Sunday 5/7/2023: Slumping, Draping, Kiln Casting etc.

Here’s the link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6068628024?pwd=RHhqTUI0Tk1MR29RK1dIS3ZTY2pjdz09

General meetings are the way we get together and share ideas throughout the region. Put your feet up after the exertions of your early afternoon and join the discussion. Let’s inspire and inform each other.

Barbara Cashman discussing Silkymat and Lael Bennett discussing stainless screen will get us started then YOU can join in and share successes and challenges of shaping glass with non-traditional tools

Contacting VP Rachel Dollar before the meeting or in the chat so she’ll know who to call on next makes running the meeting easier but you can also just chime in when she asks if anyone else has something to add.
See you there!

We had so much fun I’m doing another soldering Play Day June 10th at 12:30 at my home by the Zoo in Seattle. For quickest response phone or text me (Karen Seymour) at 206-525-1577 if you are interested.

See the event link for more info and to see if it has filled

https://www.pnwglassguild.org/event/play-day-solder-2/

I’ll keep a waitlist and do it again if there’s interest.

Space for 1 more this Sunday March 26th at 1pm at Karen Seymour’s (near the Zoo in Seattle).
Even if you usually just do fusing, knowing a bit about soldering can help you hang your pieces. If you’ve already done ordinary copper foil, have you tried doing overlays or incorporating seashells or sticks in a piece? Do you know the quick way to burnish foil onto glass globs? Come play.

Phone or text Karen Seymour at 206-525-1577 and she’ll give some ideas of what to bring.

Play Days are member only. Please join the Guild before attending.

This is at 3:30 pm Pacific time this Saturday March 25th, sorry for any confusion.

(Note this is a Saturday rather than the usual 4th Sunday) It’s time we get together in person as well as continue meeting remote on Zoom! Carlyne Lynch will be doing a Vitrigraph talk and demonstrate design ideas and equipment. It will be an opportunity for those nearby to do some water-cooler talks and get out and meet each other in person. Zoom access will also be available.

The demo will be located in the Annex of Artistic Portland Gallery. The address is 4110 NE Fremont, Portland. It has easy access: take 33rd exit off Hwy 84, go left and follow to Fremont and turn right to the gallery. Carlyne will have tools (lots of them), pots (3 sizes), she will share design tips and each attendee will get a vitrigraph gift! There’s a map on the event page
https://www.pnwglassguild.org/event/general-meeting-03-2023/

Vitrigraph and Murrine (Note this is a Saturday rather than the usual Sun.) It’s time we get together in person as well as continue meeting remote on Zoom! I will be doing a Vitrigraph talk and demonstrate design ideas and equipment. It will be an opportunity to do some water-cooler talks and get out and meet each other in person. Zoom access will also be available. It will be located in the Annex of Artistic Portland Gallery. The address is 4110 NE Fremont, Portland. It has easy access: take 33rd exit off Hwy 84, go left and follow to Fremont and turn right to the gallery. Here’s a map. Carlyne Lynch will have tools (lots of them), pots (3 sizes), she will share design tips and each attendee will get a vitrigraph gift!

Meeting will be zoomed, if you can not attend in person please join us on Zoom.

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6068628024?pwd=RHhqTUI0Tk1MR29RK1dIS3ZTY2pjdz09

Curious about Mold Making?

Join Linda Ethier in her Portland studio March 18, 1-4 PM for an afternoon of mold making. She’ll be sharing her many years experience in mold making including her favorite mold making technique, fiberglass shell molds.  This technique creates very strong, thin, lightweight molds with no cracking during firing. Guests will have the opportunity to make their own mold to take home. For safety bring a respirator mask since we will be working with fiberglass.

Limited to 6 members and is now FULL
Play days are only for PNW Glass Guild members. Please Join or Renew before attending.

An exciting addition for PNWGG members at this years Gathering of Guild Show is our “New and Emerging Artists” designated section within our Group Booth…if you are just starting to show or sell your work and wondering “how do I get started?”, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

What are the advantages of the Group Booth? In the company of others, you will be assigned half a 6′ table covered in white, fire resistant material and 31″ of vertical space. Booth lighting and electricity is provided by the Guild and all sales will be handled through the Treasurer of the Guild so no need to have a payment collection device when you sell one of your wonderful pieces of art. In the Group Booth you will share the shifts to cover customer service and the length will depend on how many members sign up for the Booth. This means you only have to be in attendance during your scheduled shift, not throughout the whole three days of the Show.   

How do I sign up? Go to the website and click on https://www.pnwglassguild.org/gotg-registration-info/ for complete details. We have already sold four slots so come and join us by signing up today.  Deadline for sign up without a late fee is March 15th, 2023.  

Need a little help? If you have any questions please contact our Coordinator Lesley Kelly by email or call her at 503-816-3981.

Can all Members contribute to the success of the Show? Absolutely!!! Be sure to tell all your friends, family and acquaintances about the show which runs from April 28th – 30th at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland OR and free to attend.

Together, we can make this the best show ever. See you there!!

