In just 6 stops in the greater Portland OR area you can talk with 12 PNW Glass Guild members and see (and buy) their amazing work: bowls, pendants, glass landscapes, lamps and more. Most sites have demos and some have fun projects. All 6 studios are part of the drawing for a $100 gift certificate. See the event listing for the map, artist info and all the fun details. Print the flyer for the drawing form (or pick it up at your first stop).
October 4th and 5th 2024 Friday 10am -4pm Saturday 9am to 3pm
The Guild has four 12’x12′ booth spaces in the retail greenhouse that are reserved for our glass artists at Margie’s Farm and Garden‘s Fall Market. Margie’s is at 12844 Arndt Rd NE, Aurora OR 97002. There will be over 50 vendors at this free event which has plenty of free parking. The Guild booths are indoors so you don’t need a tent! Get some glass friends together and share a booth. See the event listing for more details
To share a booth, and if you need additional details, please contact Carlyne Lynch .
Location: Marvelous Mosaic Studio, Deer Island, Oregon
Dates: October 25-27, 2024
Embark on a joyous three-day creative journey with mosaic artist Angie Heinrich at Marvelous Mosaic’s studio in Deer Island, Oregon, located about an hour northwest of Portland. Create a beautiful 21-inch mirror with a mosaic border. All levels of glass knowledge and skill welcome. Click here to learn more and register.
Schedule
Day 1: 9:30 am – 4:30 pm (design)
Day 2: 9:30 am – 4:30 pm or later (design)
Day 3: 9:30 am – 1:00 pm (grout/finish)
Cost: $525 for 21″ mirror + $75 food/venue fee (not optional – billed at time of stay).
Upgrade to 26″ mirror for additional $225. Lodging onsite available for additional cost.
Showing your work at a studio tour is very different from doing an art show. You don’t have to pack and unload everything in a few hours plus you often end up with a cleaner studio. The customers are genuinely interested in why and what you do. There are fewer of them but they BUY. It’s lots of fun. You’ll spend two days talking about glass and find yourself inspired and energized to make more art.
This greater-Portland/Vancouver area studio tour is in its 9th year. Current PNW Glass Guild members who have their studio or home in these five counties: Columbia, Multnomah, Washington, Clackamas (Oregon) or Clark (Washington State) are encouraged to register to be on the tour. Some already registered studios have space for guests (you must be a current PNW Glass Guild member to participate). More guest artists generally means more customers stop by your location.
Here’s the link to the registration info. Please contact Linda Gerrard if you have questions.
The PNW Glass Guild sponsored Glass And Decor studio tour and sale is part of Refract, the big Seattle area 4-day glass celebration. Contact Karen Seymour for more info, please include phone #, best time to call, and a link to your website or PNW Glass Guild Members’ Gallery page.
Karen Seymour will host a potluck Guild Picnic and Mold Exchange in her shady back yard near the Zoo on Sunday July 28th from 11am until about 2 pm. Spouses, friends, and anyone else interested in glass is welcome to attend.
Plates, cups, utensils, water and lemonade will be supplied. Please bring a dish to feed about 8 and if you want something in particular other than water to drink you might bring that too. Feel free to also bring a recent piece of your work to show off or troubleshoot. We all love to talk about glass!
Mold Exchange: If you have a fusing, blowing, or stained glass mold you don’t use any more, bring it to trade for something you might use (No, you can’t leave it here at the end of the party!).
The address is 5415 Greenwood Ave N. Seattle, WA. Look for the house with the grape vines in front, walk down the alley and up the 3 steps into the back yard. If you can’t find street parking, parking for a few cars in the church lot across the street is OK if you put “Friend of SJU” on a note on your dash.
Let Karen, 2 0 6-5 2 5-1 5 7 7 know you are coming so she puts out enough chairs etc. It’s really hard to do so after guests start arriving.
The PNW Glass Guild will sponsor the 8th annual Glass And Decor studio tour and sale October 19-20 as part of Refract, the city wide glass celebration. We have room for a PNW Glass Guild member as a guest at a new site this year. If you are interested in more information and have your own website or a profile in the Member’s Gallery, please send that link and your phone # to Karen Seymour
On July 7th we will start our challenge… this is a challenge with yourself to build your skills in working with black glass powder, not a competition with others. You will be creating imagery using a subtractive technique: light areas are created by scraping away the powder and dark areas are created by adding powder. Each day we will post a different subject matter for you to create on either white or french vanilla glass. Some exercises will be time driven and some will be restrictive on the tools you may use…all are to increase both your skills and the tools in your tool box. For example one assignment will be creating imagery with your non dominant hand, another one will be to create five different images with only five minutes for each creation.
