The Glass Craft and Bead Expo features some of the best glass artists and instructors in the world. Please see the biographies of this year's instructors below:
- Kay Bain Weiner
Kay is the recipient of the Art Glass Industry 2006 Lifetime Achievement Award by the Glass Art industry. She is the founder and chairman of the Kay Bain Weiner Glass Art Educational Foundation.
Kay is also the innovator and developer of various techniques, tools and color agents used throughout the glass industry. She is the author of 13 books on glass art and design and has also written and produced several related audio, cds and videotapes.
She is a writer for various glass magazines.Kay has been a regularly featured lecturer and seminar instructor at all major national trade shows in the glass industry. She is the coordinator of the annual Glass Art Conference Cruise.
DESIGNING FOR INNOVATIVE GLASS ART (SA-43)
SO YOU WANT TO TEACH? (FR-40) - Doug Baldwin
Doug Baldwin is a commercial and fine art photographer.After receiving his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California, he opened a commercial photography company. Since then he has created photography, designed websites, produced videos and created graphic design for a wide range of clients from individual glass artists to Fortune 500 corporations.
Doug has taken up flameworking after classes with Dolly Ahles and Laurie Nessel at the Mesa Arts Center in Mesa, Arizona and at Arrow Springs in California. His love for all things glass has widened to include glass fusing, slumping, sand carving, kiln work, neon and plasma sculptures. Many glass and bead artists would like to have nice photos of their finished pieces, but don’t have the technical expertise to accomplish good photos themselves. Doug has recognized this need and has designed several classes that will teach everyone the secrets of good lighting and camera settings to achieve professional results easily.
You'll learn specific techniques of lighting glass and how to build your own simple lighting setups using inexpensive materials found at your local big-box store. See how to utilize the camera you already own to successfully shoot glass objects. Photography class students should plan to bring at least 6 pieces of their glass art and camera. In the Photoshop class students will learn the tools and techniques to create color accurate image files ready for use on a website, in magazine articles, books and portfolios. Plus, how to purchase Photoshop at less than the full retail price. Photoshop class students may bring a laptop to follow along in Photoshop.
If you don't have Photoshop installed, a 30 day free trial version will be available during the class. You'll leave the class empowered to create photos as beautiful as the glass art you're photographing. Doug’s teaching experience includes photography at Art Center College of Design, sold out photography and Photoshop classes at the Bead & Button Expo and at the Mesa Arts Center in Arizona.
LIGHT & SHADOW - THE ART OF PHOTOGRAPHING GLASS LEVEL 1 (WE-05)
LIGHT & SHADOW THE ART OF PHOTOGRAPHING GLASS LEVEL 1 (REPEAT) (FR-02)
LIGHT & SHADOW THE ART OF PHOTOGRAPHING GLASS Level 2 (SA-38)
LIGHT & SHADOW:The Art of photographing Glass Level 1 (TH-04)
PHOTOSHOP FOR GLASS ARTISTS, LEVEL 1 (SU-01) - Katie Baum
Katie Baum began focusing on metal clay full-time in 2007. With degrees in Biology, Psychology, and Education, she tries to balance creative expression with logical instructions, enabling students of all backgrounds to comfortably experiment with and learn about metal clay techniques.
Currently working with Art Clay World, USA, Katie is the Marketing Director, Distributorship Account Manager, Curriculum Coordinator, Certifying Instructor, and is also the current Director of the international Art Clay Society. Her first book, Fine Silver Keepsakes, was co-authored with Art Clay Instructor Judi Hendricks and was published in July 2009 (Kalmbach). In November 2010, Katie was accepted as one of the Art Clay Master Instructors, of which there are only 9 in North America.
Katie has been teaching across the U.S and internationally at venues including bead shops, home studios, galleries, national conferences, accredited schools/institutions, and international conferences. While metal clay is her most frequent medium of choice, Katie loves to work with mixed media, including resins, mixed metals, gold applications, chainmaille, polymer clay, glass, and ceramics.
BROKEN TO BEAUTIFUL: SILVER CLAY AND STONEWARE (WE-15)
FINE AND FUNCTIONAL – SILVER ACCESSORIES WITH A TWIST! (TH-25) - Denny Berkery
YOU'VE BEEN FRAMED!!!FRAMING AND INSTALLATION (FR-43) - Erica Biery
Erica Biery is a glass artist from Allentown, Pennsylvania who was introduced into the glass industry several years ago while working at a stained glass warehouse. During her career there, she traveled the country learning various glass techniques from world-renowned artists to acquire knowledge to teach these techniques to her students.
Currently, she teaches at a local community college, 2 cultural art and education centers, and her studio to share her love for this truly amazing medium! She also exhibits in local juried fine art shows, gift shops, and art galleries throughout Pennsylvania.
CIRCLES, BORDERS AND BEYOND: MORTON SKILLS PLUS (TH-21)
DECORATING & STAMPING YOUR GLASS (WE-E-60)
DECORATING & STAMPING YOUR GLASS (Repeat) (TH-20)
MAKING MILLEFIORI JEWELRY (FR-37)
MAKING MILLEFIORI JEWELRY (REPEAT) (SA-19)
MASTERING YOUR MORTON SKILLS (WE-46) - Don Bietschek
Don has been involved with the development of Best Mix Mold Mix since its inception. He has tested numerous iterations of the product in an attempt to develop a very durable and easy to use mold making material for slumping of fused glass.
He has also experimented with a variety of ways to make master molds along with the use of found objects as master molds and will share these experiences with the students.
CREATIVE SLUMPING MOLDS - MAKE YOUR OWN!! (WE-E-58)
CREATIVE SLUMPING MOLDS-MAKE YOUR OWN!! (Repeat) (TH-01)
CREATIVE SLUMPING MOLDS-MAKE YOUR OWN!! (Repeat) (TH-02) - Bill Bird
Bill established his home based glass studio 29 years ago. The studio has grown from sun catchers for local art fairs to multi-square foot commercial commissions. Bill welcomes students of all ages to his studio for single day project classes or weekly classes.
Bill’s expertise includes design and color selection, copper foil construction, leaded construction, reinforcing, sandblasting, cementing and patinas. Bill’s fun approach keeps his classes moving along with a finished project and a good time for all.
BACK TO THE BASICS, LEADED PANEL! (TH-44)
NATIVITY SCENE CANDLE HOLDER (TH-E-58)
Those Blasted Awards! (WE-E-57) - Anita Black
Anita is the owner of The Glass Cottage, Ltd. in Arlington, Washington. Her art career began as a graphic designer in the printing industry, and then she found her creative passion - art glass.
Her journey with stained glass began as a hobbyist in 1986 and she has been a professional glass artist since 1997. Anita enjoys sharing her creative passion with her students and clients. She is also involved with the KBW Foundation.
FUSED GLASS PLATING AND MORE! (FR-49) - Special Guest Speaker Brady, Jason
Jason has been working with glass since he was twelve- when his weekly allowance depended on him helping in the family glass business, DeBrady Glassworks. From sweeping floors, he has moved on to creating his own glass art for which he had received numerous awards.
As well as numerous client commissioned works, Jason has developed many unique and original pieces of his won design. Jason was the only Canadian to enter the Battlefield Glass competition conducted by Warner-Crivellaro glass and through a six level tournament of some of America’s finest glass artists, Jason emerged the ultimate winner.
He continues his interest in creating innovative glass art and has expanded his skills to incorporate torch worked, fused /slumped and sandblasted glass along with traditional leaded glass
STAINED GLASS REPAIR (FR-17) - Jacqui Bush
Jacqui has a contagious passion for glass in all of its forms and loves to share it with others through teaching and demonstrating. From fl at glass to warm glass, silver art clay to enamels, her classes and experimenting continue.
She opened her studio, Stained Glass of McKinney, in 2005, and hasn’t looked back since. She has written several articles for GPQ and a book for Art Educators to use in their art curriculum.
