Team Scientific Splash (Doni Hatz, Tim Kornahrens, Julie Riggs, and Tim Williams) won second place in the 2009 International Hot Glass Invitational (IHGI) with Elements at Play, a Cirque du Soleil–style sculpture. Featured were aerial artists flying high amidst colorful hollow-form tent spires, a hamster-wheel contraption, and ornamental flames.

Team Northstar (Clinton Roman, Scott Deppe, Darby Holm, and Matthew Stroven) created the winning 2009 International Hot Glass Invitational (IHGI) entry, a skull-and-spine chandelier inspired by findings in a Czech monastery. Careful planning and well-orchestrated teamwork on the part of the members made this an outstanding entry.

Glasscraft Inc. (www.glasscraftinc.com) and The Flow are excited to announce the Glasscraft Emerging Artist Award (GEAA). The GEAA will be awarded to up and coming flameworking artists who have demonstrated outstanding skill and who have contributed to the lampworking community through technical and artistic innovation. The award is given to twelve lampworking artists a year, one of which will become the Glasscraft Emerging Artist. Nominations can be made by anyone, whether artists, collectors or galleries.