• This free event is Saturday May 11th, from 11 am to 3 pm and open to all folks interested in glass (Guild Members get discounts so join now).
• Sponsor NW Art Glass is the place: 9003 151st Avenue NE in Redmond WA. They have invited the PNW Glass Guild to hold the Guild’s first Seattle area Vendor Fair in their upstairs classroom.
• The Silent Auction features at least 16 items including CBS Dichro and other glass, class discounts from Zetamari, Blowing Sands, Glass Expressions and several other teachers, and even one of Gerald McBride’s handmade wooden display stands for your glass creations.
• Several demos including Castalot (Michael Dupille), Reactive Glass Explorations (Lael Bennett), a New Glass Grinder Design (Gerald McBride), Silicone Mold Variations (Stephanie Johnston), Temperature For Texture (Karen Seymour).
• Vendors from as far away as Turner OR are coming to sell you their glass related wares.
• See the event link on the PNWGlassGuild.org website for the most current schedule.

Let’s make it a party: there will be lemonade and various finger food from Trader Joe’s for lunch. If you bring some food to share we’re sure to have enough. We have no idea of how many folks to expect (emailing us if you plan to come will help us round up enough chairs). Come and talk glass!

March 24 @ 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm Pacific Time: POSTPONED to MAY

Kiln Carving

Join us as speakers Greta Schneider, Rae Williamson and Carlyne Lynch share the process of kiln carving, which involves cutting a pattern or design in ceramic fiber paper and stacking glass on top of the pattern and firing the piece in a kiln.

Contact the VPs, Barb Kienle and Carlyne Lynch, to get on the speakers list if you want to share on the topic.

Happy Glassy New Year! There are several glass events in the next few months that you don’t want to miss

January
12 Monday 7 pm Board Meeting via Zoom: Come hear some of the things planned for the new year and provide input and additional ideas. All members welcome.
25 Sunday 3:30 pm General meeting via Zoom: Kiln Casting and Connections to Nature

February
22 Sunday 3:30 pm General Meeting via Zoom: TBA

March
1 Sunday 11 am Potluck Glass Brunch in Seattle
22 Sunday 3:30 pm General Meeting via Zoom: TBA
28 Saturday 11 am Vendor Fair in Redmond WA at sponsor NW Art Glass

April
25-27 Gathering Of the Guilds in Portland: registration info will be out soon, probably in the Guild’s January 14th Newsletter

The Jan 14th newsletter will focus on teaching and taking classes, comments and insights welcome. We encourage members who teach or want to hold Play Days to log in and get your events on the calendar. We’ll try to feature as many as we can (deadline Friday, Jan 9th).

This last month of the year offers a chance to get together with fellow PNW Glass Guild members for in-person glass discussions and optional gift exchanges. Members, family, friends and anyone interested in the PNW Glass Guild and discussing glass is welcome. “These events are lots of fun and they inspire new things to try in my own work.” Karen Seymour

Dec. 7 Saturday 5 pm Guild Holiday Party in Beaverton OR (near Portland), you should have contacted Linda Gerrard about what to bring
Dec. 15 Sunday 11 am potluck Guild Holiday Brunch in Seattle WA (near the Zoo), contact Karen Seymour
Please contact the host if you plan to come: it is so much easier to get out additional chairs etc. before people start arriving.

There are also several events at which you can see individual members or their work:

December 2024
6-7 OSU Holiday Marketplace, Corvalis OR
7 NW Garden Bling Holiday Open House, Concrete WA, member/sponsor Athena Hornsby
7-8 Holiday Sale: Blowing Sands Studio, Seattle WA, member David Smith
14 Locovore Holiday Gift Faire, Bend OR, member Kathy Kollenburn
Now until Dec 29th in Lincoln City OR member Kate Saunders and her partner have an exhibition called Branchings exploring forest community interactions
Dec 26 – Jan 27th in Lake Oswego OR member Karen Azinger’s Steel Queen novel and the 6 other books in her Silk and Steel series are the theme of an exhibit of her own and several other members’ glass creations (Diane Muhly, Ann Cavanaugh, Carlyne Lynch, Linda Gerrard, Megan Cavanaugh, Greta Schneider, Dijenaire Frazer, Juliet Peterson Spaulding, Karen Azinger and Rick Holmes). There will be an artists’ reception on Monday January 13th

January 2025 Mark your new calendar now:

13 Board Meeting Monday 7 pm via Zoom. Come discuss what the Guild will do in the new year to add more value to being a member.

26 General meeting Sunday 3:30 pm via Zoom: Putting photos of your work on the website. Basic glass photography tips followed by how to get the image off your cell phone and onto a website with a bit of photo-editing thrown in too. Our Members’ Gallery will be the specific example but the tips are going to be widely applicable. Bring your own examples and questions.

March 24 @ 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm Pacific Time: POSTPONED to MAY 5 @ 3:30-5:00pm

Kiln Carving

Join us on May 5th as speakers Greta Schneider, Rae Williamson and Carlyne Lynch share the process of kiln carving, which involves cutting a pattern or design in ceramic fiber paper and stacking glass on top of the pattern and firing the piece in a kiln.

Upcoming Events:

Sherlocking (Fairview OR, near Portland) & Zoom

March 20 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Pacific Time: Fairview OR

Open to all members: Participants can show, describe and explain their piece and ask questions. New tools and discoveries also get shared. The meetings will be held on the 3rd Wednesday of most months at Margie Rieff’s house in Fairview OR (NE of Portland). Snacks are welcomed. Please contact Margie if you want to attend.

Please log in to see Margie’s address and the Zoom link

Vitrigraph Design & Demonstration, Portland

March 24 @ 2:00 am – 4:00 pm PDT

Sunday March 24th, 2-4pm. 
4110 NE Fremont Street, Portland, Oregon

Please come meet the new PNWGG board and help us to set the course of the guild for the next year. See the event listing in the website in the calendar of events.