METALLIC COLORS & GLASS (SA-09)
YARD ART (FR-07) - Karen Carney
Karen is owner of Custom Stained Glass, a 4000 square foot resource center for stained and leaded glass education and related products. From teaching to marketing, she’s done it all. Featured in the trade publications as “one of the best”.
In the business of glass for 29 years, she has taught hundreds of students, business and technique classes. In addition to her retail store, her company produces product for designers, contractors, houses of worship and 3 Expo Design Centers in Metro Detroit. Having survived in the “glass trenches” for 29 years, she was awarded the Art Glass Association “Retailer of the Year” award in 2008.
She served on the AGA retail committee for 9 years, 5 as its chair and 6 years on the AGA board of directors and 2 years as executive secretary. She enjoys her association with SGAA and RAGS. Passing on the information she learned “the hard way” is especially enjoyable to her, and brings her great satisfaction to know the learning curve has been reduced for her students.
EASY ART GLASS BOXES (FR-E-53)
EASY ART GLASS BOXES (SA-46)
GLOW IN THE DARK GARDEN STAKE (TH-E-53)
MOSAIC TAPESTRY MIRROR (FR-36)
PROPER USE OF GLUES (SA-41)
SOARING DRAGONFLIES (WE-E-51)
SOLDERING SKILLS WITH DECORATIVE SOLDERING..2 Great classes now combined!! (TH-17) - Margot Clark
I have been teaching art in one form or another for the past 30 years. I have worked as a graphic artist, art director, travel teacher in the United States and in Europe, author, designer and professional artist.
I have taught at the Art Glass Suppliers Association Show and at the Glass Craft and Bead Expo. My works are in art museum collections and in private collections. I am one of the current owners of Unique Glass Colors now located in Casselberry, Florida.
FUSED ARTISAN FLORALS (WE-E-50)
FUSED MUD FLOWERS (TH-06) - Cathy Claycomb
Nationally recognized for her self-developed copper foil-overlay techniques, Cathy developed her unique style of copper foil "sculpture" in an effort to bring more realism to her stained glass work. Her art is in galleries and private collections across the country as well as abroad.
She has been featured in multiple glass industry magazines, and is the author of a video describing her unique copper foil overlay soldering techniques. Cathy turns stained glass into the next artform. Her work officially opened the art season in New Orleans at the New Orleans School of Glass Works. She lectures and teaches a variety of classes at the major glass conventions across the country and at selected galleries.
DANCING GLASS STAINED GLASS WITH A TWIST! (SA-12)
HIDDEN IMAGES III COPPER FOIL OVERLAY (WE-09)
THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX From Cathy’s, “Let’s learn something different!” series (TH-10)
WORKING WITH SOLDERFIELDS (FR-16) - Debbie Crowley
Debbie has been involved with glass for almost 30 years, 20 of them owning and operating a custom stained, etched and fused glass studio in Las Vegas, NV. She moved to the beautiful Oregon coast to continue her quest for HOT glass. Debbie has won numerous awards and has been included in many art books, magazines and publications for her glass art.
She has been teaching art over 30 years, including lampwork, fused, etched and blown glass, stoneware and raku clay, weaving canes and fi bers, watercolors and pen and ink drawing. She teaches private classes in all phases of art glass year round in her studio 1/8 mile from the roaring Pacific Ocean.
BEGINNING CROSSOVER TORCHWORK (HG-WE-60)
BEGINNING CROSSOVER TORCHWORK (HG-TH-60)
BLOWN BOROSILICATE SEASHELLS (HG-SA-60)
SOFT GLASS SCULPTURE (HG-FR-60) - Guest Speaker Dan Jenkins
When Dan Jenkins retired he did not originally intend to make tools and molds for glass artists. However his wife and friends who work in fused glass were constantly calling on the skills he developed during 30 years as a marine engineer in the Canadian Navy to produce items that were needed but unavailable. He began his career on steam driven ships for which it was impossible to get parts. The engineers had to fabricate their own parts out of whatever was available to them.
Dan has drawn on his knowledge of woodworking, metalworking, design, engineering and making something out of nothing. He discovered that he enjoys the challenge of designing new tools that are practical, economical and easy to use. Dan has always enjoyed teaching and spent much of his time in the navy as an instructor both at sea and onshore. Dan currently lives in Victoria B.C. with is wife, two cats and two dogs.
MOLD MAKING FOR GLASS ART (WE-20) - Special Guest Speaker Dennis Brady
Dennis started in the glass business in 1982 with the creation of DeBrady Glassworks producing a variety of stained glass products. Since then he has expanded his personal work to include kilnforming, torchworking, glass casting, and sandblasting.
In 2000 he created Victorian Art Glass as a co-operative to help glass artisans get better prices on their tools and supplies. That expanded to the creation of Master Artisan Products manufacturing a variety of tools and equipment for glass artisans. He is the founder and principle author of Glass Campus providing more then 100 video and text tutorials on all aspects of glass art.
Dennis has taught extensively in various glass art techniques as well as the business aspects of how to make a living selling glass. Special Guest Speaker
COLDWORKING GLASS (TH-14)
COLDWORKING GLASS (Repeat) (SA-33)
EMBOSSING GLASS (FR-46)
SCREEN MELTS (WE-07)
WEAVING GLASS (WE-06)
WEAVING GLASS (REPEAT) (FR-45) - Mary Ann Devos
Mary Ann Devos is an artist who most recently has worked in precious metals, especially silver, as a studio jeweler. Since 1996 she has worked with Precious Metal Clay. She is the Master Instructor and has been the Director of Education for PMC Connection.
Her first book, Introduction to Precious Metal Clay, was released by Wardell Publications in June 2002. She has released two other books, Precious Metal Clay in Mixed Media (2004) and Exceptional Works in Metal Clay and Glass (2008). She has taught the use of PMC across the USA, in Canada, Europe, Australia, South Africa and Japan. - Ruth Dobbins
With over 35 years in the glass business, Ruth Dobbins offers experience in fused and cast glass, as well as in glass etching techniques.
Ruth holds a Master's Degree in Printmaking and Art History and has been a partner in a stained glass and fused glass wholesale supply company in Europe, which also placed great emphasis on a training program.
For the past 20 years she collaborated with her husband Norm Dobbins in commission work, writing books and creating videos on how-to-techniques for glass etching. Norm & Ruth taught these techniques for 30 years in the US and other countries.
Ruth continues these venues by offering a complete training program at Aliento Glass School in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and by teaching at various trade shows. One-on-one training and consulting services are also offered.
A TOUCH OF ELEGANCE: BLASTING GLASS WITH THE SHADING TECHNIQUE (FR-14)
BLASTING FOR SPECIAL OCCASIONS: CARVED AND PAINTED WINE/WATER BOTTLES (TH-12)
COASTING ALONG… BLASTING DESIGNS ON A COASTER SET (TH-11)
ETCHED CRYSTAL GLASS:Creating Ornaments or Pendants with Photo Resist (SA-15)
FROM ROCKS TO LACE: Create Your Own Textured Glass with Liquid Resist (SA-14) - Michael Fredrick Dupille
Seattle resident Michael Dupille has worked in art his entire career, as both creator and educator. Experienced in a variety of media including animation, illustration, print, and textile design, he continues to challenge himself through invention and innovation.
His introduction to glass began in the early 1970’s at Central Washington University’s glassblowing program. Since the late 1980's he has worked extensively with glass, having developed and refined a technique for 'painting with glass', using crushed glass in combination kiln fired methods called Fritography.
Michael is recognized as a pioneer in the field of kiln formed glass, especially in the area of mold making and kiln casting. He has done design work for Bullseye Glass, was a guest artist at Uroboros Glass and instructor at The Camp Colton Glass program, and his creative input is well featured in Boyce Lundstrom’s foundational books on kiln formed art glass techniques.
His work is highly collectible and his numerous private and public commissions include projects for the The Field Museum, Chicago, and the Seattle Mariners.
