This week in glass

ByDebbieM Editor

See the Events Calendar for more information about these fun glass gatherings, and we hope to see you there!

Wednesday, Feb. 25th 11:30 am – Sherlocking meeting in Fairview, OR at Margie Rieff’s home (near Portland). Come and talk about your glass challenges and puzzles, and get insight from other glass artists. If you can’t attend in person, consider joining on Zoom.

Saturday, March 1, 11:00 am – Glass Brunch in Seattle. Bring a dish to share and enjoy the company of other glass artists at Karen Seymour’s home in north Seattle. All are welcome, you don’t have to be a Guild member.

Gathering of the Guilds Booth Registration – There are only 5 spots left for glass artists to sell their work at the April 24-26 Gathering of the Guilds in Portland. You must be a Guild member to have a space in the PNWGG booth, but everyone is welcome to attend the event. Register for a display space this week, before they are all gone!

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  • Vendor Fair and More!

    Event Reminder, Other News

    Please join us this Saturday, March 28 from 11:00 am – 2:00 pm at Northwest Art Glass in Redmond, WA (east of Seattle) for the annual PNW Glass Guild Vendor Fair and Silent Auction. In addition to a chance to shop at Northwest Art Glass (if you come early to shop please make an appointment) sponsors will be selling innovative vitrigraph pots and murine, gorgeous hand-made wooden display stands and water at the tip grinders.

    Bring a dish to share for the potluck lunch, chat with other glass artists, and bid on the silent auction to help support the Guild activities.

    Some great silent auction items have been donated by Guild sponsors and members, including gift certificates for classes, molds, dichro, books, and more (Thank you to our sponsors and members for their generous donations!). Here’s a partial list:


    Silicone Mold Making class this Sunday March 29th at 12:30 in Seattle taught by member Stephanie Johnston up from The Dalles OR. There are still a couple of spaces.

    Glass Amid the Tulips
    If you are visiting the tulip fields in Skagit County, WA in the next few weeks, take some time to stop by the PNW Artisan Gallery at Christianson’s Nursery in Mount Vernon and say hello to PNW Glass Guild member Mel Williams, who will be selling her work upstairs this year. The Gallery, located at 16806 Best Rd. Mt Vernon, WA is open from 10 am – 6 pm daily, March 27 – April 26.

  • Mark Your Summer Calendars!

    Event Reminder, Other News

    Calling all artists living in the Independence, Oregon region (near Salem). Registration is now open to any glass artist for the Guild’s Mid-Willamette Valley Glass Art Show on August 1st. Hosted by Guild sponsor Maganda Glassworks, this show is a great opportunity for mid-Valley artists to showcase your work, either in your home studio or at Maganda Glassworks. More information is available on the Registration page. Don’t delay – the deadline for registration is June 20th.

    And Registration for the Portland area’s September 19-20 Annual Open Studios Tour is also open (PNW Glass Guild Members only). That deadline is July 20th

    Summer Glass Events (PNW Glass Guild events are bolded)- More details on the event page.

    June 24 – Fairview, OR: Sherlocking

    June 27 – Lakewood, WA: Community Glass Art show

    June 28 – Online, PNW Glass Guild General Meeting

    July 18 – Battleground, WA: Art in the Garden show

    July 19 – Seattle, WA: PNW Glass Guild Picnic

    August 1 – Independence, OR: Mid-Willamette Valley Glass Art Show

    August 15 – Fairview, OR: PNW Glass Guild Picnic

    August 29 – Independence, OR: PNW Glass Guild Picnic

    If you are showing your work in a summer show, please tell us, so we can share with other glass artists and glass lovers!

  • Painted Glass Pet Portraits Workshop, Bainbridge Island, WA

    Event Reminder

    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

  • Seattle’s Garden Art Studio Tour this weekend

    Event Reminder

    April 29-30, 10am to 5pm for our 9th year. Seattle members Karen Seymour, Bridget Culligan, Charles Friedman, and Janiene Fitzpatrick invite you to their homes and yards to see, talk about, and perhaps buy their garden related glass work and that of their guest artists who have a wide range of media. See ArtInBloomSeattle.com for the map and all the details on the 7 sites and over 20 artists.


  • The Seattle picnic is this Sunday 7/20

    Event Reminder

    11 am at Karen Seymour’s house 1 block west of the Seattle Zoo, 5415 Greenwood Ave. N*
    • Bring a dish to feed about 10 people.
    • If you want something other than water to drink bring that too.
    • If you have glass related tools, molds, scraps, etc. that someone else might find useful we can set up a free/trading table (YES, you have to take it away again if no one wants it).

    • We’d also love to see what you’ve been working on if you have something for show and tell. Or if you have a question on how to do something or why something happened, you can ask the experienced glass folks attending.

    Anyone willing to discuss glass, shows etc. is welcome

    There are 2 other Guild picnics this summer if you can’t make it to this one:

    August 16 Guild Picnic, Independence OR (SW of Salem)
    August 30 Guild Picnic, Fairview OR (NE Portland, date changed)

    We hope to see you at least once!

    NOTE: *there may be a construction detour on I-5 northbound at the Ship Canal Bridge this Sunday (it’s re-routed to the North-bound Express Lanes which put you off at 42nd St instead of 50th St). Ask Karen for directions if you are coming from the south and don’t know your way around Seattle.

  • Register NOW for Open Studios

    Event Reminder

    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.