Summer 2021 Newsletter
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 Create Your New Normal

In many respects you create the world you live in by your own actions and responses. If normal to you is being able to:
  • pick out a piece of glass in-person from the glass shop down the street, do it now to support those shops which have been able stay afloat this long. That way they'll be there for you later so you don't have to buy all your sheet glass and supplies on-line.
  • select exactly the glass creation from your favorite artist at a show rather than from an on-line photo, do it now. It will keep those artists being able to create more as well as keeping art shows financially viable. See the list of in-person events below.
At Sorticulture this June lots of artists and shoppers got to interact in-person for the first time in over a year.
  • take an in-person class to learn new skills and a better appreciation of what goes into a particular type of work, do it now. See our classes and resources page.
  • socialize with other glass folks and you're vaccinated do it now (otherwise choose Zoom to protect yourself, unvaccinated kids, and the approx. 20% of the vaccinated who are catching the new variant).
    Come to one of the PNW Glass Guild picnics (Seattle and Portland) or host/join a glass Play Day. See the PNW Glass Guild Calendar for other events meant to help build the regional glass community both in-person and via Zoom.
It will be so good to see each other in person again. Let's do it safely and creatively.
An in-person class at Kory Dollar's Marvelous Mosaic studio and retreat center in Deer Island OR, north of Portland
Refract #3 is coming October 14-17.
Seattle's big 4-day celebration of glass is back to being mostly in-person
Make your plans now to visit Seattle October 14-17
The couple of AirBnB hosts I know are already booked. Refract says they are working out some hotel deals which should be posted on their website soon.
You can find the tentative events list at RefractSeattle.org/events
I'll make a printable sheet of the events, times, and locations again this year if they don't.

The Pacific NW Glass Guild will be sponsoring the 5th GlassAndDecor.com studio tour, October 16-17 as part of Refract
 NEXT ISSUE Unknown: I'll be helping write the Pacific NW Glass Guild newsletter: subscribe (free) or join the Guild ($45/yr)
Karen Seymour, Editor

What's New? 

Summer flowers from Island Art Glass will be available at their studio during the Whidbey Working Artists' studio tour August 21-22 as well as during the open hours listed on their website.
Moon by Poul Erickson,  Wishpoosh Design. See Wishpoosh and other glass artists during the Bellevue Botanical Gardens' Arts In the Garden August 27-29
"Facing the Inevitable" by Fred Buxton
Fred Buxton and several others discuss methods to display your work in  June's Zoom PNW Glass Guild' General meeting recording available to members now.
Kelp forest by Haven Livingston, WavehavenGlass.com. She has just announced she's opening a studio in Tacoma. The grand opening will be October 2nd but she'd love to talk with you now about custom glass work.

How'd They Do That?
Kathy Johnson, co-owner of Glass Expressions in Burien WA has put together a good set of videos on how to assemble a stained glass window as well has how to do some simple repairs.

 Announcements & Events

Looking for other glass folks?
  • Pacific NW Glass Guild (former Oregon Glass Guild) meets nearly monthly; they also have a newsletter
  • Seattle Glass etc. Sunday Brunch potluck every few months: contact Karen Seymour to get on the email list, Next meeting is August 15th 11:30 am, backyard picnic for the vaccinated, Zoom for the un-vaccinated, please RSVP so we have enough chairs out. The whole PNW Glass Guild has also been invited to this one. You don't need to be a member, just be willing to listen to us talking glass.
Arts Organizations are still figuring out what they are going to do so verify info by going to the website before attending in-person.

July
18  2pm to about 3:30 via Zoom PNWGlassGuild.org General meeting: Inclusions and Reactions
virtual Wedgewood Arts Festival, Seattle WA
virtual Salem Art Fair and Festival, Salem, OR
virtual Bellevue Art Museum Arts Festival, Bellevue WA
virtual Sooke Fine Arts Show (a way to find glass artists in BC even if you can't cross the border)
August 
6-8    Anacortes Arts Festival, Anacortes WA
15       PNW Glass Guild Picnic in Seattle (RSVP Karen Seymour)
21-22  Fresh Paint, Everett WA
21-22  Whidbey Working Artists Summer Studio Tour, Whidbey Island WA
22       PNW Glass Guild Picnic in Portland (RSVP Lyn Kennison)
27-29 Edmonds Art Festival Edmonds WA
27-29 Arts In The Garden, Bellevue WA
September
4-6     Art In the Pearl, Portland OR
4-6     Bellevue Downtown Arts Market Bellevue WA
10-12  Art In The Park Boise ID
18-19  Pacific NW Glass Guild Open Studios, Portland OR (app. closes Aug.15)
October
1-3      Local 14 Art Show and Sale, Portland OR
9-10   Portland Bead Society's Bead & Creative Arts Festival, Portland OR
14-17   Refract the huge multi-event celebration of NW glass, Everett to Tacoma WA
16        Pilchuck Gala Glass Auction, Seattle WA
16-17  Glass and Decor Studio Tour, Seattle WA

Your favorite glassy event isn't here? Send us a note or post it to our moderated Facebook page.
We've simplified the Classes/Resources page. If you offer classes (or want to help someone who does) please see if I have you listed/linked correctly. If you have a specific class coming up please post it to our moderated Facebook page.
FriendsInGlass (you know the symbol) mindspring.com or (206) 525-1577
Thanks!
Karen Seymour
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