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  • Lots of in-person events in February

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    Glass folks are meeting in Seattle Feb 2nd (potluck brunch this Sunday) and Feb 22nd (play with scrap melt: space limited), in Fairview OR (east Portland) Feb 5th, and in Redmond OR (near Bend) Feb 22nd.

    There are also opportunities to talk to PNW Glass Guild members selling at shows in Deer Island OR at the Crafter’s Market this weekend Feb 1-2, and at the NW Flower and Garden Show in Seattle Feb 19-23.

    February
    1-2 Crafters’ Market, Deer Island OR (west of Portland on the Columbia)
    2 Glass Artists Potluck Brunch, near Zoo in Seattle WA RSVP
    5 Sherlocking for members, Fairview OR (east Portland) RSVP
    19-23 NW Flower and Garden Show, Seattle WA
    22 Play Day: scrap melts, Seattle WA RSVP
    22 Glass Artists of Central OR Meetup, Redmond OR (near Bend)
    23 General Meeting: Organizing Your Glass etc., via Zoom

    Everyone can attend the general meeting February 23rd on Zoom. We will be discussing organizing your glass etc.. Please bring at least one tip to share to make your fellow artists’ creating go a bit smoother if you can.

    We hope you can make it to at least one of these. Happy Glassing!

  • General Meeting: Putting photos of your work on a website

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    January 26 @ 3:30-5:00pm. Pacific Time : Via Zoom

    Basic glass photography tips followed by how to get the image off your cell phone and onto a website with a bit of photo-editing thrown in too. Our Members’ Gallery will be the specific example but the tips are going to be widely applicable. Bring your own examples and questions.

    Zoom Link

  • Meet up with other members this month:

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    This last month of the year offers a chance to get together with fellow PNW Glass Guild members for in-person glass discussions and optional gift exchanges. Members, family, friends and anyone interested in the PNW Glass Guild and discussing glass is welcome. “These events are lots of fun and they inspire new things to try in my own work.” Karen Seymour

    Dec. 7 Saturday 5 pm Guild Holiday Party in Beaverton OR (near Portland), you should have contacted Linda Gerrard about what to bring
    Dec. 15 Sunday 11 am potluck Guild Holiday Brunch in Seattle WA (near the Zoo), contact Karen Seymour
    Please contact the host if you plan to come: it is so much easier to get out additional chairs etc. before people start arriving.

    There are also several events at which you can see individual members or their work:

    December 2024
    6-7 OSU Holiday Marketplace, Corvalis OR
    7 NW Garden Bling Holiday Open House, Concrete WA, member/sponsor Athena Hornsby
    7-8 Holiday Sale: Blowing Sands Studio, Seattle WA, member David Smith
    14 Locovore Holiday Gift Faire, Bend OR, member Kathy Kollenburn
    Now until Dec 29th in Lincoln City OR member Kate Saunders and her partner have an exhibition called Branchings exploring forest community interactions
    Dec 26 – Jan 27th in Lake Oswego OR member Karen Azinger’s Steel Queen novel and the 6 other books in her Silk and Steel series are the theme of an exhibit of her own and several other members’ glass creations (Diane Muhly, Ann Cavanaugh, Carlyne Lynch, Linda Gerrard, Megan Cavanaugh, Greta Schneider, Dijenaire Frazer, Juliet Peterson Spaulding, Karen Azinger and Rick Holmes). There will be an artists’ reception on Monday January 13th

    January 2025 Mark your new calendar now:

    13 Board Meeting Monday 7 pm via Zoom. Come discuss what the Guild will do in the new year to add more value to being a member.

    26 General meeting Sunday 3:30 pm via Zoom: Putting photos of your work on the website. Basic glass photography tips followed by how to get the image off your cell phone and onto a website with a bit of photo-editing thrown in too. Our Members’ Gallery will be the specific example but the tips are going to be widely applicable. Bring your own examples and questions.

