This issue is dedicated to exploring legacies that have brought us to where we are now, while we look forward with anticipation and prospect of what is to come as the field of glass develops and morphs. In the pages of the fall issue, Max Grossman explains the development of tools and techniques in the early American glass industry; Shane Fero describes the GAS History Project and its importance to mapping the formation of Studio Glass; Tess McShane gives credence to GAS leaders with applaud to the achievements of past Executive Director Pamela Koss; Dr. Ilhan Hademir and Hacer Yilikoglu explain the growth of the Turkish Studio Glass Movement; Patricia Gomes interviews Susie Silbert, curator at the Corning Museum of Glass, about the 40th Anniversary of the New Glass Review; and Eddie Bernard calls attention to the achievements and importance of glass technicians, our unsung heroes!