In order to participate, you will ask to join the PNWGG 2024 Powder Challenge closed Facebook group (the link is also on the the event listing ). This challenge will be open to anyone who wishes to participate so feel free to invite your friends to be part of this journey.
If you didn’t attend the June General meeting you can still see Kelly Crosse Alge’s video: https://youtu.be/-fG8StyzuRA?si=acUuubI67wWZnmug for an advanced example of how effective this technique can be.
Each evening starting on July 7th the exercise to be completed for following day will be posted. You are encouraged to post the results of your work to create a wonderful collection of imagery that everyone can who is participating can refer to for sharing and learning. You do not need to fire each exercise but make sure you take a picture to post before dumping in readiness for the next day.
We will be checking in with those who sign up to do the challenge if they are not posting their work…in fairness to everyone else you are expected to participate and not just lurk.
Please only post as per the instructions you receive each day…there is lots of room for creativity so you will be amazed at the different ways the exercise gets interpreted which is very inspiring.
We look forward to having your participation in this fun, exciting journey over the course of the 30 days and when you reflect on your work you will be amazed at your progress…so lets get started and see you in the PNWGG 2024 Powder Challenge Facebook group…we cant wait to get started…see you there!!!
If you have any questions, please contact either Greta Schneider or Rae Williamson
June 23,2024 @ 3:30PM-4:30PM Pacific Time Via Zoom
What is it? Creating imagery with finely powdered black glass on a sheet glass substrate. Sgraffito is a subtractive technique; light areas are created by scraping away the powdered glass, while dark areas are made by adding piles of powder. The finished drawing is very vulnerable until the piece is fired in a kiln so don’t sneeze! We will be working to complete 30 fused glass powder sgraffito sketches in 30 days. Getting started may be difficult and you may not have experience using glass powders in this way. I hope though that you accept the challenge feet-first and I promise you will improve by leaps and bounds over the next 30 days! We will begin on July 1st after learning how to do do it, so get your black powder ready…
We will also review the 2024 Gathering of the Guilds.
Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89848794864?pwd=4a5bBH83UQqqbKXqr4cfBsxkCqUdLE.1
Welcome to June. It doesn’t seem like it but the summer art show season is just around the corner. Find a list of the shows we know have glass in them in the current newsletter. Members can log in and list their events on the Guild calendar by filling out the form under About>contact us, submit calendar event and we’ll try to publicize your event too.
June also has several Guild events:
10th Guild Board meeting via Zoom
19th Sherlocking (Troubleshooting) both Zoom and in person (Fairview OR)
24th General meeting via Zoom introducing the “Sgrafitto Powder Challenge” that will run during July.
Zoom General meetings are replaced by in-person potluck picnics during July and August. We hope to see you at at least one (and take photos for the newsletter if you think of it):
July 14, Keyport WA (Kitsap Peninsula, west of Seattle) 1 to 3 pm hosted by Fred Buxton
July 28, Seattle, WA 11 am to 2 pm hosted by Karen Seymour, one block west of the Seattle Zoo.
August 11, Battle Ground WA (N of Vancouver WA) 11 am to 3 pm (note: changed to Sunday) hosted by Gail Haskett
August 24, Fairview OR (NE of Portland) noon to 3 pm hosted by Margie Reiff
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!
Kiln Carving will be discussed on May 5, 2024 at 3:30 pm
Via Zoom 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.
Zoom Link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83686557347?pwd=Y2hwTFgwSDlOZ0t0NjFTRjFla0ovdz09
Sponsor NW Art Glass, 9003 151st Avenue NE in Redmond WA, has invited the Guild to hold their first Seattle area Vendor Fair in their upstairs classroom (the new ground floor classroom isn’t quite finished). The purpose of a Vendor Fair is to have fun sharing info with other glass artists, raise money for the Guild, give sponsors a way to interact with our members and give members a good deal on the donated items.
Anyone interested in glass is welcome to attend but if you join the Guild you also get discounts on your silent auction bids and from some vendors and teachers. You are encouraged to bring finger food to share.
• Silent auction featuring donated items from sponsors and anyone else (the CBS dichro donation just arrived!)
• Sponsors will be selling things on a space available basis.
• Members who teach can put out class information and talk to perspective students.
