Do you want to show (and sell) your glass art?

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.

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    One of our member benefits is alerting our members and subscribers to the week’s glass related events every Tuesday. Members can log in and fill in the “Submit Calendar Event” form: https://www.pnwglassguild.org/contact-us/#event
    If you’re not yet a member, you can chose “join” from the top menu and be a member in just a few minutes.

  • Mark up your new calendar

    Happy Glassy New Year! There are several glass events in the next few months that you don’t want to miss

    January
    12 Monday 7 pm Board Meeting via Zoom: Come hear some of the things planned for the new year and provide input and additional ideas. All members welcome.
    25 Sunday 3:30 pm General meeting via Zoom: Kiln Casting and Connections to Nature

    February
    22 Sunday 3:30 pm General Meeting via Zoom: TBA

    March
    1 Sunday 11 am Potluck Glass Brunch in Seattle
    22 Sunday 3:30 pm General Meeting via Zoom: TBA
    28 Saturday 11 am Vendor Fair in Redmond WA at sponsor NW Art Glass

    April
    25-27 Gathering Of the Guilds in Portland: registration info will be out soon, probably in the Guild’s January 14th Newsletter

    The Jan 14th newsletter will focus on teaching and taking classes, comments and insights welcome. We encourage members who teach or want to hold Play Days to log in and get your events on the calendar. We’ll try to feature as many as we can (deadline Friday, Jan 9th).



  • General Meeting via Zoom

    March 24 @ 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm Pacific Time: POSTPONED to MAY

    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.*
    https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83686557347?pwd=Y2hwTFgwSDlOZ0t0NjFTRjFla0ovdz09
  • Gathering of the Guilds 2024, April 19-21

    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.
  • You can even bring your Mom to the Vendor Fair in Redmond on Saturday

    • 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!

  • April showers bring glass flowers!

    Many glass flowers are blooming this month. Check out just a few of the places you can find some.

    April 11-12 Best of the Northwest Spring Sale (Seattle): Keep an eye out for Oregon glass artist Johnathon Tardif’s booth at this annual collection of some of most accomplished artists in the region.

    April 15-19 Las Vegas Glass Craft and Bead Expo: Look for the amazing floral and geometric murrini from member Carlyne Lynch in Booth 1022.

    April 24 – 26 Gathering of the Guilds (Portland): This annual event draws thousands of people to meet artists and shop for art. The Guild will have a booth offering demos and art for sale.

    April 25-26 Art in Bloom Studio Tour and Sale (Seattle): Shop for Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, or Treat-Myself Day at various north Seattle glass studios.

    Note – the April 15th Sherlocking event in Fairview, Oregon has been rescheduled to May 6th.

    Members – if you are showing or selling your work in an upcoming show, please let us know so we can help promote it!