October Glass

Booth sales are open now on the website for the show. You must be a current member to sell your work.

• This year’s show and sale will be in Hall D of the Convention Center and will be in a much larger space, which will allow us to arrange our booths differently and so we have more booths with front line corners and aisle corners.
• We have more room for Group Booth tables, so we can provide more opportunities for new and emerging artists.
• Please check out all the information on the show on the event listing on the calendar Gathering of the Guilds – Pacific Northwest Glass Guild .
• To sign up for a booth before they are all sold out, log in as a member, go to the homepage, then click on Registration Info in the GOTG article, and follow the instructions.
• If you have questions, please contact Lesley Kelly.

Lets show that Glass Artists do it best…

April 28th to the 30th Gathering of the Guilds (GOTG) Show in Portland OR expects 20,000 plus art lovers and purchasers to come visit the show. People are excited to get out and see your artwork in person and to chat with you.

We offer several alternatives for booths including a group booth and a special spot for new and emerging artists. We also have opportunities in the “Spotlight” for up to three of your masterpieces without having to be at the actual show.

If you are new to selling at a show, we are here to support each others’ success and can walk you through your maiden voyage.

One of this year’s artists who was in last years show noted that customers were saying “Thank you for having this show again – we are over the moon about seeing artist’s work again in person and have been missing this experience so much. It is a joy to see the creativity and beauty that is in all the work that is in this show and it has far exceeded our expectations”. Can’t wait to hear what they say about this years show!

So sign up soon…you need to act now as some of the other Guilds have waiting lists and want to purchase any unsold booths.

For details see the GOTG registration page https://www.pnwglassguild.org/gotg-registration-info/ . If you have questions please text the GOTG coordinator Lesley Kelly at 503-816-3981 and she’ll call you back.

• 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!

Come and talk glass. We’ve got 3 potluck picnics scheduled so far. Come to all 3 if you can. Spouses and non-member glass friends are also welcome. Please contact the host to let them know you’re planning to attend so they have enough chairs etc. — it makes it so much easier for the host if they can get it set up in advance.

Turner OR picnic (near Salem): Sunday July 16th, noon to 4 pm (Rose and Gerald McBride)

Washougal WA picnic (near Portland): Saturday August 5th, 1 to 5 pm (Kate Nichols and Linda Roman)

Seattle WA picnic: Sunday August 13th at 11 am (Karen Seymour)

Another way to get together with Glass Guild members this summer is to hold a Play Day see https://www.pnwglassguild.org/play-days/ for inspiration. Log in and fill out the form under About>Contact Us to get your event on the calendar.

This weekend (April 26-27, 10 am to 5 pm) come and talk glass with PNW Glass Guild members Lael Bennett, Bridget Culligan, Janiene Fitzpatrick, Karen Seymour, and David Smith plus see artists with other garden-related work during the free Art In Bloom Garden Art Studio Tour and Sale in NW Seattle. Maybe bring your Mom: it’s two weeks until Mother’s Day. See ArtInBloomSeattle.com for the map and more info.

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.