Fond Farewells

The Guild has learned that sadly, two much-beloved Washington glass businesses are closing soon.

• Athena Hornsby, Guild member and owner of sponsor Northwest Garden Bling, is retiring. She is liquidating her shop in Concrete WA, by the end of the year. Glass artists and aficionados in Northwest Washington will deeply miss her classes, shop, and joyful encouragement of creativity through glass. We wish Athena the best in her retirement!
  
• Glass artist Kevin Creekmore, owner of Moltenworks Glass in Woodinville, WA, has announced that the business is closing as of July 24th. Kevin and his crew introduced hundreds of people in the central Puget Sound area to fused glass through classes and open studio access over the past 11 years. We wish him well in his next endeavor.

NW Washington glass artists: Please reach out to your fellow artists who were using these resources and invite them to Play Days etc.. If you are willing to rent time in your kiln you might register with Sponsor Bullseye’s Kilnspace so those artists still have a way to fuse if they don’t have a kiln. Members can log in to see and add to the resources list to help others find helpful glass related things.

Athena Hornsby (R) and one of her NW Garden Bling students