BEGINNING FRITOGRAPHY (WE-43)
WHEN THE FRIT HITS THE FAN (TH-28)
WHEN THE FRIT HITS THE FAN (REPEAT) (SA-23)
WORKING WITH CASTALOT (FR-30) - Janet Foley
Janet has taught fused glass and kiln forming techniques for over 15 years. She has had the pleasure of working in the public schools with K-12 classes, Youths at Risk programs and in adult education programs. In 2007 Janet was selected by the Washington State Arts Commission to join the Roster of Teaching Artists.
In 2011, Janet was voted the Art Advocate of the year for Snohomish County. She serves as a consultant to both teachers and artists, setting up kiln form and fused glass programs in the schools and acting as a technical consultant on artist projects.
GLASS ON THE GO Portable Fused Glass Teaching Module (FR-50) - Suellen Fowler
Suellen Fowler began studying fl amework glass at the Glass Workshop at Pepperdine College in 1969, at the age of 14.
She is the foremost practitioner of John Burton's set of off-hand fl ameworking techniques, and is a recognized pioneer in the field of coloring boroscilicate glass.
Her work has been displayed and sold in galleries and museums around the world. She has had the privilege to teach classes at The Studio in Corning, Glasscraft, the Eugene Glass School, Revere Studio, Penland, and in private studios around the country.
OFF-HAND FLAMEWORK GLASS BLOWING AND SCULPTURE (HG-WE-73-A)
OFF-HAND FLAMEWORK GLASS BLOWING AND SCULPTURE (REPEAT) (HG-FR-73-A) - Cheryl Frech
Glass is my passion but it has been a long road to get here. Early in life, I was pushed toward a scientific career and my artistic side took a back seat. During college I took a stained glass class. I was fascinated by the ability to cut colorful shapes and form it together into something that was mine.
My next stop was counted cross-stitch. During my search for more inspiration I happened upon a quilt store and I was hooked. For over a decade I created my designs and quilts. One day I saw a class for wire wrapping in the quilt store, and on a whim, took it. It was addicting! I love the form and curves. I could not find a class in Chicago, but I did find Deb Crowley on the web and went to Oregon for eight days of fusing classes. That was the beginning.
Since then I have spent countless hours creating and making jewelry as well as larger fused pieces (bowls, platters, plates, panels). Today, I love to incorporate the use of Dichroic into my pieces whenever possible. My style is still developing but, in general, my larger pieces I would consider whimsical original patterns of nature and animals with a touch of my quilting background thrown in. I love glass and sharing what I know.
ETCHING DICHROIC GLASS (TH-40)
FUSING FUNDAMENTALS (FR-E-52)
PAINTING WITH MICA (SA-16)
SCRAPS TO TREASURES (WE-E-53)
SLAB MAKING TECHNIQUES FOR CABOCHONS (TH-E-51)
SLAB MAKING TECHNIQUES FOR CABOCHONS (REPEAT) (FR-10)
UNDERSTANDING DICHROIC GLASS II (WE-44) - Guest Speaker Gail Jenkins
Gail Jenkins is a glass artisan with eight years experience in kiln formed glass. Her journey began when she had a beautiful stained glass window made for her home.
This inspired her to take a course in stained glass, later moving on to kiln formed glass. Jewelry is one of her favorite mediums as it allows the use of many techniques to achieve varied and beautiful results.
She loves to teach and had many years of instructing experience before her discovery of glass art, teaching advanced first aid to Coast Guard, firefighters, miners etc. She has found that this experience in teaching adult learners translates well into any teaching situation. Gail shares her home with her husband Dan, who makes tools for glass artists, two dogs and two cats.
GLASS ART JEWELRY (TH-23) - Jerry Gaydusek
Jerry has been the owner and operator of the Retro Glass Tooling since its conception in 2006. He is a second-generation machinist and has over 35 years of tooling experience.
Jerry loves working with metal and assisting lampworkers with innovative tooling. He would rather make a quality tool by hand than to mass produce tools and loose that quality his customers expect. He now runs his shop full time and can devote more energy to invent new tools and continue to retrofi t tools from other industries for use in the glass trade.
SILVER CORE AND BEAD CAPS (HG-FR-62)
SILVER CORE AND BEAD CAPS (Repeat) (HG-FR-E-62)
SILVER CORE AND BEAD CAPS (REPEAT) (HG-SA-62) - Tommy Giambusso
Tommy “G” has created high-end leaded glass for over 25 years. His talent and experience in glass work have afforded him the opportunity to study and master many aspects of stained glass, including restoration projects on La Farge and Tiffany windows.
He was a featured guest on “Martha Stewart Living Television” & “Open House NYC” Tommy also has a number of Instructional DVDs available. Currently Tommy utilizes his glass as owner of “Manhattan Stained Glass”, New York City’s only retail Stained Glass Store.
Tommy’s “showman” personality and entertaining style, added to his wealth of knowledge and experience, makes his workshops exiting , dynamic, very informat and lots of fun. - Tony Glander
Tony Glander owned and operated a stained glass retail store for twelve years. During that time, he taught many classes as well as had visiting artists teach from all over the country.
Now he runs his commission studio as well as a teaching studio. He teaches many techniques of glass work including fusing, sandblasting and traditional painting.
CUSTOM DECALS (TH-E-50)
FUSING WITH FREE GLASS (FR-25)
FUSING WITH FREE GLASS (TH-16)
INTRODUCTION TO PHOTOSHOP (WE-E-52)
SCREEN PRINTING FOR STAINED GLASS (SA-31)
SCREENPRINTING ON GLASS (WE-19) - Mike Glotfelty
Mike is a Florida native, attended Southern Florida College, and grew up around the ceramic glass business. His parents owned a distributor ship for ceramic products and kilns.
Eight years ago, Mike and his brother purchased Jen-Ken Kilns and he is involved in every as pect of kiln manufacturing, from R&D through final assembly.
KILNS - ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW (WE-E-61)
KILNS - ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW (REPEAT) (TH-E-59) - Jim Goldstein
Jim started in the glass, bead and stone business as a hobbyist, and over the years pro gressed to owning several related businesses. Jim has been drilling glass, shells, and stones for 25 years.
He has combined his own trial and error methods, along with studying what other people have written about the subject, to be come an expert in this field. He gains great satisfaction in passing his knowledge on to others.
BASIC DRILL TECHNIQUES (WE-14)
BASIC DRILL TECHNIQUES (TH-33)
BASIC DRILL TECHNIQUES or how to drill holes in glass & semi-precious stones (FR-12)
BASIC DRILL TECHNIQUES or how to drill holes in glass & semi-precious stones (Repeat) (WE-13)
BASIC DRILL TECHNIQUES or how to drill holes in glass & semi-precious stones (Repeat) (TH-32) - Patty Gray
Patty's personal objective is to never stop learning, continue to experiment with glass and explore its possibilities without limiting herself to traditional methods. She was an art student in college working primarily in clay when introduced to glass blowing in 1973.
She and her husband built their first glass blowing studio in 1975. She began working with fusing glass in the early 80's. There was not a lot of information available at that time, so she did a lot of experimenting. Patti and her husband have been producing architectural fused/cast glasswork for installations in major hotels, public buildings and private residences for over 12 years.
During this time, she has had many opportunities to experiment and advance her creative ambitions with glass on personal projects. Her work is included in numerous private and public collections and has been shown in galleries and exhibitions.
ADVANCED FUSED BOWLS & TECHNIQUES (WE-26-A)
ADVANCED FUSED BOWLS & TECHNIQUES (Repeat) 2- Day Class (FR-06-A) - Colleen Hansen
Colleen Hansen is an artist and a certified instructor. She’s a traveling instructor for the glass painting and chemical etching industry. She has had articles published on her work. Colleen has owned and operated Studio One Glass Art since 1991.
The studio produces major glass works for residential and commercial clientele. She has worked with local churches on the stained glass projects adding painting into the designs. She manufactures molds that she sells in her Studio. The molds are manufactured with the Glass Separator on them ready to fi re. Or they can be ordered without.
