Education

  • Crackle Glass – Johnathon Tardif

    Johnathon is a multidisciplinary artist working primarily in blown glass. Join us as he presents his creative journey and current body of work, the Crackle Series. Each piece begins with the deliberate act of breaking: molten glass is submerged in water, shattering the surface into an intricate network of cracks while maintaining structural integrity. Through this process, inside-out pieces emerged – works that reveal vivid interior colors beneath an intricately fractured shell. His practice is guided by intuition, using emotion and physical processes as tools to explore transformation, fragility and resilience through sculptural form.

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  • Displaying Your Work Video

    Stands, Supports, Hangers etc.

    This is the PNWGlassGuild.org general meeting of June 22nd, 2021. It starts about 30 seconds into Fred Buxton’s talk (the recording didn’t start the first time Karen pushed it) so there’s a diagram of what you missed at the beginning. A link to the PDF of the diagram is below for logged-in members.

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  • Float Glass, System 82

    At our 2025 November General Meeting, our speaker was  Lisa Stirrett of Glassy Cuts. She introduced us to an incredible system of glass; more than what you might expect it to be. Start your journey here and learn about System 82 Float Glass — a system designed to make glass fusing accessible, affordable, and endlessly creative. She showed how its professional-grade quality, broad versatility, and approachable pricing give artists more room to create with confidence.

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    GlassyCuts

    www.LisaStirrett.com 

    www.GlassyCuts.com

    9536 Silverdale Way NW, Silverdale, WA 98383

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  • Glass Sliders

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  • Holiday Ornaments, Items and Shows

    At our November 2024 General Meeting we heard from different artists on making  holiday ornaments and other holiday items. We also learned valuable  tips on picking shows to fit your work. 

    Thank you to our speakers: Angie Zetamari from Zetamari Mosaic Artworks in Seattle, WA and Pam Bielenberg from Albany, OR

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  • Kiln Carving

    At the May 2024 General Meeting, speakers  Carlyne Lynch, Rae Williamson and Greta Schneider discussed the basics of kiln carving and shared examples. 

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  • Kiln Casting with Connections to Nature

    Learn kiln casting processes, techniques, tips, and advice from artist Michael Diamond of Sound Art Glassworks. Michael presented many of his unique styles and examples during the January 2026 General Meeting.

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  • Kiln Maintenance

    At our Feb. 2023 General Meeting Delores Taylor and several others give tips on what to look for when buying and maintaining your kiln

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  • Lighting

    Our October 2021 General Meeting was a show and tell by artists who do lighting of various sorts. Topics ranged from freeze-fuze to solar power to LED mats to lighting hardware to 3-d printed molds.

    Speakers include:

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  • Mosaic Presentation (2 part series)

    This is a two part series with Mark Brody on part 1 and Kory Dollar on part 2.

    Part One: Mark Brody:

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    Part Two: Kory Dollar from Marvelous Mosaic Fine Art:

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