A glass hand-grenade, a model of a futuristic apartment-block and glass wind instruments all feature in a new Crafts Council touring exhibition; Breath Taking: Revealing a new wave in British glass blowing.

The exhibition is showing at Oriel Wrecsam from 2 December 2011 – 28 January 2012.

Breath Taking presents blown glass work by 22 UK makers, including 17 new commissions and five exemplary pieces from the Crafts Council Collection. The selected makers all illustrate a contemporary and lyrical approach to this age-old process through the presentation of exciting new works, many of which are conceptual and non-functional forms that breathe new life into a traditional practice.

You can find out about this and other touring exhibitions from the Crafts Council here

http://breath-taking.org.uk/