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Glass Stock East 2010!
This event has been postponed until 2011, the minimum attendance needed to hold the event was not met this year.
We are sorry for having to cancel it this year but hope we can try again next year on the same July 4rth weekend, 2011.
Thanks to all of you whose efforts it took to get this far.
Fire up, melt some glass and smile, deb and Barry
 Barry Lafler and Cindy Lemmo
Come and join us for the first ever Glass Stock East 2010! A sharing, collaborating event modeled after the Glass Stock festival which has run for 7 years on the Oregon Coast by Deb Crowley with much success! From a small gathering of 30 of Deb's friends in 2003 to almost 90 in attendance in 2009, this event has grown in popularity with artists willing to teach and share for the opportunity to do the same. It is a chance to get "out of the box" and learn new skills, get priceless feedback and inspiration.
Deb has teamed up with friend Barry Lafler of Island Glass to host this new event in Pennsylvania. We have chosen July 1-4rth, 2010, as the dates for the event to celebrate our independance as studio artists as well as our ability to come together and collaborate on some incredible, unique art glass. It will be held at the AGI site, 114 Leonard Road - Hilliards, Pennsylvania 16040.
The price for the 4 day event is $550. This includes 6 half day classes, all supplies, 3 full meals a day plus open torches, evening festivities and Sunday evening auction. A few classes like PMC (Silver clay) will have material fees, most classes will not have any additional fees. We will have a pig roast to start things off on Thursday night! Camping on 7 acres with hot shower room, bathrooms and evening pit fires for 6 nights under the stars is an additional $100. More lodgings will be posted soon, there are several hotels/motels in the area.
There will be a lottery draw for the 50 spots as usual, we will open up sign up here on this page beginning Jan 2010. We will draw names on March 5th, drawn names will be notified via email with the GS newsletter March 6th. Payments will be accepted March 27th no earlier than 9am. There will be more information in the GSEAST newsletter on where to send your payment.
Featured artists for GSEast 2010 are:
Margaret Neher www.margaretneher.com
and Mike Mangiafico www.figstudios.com
Plus Deb Crowley, Barry Lafler, a dozen staff members from Glass Stocks (past and present) and a few new east coast artists to round out the teaching staff. Over 50 different classes to choose from with flameworking, fusing, dichroic etching, coldworking as well as wire-wrapping, beadworking, PMC, Kaiser Lee Board and much more!
Sign up for the 1ST Annual GS EAST is NOW open, enter only once please.
EMAIL YOUR ENTRY FOR GS EAST LOTTERY TO: GSEAST2010entry@debcrowley.com
PLEASE include following info:
YOUR NAME, YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS, YOUR LE OR WC USER NAME AND A PHONE NUMBER FOR CLASS SCHEDULING APRIL 17-18TH IF YOU'RE ACCEPTED.
THERE WILL BE 1 HARDSHIP SCHOLARSHIP AWARDED AT GS EAST. IF YOU ARE ENTERING FOR THE HARDSHIP PLEASE STATE HARDSHIP IN THE SUBJECT LINE OF EMAIL. IN 200 WORDS OR LESS, EXPLAIN IN THE EMAIL WHY YOU THINK YOU SHOULD BE AWARDED ONE. A STAFF MEMBER WILL READ THEM AND AWARD SCHOLARSHIP BASED ON NEED AND THE DIFFERENCE IT MAY MAKE IN AN ARTIST'S CAREER. WE NEVER ANNOUNCE RECIPIENT OR WHO CHOSE THEM.
YOU WILL BE NOTIFIED BY EMAIL ON MARCH 22ND WITH THE GLASS STOCK EAST NEWSLETTER IF YOUR NAME HAS BEEN DRAWN. ALL OTHERS WILL GO ON A WAITING LIST. PAYMENTS WILL BE ACCEPTED FOR THE $550 FEE ($100 MORE TO CAMP THE WEEK, FOOD INCLUDED EITHER WAY) STARTING APRIL 17TH. INFO ON WHERE TO SEND PAYMENT WILL BE IN YOUR NEWSLETTER, PLEASE PRINT THAT OUT FOR YOUR REFERENCE WHEN YOU RECEIVE IT.
SIGN UP FOR CLASSES VIA TELEPHONE WILL START APRIL 17TH FROM 10 AM PST TO 6 PM PST AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE 18TH. YOU WILL RECEIVE 2 CALLS, ONE FOR HALF THE CLASSES AND ONE FOR THE OTHER HALF. THIS WILL MEAN MORE PEOPLE GET THE FEATURED ARTIST CLASSES. LIMIT ONE CLASS FROM EACH FEATURED ARTIST, NO MORE THAN 3 TORCH AND ONE TORCH DEMO PER ATTENDEE, OTHER 2 WILL BE NON-TORCH CLASSES SUCH AS FUSING, PMS, ETC. SOME NON-TORCH CLASSES HAVE FEES, READ THE WHOLE DESCRIPTION BEFORE PICKING THOSE CLASSES! PLEASE REVIEW AND HAVE A LIST OF CLASSES WHEN WE CALL, WE WILL CALL IN ORDER OF PAYMENTS RECIEVED, INCLUDE A PHONE NUMBER WITH YOUR PAYMENT WHERE WE CAN REACH YOU THAT WEEKEND FOR SCHEDULING CLASSES.
