Celebrate Your Love of Glass in February!

This month offers a wide range of opportunities for glass lovers. Here’s just a few of the glass events and activities coming up this month.

  • February 13 -22 Northwest Glass Quest, Camano Island, WA – search for hidden, hand-crafted glass balls as you explore beautiful Camano Island.
  • February 18-22 Northwest Flower and Garden Show, Seattle, WA – visit the long-running, premier garden show in the Northwest and say hello to some the Guild’s sponsors, including Zetamari Mosaic Artworks, (booth 1205) and member Sean Goddard (booth 1116), among other glass artists and vendors.
  • February 20-22 Marvelous Mosaic Fine Art Under the Sea Class – Deer Island, OR (near Portland). Explore the use of glow glass in this unique weekend class.
  • February 22 PNWGG Guild General Meeting – join us on Zoom to explore Johnathon Tardif’s exciting technique of shattering molten glass and reshaping it while still glowing with heat.
  • February 25 – Sherlocking, Fairview, OR (near Portland) – come to share your glass successes and challenges at this monthly gathering.

Members, if you are participating in any spring art shows, please let us know right away so we can share the information with the Guild. Login and complete this form today!

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  • Seattle’s Garden Art Studio Tour this weekend

    April 29-30, 10am to 5pm for our 9th year. Seattle members Karen Seymour, Bridget Culligan, Charles Friedman, and Janiene Fitzpatrick invite you to their homes and yards to see, talk about, and perhaps buy their garden related glass work and that of their guest artists who have a wide range of media. See ArtInBloomSeattle.com for the map and all the details on the 7 sites and over 20 artists.


  • Reminder – September Glass Guild Events

    Glass Guild Vendor Fair This Sunday
    September 21, 2025 @ 2:00 – 6:00 pm Pacific Time.

    The Guild’s much-anticipated vendor fair is this coming weekend from 2:00 – 6:00 pm in Wilsonville, OR (20 mi. south of Portland). Vendors from around the region will be showcasing their latest and greatest glass-related goodies. Anyone is welcome to attend this potluck event (yes, bring food to share) but only Guild members can enter a drawing to win one of many prizes donated by vendors and sponsors. Read the full event listing for more information.

    General Meeting
    September 28, 2025 @ 3:30-5:00pm. Pacific Time : Via Zoom

    “Sharing and Sherlocking” is a phrase used to describe a meeting where participants can present their work, seek feedback, and brainstorm new ideas.

    • Sharing: This part of the meeting is a platform for participants to showcase projects they’ve been working on, share their accomplishments, or demonstrate a new technique they’ve learned.
    • Sherlocking: This term refers to the process of solving a problem or a challenge. In this context, it’s an interactive session where members can present a problem they’re trying to solve and receive input, advice, and creative solutions from the group. The name is a playful nod to Sherlock Holmes, the famous detective.
    • You can email photos in advance to Barb to share if you’re not able to present it yourself.
    *Members, log in to view this info.*

  • August and beyond

    They say summer will be back later this week. We hope to see you to at one of the remaining PNW Glass Guild potluck picnics:
    August 16 in Independence OR (SW of Salem)
    1 pm at our new Sponsor Maganda Glassworks LLC

    August 30 in Fairview OR (NE Portland)
    11:30 am at Margie Reiff’s. Bring an art piece for discussion if you want. You can also bring glass-related things to give away or trade.

    Other upcoming events:
    August
    1-31 sponsor Bullseye Glass Co’s Summer sale Portland & other resource centers
    9 Oregon City Festival of the Arts (south of Portland)
    28-Sept 23 Linda Gerrard Featured Artist exhibit opening, Portland OR
    30-Sept 1 Art In The Pearl Portland OR
    31 GACO Art Show, Bend OR

    Please also check last Tuesday’s email for the list of classes in August or see all the events on the calendar

    September
    1 Art In The Pearl Portland OR
    5 ACE Glass Exhibit opens, LaGrande OR
    13-14 PNW Glass Guild’s Open Studios, Portland area
    21 PNW Glass Guild’s Vendor Fair in Wilsonville (south of Portland)
    28 General meeting via Zoom: Sherlocking (why did the glass do that?)

