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Story: Whanganui region

Blowing glass

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Blowing glass

Whanganui-based Lyndsay Patterson is a well-known maker of contemporary glass. Patterson, a graduate of the fine arts programme at Whanganui UCOL, says he is fascinated by the traditions and possibilities of the material, and the challenges of working with hot glass.

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Chronicle Glass Studio

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Diana Beaglehole, Whanganui region – Buildings and heritage, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/19088/blowing-glass (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Diana Beaglehole, published 3 March 2009, updated 1 June 2015.