  • Reminder: RSVP to the PNWGG Holiday Party in Portland by Monday

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    The Portland area Holiday Party is coming up fast: Saturday Dec 7th at Linda Gerrard’s in Beaverton. The fun begins at 5:00 PM and goes until about 9:00 PM.
    (There’s also a potluck Holiday Brunch Dec. 15th in Seattle)

    This is a not-to-be-missed event! We have an awesome potluck dinner with Linda Gerrard preparing the main course (and probably a few other things). The appetizer, salad, side dishes, libations and desserts are brought by the members in attendance. Believe me when I say, you won’t go home hungry!

    Not only will you be treated to an amazing meal, there is also a very fun gift exchange. You spend no more than $25.00 for the gift, everyone randomly selects a number and the fun begins. Don’t get too attached to your awesome gift because it just might get stolen.

    Please RSVP to Linda at pnwggholidayparty@gmail.com no later than Monday November 25th to get the address and additional details.

  • General Meeting via Zoom: Holiday Items and Shows

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    November 17,2024 @ 3:30 PM-4:30 PM Pacific Time Via Zoom

    Join us at our General Meeting to hear how Angie Zetamari from Zetamari Mosaic Artworks in Seattle, WA and Pam Bielenberg from Albany, OR share the holiday items they create, what shows they participate in and how they select their shows. We will have an open forum for others who want to share their work and thoughts on selecting shows.

    Zoom link: Go to Event page for the Zoom link.

  • Have You Got a Glassy Holiday Event?

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    Members and Sponsors: the last newsletter of the year is getting put together this weekend. Two PNW Glass Guild Holiday parties are already scheduled, one in the Portland area on December 7th and in Seattle on December 15th.

    Do you want to hold one in your area or are you already having a holiday event for your glass-related business? If you want to invite our membership to attend please send the event info and your contact info to the Newsletter team by Friday November 1st. or log in to PNWGlassGuild.org and fill out the form at About>Contact Us, submit calendar event and we’ll help get the word out.

  • Washougal Holiday Art Market Tour (Washougal, WA) – Nov. 16-17

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    Member Shirley Bishop asks that you mark your calendars for the 4th annual Holiday Art Market Tour in Washougal, Washington (northeast of Portland). On November 16-17 from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., you can visit her studio and 12 other artists’ studios, and meet 25 local artists. Find inspiration and some great gifts for the holidays. See washougalstudioartists.org for more information.

  • Lots of glass this weekend

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    Oct 17-20 Refract is the annual 4 day celebration of Seattle area glass that ranges from Tacoma to Everett and from live glass blowing to special museum exhibits to the Pilchuck Gala Auction.
    Sat & Sun Oct.19-20 The Guild sponsored Glass And Decor Studio Tour and Sale, in north Seattle, is counted as just one of the nearly 50 different Refract venues. Stop by the 6 studios on the tour and talk glass with members Lael Bennett, Angie Heinrich, Stephanie Johnston, Debbie Marchione, Karen Seymour, David Smith, and Sandy Spear.

    Oct. 19 in Washougal members Linda Roman and Kate Nicklos will be selling their work at the Holiday Bazzar. That’s Saturday from 9 am to 3 pm in the Bethel Community Church at 1438 B st

    Oct 19-20 on the Washington County Studio Tour members Linda Gerrard and Rosalind Cooper will open their Beaverton OR studios (SW of Portland) so you can see where they work their magic and buy their resulting glass art.

    MEMBERS: you can add YOUR events to the calendar by logging in and filling out the form at About>Contact Us. The volunteer will usually get it added within a day or two.

  • General Meeting via Zoom: Packing, Shipping and Labeling

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    October 27,2024 @ 3:30 PM-4:30 PM Pacific Time Via Zoom

    Join us to hear how different glass artists pack and ship their glass safely. This will be especially timely with the holiday season approaching. We will also be discussing different ways members label their art with care tags, price tags and all those other inclusions that make you seem more professional. Come learn and share your own techniques.

    This will also be our Annual Meeting for election of officers. The Zoom link and more information will be provided on the event listing as we get closer.

