http://www.GlassArtMagazine.com Glass Art TM • May/June 2016 • 21Glass as an Investment
Investors have bought glass in recent years,
because their money in banks and investments,
pensions, and property have not yielded the returns
they had hoped for. Both artists reported they have
more collectors now than ever before and were
surprised to find considerable overlap in their
collector bases as they readied themselves for the
Corning collaboration.
Malcolm himself recently joined the ranks of
art consumers and gained some personal insight
into what motivates them. “I turned 40 awhile
back, and everyone was asking what I wanted for
my birthday. I had seen a beautiful painting. The
image was from the perspective of someone lying
under a tree, just at the start of autumn. I knew the
artist and had seen other paintings of his, but this
one captured me. He had painted the canvas to sell
to one of his collectors whose only criteria was
that she wanted a picture by him for £5,000. Now
that is quite a lot of money for me, but I became
focused on acquiring this particular piece. When I
explained all of that to the artist, he decided, ‘My
collector can have another painting.’ So I now have
this remarkable painting on my wall. I can enjoy it
for the next 20 years. If, in the future, it appreciates
in value, that is great. And if not, it will continue to
bring me great pleasure in the meantime.”
Allister Malcolm
Broadfield House Glass Museum
Compton Drive
Kingswinford
West Midlands
DY6 9NS, UK
(044) 07961 867206
[email protected]
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Allister-Malcolm/224069450941299
http://www.allistermalcolm.com
© Copyright 2016 by Glass Art.
All rights reserved.Helen Millard
Helen Millard Cameo Glass
The Workshop
Brewers’ Quay
Weymouth, Dorset
DT4 8TR, UK
(044) 07597 338953
[email protected]
http://www.helenmillard.co.ukHelen Millard and Allister Malcolm,
Sunburst, padded cameo,
10" diameter.
Photo by Lara Jane Thorpe.Portrait of Allister Malcolm at work by Simon Bruntnell.