点评:A friend of mine has some old paperweights. I told him I'd visited Peter Holmes - the "Famous Designer and Maker of Art Glass Paperweights" - when he had his former workshop in Hawick; Peter and his son Andrew had since re-located to Selkirk to set up Holmes Glass. As it happened, I could "pass by" and ask Peter about my friend's collection. I was delighted that Peter's son, Andrew, was also there when I arrived - an excellent "tea and biscuits" break on my way home and VERY INFORMATIVE - details of which I've passed on to my friend. Peter & Andrew are now offering tutorials on glass-making, which is yet another string to their bow. I highly recommend a visit if you are in the area and, if you have time, take up the tutorial offer...where else will you find something like this, in this day and age?
翻译:我的一个朋友有一些旧镇纸。我告诉他,我曾拜访过彼得·霍姆斯——“著名的艺术玻璃镇纸设计师和制造商”——当时他在霍伊克有他以前的工作室;彼得和他的儿子安德鲁后来搬到塞尔柯克,成立了霍姆斯玻璃公司。碰巧的是,我可以“路过”并向彼得询问我朋友的收藏。我很高兴彼得的儿子安德鲁在我到达时也在那里——回家路上的“茶和饼干”休息时间非常棒,而且非常有见识——我已经把这些细节转告了我的朋友。彼得和安德鲁现在提供玻璃制作教程,这是他们的另一项强项。如果您在附近,我强烈建议您去参观,如果您有时间,请接受教程……在当今时代,您还能在哪里找到这样的东西?