  • October Glass

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    It’s October! Here are some of this month’s glass opportunities:

    Oct. 4-5 Margie’s Fall Market, Aurora OR (a bit south of Portland) where the Guild is coordinating several indoor booths. Stop by this Friday and Saturday to say hi to and buy from members Kory Dollar,Shawna Hovey, Lesley Kelly, Lyn Kennison, Barb Kienle, Carlyne Lynch, Rose and Gerald McBride, Daryle Ryder, as well as nearly 50 other vendors. (There may be a space left in the Guild booths if you wish to try selling your work here: see details or contact Carlyne Lynch)

    Oct. 4-6 Local 14 Art Show in Portland OR members Greta Schneider, Mitzi Kugler and Cheryl Chapman are showing and selling their work in this well regarded juried art show

    Oct 5 Issaquah Salmon Days, Issaquah WA (SE of Seattle) member Linda Schnell will be selling her work along with lots of other juried artists in the 55th annual celebration of the salmon returning

    Oct 17-20 Refract is the annual 4 day celebration of Seattle area glass that ranges from Tacoma to Everett and from live glass blowing to special museum exhibits to the Pilchuck Gala Auction. The Guild sponsored Glass And Decor Studio Tour and Sale, in north Seattle on Sat & Sun Oct.19-20, is counted as just one of the nearly 50 different Refract venues. Stop by the 6 studios on the tour and talk glass with members Lael Bennett, Angie Heinrich, Stephanie Johnston, Debbie Marchione, Karen Seymour, David Smith, and Sandy Spear.

    Oct 19-20 on the Washington County Studio Tour members Linda Gerrard and Rosalind Cooper will open their Beaverton OR studios (SW of Portland) so you can see where they work their magic and buy their resulting glass art.

    Oct. 27 General Meeting via Zoom: voting for 2025 officers (all are willing to serve a second term so it should be short) followed by a discussion of packing, shipping, hang tags and all those little details that can help raise the level of your glass professionalism just in time for holiday sales.

  • General Meeting via Zoom/In-Person

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    September 29 @ 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm Pacific Time:via Zoom

    Portland Waterjet will be our host. This will be a live event AND a Zoom for members outside the Portland area.

    Contact the VPs, Barb Kienle and Carlyne Lynch, to submit questions for our panel meeting.

    We will be going to Portland Water Jet (one block from Bullseye Glass) in Portland. The address is 3383 SE 21st Street, Portland, Oregon. They are closed on Sunday and will open JUST for the Guild’s meeting!

    Waterjet cutting directs a high-pressure jet of water and abrasive to cut materials and in our case glass. This process offers a cost-effective solution to repetitive and high-volume production.

    Guild member Carlyne Lynch has drawn seven design ornaments or suncatchers that would be difficult to cut symmetrically. These seven designs with holes included can be ordered by the sheet. You can order a sheet or split one with another member before and after our visit. Now is a perfect time to start holiday items. Please do not ask Portland WaterJet to split your order! Do the split order through the guild and Carlyne, she will arrange with another member to split.

    Process: Call and pay for your glass at Bullseye and leave it with your name on it for WaterJet to pick up. Call and place your order with Portland WaterJet (202-476-9939) and let them know you have glass waiting. Ask for the ornament package and arrange with them for estimated times. Below is a 24″ X 24″ Tekta design sheet. The cost for waterjet cutting the design sheet below on 24×24 inch Tekta is $107, plus the glass itself. 

    We encourage you to attend the meeting to learn more about the waterjet process, even if you are not ready to have any glass cut at this time. Log in and find the Zoom link on the event page or request it

  • PNW Glass Guild Open Studios

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    Glass Art tour and sale Sept 14-15, 10 AM to 5 PM

    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).

  • Booth at Margie’s Farm and Garden’s Fall Market

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    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 .

  • Create a Mandala Mosaic Mirror with Angela Heinrich

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    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.

  • Register NOW for Open Studios

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    Glass Art Tour & Sale Sept. 14-15, 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Portland/Vancouver: Register by Aug 15th (next Thurs.)

    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.

    October 19-20 Seattle studio tour may have space for a couple more guest artists.

    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.

  • Guild Picnic in Seattle This Sunday at 11 am

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    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.

  • Sell your glass in Seattle October 19-20?

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    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

  • Sgraffito Powder Challenge

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    We are on the countdown

    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

  • General Meeting: Sgraffito Glass Powder Challenge Introduction

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    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