January 8, 2024 Board Meeting

The annual Gathering of the Guilds is this Friday through Sunday (April 25-27) in Portland’s Oregon Convention center Hall D. Free admission. PNW Glass Guild members Shawna Hovey, Teresa Kaufman, Lyn Kennison, Barbara Kienle, Carlyne Lynch, Daryle Rider, Linda Roman, and Greta Schneider along with about 350 artists from 8 other organizations will be selling their artwork. Carlyne Lunch and sponsor Bullseye Glass have set up an informative schedule of presentations by various members ranging from how glass is made to dichro design, frit painting, potmelts, and vitrigraph cane. See the event listing for the details and full demo schedule.

to the expected 20,000+ visitors at the Gathering of the Guilds show April 28-30 but only have a few pieces and don’t live close to Portland? We now have a volunteer who is willing to pick up your art at a drop-off point in Seattle and transport it to and from the show to save you from having to find a way to get it to Portland. In the Individual Artist Spotlight section we will light, display, and sell up to 3 pieces for members who can’t do a booth and who have arranged with us in advance to be part of the Spotlight area. For more details see the Spotlight section of the Gathering of the Guilds registration info.

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.

Anyone (you don’t have to be a guild member) who wants to talk about glass, doing shows etc. is invited to a potluck brunch at Karen Seymour’s by the zoo in Seattle. Bring a dish to feed about 8.

If you also bring something for the show and tell (glass, a new technique or questions about a process, a kiln “surprise” to diagnose etc.) people will be delighted.

Please contact Karen if you plan to come so we have enough chairs etc. out before everyone starts arriving.

• 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!

10 am to 4 pm Member Shirley Bishop will be one of the 9 stops on the Washougal Studio Artists Tour with 25 artists in total and a variety of media. Treat your Mom to a tour! (map and addresses)