• Scheduled demos: we already have Gerald McBride demoing his new grinder design, Lael Bennett talking about reactive glass, Stephanie Johnston showing different ways to make silicon molds, and Karen Seymour talking about temperature/texture effects. Check the event listing as we update the demo schedule and assign times.
Contact Sponsorship to reserve a space or make a donation for the auction.
Australian artist, Dr. Helen Bodycomb, will share her new book, Mosaicism – Thinking in Mosaic on May 13, 2024 at 7:00 pm via Zoom.
Enhance your practice and grow your thinking. Come hear visiting Australian mosaicist Dr Helen Bodycomb speak about some of the evolutionary drivers that sit behind our urge to make mosaic, and other compelling ideas from her new book, Mosaicism – Thinking in Mosaic.
You can also meet Helen in-person at Marvelous Mosaic on May 13th, 5:00-7:00 pm. Marvelous Mosaic is hosting Helen with an open studio and refreshments at 64535 Columbia River Hwy, Deer Island, OR 97054 on May 13th, 5:00-7:00. Come meet Helen, purchase her book and get it signed. Marvelous Mosaic’s vitrigraph products, tools and supplies will be for sale at a discounted price for Guild members during this event.
To all customers who attended the Gathering of the Guilds in Portland, Oregon and made credit card or debit purchases at Marvelous Mosaic Fine Art booth, we have important information to share. Due to a technical glitch, our credit card reader ceased functioning properly from Saturday at 12:45 pm until Sunday at 4 pm. We kindly ask that if you purchased glass vitrigraph, glue, tools or pendants during these times, you check your charge statement and reach out to us if you were not charged for your purchase all charged did not go through between times indicated. Your attention to this matter will greatly assist our small business in recovering from this unforeseen setback. Kory Dollar of Marvelous Mosaic kory@marvelousmosaic.com or 360-719-9298
Come see fantastic art from PNW Glass Guild members and 5 other guilds FREE admission. https://gatheringoftheguilds.com/ for more info.
Volunteer and have even more fun: join us as a booth sitter, floater, door counter, or help with load in and load out on Wednesday, Thursday, or Sunday. You’ll get to interact with lots of your fellow PNW Glass Guild members and help this event succeed. Sign up through Signup Genius at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0C4BA5AA2AA4FE3-47297269-2024#
July 30 – August 2, 10 am – 4 pm
Member Cheryl Chapman will teach her reverse enameling process for the first time in the Seattle area! Join her at the Bainbridge Artisan Resource Network (BARN) to learn how to turn an animal photograph into an adorable, fun caricature portrait in glass all while learning about enamels and how to do reverse glass painting using a variety of mediums, tools and Easy Fire Enamels. Class Registration
Kiln Carving
Join us on May 5th 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.
Upcoming Events:
Open to all members: Participants can show, describe and explain their piece and ask questions. New tools and discoveries also get shared. The meetings will be held on the 3rd Wednesday of most months at Margie Rieff’s house in Fairview OR (NE of Portland). Snacks are welcomed. Please contact Margie if you want to attend.
Please log in to see Margie’s address and the Zoom link
Sunday March 24th, 2-4pm.
4110 NE Fremont Street, Portland, Oregon
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.
*Members, log in to view this info.*Both booths are 10’x10′: one has a corner ($475 + commission) and one is in-line, i.e. no corner ($400 + commission). Show and sell your work to the anticipated thousands of attendees of this free annual event April 19-21 in Portland. Last year’s attendance was just over 13,000 and the GOTG publicity team estimates it may even reach 30,000 this year based on the huge increase in response they are already getting. You must be a current PNW Glass Guild member and sign up for your booth before March 1st or the space will be re-allocated. See the registration page for details.
Topic will be how to use scrap glass. Get inspiration from other people’s projects and contribute your own. Our speakers will be Lyn Kennison and Shirley Bishop.
Lyn has been doing glass for 20 years starting with stained glass . She makes jewelry as well as functional & nonfunctional art. She creates lots of scraps and has been chopping up & refiring pieces she doesn’t like. She will be sharing how she makes thick pieces with scrap & then what she does with them afterwards.
Shirley has been creating glass for 10 years and opened Studio13 Glass Art in 2013. She loves creating with glass and teaching others. She will share how she uses scraps in creative ways.
We all want to see what you’ve done with your scrap. Contact the VPs, Barb Kienle and Carlyne Lynch, to get on the speakers list: things run so much smoother when they know who to call on next.
See the event listing for more info and Zoom link.