Recent Event Photos

Members Mel Williams, Linda Schnell, and Jean Schaffer set up things during a recent scrap melt Play Day at Karen Seymour’s in Seattle.

Here are their pieces before fusing in kiln-washed terra cotta plant saucers. The empty saucers were pre-fired to 1525F to remove the waterproofing so the kiln wash would stick (and be sure they wouldn’t break).

The pieces after fusing at 1525F for 1.5 hrs.
Most of the pieces were then edge-smoothed, fire polished, and finally slumped in a cone mold. We were surprised that the piece with the hole was 7.5 mm thick: we had weighed things to be sure to have enough glass according to the 6mm rule.

Barb Kienle, Shawna Hovey, Daryle Ryder, Teresa Kaufman, Greta Schneider, Linda Roman, Lyn Kennison, and event coordinator Lesley Kelly.

Sponsor Bullseye Glass Company had a booth and gave Demos

Carlyne Lynch put together a very fine schedule of demos including giving two presentations: The Art of Vitrigraph and an Introduction to Pot Melts

Lyn Kennison had a presentation on Frit Painting.

Bullseye Glass Company‘s Janet Bartholomew and her helpers had two presentations: “How glass is made” and a glass cutting activity.

Barb Kienle also had two presentations: Getting Started with Fusing and Tack Fusing Effects.

Not shown: Daryle Ryder had a well-received Art for Your Garden. Shawna Hovey had two presentations on Dichroic Jewelry. Greta Schnieder gave a presentation on Dichroic Jewelry.

Once again, the demonstration booth at this year’s Gathering of the Guilds was well received, and attendance was high. Thanks all who helped make the demonstration booth and the show so successful.

Glass artists Lael Bennett (in corner), Andi Ficker (in navy blue), and Karen Seymour (in hat) discuss glass with a studio tour visitor in Karen’s yard.

Lael Bennett tells customers about reactive glass

Janiene Fitzpatrick’s display included her new landscapes

Gorge Artists Open Studios Tour in The Dalles OR:

Stephanie Johnston (right) talks with a visitor about the display of processes and intermediate steps she put together.

Please send us photos of your glass events:

Having a photo makes it so much easier to invite people to participate in an event next year. If you are part of or go to a glass event and see one of our members please take some photos and send the best 2 to the Newsletter team (400 to 600 px or “medium” resolution, about 500 KB, not more than 1MB if you can help it).