Clearly Beautiful: The Art of Glass
Ann Marie Michel
- Region:
- North West
- Notice Period:
- Regular (more than one month's notice)
- Type:
- professional
- Fee:
- Paid: £80
- Category:
- History
- Updated:
- 5th December 2025
- Tagged:
- Art | History Of Art | Culture | Collecting
After many years of speaking to groups about different aspects of art and art history, I’m often asked questions about my personal favourites, and people are sometimes surprised to find that I collect not paintings – but glass. Of course it would be considerably more expensive to build a collection of my favourite paintings, but there’s more to it than economic considerations. The best glass IS art – creative, expressive, experimental and enduring.This richly illustrated talk covers the fascinating history of glass and shows examples of the beautiful glass that represents the best of this long tradition – going back for thousands of years.
Views: 6 | Enquiries: 0About Ann Marie Michel
I am an American journalist based in the North West for the last 20 years. I have written extensively on art themes for radio documentaries and the New York-based art magazine ARTnews, and now speak regularly to such groups as the WI, National Women's Register, Probus, Masonic Lodges, U3A and various other community leisure groups. I have a colourful background including years of radio broadcasting in the Netherlands and Switzerland, so I am a professional and engaging speaker. I have travelled extensively for my work and am multi-lingual. I have also worked as writer-in-residence at HMP Lancaster Castle (it closed as a prison in 2011) and I am now part of the Regional Heritage Centre at Lancaster University.
I live in the beautiful Lune Valley village of Wray and travel within approximately one hour radius for live speaking engagements. For those further afield, I am available via Zoom or Teams. Please contact me to discuss your needs - you won't be disappointed.
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