News - September 2022
After the Glastage in Grimnitz (DE) (26-27 July) I ended up on holiday in the glass studio of Pierrot Doremus https://verrerie-de-gramat.business.site In Gramat (Dordogne) you will find his studio where he spontaneously invited me to make a piece together one morning. It was an honor! 
Then I briefly visited the
London Glassblowing Studio by Peter Layton where Bruce Marks and Louis Thomson were at work. Just a short update and hopefully there will be a sequel in the future. Glass BlowerWelcome to my website.
As a child I grew up in the glass studio of my father, Cees van Olst (1947-2014). So I can call myself a 2nd generation glassblower. Because I was involved in the profession from an early age, I went through all facets of glass, from lamp work, stained glass to the studio glass. The latter is what I completely agree with. A fascinating material, with old techniques, many applications and constant innovation in appearance makes glass very challenging to work with. Temperatures from 1100 to 1300 degrees. All possible color combinations from opaque to transparent, optical effect and so on. Glass is endless. Because of my many visits to various glass areas in Europe and my interest in the history of the trade, I am in constant contact with colleagues about the development of the craft and the preservation of knowledge. In some of my own work I try to work solo as much as possible. Working without an assistant challenges me to find new combinations of techniques and workflow to create a new collection. Soon this collection entitled "SOLO1" will be available for exhibitions and galleries. (2022) I was delighted to receive a grant from the Cultural Participation Fund in 2021 for my project: “The road to Mastery”. This allows me to expand my craftsmanship by studying together with other artists. In July 2021 I was invited to the Grimnitzer Glastage near Berlin. This 6-day festival in a friendly atmosphere with glassblowers from Germany at work and displaying their works. Exchange of techniques and knowledge to create new pieces. In addition, I participated in the table discussions of the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science about "the innovative power of crafts, craftsmanship and design" in 2021. I have worked as a glass blower in: Glass Museum "The Spiral" - Diever Glass Museum Hoogeveen - 1995 - 2000 Van Tetterode (freelance) - 2008 Hotmarks Glas Orvelte (freelance) - 2008 Hotmarks Glass Ootmarsum (freelance) - 2018 Glass museum Leerdam - 2019 - present Grimnitz Glastage - July 2021 Since 2019 I have been working as a permanent freelancer in the studio of the National Glass Museum Leerdam, where I have the opportunity to collaborate with some of the Netherlands' greatest glass artists. My own museum line, made exclusively for the museum, is sold in the museum shop. All of my own work can be found in shops and galleries throughout the Netherlands and/or can be ordered via this site. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Matthias also works as a musician in his: www.oldferrymusicstudio.com |
Matthias working with Olaf Giertz (Grimnitz -Germany 2021)
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At work in the studio of the NGM
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On the following days Matthias works in the studio of the National Glass Museum Leerdam:
13 februari 2022 6 maart 2022 2 april 2022 9 april 2022 18 april 2022 24 april 2022 1 mei 2022 8 mei 2022 22 mei 2022 26 mei 2022 29 mei 2022 5 juni 2022 10 juni 2022 12 juni 2022 26 juni 2022 2 juli 2022 14 juli 2022 22 juli 2022 24 juli 2022 25 t/m 27 juli 2022 - Grimnitzer Glastage (Duitsland) 28 juli 2022 30 juli 2022 19 augustus 2022 20 augustus 2022 23 augustus 2022 31 augustus 2022 1 september 2022 5 september 2022 12 september 2022 (workshops) 13 september 2022 15 september 2022 23 september 2022 25 september 2022 29 september 2022 30 september 2022 3 oktober (workshops) 7 oktober 2022 13 oktober 2022 20 oktober 2022 23 oktober 2022 24 oktober (workshops) 27 oktober 2022 7 november (workshops) 10 november 2022 20 november 2022 21 november 2022 (workshops) 24 november 2022 28 november 2022 (workshops) 8 december 2022 |
CONTACT ME
e-mail: mcvanolst@yahoo.com.