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MARK LAUCKNER: Mark has been working in glass since 1977. In 1985 he moved from stained glass and sand-carved glass to lampworking and fusing glass. In 1996 he started the Mayne Island Glass Foundry where scrap window glass is melted to a liquid and recycled into cast and blown works.
Over 87,000 pounds have been recycled at the Foundry during the last 10 years. During this time, super-energy efficient glass furnaces were designed at the Foundry. Mark is dedicated to promoting the concept that glass can be created while considering ecology. Traditionally, creating glass art consumes vast amounts of resources and energy. With these newly-developed furnace technologies, scrap glass can be recycled into art at approx 10% of the traditional energy costs.
These new furnaces, developed on Mayne Island, are now in use in 16 countries around the world. Mark teaches, promotes new environmentally responsible technologies, and continues to âœpush the envelopeâ, continually exploring new processes and producing new works of art in glass.