Organizing Your Studio
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Education
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Photographing Glass and Uploading Images
At out January 2025 General Meeting we had members Suzanne Tyler and Karen Seymour share tips on how to take good glass photos, cropping and resizing images, and uploading images to a website.
Video Link: https://youtu.be/mvbXgajlxsY
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Pot Melts
Pot melts are a fascinating method for creating free-form glass art. Ever wondered how those mesmerizing, flowing glass pieces are created? Speakers Daryl Ryder and Carlyne Lynch will share:
- Pot and glass preparation
- Kiln setup and firing considerations
- The dynamics of molten glass flow
- Safety precautions
- Tips
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Powder Challenge
At the June 23, 2024 General Meeting, Greta Schneider introduced the Sgraffito Powder Challenge starting July 7th. There were difficulties recording the meeting, so please find the video we showed to introduce Kelly Crosse Alge’s Sgraffito Drawing techniques at the bottom of her website home page modernancientglass.com
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Pricing Your Glass Panel Discussion
Panelists Mitzi Kugler, Linda Gerrard, and Bob Heath share their pricing methods on Zoom and provided PDF files with additional information. You must be a Guild member and log in to see the videos and access the files.
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Public Artwork Adventures
Our June 2023 General meeting first described in the newsletter
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Reactions and Inclusions
July 18th 2021 General Meeting. The speakers in this show-and-tell style discussion were:
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Roll-up Video
Glass blowers Andy Nichols and Charlene Fort create rollups from fused pieces by Ann Cavanaugh, Kevin Kanyo, and Vicki Green
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Scrap Glass Tips
At our Feb. 2024 General Meeting had Lyn Kennison, Shirley Bishop, Carlyne Lynch, Rae Williamson and Karen Seymour share how they utilize scrap glass in creative ways.
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Shaping Tools
At our May 2023 PNW Glass Guild General Meeting Barbara Cashman – talked about SilkeMat and how you use it. Lael Bennett gave information on how to fire on stainless steel screen without the glass sticking.
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Sharing and Sherlocking
Sharing and Sherlocking
Join our September 2025 general meeting for “Sharing and Sherlocking”. This is a phrase used to describe a meeting where participants can present their work, seek feedback, and brainstorm new ideas.
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Sherlocking (Troubleshooting) Meetings
The recordings of these hybrid meetings on troubleshooting your glass surprises will be posted here shortly. They happen the 2nd Wednesday of the month at Margie Rieff’s in Fairview OR (Near Portland). See the calendar listing for more info.
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Shipping Your Glass
Join us to hear how different glass artists pack and ship their glass safely from the October 27, 2024 General Meeting. Presenters were the following artists: Roz Cooper, Teri Sokoloff, Ann MacKiernan, Sky Archuleta.
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Tack fusing examples
If you are only using your pre-programmed tack firing schedule, you’re missing a lot of fun! Karen Seymour, SeymourStainedGlass.com discusses how she uses different temperatures for different effects.
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Teaching Glass Workshops and Classes
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Tools: favorites for 2021
Favorite Tool gift suggestions from the November 14th, 2021 PNWGlassGuild.org General Meeting. Presenters include:
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Torchwork: Not Just Beads
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At our October 26, 2025 meeting, we discussed torchwork. While beads are a very popular and accessible entry point to torchwork, also known as flame working or lampworking, the art form’s capabilities extend far beyond. Artists create a vast array of intricate and beautiful items. Join us to hear from local artists: Kathy Johnson of Glass Expressions, Janis Miltenberger and Serena Smith of The Makerspace 97058, Janis MiltenbergerResource List for Torchwork: https://www.pnwglassguild.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Resource-List-.pdf
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Vitrigraph Process
Carlyne Lynch shows how she pulls canes, makes murine, and makes things from them.
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