For those attending, recall the Tom Dimitroff presentation. John Styler of Prospect Heights, Illinois adds the following information that shows that there is a piece of art glass for every occasion.
At the symposium during Tom’s presentation there was a very tall piece with a top like a inverted acorn. There were questions raised as to what it’s function was with no decisions made. Well the piece was made to hold ashes. I know because a friend has a Steuben cremation urn with her grandmothers remains, acorn top and all. Cremation remains were held in very beautiful urns back then, today they go into a simple box.

Symposium chairman, Scott Hansen of Briarcliff Manor, New York has sent out surveys to all participants. He reminds you that if you hadn’t responded, please do. If you lost your survey let me know and we’ll get another one out to you. The results of the last several year’s surveys were intensely reviewed and this year’s program was largely patterned after those comments which led to the most successful Symposium yet. One of the comments from a survey response reads.
(referring to Friday night’s dinner and tour of CMoG) “Nice dinner, great conversations with fellow diners, and, afterwards, going up into CMoG is always fascinating. If you like glass, and you don’t get excited about being in the Museum, something is wrong!”