GLASS TILES DECOR WITH ADDED TOUCH (TH-E-54)
WORKING WITH 14K GOLD AND GLASS COLOR (WE-E-56) - Nina Hibler
Nina "Sam" Hibler is a native Texan living in San Antonio. She is a full time artist working in glass. Nina “Sam” Hibler’s work can be found in Galleries through out the United States her work is currently on exhibition in Kobe Japan.
Sam shares her love of fire and glass by teaching flameworking at her studio Dream Fire Glass. She also teaches for Southwest School of Arts San Antonio, The Houston Center for Contemporary Craft and in venues across the United States. Dream Fire Glass is a public studio offering workshop on a variety of flameworking techniques, beadmaking and jewelry design.
Dream Fire’s retail store offers a variety of soft glass, tools and flame working equipment for sale. Sam is the current South Regional Director/ District Director for the International Society of Glass Beadmakers.
DAY OF THE DEAD BEADS OR HAPPY SKULLS (HG-FR-61)
FIESTA BEADS (HG-SA-61)
JUICY GLASS BERRIES (HG-WE-61)
TWIST AND SHOUT – LATTICINO BEADS (HG-TH-61) - Jo Hoffacker
Jo Hoffacker has been working with hot glass since 1994. She considers herself both a student and an instructor, since she is always working on new techniques. This will be her second time teaching at Glass Craft and it should be a blast.
BORO EYE CANE (HG-FR-71)
MAKING MURRINI - FROM THE SIMPLE TO THE COMPLEX (HG-WE-71-A)
SOFT GLASS BUTTONS- NO MANDRELS! (HG-SA-71) - John Hohenshelt
John is President of Paragon Industries, a manufacturer of electric kilns and furnaces since 1948. Paragon has been manufacturing kilns for art glass for 18 years.
John has extensive technical knowledge of kiln firing, design and engineering, and has taught numerous courses on kiln repair, maintenance and kiln selection.
GLASS KILN SELECTION AND MAINTENANCE (FR-31) - Saulius Jankauskas
I have been working in fused glass since 1996. I had been doing some work in ceramics and realized that the part of ceramics I enjoyed the most was the glazing which is glass.
I decided to cut out the ceramic part and just work with the glaze / glass! Author and instructor in hot mosaic and fused glass, I like to work and teach with recycled glass (old windows, doors, bottles) in combination with Unique Glass Colors and other sundry inclusions.
My glass art works are in corporate as well as private collections. I am a board certified Plastic Surgeon and a member of the American Physicians Art Association.
FUSED TEXTURED CALLA (TH-E-55)
FUSED TEXTURED FISH TRIO (FR-39) - Mark Jennings
Mark Jennings started drawing around the age of seven, then began to paint in oils at sixteen, although he has had no formal art training. At Indiana University, Mark was music major and has been playing piano since age thirteen.
He currently plays the organ at St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church in Kokomo, Indiana. After thirty years at Chrysler Corporation, Mark started working at Kokomo Opalescent Glass in November 2006. He and his wife Melodie have three children and four grandchildren. Together they enjoy ballroom dancing.
SHADOW ART (FR-48) - Rebecca R. Johnson
Becky has been creating art for over 20 years, and is an accomplished artist in several mediums, but mostly recognized for her fused glass and welded steel sculptures.
She established the Rosewood School of Glass at the Creative Arts Center of Dallas, TX and as Department Head taught fused glass there for over 5 years. She believes that everyone can create art given the right information and encouragement.
Her unique style of teaching has encouraged many of her students to pursue careers in the glass arts as well becoming glass instructors themselves. She has received numerous awards for her work and has exhibited nationally. Her work is held in public, private and corporate collections. Becky has also been a featured artist in HGTV’s, “The Art of Living”.
She has provided leadership in the Dallas art community where she served as a board member and offi cer of Texas Sculpture Association, Committee chair for the Dallas Visual Art Center, chairperson for the White Rock Artists’ Studio Tour and as a board member and president of the Creative Arts Center.
MADE IT…HATE IT… NOW WHAT??? (REPEAT) (TH-26)
VITROGRAPH: A UNIQUE GLASS FOR UNIQUE ARTISTS (FR-38)
VITROGRAPH: A UNIQUE GLASS FOR UNIQUE ARTISTS (REPEAT) (SA-42) - Barry Kaiser
Barry Kaiser is a Chemical Engineer, graduating from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1968. His work in jewelry goes back to 1973 when he started working in lapidary, both faceting and cabbing gemstones.
He continued with gemstones and transitioned into goldsmithing to utilize them. About 15 years ago he discovered glass. His interest in glass blossomed because it enabled his experimental nature to come out. 8 years ago he determined that the kiln formed glass area was too large and he decided to specialize in jewelry sized kiln formed glass.
His engineering background created the perfect basis to experiment in this small medium. He has been teaching for 8 years. Many of the processes he uses and teaches were developed in his studio. He shares these techniques freely through class and on line tutorials. You can see his work and his tutorials at www.kaiserglass.com. He and his wife Sharon work out of their home studio.
IMAGES WITH PAINTS AND MICAS GALORE (WE-27)
IMAGES WITH PAINTS AND MICAS GALORE (REPEAT) (FR-11)
SCREEN PRINTING ON SMALL GLASS (TH-13)
SCREEN PRINTING ON SMALL GLASS (REPEAT) (SA-30) - Petra & Wolfgang Kaiser
Petra Kaiser is the author of Introduction to Glass Fusing & Fuse It - published by Wardell Publications Inc. She and her husband, Wolfgang, have specialized in glass fusing since they moved to the US from Germany over 10 years ago.
Petra’s creative focus is on kilnworked- glass and Wolfgang is an experienced entrepreneur and a "tool wizard" fabricator. When they discovered this specialized fiberboard in Europe (now known as "Kaiser Lee Board") and instinctively recognized the benefi ts and opportunity in the fused glass market. Petra and Wolfgang experiment (play, as they call it) daily with cutting edge techniques and designs in their professionally equipped Kaiser Glass Design Studio.
Outside their studio, Petra and Wolfgang can be found teaching all over the US, Japan, and Mexico. So plan now to meet them at the Glass Craft & Bead Expo in Las Vegas to learn first hand about draping, casting and drop out molds - all using just one product; Kaiser Lee Board. Be sure to visit our website at: www.kaiserlee.com.
A SHELF FULL OF SURPRISES Functional and expressive glass art using the techniques of reversed fusing and kiln carvin (FR-21)
CREATIVE KILN FORMING! MOLD MAKING WITH KL-BOARD FOR BEGINNERS (TH-34)
SMASHING SPLASHING TABLE TOP FOUNTAINS Mold making with Kaiser Lee Board for bowls and cascading fountain tops (WE-33)
TWO FOR ONE -MOLD MAKING WITH KLB Work with the most versatile and economical mold material currently available (SA-10) - Stacey King
Glass has held my fascination for as long as I can remember. It’s ability to capture light and shadow. It’s permanence of shape, unless altered by force or fire, have drawn me in since childhood. I have been working in different mediums all my life: paint, metalwork, casting, mold making, encaustics, and jewelry in all forms. I keep coming back to glass. I began working with stained glass in 1980.
In 1990 I started work in a professional art glass studio. It was here that my focus moved to kiln formed glass and lampworking. I also discovered a passion for teaching. I have been teaching kiln formed glass since 1993, and lampworked glass since 1996. I have studied various kiln techniques with Patty Gray, Kathleen Sheard, Richard LaLonde, Phil Teefy, and Peter Mc- Grain.
I am currently the Flame and Kiln Coordinator for The Schack in Everett Washington. I love walking into local galleries and seeing my former students work on display. They’ve moved in different and amazing directions and it gives me joy to know that I had a part in getting them started.
