Glaskunst – Kim ten Oever | Glas-educatie, Workshop, Kiln casting, Fusing, Glasriket, Glasblazen, Kunst, Glasstudio, Art-based research, glas in zweden

Vernissage

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 08:40:17 GMT

25 April, 15:00, 2026

Komsi, komsi! Museum The Glass Factory, opening of exhibition 'Touchable' about my poroject with the sightimpaired and their glass-experience,

3 headed snake

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 09:40:33 GMT

Special snake is being sculpted

In the hotshop from the Glass Factory are snake interpretations sculpted and blown for my upcoming exhibition 'Touchable'. Thanks to Anders Wennerhag and Mikael Jacobsson!

Workshop glass to clay

Mon, 23 Mar 2026 09:30:46 GMT

The tactile experience of glass-objects is translated to clay.

This workshop explored the difference between a pure tactile encounter of glass objects versus the same experience added by sight.

Rope snakes!

Mon, 16 Mar 2026 09:16:23 GMT

Not glass at all?

These 2 rope-snakes made by Anja Pots are ready for my upcoming exhibition 'Touchable'.

Vernissage: 25/4, 15:00 in museum The Glass Factory, Boda Glasbruk, Sweden.

More components

Mon, 05 Jan 2026 09:56:56 GMT

Smaller glass-parts for a gravestone

More glass-components are ready for their example-gravestone. These are to be combined and interchangeable.

Glass - components

Wed, 22 Oct 2025 08:56:48 GMT

Working on glass elements for gravemonuments

In the past I have worked with gravestone masons, funeral homes and familymembers to make unique gravemonuments. Now I am working on glass parts that Emmaboda Granit will set into example stones.

Workshop for sight-impaired participants

Sat, 20 Sep 2025 09:09:34 GMT

Working with glass and clay.

Participants from Synskadades Riksförbund and Förbundet Sveriges Dövblinda came and worked with clay to interpret their experience of design glass-oblects from The Glass Factory's archive.

Konstrunt 2025

Wed, 27 Aug 2025 06:47:46 GMT

Konstrunt 2025, 13 + 14 september.

This year I will show my work in Åfors Folkets Hus again, it has such a great 'biosal'!

The glass I am showing is about material, process, results and the joy of unexpected.

Nr.7 is changing owners!

Mon, 28 Jul 2025 20:56:01 GMT

'In between and all around' Nr.7 moves to the Netherlands.

One of the first objects I made in my atelje in Boda Glasbruk (The Glass Factory) has been sold and has found a new home.

Preperations

Wed, 11 Jun 2025 19:21:41 GMT

Glas casting preperations for glass course; 'Skapa Glas' 2025.

Making glass-casting on Pate de Verre examples with Morgan Olsson for the 5 day glass course 'Skapa Glass' 2025. For more info check under 'workshops and courses' on the website.

Changing the skin

Wed, 12 Mar 2025 19:46:52 GMT

Exploration into changing the surface of glass.

Changing the 'skin', the surface of a glass object by kiln-casting.

Konstrunt 2024

Mon, 02 Sep 2024 13:10:58 GMT

Konstrunt 2024

I år kommer jag att visa mina verk i Åfors Folkets Hus. Kom och se! Fika är möjligt med.

Window-patterns

Sun, 02 Jun 2024 19:36:26 GMT

From chalk drawing to patterns in a glass vase.

Exploring graal-technique; sandblasted my window pattern in the glass, then glassblower Morgan Olsson blew the vases.

Working on something new

Sat, 10 Feb 2024 15:48:42 GMT

Project

Colour drawing and glass about light in the forest.

New sign Åfors Folketshus

Thu, 07 Sep 2023 19:33:19 GMT

Ny skylten till Åfors Folketshus glor av keramik och glas.tack Gitte Lind det har varit mycket trevligt att göra tillsammans! och tack Pablo Patron för hjälpen med flera stegen.

The new sign for Åfors Folketshus shines, made from ceramics and glass. Thank you Gitte Lind, it has been very nice working together! And thank you Pablo Patron for the help with the several steps.

Konstrunt 2023

Mon, 04 Sep 2023 17:59:32 GMT

Make Glass Work är med på Konstrunt '23. Besök oss lördag 9/9 klockan 11 till klockan 17 och söndag 10/9 klockan 13 till klockan 17. Aletjé x-11 på The Glass Factory i Boda Glasbruk. Båda dagar erbjuder vi en barnworkshop (gratis) klockan 14 till klockan 16.

Make Glass Work is at the Konstrunt '23. Visit us Saturday 9/9 between 11 and 17, and Sunday 10/9 between 13 and 17. Ateljé x-11 in The Glass Factory in Boda Glasbruk. Both days we offer a childrens workshop (for free) between 14 and 16.

Workshop with Synskadades Riksförbund Kronoberg

Sun, 14 May 2023 14:30:41 GMT

Two day "exploring glass" workshop. We played with sand and clay. Everyone made their own glass mold and later got to experience blowing glass with hotshop help from Morgan Olsson.

Glaskonsthelgen

Sun, 30 Apr 2023 14:56:32 GMT

Two hours in the hotshop at The Glass Factory during Glaskonsthelgen, the opening of the glass season.

