September 2020 www.oregonglassguild.org Issue 17 President’s Message/ 2020 PNWGG (OGG) Statewide Lyn Kennison 2 Member Benefits Board of Directors I started my path with creativity And A Word From Our 3 early by learning to sew and knit Sponsor—MELT State President—Lyn Kennison with my grandmother. Sewing last- Vice President—Greta Schneider ed, knitting did not. The sewing of Glass Art Contest Wrap 4 Co-Vice President—Sharon Dunham clothes flowed into quilt making, Up Treasurer—Lesley Kelly Secretary—Suzanne Tyler macramé, embroidery, wall hang- ings all using lots of color. An offer Class Opportunities/ 5 Website Update Director—Communications—Charlene Fort for a stained glass class captured my interest and passion and all the Director—Membership—Margie Rieff Coming Events 6 Director—Sponsorship—Linda Gerrard fabric related artistic endeavors Director—Newsletter—Sharon Dunham flowed into stained glass, and Our Sponsors 7 Director—Website—Carlyne Lynch glass quilt patterns on stepping stones then windows. The stained Featured Artist glass flowed into fusing glass. At first it was jewelry and small plates Fall 2020 “Wisteria” but soon became more. I was hooked and never looked back. Lyn Kennison Hanging For the past 15 years I have been working with glass in some form: flower jewelry, abstracts, mosaics, fusing functional and nonfunctional piec- pot es, garden art with lots of color. I have taken many classes from very talented people, world famous as well as locally famous. The Glass Guild has provided many opportunities for growth and learn- ing. I’m still looking for my niche. W I get inspiration from the outdoors A in all the seasons, fabric designs, T photographs, and other artists. I love putting colors together in dif- E ferent ways. Working in glass is R often meditative and soothing and F also frustrating and challenging. The best part is when you let go A and let the glass tell you what it Red Abstract L wants to do. As Thomas Merton Interested in being the next featured artist? If so, please L once said “Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at send me an artist statement and the same time”. I’m still working on jpegs of your art as well as a headshot to Sharon Dunham at it. [email protected] Page 2 Oregon Glass Guild September 2020 President’s Message As we enter into the fall of this pandemic year, I hope all is well with you and your family. The Guild is working very hard to plan events and trainings and get information out. Our meetings are all on Zoom for the rest of the year, so please watch out for the links sent out in emails and join us. Our contest went very well with 48 people submitting over 100 entries. Congratulation to all the winners who won prizes, but remember we are all winners if we at least try and grow from our experiences. Some fun meetings have been planned. On September 30 at 7pm, we will have a demo on circle cutting and cutting rings. This may be a review for some or a first time experience for others. Both can be tricky to do, so I will definitely be watching for new tips. We will also be restarting the Fusers’ Group every third Wednesday of the month. These Zoom get togethers will be hosted by Lynda Sprecher, a very talented glass artist. It will be a time to show your work and to ask questions. If you show a piece that you want to have help with and or get ideas for remember to have your firing schedule handy. Our state meeting is scheduled for October 28 at 7pm. At this meeting we will elect our board for the coming year. We are still looking for a secretary. According to our bylaws we need a secretary for all the board meetings. The guild cannot exist if we don’t have a secretary. So, I’m asking someone to step forward and volunteer for this position. There will be people to help, a template of how to write up the meeting notes, and all meetings are recorded so you can check back in case you a missed something. If you are interested please contact me at [email protected] or Suzanne, the current secretary, at [email protected] for more information. We really do need someone to step forward! Our new website is being built. This will modernize it and make it much easier to navigate. More information is to come on that. If you have ideas for Play Days, trainings, or teaching opportunities please join us at the board meetings and let us know or just contact me. Stay well and keep on creating beautiful glass creations! Lyn Kennison, President PNWGG PNWGG MEMBER BENEFITS The Pacific Northwest Glass Guild (PNWGG) welcomes all who have a passion for glass. While the majority of PNWGG members live and work in Oregon and southwest Washington, membership is open to all who are