CAST FRIT IMAGERY (TH-36)
FUSED GLASS COLLAGE (FR-27)
FUSED GLASS COLLAGE (SA-44)
POETRY IN GLASS (WE-32) - Barry Lafler
Barry Lafler is a nationally know scientific glassblower and flameworking artist. He has 42 years of glassblowing experience and has taught glassblowing classes at The American Scientifi c Glassblowers Symposiums, Urban Glass, Tecnolux, Penland School of Crafts, Corning Glass, Salem Community College, National Bottle Museum, AGI, The Art League of Long Island, Glass Stock 2006, Carlisle School of Art.
His glass art reflexes his love of nature and the ability to create useful items with a bit of humor. He works on a bench torch and glass lathe. This technique allows him to create glassware that is strong and functional, also larger than he would be able to assemble by changes.
ORNAMENTS! (HG-WE-67)
ORNAMENTS! (REPEAT) (HG-TH-67)
ORNAMENTS! (REPEAT) (HG-FR-67) - Kent Lauer
Kent Lauer has been working with art glass for more than 35 years. What started as a fascination soon became a career.
Kent learned to bevel early on, and was determined to find out everything he could about pushing the limits of beveled glass, and continues to this day to explore different aspects of cold worked art glass. His work has been seen worldwide, in important homes, and in historic buildings.
Living in Southern California has given Kent many chances to work on glass for movies, commercials, and celebrities. He has been teaching beveling and dichroic glass sculpture both at glass shows and privately for over 30 years.
FACETED DICHROIC GLASS PENDANTS (WE-45)
FACETED DICHROIC GLASS PENDANTS (TH-39)
FACETED DICHROIC GLASS PENDANTS (Repeat) (FR-42)
FACETED DICHROIC GLASS PENDANTS (REPEAT) (SA-13)
HAND BEVELING (SU-05) - Eli Mazet
Eli Mazet might be one of the most passionate glass artist you could ever meet.
In a few years Eli accomplished a level of skill that would take most people a lifetime. Using the subject matters he has made in glass, he now brings his frogs, whales and the joy of making art to canvas. His work has received recognition and awards most proudly the Eugene Public Glass School’s 2006 “Peoples Choice” award.
In addition to his studio work, Eli regularly instructs lamp working from their private studio and at various schools throughout the U.S. Presently his work can be found in private and public collections, fine galleries and museums across the country and internationally.
BEGINNING LAMPWORK SCULPTURE: FROG, OCTOPUS (HG-WE-66)
BORO -DRAGONS / LIZARDS (HG-FR-66)
DICHROIC BOROSILICATE PENDANT CLASS (HG-Th-66)
MERMAID (HG-SA-66) - Josh Mazet
Joshua Mazet received his BFA in Ceramics from the University of Oregon in 1999.
After graduating he was invited into the Fine Arts Department as a resident artist. For three years he held a studio at the U of O , instructing 25 students and community members year round in the art of wood fi red ceramics. It was during this time that Joshua was introduced to lamp working. With his degree in ceramics behind him, Josh had a natural understanding and comfort with flame atmospheres, kilns and the chemistry of glass.
This compounded with similarities of the materials, allowed for a smooth and rapid learning of the new medium.
BEGINNING DICHROIC BORO MARBLES (HG-FR-65)
FLORAL IMPLOSION MARBLES (HG-SA-65)
TIDAL POOL: IMPLOSION PENDANTS (HG-Th-65) - Peter McGrain
Peter McGrain is an internationally acclaimed artist and educator who has been working with glass for 30 years.
As a popular workshop leader he has generously shared his knowledge of glassworking and design techniques with countless students. His award winning work, which ranges in scale from massive architectural installations to intimate art pieces, can be found in public spaces, private collections, and art galleries the world over.
He currently resides in the Columbia River National Scenic Area where he operates his own private teaching studio.
FANTASTIC STAINED GLASS TRICKS USED BY THE PROS! Easy to Learn Design and Skill Building Techniques (WE-34)
FUN WITH VITRI-FUSAILLE STAINED GLASS WITHOUT LEAD LINES!!! (FR-05)
KILN-FIRED GLASS PAINTING MADE EASY! (TH-05)
REVERSE PAINTING ON GLASS Artistic expression for walls, lighting, and objects d'arte (SA-05)
THE POETRY OF PAINTED WINDOWS: 1000 years of Narrative Illustration in art glass (TH-E-56) - Arlene Mornick
For me the simple elements of glass, light and heat when fused together create a special energy. That energy and spirit speak to me of passion and beauty, which inspire me to create colorful pieces of glass and silver art.
I am a fused glass and metal clay artist. In my work, I have created a wonderful partnership between those two mediums. Many years ago I realized that there was a creative side to me and it was simply bursting at the seams. It wasn’t until a friend took me to a beginning jewelry making class that the creative juices started to flow.
But creating jewelry with machine made pieces was not enough. I wanted to be able to create the beads and stones myself. I started by taking a glass lampworking class and started creating my own glass beads.
Next I fell in love with glass fusing started working on all size and shape pieces of glass art. When I went to an introductory Art Clay class, I realized there was a perfect marriage here. Art Clay became a wonderful inspiration for me and has enhanced my creativity as a fused glass artist and metal smith. I am currently a Master Instructor with Art Clay Silver and a certifi ed instructor with PMC.
I teach Metal Clay classes in the San Francisco bay area and throughout the country.
ALL LINKED UP (FR-26)
DRESS UP YOUR GLASS (WE-12)
FAUX OPAL RING (TH-15)
HOLLOW FORM EARRINGS with “ARCHiTextural” Ear Wires (SA-21) - Poppy Mussallem
Poppy Mussallem began working with glass in 1997. She was an Art Major at San Diego State University and graduated with a BA from Menlo College. After college she focused on her artwork first developing a line of glass cabinet hardware and then she invented a patented frameless hanging system in 2004 now called Hang Your Glass.
Poppy is often commissioned by an artist or institution to fi gure out a challenging installation. Presently, Poppy continues to work on her own sculpture, wall art and line of cabinet hardware as well as, continue to innovate and market products for Hang Your Glass.
HANG YOUR GLASS (FR-E-55)
HANG YOUR GLASS (TH-E-60) - Debbie Patana
Debbie took a beginning stained glass class in 1986 and fell in love. She opened a retail stained glass store, Inspirations, in 1993 and has taught all levels of foil, lead, sandblasting and fusing over the years. Her love of glass has led to the fabrication of many commissioned windows, both residential and commercial, throughout the Northwest. When fusing became “hot” Debbie bought a kiln and dove in.
Quickly bored with fused bowls and plates, Debbie started experimenting with making fused elements to incorporate into her stained glass, as well as playing with different infusions to add interest.
FUNCTIONAL GLASS ART USING FRIT, SCRAP AND PAINT (WE-40)
FUNCTIONAL GLASS ART USING FRIT, SCRAP AND PAINT (REPEAT) (TH-41)
SINGLE LAYER AND SINGLE FIRING PROJECTS using frit, scrap and paint (FR-28)
SINGLE LAYER AND SINGLE FIRING PROJECTS using frit, scrap and paint (Repeat) (SA-08) - Jayne Persico
Jayne Persico has worked in stained glass, kiln formed glass, and hot glass for more than 25 years and has been a popular workshop speaker for over a decade.
Credited in books, magazines and on national television for her work, she is widely known for her glass design and ground-breaking finishing techniques, particularly in bracelets and watches. As innovator of the kiln formed bracelet technique and her trademarked glass embossing system, Jayne has also developed the precision tools that support these procedures.
She is author of four (4) fusing books and has produced six (6) instructional videos on fusing, glass and wire jewelry designs and kiln forming. Recently acknowledged by Waterford Crystal for her achievements, Jayne was invited to work with their designers in Ireland to incorporate her bracelet technique into their crystal. Her unique work is represented in galleries in the United States and internationally.
