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Hilda Billington with hand-blown glass
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DescriptionCommunity Gallery vice-president Hilda Billington is seen with hand-blown glass by Scandinavian glassblowers by Marie and Ola Hoglund, who were living in Nelson. Their items were coloured, engraved, or sandblasted.
A greyscale image was printed in the 'Leader' on September 20, 1988.
On December 10, 1985, Patrick Bowles wrote an 'Art Profile' on Hilda; some 16 years earlier she had been interested in stone-cutting and polishing, but there were no local courses, so she attended an Upper Hutt College pottery class. A part-time job raised the funds for her shed - 'it was not a studio' - and she had been active ever since, using designs based on traditional British practice; she had also taught pottery at night classes for 12 years.
Date TakenSeptember 1988
A greyscale image was printed in the 'Leader' on September 20, 1988.
On December 10, 1985, Patrick Bowles wrote an 'Art Profile' on Hilda; some 16 years earlier she had been interested in stone-cutting and polishing, but there were no local courses, so she attended an Upper Hutt College pottery class. A part-time job raised the funds for her shed - 'it was not a studio' - and she had been active ever since, using designs based on traditional British practice; she had also taught pottery at night classes for 12 years.
Date TakenSeptember 1988Depicts or relates to
OrganisationUpper Hutt Community Gallery
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Reference1988 09 20 03FormatGreyscale printSize119 x 119 mm
FormatGreyscale printSize119 x 119 mmScanned byDon McLeod
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Hilda Billington with hand-blown glass. Upper Hutt Libraries, accessed 28/04/2026, https://uhcl.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/26226