Northern contemporary glass society exhibition

Pendle Heritage Centre Art Gallery, Barrowford, U.K. Dec 2012.
Istra contributed to Contemporary Glass Society exhibition at Barrowford in Pendle Heritage Centre Art Gallery showing the latest works of top glass artists from across the north of England.

Art in glass

October-December 2012. at Studio Valeria in Medulin, Croatia. Following a fruitful September master class with Susan S. Amend and Jeff Zimmer at the North Lands Creative Glass Centre in Scotland, Istra made a number of new pieces of glass inspired by the local scenery. Glass panels were painted, fired and finished off with engraving. Here are few examples,

 

Interpretations of Hilbre

05/10/2012, Gallery Staacks, West Kirby, U.K. is showing Istra’s latest jewellery as a part of 10 years on Staacks celebration of the theme of “Interpretations of Hilbre”. Jewellery is inspired by the local seascape and is made in new style using Welsh seashell and silver wire.

6th Wirral Society of Arts National Open Exhibition

September-November 2012, Birkenhead, U.K. Istra contributed a painting inspired by the Manchester ship canall and industrial landscape going back to the Industrial Revolution.

Northlands creative glass, Lybster in Scotland

September, 2012 in Lybster, Scotland, U.K.  Istra took part in Susan S. Amend’s master class in various ways of creating images on glass. This was another successful and informative work with Susan (U.S.A.) assisted by Jeff Zimmer and a group of established glass artists from different World parts. Always delighted to visit Northlands and make some good glass art work. Here are few examples.

Wirral Festival of Firsts

07-08 July in Hoylake, Wirral U.K.

Istra contributed to this second festival of culture, art and music organized by John Gorman and friends. Istra organized an interactive group art project titled Art-by Inch in which 10 local artist participated in creating the first 10m long piece of art that was sold £1 per 1" of art at the Hoylake prom. Adriana von Runic and Ali Carter accomplished musicians contributed varied music and performed at an evening concert. Barbara, Maureen, Sheila and Istra sold most of the painting the profit of which will go toward Claire House a local children’s' hospice. 

De-junk Re-junk art from found objects

02/07/2012 art exhibition at Birkenhead visitor centre, UK.
AMAZING pieces or artwork made out of junk are on display in Wirral.Istra exhibited at this the second year at the De-junk, Re-junk exhibition, for which artists have created beautiful pieces out of rubbish, litter and other discarded items.The innovative exhibition is to show how items which otherwise would have ended up in landfill can be transformed into something else with a bit of creativity and skill. More than 30 artists and craftsmen across Merseyside are involved in the show. Artist Alison Bailey Smith organised and curates the show.
Istra Toner's work titled NOSTALGIA has been created from discarder materials including paper, cardboard, clothes and house hold decorating paints. The work questions the meaning of our need for remembering the past. Each piece leads the viewer to remembering their own past, and imagining someone from a long ago hiding their precious mementos of a special relationships under the floorboards for us to rediscover in time.