Konstrunda i Österlen

Sun, 09 Apr 2023 15:09:09 GMT

I participated in the Konstrunda i Österlen. We had a great time at our location: Konst i Salongen.

A new life for an Erik Höglund chandelier

Sat, 18 Feb 2023 16:16:13 GMT

New parts were added while authentic parts were restorated. And now the retirement home in Algutsboda can enjoy this lovely piece again.

Copper medallions

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 06:43:48 GMT

250 small glass medallions for a great party!

Made with much patience; custom made glass medallions with copper inlay

Scholarship Kalmar län

Thu, 06 Oct 2022 10:12:27 GMT

I am one of 18 artists to receive a cultural work-scholarship from Region Kalmar län.

The scholarship is to be used to continue the collaboration with the SRF in order to develop workshops for and with visually impaired people.

To see the news article click here .

Konstrunt

Sat, 10 Sep 2022 10:33:41 GMT

Happy to be chosen to participate for the first time in this interesting cultural 'Konstrunt'.

Come and find me!

To read more about Konstrunt click here .

Project 100 År SRF Kronoberg

Sat, 27 Aug 2022 09:50:28 GMT

This project, designed in collaboration with Synskadades Riksförbund Kronoberg , took over a year to complete. After several meetings and testing-workshops I am now proud to present the finished object!

To read their Facebook post of the project click here .

SENSOMMARSALUT

Sat, 20 Aug 2022 10:25:31 GMT

Gave a lovely walk-in workshop to make your own dreamcatcher on this cultural day!

Kids workshop

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 12:34:29 GMT

Kids workshop in Boda. Kids drew a shape and dug it out in sand which acted as the mold.

Drops of hot glass were placed in the shapes and beautiful glass animals were the result!

Engraving workshop for the sight-impaired

Sun, 05 Jun 2022 11:06:43 GMT

Challenging workshop glass engraving for SRF Kalmar.

Aren displayed on Öland

Thu, 02 Jun 2022 09:07:06 GMT

The Aren have travelled to the beautiful island of Öland where they will be displayed until the end of the summer.

The address is Glömminge Backagården 3 for anyone who is in the neighbourhood and wants to enjoy the lovely nature!

Synskadades Riksförbund, Kronoberg.

Wed, 01 Dec 2021 14:33:00 GMT

Together with the Synskadades Riksförbund in Kronoberg I have been working on a project for the visually impaired.

Great people and learning experience all around! I hope to be able to share results in the new year.

Lovely candle lights.

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 14:25:00 GMT

Just in time for Jul; candle lights made in two different glas techniques.

First the tree-pattern is made with Pâte de Verre then hot glas is poured on top, creating a nice thick slab of crystal clear glass over a lovely, typical smålands, tree pattern.

Wallpiece arrived safely.

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 14:15:00 GMT

“In between and all around” Nr. 10 arrived at it’s new home and was mounted on the wall safely.

Looking good and with a proud new owner!

Playing at the Lessebo Handpappersbruk.

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 14:04:00 GMT

Lioba Maria Solga and I were given the opportunity to play in the beatiful old fashioned Handpapermill in Lessebo.

We had a first go at connecting glass with paper, the results definately asked for more trail and of course also error…;-)

Results from the kids workshop.

Tue, 05 Oct 2021 13:54:00 GMT

Here are the results from the workshop from the kids of the Nybro Montessori School.

Together with Anna-Linda Gabriel I gave a workshop sand casting/discover glas to schoolkids. We had great fun, developing this and having all the planning come to life!

Workshop hot glas.

Wed, 22 Sep 2021 13:35:00 GMT

Together with Anna-Linda Gabriel I gave a workshop hot glas casting in sand.

The Nybro Montessori School teachers came to The Glass Factory and had a wonderful workshop. We did some sand-casting and brainstorming about glas-pedagogik who knows where this can lead?…

Pâte de Verre/Hot Glass Casting

Sun, 18 Jul 2021 06:27:00 GMT

Glass tiles made with Pâte de Verre images.

Together with Lioba Maria Solga the hotshop of the The Glass Factory was rented to connect two glass techniques with eachother.

Glass Casting and Pâte de Verre. The result of this day are tiles of 10 x 10 cm and 4 cm thick with a clear picture. Nice!

Warm glass Workshops

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 07:30:00 GMT

This summer Lioba and I will give workshops in warm glass techniques. Here are some impressions!

Kids and adults have come and enjoyed our workshops so far it has been good fun and lovely results.

…doing some glassblowing

Sat, 12 Jun 2021 06:50:00 GMT

Been a while, but getting to do some glassblowing again.

Trying to make some small stuff. Blown and ‘overblown’ tadpoles since my youngest daughter is so fond of them…working in the hotshop from The Glass Factory .

“In between and all around”, Nr.8

Wed, 02 Jun 2021 05:55:00 GMT

First full size piece; kiln casted frit. ‘In between ans all around’ Nr.8

‘Home made’ glassfrit cast on a layer of loose mold material. Dimensions are 110 x 70 cm.

Flyer voor Workshops is done!

Sun, 30 May 2021 07:22:00 GMT

Lioba Maria Solga and I are all set for our summer-workshops.

In these workshops you can experience several warm-glass techniques, Pâte de Verre, Fusing, Sandcasting and Glasspainting.

Any of these choices can give you a great experience of glass and result in your own hand-made object.