interested in the glass arts. Benefits of membership in the PNWGG include (but are not limited to): Membership meetings with programs featuring local, national and international glass artists representing all aspects of the glass arts. Discounts on PNWGG sponsored workshops and educational events. Opportunity to participate in the PNWGG annual glass studio tour and sale. Opportunity to have a Gallery Page featuring your work on the website. Link from the website to your own website. Member discounts from Friends of the Guild businesses. Access to member only information on the web site. Opportunity to join member only mailing lists to be notified of meetings and member activities as well as special offers available to PNWGG members. Opportunity to submit information for the PNWGG newsletter (featured artist, want ad information, etc.). Page 3 Oregon Glass Guild September 2020 AND A WORD FROM ONE OF OUR SPONSORS—MELT Hello, my name is Sheri Spurlock and 35+ years ago, my mother set up a stained glass studio in our basement. Within a few short years, we had opened a small stained glass shop in Milwaukie, Oregon. For many years we enjoyed great success as a design studio, teaching facility and supply shop. We developed strong relationships with the local glass manufacturers in their early days, and still enjoy those relationships today. Over the years, we have tailored our business specifically to meet the needs of the stained glass, mosaic, torchwork, and fusing hobbyists, artists, and small studio owners. Today, Melt continues to grow, innovate and expand at the current storefront in Vancouver, Washington! Owing to our long history, we pride ourselves on being able to not only provide supplies for, but also to educate, our fellow glass artists. We operate our business from a cute little storefront at 502 Washington Street, Vancouver, Washington where we welcome artists to come in and browse our huge selection of dichroic glass, sheet glass, rods, tools and supplies. Need help with a firing schedule or having trouble with your solder lines? We are here to help! Everyone on our staff is a glass artist in their own right. We are involved in craft shows, art shows and galleries across the Pacific Northwest. This gives us all a unique understanding of trends, new products and the importance of everyday fair pricing vs fake sales and promotions. Shopping at Melt, you can feel confident that you're getting a fair price and a quality product...every day. Page 4 Oregon Glass Guild September 2020 GUILD ONLINE GLASS ART CONTEST Celebrate! Create! Participate! GLASS ART CONTEST - 2020 The contest was a success! Not only was it fun, it also raised $1685 for the new PNWGG website! 48 participants/100 entries/8 new members/7 renewing members 70 warm/5 hot/18 cold/7 jewelry entries 8 applicants entered the maximum of 4 pieces Many thanks to the judges: Mary Kay Nitchie (Bullseye), Sheri Spurlock (Melt), Cheyenne Malcolm (Canned Heat), and Debbie Patana (Inspirations) . and to Bullseye, Delphi, Melt and Fusion Headquarters for providing the prizes! Hot Glass Winners First Place Ben Miller Second Place Charlene Fort Third Place Carlyne Lynch Cold Glass Winners First Place Trish Collins Second Place Kathy Worth Third Place Karen Seymour Warm Glass Winners First Place Linda Ethier Second Place Sarah Miller Third Place Steve Jensen Fourth Place Greta Schneider Jewelry Winners KEEP First Place Greta Schneider CREATING! Second Place Greta Schneider Third Place Carlyne Lynch STAY SAFE! Page 5 Oregon Glass Guild September 2020 Class Opportunities Cascadia Center for Arts and Crafts (cascadiaarts.org) is proud to announce two new classes being offered in September. PNWGG member, Shirley Bishop, from Washougal, WA is teaching a "powder casting and crackle" class. As embellishments for background textures, or as stand alone pieces, these techniques are fantastic. Shirley is simply an awesome teacher and will share her valuable knowledge and skill in this class. There is a limit of 6 students (due to Covid-19) but if there is enough interest, a second class could be presented. The second class of interest to PNWGG would be Kathy McCullough's Precious Metal Clay (PMC-3) class. This is a 3 hour class allowing 3 students per session for very personal help from the instructor. There is a MORNING and AFTERNOON session...so all in all 6 students for the day. Again, if there is added interest, we can schedule additional classes. PMC 3 allows the incorporation of glass (think dichroic), gems or the simple elegance of the silver alone. Additionally, PNWGG member Carlyne Lynch will be teaching Introduction to Lampworking, This 6 hour class is limited to 4 students.