    The September Newsletter will have more: send us info now.

  • Lots happening in the next month:

    Through April 16th: Rexville Grange Art show in Mt. Vernon WA: see member Julie Erickson plus about 20 more artists in various media

    April 14 **Deadline** to fill out the form for the charity table to have the Guild sell your work to benefit Mercy Corps at The Gathering of the Guilds in Portland OR

    April 15-16 Best of the NW Art Show in Seattle WA: see members Lael Bennett, Cheryl Chapman, and Mitzi Kugler plus about 100 more artists

    April 21-23 Columbia Gorge Artists Studio Tour in WA & OR: see member Stephanie Johnston plus about 40 more artists

    April 28-30 Gathering of the Guilds in Portland OR See lots of member-vendors and lots of member-volunteers. There is still time for you to be one of them: volunteer or even log on and buy a Spotlight pedestal or the remaining space in the group booth. There’s also a charity table at which the Guild will sell your work to benefit Mercy Corps.

    April 29-30 Art In Bloom Seattle‘s garden art studio tour and sale: see members Karen Seymour, Bridget Culligan, Charles Friedman, Janiene Fitzpatrick and about 20 other artists.

    April 30 **Deadline** to apply to sell in the Guild’s Rose Festival booth in Portland OR Memorial Day 4-day weekend and 2 weekends in June $50/day, no commission.

    May 6 Guild Vendor Fair in Beaverton OR (SW Portland area) members only so please join or renew before attending. Log in and fill out the form on the bottom of the event page to volunteer

    May 7 Guild General Meeting via Zoom, 3:30pm: Shaping By Slumping, Draping, Kiln Casting etc.

  • This week in glass

    See the Events Calendar for more information about these fun glass gatherings, and we hope to see you there!

    Wednesday, Feb. 25th 11:30 amSherlocking meeting in Fairview, OR at Margie Rieff’s home (near Portland). Come and talk about your glass challenges and puzzles, and get insight from other glass artists. If you can’t attend in person, consider joining on Zoom.

    Saturday, March 1, 11:00 amGlass Brunch in Seattle. Bring a dish to share and enjoy the company of other glass artists at Karen Seymour’s home in north Seattle. All are welcome, you don’t have to be a Guild member.

    Gathering of the Guilds Booth Registration – There are only 5 spots left for glass artists to sell their work at the April 24-26 Gathering of the Guilds in Portland. You must be a Guild member to have a space in the PNWGG booth, but everyone is welcome to attend the event. Register for a display space this week, before they are all gone!

  • Register NOW for Open Studios

    Glass Art Tour & Sale Sept. 14-15, 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Portland/Vancouver: Register by Aug 15th (next Thurs.)

    Showing your work at a studio tour is very different from doing an art show. You don’t have to pack and unload everything in a few hours plus you often end up with a cleaner studio. The customers are genuinely interested in why and what you do. There are fewer of them but they BUY. It’s lots of fun. You’ll spend two days talking about glass and find yourself inspired and energized to make more art.

    This greater-Portland/Vancouver area studio tour is in its 9th year. Current PNW Glass Guild members who have their studio or home in these five counties:  Columbia, Multnomah, Washington, Clackamas (Oregon) or Clark (Washington State) are encouraged to register to be on the tour. Some already registered studios have space for guests (you must be a current PNW Glass Guild member to participate). More guest artists generally means more customers stop by your location.
    Here’s the link to the registration info. Please contact Linda Gerrard if you have questions.


    October 19-20 Seattle studio tour may have space for a couple more guest artists.

    The PNW Glass Guild sponsored Glass And Decor studio tour and sale is part of Refract, the big Seattle area 4-day glass celebration. Contact Karen Seymour for more info, please include phone #, best time to call, and a link to your website or PNW Glass Guild Members’ Gallery page.