CASTING & DESIGNING GLASSLINK JEWELRY (WE-04)
KILN FORMED BRACELETS (TH-03)
KILN FORMED BRACELETS (FR-03) - Dana Peters
Dana Lea Peters presently draws her creative inspirations in her studio in the beautiful Rocky Mountains, in Guffey, Colorado, incorporating the many natural elements found there into the silver designs.
Dana is a Certified Master Level instructor in Silver Clay, with Art Clay World USA and has been working with this unique medium for over 9 years, teaching extensively around the country. Her teaching venues have ranged from many small bead stores and rock shops, art guilds and large national bead conferences as well as altered art conferences.
Dana has begun construction on a studio in the Rocky Mountains to host Art Clay Retreats and workshops to help others with taking this medium to new levels and enjoys sharing the many techniques and inspirations with her students.
DRAGONFLY IN FLIGHT (FR-32)
EXPERIENCE THE METAL CLAY EXCITEMENT! (WE-E-59)
GAUZE & SILVER BEAD (SA-01)
INCORPORATING GLASS IN METAL CLAYS (TH-E-57)
INCORPORATING GLASS IN METAL CLAYS (SA-07)
LACY SILVER CLAY EARRINGS (SU-03)
RINGS IN SILVER!!! (WE-22)
SETTING STONES IN ALL METAL CLAYS!! (TH-35) - Peggy Pettigrew-Stewart
Peggy’s work combines unique optical crystal with scientifi c glass to create her Plasma Fusion Glass. She has long been fascinated and intrigued by glass and the light that passes through – the phenomenon of light waves creating color change.
She continues to experiment with the material properties of translucency and transparency in this special glass. Her technique is woven into the glass to present her stories and interpretations. In addition to her Plasma Fusion Glass, she is one of the few instructors in the USA to teach & work with the Verre' Eglomise' glass process & technique.
Through studies and training (USA and Spain) the artist has found a “voice” and a unique glass process and technique. She has studied at Pilchuck Glass School and Academe’ Taller in Spain. Recently she had the privilege of working with Team Chihuly on the exhibition installation at the Desert Botanical Gardens in Phoenix AZ. Her work is held in museums and private collections worldwide.
VERRE’ EGLOMISE ™ GLASS WORKSHOP WITH KILN SCULPTING (WE-36-A)
VERRE’ EGLOMISE ™ GLASS WORKSHOP (FR-15)
VERRE’ EGLOMISE ™ GLASS WORKSHOPmirrors, jewelry, coasters, mosaics, tiles & working small (SA-26)
VERRE’ EGLOMISE ™ GLASS WORKSHOPmirrors, jewelry, coasters, mosaics, tiles & working small (Repeat) (SA-27) - Joe Porcelli
Joe Porcelli has been a professional glass artist and craftsman since 1979. He is the publisher of Glass Craftsman Magazine and principal owner of Arts & Media, Inc., a publishing and video production company. His two books, The Lampmaking Handbook and Stained Glass – Jewels of Light have been in publication since 1992 and 1999 respectively.
Joe is a veteran glass instructor and is featured in a number of popular instructional glass DVDs including the The Secrets of Fine Patina, Lampmaking with Joe Porcelli, 25 Pro Tips & Techniques, Soldering Savvy, and Cutting Class, Mosaics and A Tale of Two Techniques along with Tom Giambusso.
PRO TIPS & TRICKS (SA-45)
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DOING BUSINESS AND MAKING MONEY (WE-02)
THE SECRETS OF FINE PATINA- A WORKSHOP WITH JOE PORCELLI (WE-01) - Paula Radke
Paula has been a devoted crafter all her life. She discovered her love of glass in the late 70’s early 80’s, and studied under Boyce Lundstrom, co-founder of Bullseye Glass. Paula has been working with glass for 30 years, making her living making art glass with most of these years focused on the magic of dichroic glass.
She has an extensive line of lampworked dichroic beads. In March 2010 she discovered glass clay, and has been working with this new and exciting material obsessively since then, focusing on the techniques that you just can’t do with sheet glass-try braiding strips of sheet glass! For the past year, she has extensively worked with glass clay developing a technique that works the microwave oven.
ART GLASS CLAY BEADS AND MORE (WE-18) - Lyle Rayfield
Lyle Rayfield is an award-winning metal clay artist and Senior Instructor for Art Clay World. She is also a Rio Rewards PMC Certified Artisan. After many years of various crafting hobbies, Lyle discovered the world of metal clay and expanded her love of teaching into the metal clay community.
She is a studio jewelry artist and currently offers both metal clay and metal work classes on a regular basis at her home in Tucson, AZ, as well as through the local community college. “I love to ignite a spark in my students and help them open unknown doors to their creativity.”
Lyle has taught at several metal clay venues, including the Metal Clay World Conference, Adorn Me Jewelry Retreat, and Glass Craft and Bead Expo. Her work was honored at the 2006 and 2008 Art Clay World North American Design Competitions. Lyle is the current Art Clay Society AZ Chapter coordinator.
A “RIVETING” EXPERIENCE OF MIXED METAL CLAYS (SA-37)
BUSTIN' OUT WITH SILVER CLAY (WE-17)
ENAMELED COPPER BRACELET (FR-41)
SECRET SAYINGS with FAST FIRE BRONZECLAY (TH-09) - Liz Renee, PhD
Lisabeth Renee, MFA, PhD, is the co-owner and design director of Nartique Glass (an art glass studio & art glass supply business). She has been a professional artist and art educator for 38 years.
She obtained her early formal art training in New York at SUNY Buffalo, The Art Student's League & Parson's School of Design in New York City. She received her MFA in Sculpture at Long Island University & a doctorate in Aesthetics and Art Education at the University of Central Florida.
For the past 30 years, Liz has taught various aspects of Art in NY and FL, at all age levels, and at a number of colleges, which include Long Island University, Rollins College, UCF & Valencia Community College. While at the University of Central Florida she was the Coordinator of Art Education.
She later taught Art & Humanities courses at Valencia Community College while maintaining the position of Art Gallery Director on their West Campus in Orlando, FL. Her sculpture has been exhibited extensively in FL & NY, and has been included in a number of national museum exhibitions. She has edited and published a number of articles in professional journals, and also published a book on Aesthetics in 1996.
She has received numerous awards and grants for her art and her innovative teaching methods. About 12 years ago, glass became her medium of choice. As a result, she has studied extensively with many of today's master glass artists. Now, students from around the world visit the Nartique Glass Studio to study with her! Liz is happiest when creating art.
Her greatest pleasure is working with all forms of glass and inspiring others to make and appreciate the beauty of art glass!
FUSED & CAST DICHROIC JEWELRY (WE-48)
FUSED & CAST DICHROIC JEWELRY (REPEAT) (FR-24)
GLASS CASTING AND MOLDMAKING (TH-27)
GLASS CASTING AND MOLDMAKING (SA-24) - Lisa Richardson-Bach
Lisa Richardson-Bach's fused, etched and stained glass artwork adorns homes in the US, Canada and Europe. During her 14-year career, she has been creating excitement among students across the country and has developed a loyal following.
She has a vast knowledge of glass and the medium's infinite possibilities to share with her students.
TEXTURE, DIMENSION, MOTION: MAKE PIECES THAT ASTOUND! (TH-38)
THE ART OF FUSING IN DEPTH PART II OR HOW TO FUSE A BLOCK THAT ISN’T BLOCKY! (SA-18)
THE ART OF FUSING IN DEPTH PART I -FABULOUS, UNIQUE, FRIT AND POWDER IMAGES (FR-22)
THE ULTIMATE ODYSSEY INTO THE WORLD OF KILN FORMED GLASS (WE-08)
TRIAGE FOR YOUR FIRING SCHEDULES! Understand how to make or fix your own schedules! (FR-E-51) - Lori Riley
As the daughter of Janice Chesnik and sister of Sheryl Koch, Lori Riley was destined to become a kaleidoscope artist. In 1981, Lori learned to art of kaleidoscopes from her mother, helping her with her line of kaleidoscopes.