If so tomorrow’s General Meeting on Kiln Usage and Maintenance will be of interest to you.

Join us at 3:30pm to hear Delores Taylor, whose kiln meltdown is shown here (those are the melted quartz tubes for the ceiling elements), and several others talk about their kiln maintenance experiences. If you also have something to share please contact Rachel Dollar, our VP, to get on the schedule. Having a speaker order makes the meeting run much smoother but your contributions are always welcome at the end.

Booth sales begin at 8am Sunday, Jan. 15th. You can read the Registration info right now. Login first and you can fill out your registration form as part of the process.

The Gathering of the Guilds attendance in 2022 exceeded the total for 2019, and the total sales for all the guilds exceeded totals from 2019 as well so we have high hopes for a spectacular show.

Get you work seen all over Portland and beyond: as soon as you sign up for your booth send no more than 4 images to lesley.kelly@pnwglassguild.org. This may get your images into the GOTG Organization’s massive new media campaign for the 2023 show that will cover ads in TV, radio, social media, and print media.

There are a few changes from last year. Here are the highlights:

• Booth fees for 5x10s and the Group Booth were raised only $25; 10x10s stayed the same. The commission structure has changed slightly (get your friends and family to volunteer: you can count their hours toward decreasing your commission rate).

• Members who can’t commit to being part of a booth can show/sell up to 3 pieces of work as part of the Individual Artist Spotlight area (some of you may remember this as “pedestal” display). There is a $100 fee and a 25% commission. You must fill out the application and pay the fee by April 10th. We can’t accommodate people dropping off work at the show with no warning.

• Group Booth applications need to be in by February 28 so that we can help you find an artist to split a booth with if there aren’t the necessary 10 Group Booth participants.

Everyone:

Mark your calendar so you don’t miss this chance to see and buy exciting new work by our members.

As always we’ll need lots of volunteers to make this event happen. Fill out the form so we know who you are.

If you have questions please contact our wonderful coordinator Lesley Kelly who is back for a second year.

Lots of things get decided at our Board meetings (There’s one tonight, Jan 9 at 7 PM)

From the last meeting: Members get Two event listings for your long shows. If your event is more than 2 weeks long we will list your first week (opening: …) and your last week (final week:…) as separate entries. You do not need to fill out the form twice: just give us the range, first through last dates. Log in and fill out the form under About>Contact Us, Submit Calendar Event tab.

Come tonight and discuss Gathering of the Guilds booth fees, volunteering, the year’s General Meeting topics (what do YOU want to learn more about?). Log in and see the event link at the bottom of the page for the Zoom and the agenda.

“We’d love your feedback” is the email you should have gotten from the Guild November 3rd at about 8am. It has a link to the survey that will help guide the Guild’s decisions for next year.

If you didn’t fill it out yet, you can just send ideas and volunteer to Terry directly and attend the board meeting discussion on December 12th

Thank you for whatever suggestions you can give!

October 29th at 12:30, near the zoo in Seattle explore shaping glass to fuse it without using traditional plaster and clay molds and without torches. Call Karen Seymour 206-525-1577 if you want to come.

We’re comparing gel/powder shaping (CMC, Aloe, FlexiGlass, Glastac), setting up a freeze-fuse, making a silicone mold and whatever ideas anyone else brings. All you need is your mask for powder and 3rd Covid booster or a do a Covid self-test just before you come.

See the event listing https://www.pnwglassguild.org/event/play-day-in-seattle-oct-29-2022/ for more.
Play Days are member-only events. Please join the Guild before attending.

General Meeting: Voting + Photographing Glass Art
Oct. 23rd 3:30-5pm via Zoom

Log in and go to the event link (events coming in the next month or so are at the bottom of each page) for the Zoom.

Guest Speakers

We need a big turn out for October’s general meeting, please join the Zoom and be there for the election of officers for 2023.

This zoom meeting will be very informative, we have a few professional photographers who will be speaking as well as some artists. Be sure to log on, learn some great tips, and participate in the election for 2023 officers.

Guest Speakers will include –
Meghan Farrell of Retouch Artistry
Rene Westbrook of Westbrook Photography
Jim and Matt of JDA Creative Color

If you are interested on being part of the Pacific Northwest Glass Guild board please reach out.

Email Rachel Dollar if you would like to discuss any photography related topics at the meeting. We could use a few more speakers. Thank you and we hope to see many of you on the call.

Join in via Zoom and learn what galleries are looking for. Guest speakers will included gallery owners and individuals who sell in galleries. Other guest speakers will share how they price their art. Pricing is tough, so many factors involved, lets all share our tips.

Log in and go to the event link (events coming in the next month or so are at the bottom of each page for the Zoom.

Guest Speakers

Evan Burnette – Local Art Glass LLC – wholesale pricing 

Michelle Caron – Stained Glass Artist – commission pricing 

Heidi and Bradley – Lawrence Gallery – Gallery Applications and what they look for. 

Carlyne Lynch – Artist Portland – Co-Op Gallery Information