Reminder about Summer Picnic, A Sherlocking/Scaffolding Event and Swap Meet at Margie Rieff’s House on Saturday, August 30th.

Count your lucky stars (or four-leaf clover) that you are connected to the Pacific Northwest Glass Guild! Where else can you find such an amazing collection of glass activities and opportunities for inspiration and education?

Over the next two weeks, you will have several chances to find a pot of glass at the end of the rainbow, so check out these events, and we hope to see you!

March 18 – Sherlocking in Fairview, OR – bring something to eat and a recent glass challenge or success to discuss with fellow glass artists.

March 22 – General Meeting on Zoom – learn from talented artist Andrew Jagel about the hidden power of contrast in art.

March 28 – Vendor Fair in Redmond, WA – shop for glass, meet vendors and watch demos, and share lunch with other glass artists at Northwest Art Glass.

March 29 – NEW Class! Silicone Mold Making in Seattle, WA – join glass artist Stephanie Johnston to learn how to make custom silicone molds that can be used for multiple firings. Space is very limited, so be sure to register right away.

Details are in the event listings.

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.

That’s right we’ve signed 4 new Sponsors in the last week and 3 of them offer discounts to members while the 4th gave us an awesome donation for the Vendor Fair.

Log in to PNWGG website to see the newest Sponsors: CRLynch, Diamonds Grind Glass, Glass Bird Studio and Zetamari. Go to their websites for more information on their products or services and remind yourself of who all of our awesome Sponsors are and which ones give you discounts on their products and/or services.

And don’t forget, the Vendor Fair is less than 3 weeks away (May 6 from 5:00 to 7:30 PM) and we have over $2,000 in prizes! Dichro sheet and embellishments, vitrigraph, stands, sheet glass, dichro sticks, molds, glass clay starter kits, and more! Prize tickets will be sold 2 for $1.00 and all sales will be CASH, so plan ahead. The funds raised, help us pay for this free member-only event. Be sure to renew your membership or have friends join the Guild before attending the event.

We still need several volunteers to help throughout the event as well as for providing a potluck item for dinner. The Guild will provide BBQ for the main course and bottled water and you’ll provide the rest. Please log in and sign up to help out for 1/2 an hour or so at https://airtable.com/shrauOhb7oL94X6WD and for the potluck at https://airtable.com/shrOS6N8TPLhad8tx

Let’s get out and support our Sponsor/Vendors like they support us. Please click on my name to let me know if you’re planning to attend so we know how much food to buy. Linda Gerrard

• The Art By Design show in Seattle WA Feb. 3-4 features 2 Guild members

• Also in Seattle WA there’s a Glass Artist’s Potluck at 11 AM Sunday Feb.5

• A Mosaic Retreat in Deer Island OR Feb 3-5
See the calendar for other classes in Deer Island OR and Battle Ground WA this month

And of course the ongoing registration for Gathering of the Guilds booths: if you buy your booth and get your photos in by tonight’s publicity deadline (Jan 31st) your art has a good chance of being seen all over Portland in the next 3 months as part of the big promotion planned by the GOTG organization. The show will be April 28-30.

Don’t miss the opportunity to sell your art at the 2023 Portland Rose Festival. The Guild has been given a unique opportunity to have our members participate in this year’s Maker’s Market.

Check out the information page and Register today. Registration deadline is April 30, 2023.

The big event is the April 25-27 Gathering of the Guilds in Portland‘s Oregon Convention Center hall D where you can talk to and buy from 8 PNW Glass Guild members and around 350 members of 8 other guilds. Carlyne Lynch and sponsor Bullseye Glass are putting together some great demos for the FREE 3-day event.

There is also an April 6th Glass Artists’ Brunch near the zoo in Seattle, 11 am to around 1:30 pm
April 12-13 The Best of the NW Art Show in Seattle‘s Magnuson Park, Hangar 30
April 26-27 take the ArtInBloom Garden Art Tour and Sale at 4 north Seattle studios/yards and talk glass with 5 PNW Glass Guild members and meet about 10 artists in other media two weeks before Mother’s Day
May 2-4 at the Gorge Artists studio tour, The Dalles OR visit the studio of member Stephanie Johnston as well as studios of artists in other media
May 3 Help with the PNW Glass Guild’s storage clean out in downtown Portland so we can move to a less expensive space.