Lori started making her own line of kaleidoscopes while living in Hawaii in 1987. Lori was published in Cozy Baker’s book, “Kaleidoscope Renaissance” in 1993. After 15 years of designing, making and marketing kaleidoscopes Lori took a 13 year hiatus to explore other forms of art and design, honing her skills in jewelry-making and lampworking.
Because of Lori’s love of kaleidoscopes she started making and marketing her line of kaleidoscope jewelry again. Lori wants to share her love for the kaleidoscopes by teaching the art of making kaleidoscopes to others.
BEGINNING KALEIDOSCOPE CLASS (FR-44)
INTERMEDIATE KALEIDOSCOPE CLASS (SA-40) - Julie Rorden
Award winning jewelry designer, fused glass artist, and teacher Julie Rorden is known for her innovative approach to jewelry making, distinctive designs, and passion for teaching. Integrating her love of travel, history, and geology, with her study of ancient cultural jewelry making techniques and symbolism gives her art work it's unique, yet timeless beauty.
As a teacher, Julie subtly pushes her students to step outside their comfort level and master new techniques or art mediums. She believes in her students and what they are capable of achieving. Over the years, written teacher evaluations and in-class student comments frequently refer to her knowledge, patience, and calming influence.
Julie loves to interact with her students and other artists through the exchange of ideas, comments, stories, and images. Join her on Facebook (JulzCustomDesigns) or on Twitter (JulieRorden).
ARMED & HAMMERED! (FR-34)
BLACK BEAUTY (TH-19)
CHAIN REACTION (WE-39)
CHAIN REACTION (REPEAT) (FR-33)
FLOWER POWER BRACELET (SA-17)
HOT & WIRED! (WE-38)
HOT & WIRED! (REPEAT) (SU-06)
TWIST & SHOUT, THE ENCORE (TH-18) - Ann Sanborn
Ann Sanborn promotes the future growth of the Custom Art Glass industry using Internet services. She has been an art glass professional for the last 12 years with over 25 years experience in technology with 10 specialized in start-up Internet companies.
She provides "point and click" easy full services to put the artist in charge of changing their photos and website content, and assist them in learning the needed skills. She also provides free online listings for glass artists and suppliers in an international online art glass business directory(www.glassart.biz) and provides a full line of glass artist's products (www.glassartpatterns.com).
Learn more via A Sanborn Corporation: www.asanborn.com.
INTERNET MARKETING AND WEBSITE SUCCESS as a Studio or a Business (TH-22) - Janet Schrader
Janet Schrader lives outside Olympia, WA where she has a little studio in the woods where she has been working with glass since 1979.
She discovered her love for glass at Colony Glass Works, where she fabricated the stained glass panels that Carolyn Kyle designed and later taught classes. It is here she realized how much she enjoyed teaching. Jan has been teaching classes ever since. Jan became interested in working with warm glass around 1988 when she discovered Dichroic glass. This inspired a line of jewelry sold nationwide.
She has won both local and national competitions for her stained glass and jewelry designs. Always wanting to find something exciting and different to do with glass has kept her creating and developing new designs and one-of-a-kind works of art. The same desire for something new has lead her to write eleven art glass design and instructional books that are distributed by CKE Publications.
CREATE MORE REALISTIC FUSED GLASS PICTURES (TH-30)
FOR THE BIRDS - GARDEN ART (SA-03)
FOR THE BIRDS - GARDEN ART (REPEAT) (SA-39)
GET EXCITING RESULTS WITH MICA (REPEAT) (FR-18)
GET EXCITING RESULTS WITH MICA POWDERS (FR-08)
MORE INNOVATIVE DICHROIC GLASS JEWELRY (WE-28) - Lisa St. Martin
Lisa has been working in hot glass for over 28 years. Known for her vivid colors, unusual textures and exotic shapes, Lisa's award winning work is in collections around the world and featured in many books.
An enthusiastic teacher, she has been teaching beadmaking for ten years around the country. With a degree in Art Education and graduate work in Glass Technology, she successfully combines her love of teaching with her passion for glass.
BEGINNING GLASS BEADMAKING – Explore the Possibilities (HG-Th-63)
EXPLORING DICHRO IN GLASS (HG-SA-63)
FRIT FABULOUS! (HG-FR-63)
VICTORIAN GLASS FLOWERS (HG-WE-63) - Rosalind Stanton
Roz started doing glass in 2002 with a ceramic kiln and old bottles - she was addicted. Within a year she had several kilns and was on the hunt for all the fused glas information she could find.
Not having information and proper materials made her experiment with things that shouldn't be done, some worked and some didn't. Her addiction multiplied. In 2007 she found Glass Craft and Bead Expo and started taking classes all over North America. In 2010 she entered the Amateur fused glass Gallery of Excellence in Las Vegas and won first place with one platter and People's choice with the other. This gave her the confi dence to start teaching and selling her platters.
Since then she has instructed over 200 students and continued to experiment with fused glass. Some of her best techniques have come from these experiments. She has a 1000 sq. ft. studio, 10 kilns and works on glass full time, and loves it.
FUNCTIONAL GLASS ART USING FRIT, SCRAP AND PAINT (WE-40)
FUNCTIONAL GLASS ART USING FRIT, SCRAP AND PAINT (REPEAT) (TH-41)
SINGLE LAYER AND SINGLE FIRING PROJECTS using frit, scrap and paint (FR-28)
SINGLE LAYER AND SINGLE FIRING PROJECTS using frit, scrap and paint (Repeat) (SA-08) - Linda Steider
Linda Steider is a studio artist working exclusively with kilnformed glass. After twenty years working with fiber art and pastels, Steider transitioned to glass in 1997.
Her broad range of experience and skills brings a rare perspective to the world of glass. Steider's award winning work (both in fi ber and glass) has been shown nationally and internationally. Her pieces are included in private collections across North America, Europe and Japan. Growing up, Steider was significantly impacted by the culture of the Yakama Tribe, and later, by the glitz of Hollywood. That unlikely combination of infl uences are woven into her art and personality.
Steider's teaching style is up-beat and information packed. She is an enthusiastic instructor with a sharing attitude. "No secrets withheld" could be her by-line according to appreciative students' reviews. She has instructed students in fi ber art since 1987, and glass kilnforming since 2001, both arts at the community college level.
COLOR THEORY FOR GLASSISTS (FR-23)
EXPLORING GLASS POWDERS - SURFACE DESIGN FOR GLASS (TH-24)
SHIMMER SHINE AND SPARKLE (WE-41)
SHIMMER SHINE AND SPARKLE (SA-20) - Christine Stewart
Australian Glass Artist Christine Stewart has been working in glass for over twenty years, a career which began in Stained Glass, undertaking both private and commercial installations and ecclesiastic restorations and now specializing in Glass Mosaics, Fused & Slumped Art Glass and Dichroic Glass Jewelry.
Christine is the author and designer of five art glass books and three pattern packs with CKE Publications which are distributed worldwide. Christine is also the recipient of ten ‘Gallery of Excellence Awards’ in both the Professional Mosaic and Professional Glass Bead & Jewelry Categories, Glass Craft Expo. A glass artist who is internationally recognized for her dramatic designs, innovative techniques and eccentric use of color.
Christine is represented by galleries throughout Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Singapore and the USA … her work is licensed and proudly bears the ‘Australian Made Logo’.
Christine travels to the USA annually sharing her skills and in recent years developed the ‘HOT MOSAIC’ technique.
GLASS MOSAICSAN INSPIRING INFORMATIVE VISUAL AND HANDS ON JOURNEY! (SA-02)
HOT MOSAICS - GETS HOTTER & HOTTER! and now includes 'Dimensional Glass to Glass Hot Mosaics' (WE-29-A)
HOT MOSAICS - RECYCLED! (FR-29) - Janine Stillman
Janine Stillman began exploring glass as a graduate student in college over 25 years ago. As a much needed creative diversion from the rigors of a Master’s Degree program, glass became one of her favorite artistic outlets.
