Alison Kinnaird will be taking part in the Guild of Glass Engravers National Exhibition 'Crystal Canvas', to be held at the Red House Cone, High St, Wordsley, Stourbridge D48 4AZ.

The show will run daily from 10-4, from 22nd Aug-10th Oct

Alison Kinnaird was one of the 150 artists invited to produce a page for a commemorative book celebrating the 150^th Anniversary of the Victoria & Albert Museum. Among the other distinguished artists and designers are Quentin Blake, Anish Kapoor, and Antony Gormley. Other glass artists featured are Keiko Mukaide and Angela Jarman.

The pages are to be bound into a book which is at present on view in the main entrance hall of the Victoria & Albert Museum.

Twenty of the artists have their pages selected to be produced as limited edition posters, available till the end of September, in support of the museum.

Alison's page and poster may be viewed and ordered online at www.vam.ac.uk or following the website www.vandaprints.com

'Butterflies', a major architectural feature, was commissioned by the congregation of Marchmont St. Giles Church in Edinburgh. It consists of 6 metres of engravred and lit panels, using the life cycle of the butterfly to represent the rebirth of the soul. It has proved very popular with the congregation, and the café, recently opened in the new community hall, is called 'Butterflies Café', after the piece, which is in the entrance hall.

The café is open to the public most days, between 10am and 4pm.
Tel. : 0131 447 4359