007 at the Powerhouse Museum.

Smart works: design and the handmade


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