GSEAST 2010 is sure to be an event you'll remember long after it is over!
Classes for GS East 2010
Here are some of the classes being offered this year, classes from the Features Artists, a few more other demo classes and info soon!
3 Classes each coming soon for Mike Mangiafico and Margaret Neher
Also 3 classes coming from Cindy Lemmo
Borosilicate Oil Lamps with Barry Lafler CLASS # BL-01
Skill Level: Intermediate
Pic coming soon!
Making an oil lamp using hand pulled color tubing and store bought parts. If
you have never used boro tubing and would like to this class is for you. This
item can be an easy production item with a little practice.
Tools Needed: Goblet fingers, blowhose, 1/4" graphite rod tweezers and didymium glasses!
Borosilicate Ion Tubing with Barry Lafler CLASS # BL-01
Skill Level: Intermediate Tubing Exp.
Pic coming soon!
Working with Ion exchange tubing Red and Amber. The class will uses a variety of Simax profile tubing colored with the red and amber. We will explore blown shapes, adding colored rod and silver reduction on
the amber tubing.
Tools Needed: Goblet fingers, blowhose, 1/4" graphite rod/reamer, tweezers and didymium glasses!
Soft Glass Sculpture Fauna with Deb Crowley CLASS # DC-01
Skill Level: Intermediate
Learn some great tips on sculpting soft glass fauna (animals) and keeping it all hot enough and in one piece! If you have tried to sculpt in soft or soda-lime glass but things crack or explode... then this is the class for you! We will complete two beads, an adorable hummingbird and a fun, fantasy-wearable fish bead. Learn to crimp great fins, two types of cool eyes, lips, wings, beaks, expressions and more!!
Tools Needed: Mini-mashers, small hemostats, graphite or brass paddle and didymium glasses!
Blown Borosilicate Shell Pendants with Deb Crowley Class #DC-02
Skill level: Intermediate, some tubing exp required!
Learn to make 2 beautiful shell pendants in this Adv Boro tubing class with Deb. Learn some of the secrets to layering colors for that soft watercolor effect. Learn how to strike perfect pinks, rubies for a treasure hidden inside the shells. Blow, cut, twist and pull your way to beautiful, realistic shells!
Tools needed: Paddle, Tweezers, rubber blow tube with swivel, Glass Shears or Bonzai scissors and BORO Didymiums.
Crossover Soft Glass Torchwork for Fusing with Deb Crowley Class #DC-03
Skill level: Intermediate, some torch exp required!
 All detail was done on a torch, no cutting or grinding!
Learn to make fantastic components for fusing on the torch in this class with Deb. Learn some of the secrets to making realistic flowers, leaves and even stamen murrine. Add some new life to your fusing projects!
Tools needed: Paddle, Tweezers, Glass Nippers and Didymiums.
FORM & FACET PART A, Borosilicate glass with Josh Mazet CLASS # JM-01
Skill Level: Beginning, must have take part B class too!
 
Learn to facet glass through 5 different grits to reveal gorgeous
interiors! Facet up to 3 windows in a bead you bring with you or make
at the event!
Tools needed : Just your Hands and pre-made glass from part A of Form and Facet, find the HIDDEN BEAUTY INSIDE!
Sculptural Seashell Lampwork Soft Glass Beads with Doretha Jones Class #DJ-01
Skill Level: Beginning/Intermediate, lampwork exp helpful!
Learn to make 4-6 different kinds of seashell beads with soft glass. Learn color tricks/reactions to make them look so real your customers will think they came off the beach! Last year's 1/2 day class did 6-9 shells each! We will be making a conch, scallop, olive, sand dollar, snail/nautilus, cone, etc. As many as time allows. Doretha has become widely known for her incredible seashells and is a very enthusiastic teacher.
Tools Needed: Basic lampworking tools plus x-acto or similar knife
Hollow soft glass beads with Julia Lund Class # JL-01
Skill Level: Beginning/Intermediate
Pic coming soon!
In this class we will work on several techniques for making hollows. Bead within a bead and dichro core hollows plus learn to surface decorate them without blowing them out We will also learn to shape them into hearts, among other things. PLUS...how to clean them!
