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Pauline Solven

Post by Nic on Thu Mar 26, 2009 9:27 pm

British studio glass artist. one of the co-founding members of Sam Herman's Glasshouse Studio.

Educated at the RCA 1965-1968.
Co-founded Glasshouse 1969
Founded her own studio, Ravenshill, in 1975
Co-founded Cowdy Glass Workshop with husband Harry Cowdy in 1978, but still seems to have continued with Ravenshill.
From 2004 onwards she worked/works exclusively in kiln-fused panels.


RCA sculpture, signed 'Pauline Solven London 1968'



Ravenshill vase, signed 'Pauline Solven RH 195 - 1979'

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Re: Pauline Solven

Post by Nic on Sat Jan 29, 2011 2:23 pm




Another Ravenshill piece, signed 'Pauline Solven RH 261 - 1976'.

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Re: Pauline Solven

Post by flying free on Sat Jan 29, 2011 10:55 pm

very pretty! I like her early pieces.

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Post by Nic on Mon Jan 31, 2011 4:26 pm

Same here - especially her work whilst still at the RCA, but it comes up so rarely.

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Post by flying free on Mon Jan 31, 2011 5:11 pm

There's a gorgeous piece in one of the Crafts Council contemporary British Glass catalogues called 'Stacked Form- Colour Elevation' -
I'm holding out for a largish piece like that with lots of colour ...well, when I say 'I'm holding out for' I mean 'When I am rich' Big Laughter

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Post by Nic on Mon Jan 31, 2011 6:41 pm

Aye, you need a deep pocket or two for the early bits - the first vase on this page, with the blue 'fins', was £350 (if memory serves) and that's only about 15cm tall.

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