Tools Needed: marver/paddle, tungsten pick & small masher
Floral soft glass beads with Julia Lund Class # JL-02
Skill Level: Beginning/Intermediate
Pic coming soon!
In this class we will work on several techniques for making flower canes and beads. We will also learn to shape them.
Tools Needed: marver/paddle, tungsten pick & small masher
Soft Glass Rings with Julia Lund Class # JL-03
Skill Level: Intermediate
Pic coming soon!
In this class we will work on several techniques for making glass rings on fat mandrels.
Tools Needed: marver/paddle, tungsten pick & small masher
Other Non-torch Classes
EASY Beadwoven Wire Crochet with Doretha Jones CLASS #DJ-02
Skill Level: Beginning
 
You aren't going to believe how easy yet effective this technique is for making a WOW over the top necklace. This necklace is a beautiful backdrop for lampwork, either with a lampwork focal hanging from the middle of the necklace, or putting lampwork interwoven into the necklace. This is one of my TOP sellers at juried fine art and craft shows. Every necklace ends up being it's own individual work of art. I expect that in the 1/2 day class all of the students will complete their necklace and walk out with it on!
Tools needed included in kit below.
Kit fee: $25 to cover materials, bead soup mix, gold filled or fine silver wire, clasp, crochet hook
Beginners welcome! It's easy!
Electroforming Copper on Organics- (DEMO ONLY) with Deb Crowley CLASS #DC-04
Skill Level: N/A DEMO ONLY
 Bead by Deb Crowley
Learn the supplies needed and the steps to take found organic objects and copper electroform them to a glass bead! This demo shows the stepsneeded to complete the bead and a finished bead. It is easier than it looks!
Dichroic Etching & Dicro-Slide with Cheryl Frech CLASS #CF-01
Skill Level: Beginning/ Glass cutting exp. helpful!
This year were turning up the heat! We will manipulate dichro using several methods including, Dremel, liquid and cream etching solution, masking with various materials, and Dicro Slide. The pieces will be fired, or pre-fused, for smooth application of the pieces to your paperweight or other hot shop items. This will add fire to any work of art. You should be able to produce about 2-4 designs in class depending on complexity of your pieces!
Tools needed : Just your Hands, rest is provided (glass cutter, dremels, x-acto knives, punches)
Fused Glass pendants with Cheryl Frech CLASS # CF-02
Skill Level: Beginning/ Glass cutting exp. helpful!
Make beautiful fused glass pendants! It is easy and fun to make fused glass art jewelry. In this class we will learn how to make fused cabs to wire wrap or put a bail on. We will also design pendants to be fired with a fiber paper channel for instant hanging. We will cut and grind glass, drill holes with a dremel tool and grind a groove using a jewelry bit. This will give you a variety of skills to make many styles of jewelry
Tools needed: Glass cutter, Running pliers, Grozers, Tweezers (We provide cheap cutters and pliers which work)
Kaiser Lee Board Class with Cheryl Frech CLASS# CF-03 & 04 2 Classes will be offered!
Skill Level: Beginning
 SeaDragon tile by Deb Crowley
In this class you will make a slumped glass tile with a raised surface design. Create your own unique design by carving into Kaiser Lee Board. Be amazed at the ease of creating beautiful custom glass pieces. Each student will take home their Kaiser Lee Board that can be re-used for multiple pieces. KLB will open your eyes to a whole new world of fusing and slumping opportunities
Tools needed: Students need only bring their imaginations, all hand tools provided and you get to keep your mold too. An apron or change of clothes is suggested as carving the KLB can be a bit messy!
Wire Wrapped Glass Cabochons with Cheryl Frech CLASS # CF-05
Skill Level: Beginning/ Glass cutting exp. helpful!
 
Wire wrap beautiful fused glass pendants! It is easy and fun to make fused glass art jewelry. In this class we will learn how to wire wrap pre-fused cabochons provided.
Tools needed: We provide basic tools for use, bring your own wire wrapping tools if you have them.
Copper wire kit is free, Sterling Silver kit is $10.
FACETING YOUR LAMPWORK BEADS WITH TBA CLASS # TBA-01 2 Classes will be offered!
Skill Level: Beginning
 Beads by Deb Crowley
Learn to facet glass through 5 different grits to reveal gorgeous interiors! Facet up to 3 windows in a bead you bring with you or make
at the event!
Tools needed : Just your Hands AND SOME PRE-MADE LARGE BEADS WITH HIDDEN BEAUTY INSIDE!
FORM & FACET PART B with Josh Mazet CLASS # JM-04
Skill Level: Beginning, must have taken part A class!
Learn to facet glass through 5 different grits to reveal gorgeous
interiors! Facet up to 3 windows in a bead you bring with you or make
at the event!
Tools needed : Just your Hands and pre-made glass from part A of Form and Facet, find the HIDDEN BEAUTY INSIDE!
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