While raising her family, she explored fiber art, particularly enamored with the process of fabric marbleizing and the beautiful designs that can be created with the fluid motion of color. Translating these patterns into glass has been her journey to push the limits of warm glass to recreate patterns and images reminiscent of old book bindings or representative of images from nature.
Janine has studied under many very skilled and talented artists, many of whom are teaching at this event. After studying under Patty Gray for many years, she has developed techniques in combing and glass manipulation that have earned her recognition throughout the glass community for taking this art form to new levels.
ADVANCED GLASS COMBING AND MANIPULATION (TH-42)
ADVANCED GLASS COMBING AND MANIPULATION (Repeat) (SA-29)
GLASS COMBING AND MANIPULATION (WE-23)
GLASS COMBING AND MANIPULATION (Repeat) (FR-19) - Gail Stouffer
Gail Stouffer is a working artist specializing in glassware production, custom architectural and environmental installations, and one-of-a-kind sculptural pieces.
She is the Principal Artist at Wired Designs Studios in San Antonio, Texas, a teaching studio, offering over 50 different workshops in kiln forming, beadmaking, and metalsmithing. Her work is sold through galleries across the US, and is installed in commercial environments, restaurants, and homes throughout Texas .
Gail holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from C.W. Post College/Long Island University in New York .
BEYOND DICHROICS; THE POWER OF MODERN GLASS JEWELRY (FR-01)
ELECTROFORMING ON GLASS – (REPEAT) INTRODUCTION & PRACTICE (SU-07)
ELECTROFORMING ON GLASS – INTRODUCTION & PRACTICE (SA-11)
HOUSE NUMBER PLAQUES (SA-25)
MAKING YOUR MARK; PRINTING ON GLASS (TH-07)
THE KILN FORMED COLLAGE (WE-03) - Rosanne Taylor
Rosanne started in metal sculpting and quickly found her way to fused glass where she developed a passion for the medium. She studied under Creative Arts Center of Dallas instructor Becky Johnson, plus has taken numerous workshops across the U.S.
Her work can be found in public and private collections in the Southwest.
MADE IT…HATE IT… NOW WHAT??? (REPEAT) (TH-26)
VITROGRAPH: A UNIQUE GLASS FOR UNIQUE ARTISTS (FR-38)
VITROGRAPH: A UNIQUE GLASS FOR UNIQUE ARTISTS (REPEAT) (SA-42) - Philip Teefy
Phil has worked in glass since 1972. He is a well-known artist who owns and operates a glass stu dio, and designs and builds kilns for Glass Glow Kilns.
He's a popular instructor at major glass shops, teaching centers, and con fer enc es around the country. He's been com mis sioned for major national works utilizing sand blast ing and fusing techniques.
ADVANCED 3 DIMENSIONAL GLASS JEWELRY MAKING (FR-04)
ADVANCED TILE MAKING (SA-04)
DIMENSIONAL KILN FORMING - LOST WAX AND MOLD MAKING (WE-24-A) - Milon Townsend
Artist, author and educator Milon Townsend has been working full time with glass for nearly 40 years. He brings an enormous wealth of information and depth of understanding to every class that he teaches, and immensely enjoys the give and take with students.
His interest in casting glass has opened up many approaches to the creation of artwork, building on the foundation of fl ameworking from which he started. He has written 7 books, dozens of magazine articles, and speaks at conferences and workshops around the country and the world on the topics of glass technique, art marketing, and artistic creativity.
CASTING REVERSE RELIEF PENDANTS & SCULPTURE (WE-10)
GLASS LIKES LIGHT (SA-36)
KILN CASTING 101 – EASIER THAN YOU EVER IMAGINED! (TH-43)
MARKETING YOUR ARTWORK SUCCESSFULLY (FR-E-54)
SILICONE MOLD MAKING FOR CASTING (FR-20) - Marilyn Trebacz
Marilyn has enjoyed a wonderful career in the colorful world of glass for nearly 29 years. She, along with her husband Steve, started The Glass House in 1985. They have taught thousands of students in all aspects of glass.
Marilyn enjoys sharing her creative ideas and making the classes fun. She is always looking to put a new twist on an old idea. She also liked to jazz up her creations with unusual elements and effects.
10 THINGS YOU CAN DO WITH A WINE BOTTLE (WE-E-54) - Steve Trebacz
Steve started his fascination with glass over 25 years ago and, since then, has explored it in its many forms. Along with his wife Marilyn, they founded and currently operate The Glass House, a full service retail and teaching center in Central Illinois.
Following his love for beveled glass, Steve has designed a line of beveled glass for his company MMS Bevels. With his energetic style, for the past 20 years he has shared his knowledge and ideas with thousands of students.
FUSED FUN IN THE EVENING (WE-E-55)
GROWING FLOWERS IN YOUR KILN (TH-29) - Jackie Truty
Jackie Truty has been wire working for over 20 years, taking classes initially from Linda Abbott and advanced classes from Shelly Carder and Preston Ruther. She has taught wire sculpting at Bead Fest as well as Glass Craft Expo. She became a lapidary to be able to create unusually shaped forms in stone, and fuses her own dichroic glass cabochons as well.
For the last 10 years Jackie has been working in Art Clay Silver as well, and is currently the President of Art Clay World USA, Inc., which is the North American distributor of Art Clay Silver, Copper and Gold.
SQUARE WIRE STONE SETTING (WE-E-62)
THE RICH COLOR OF GLASS ENAMEL ON FINE SILVER JEWELRY (FR-35) - Lisa Vogt
Lisa Vogt is an award winning artist. She became interested in glass while pursuing an education in fi ne art. For Lisa, working in glass allows her to draw upon her fine arts background and own sense of style, drama and whimsy.
She combines a historic medium with innovative glass techniques for limitless design possibilities. Lisa is the author of thirteen books and two instructional videos. She frequently writes for publications such as GlassCraftsman and Glass Patterns Quarterly Magazine. In addition to her writing, she lectures at national and regional seminars. Her work has been on exhibit in major cities throughout the country. She has been a featured artist on HGTV and PBS.
A huge supporter of public art, Lisa regularly contributes artwork for auction to benefit local, regional and national charities. For more than 20 years, Lisa has been expanding her body of work in glass art. Her home and studio are located north of Tampa Bay in Wesley Chapel, Florida, where she resides with her husband and two daughters.
CAST AWAY!! (FR-09)
DARE TO DESIGN IT YOURSELF! (SU-02)
DESTINATION INNOVATION The ultimate advanced technique glass fusing class (SA-22)
FIRE & ICE HOT TECHNIQUES FOR COOL PROJECTS! (WE-16)
PAINTING WITH FRIT (TH-08) - Catharine Weaver
Catharine has been involved in glass art and teaching for over 28yrs. She has glass work throughout Europe, Asia, the United States, and has earned several awards during her career in glass.
Versed in stained glass, torch work, glass fusing, glass blowing, etching/sandblast, electroforming, and faceting and woven beadwork. "The idea of taking plain glass rods and creating miniature works of art within the torch is not only fascinating but hypnotic and I enjoy the challenges/process it presents each day. If I'm not torching, I'm teaching, which is my second interest and joy.
The ability to share my love & knowledge for all things glass, to inspire someone's heart & soul for the medium is immeasurable." She is a member of the International Society of Glass Beadmakers, Made in Alaska program, High School Mentors program and volunteers in her spare time for various charities throughout her community.
Pictures of her work have been shown in WC calendars, Flow magazines Sculptural & Women in Glass issues & Jim Kervins lampwork book "All you ever wanted to know about glass" and Lark Books "1,000 glass Beads".
BEADMAKING FOR BEGINNERS (HG-WE-64)
BEYOND THE BASIC BEAD (HG-TH-64)
FROM THE GARDEN TO THE SEA (HG-FR-64)
WONDERFUL WHIMSICALS...SCULPTURAL (HG-SA-64) - Margaret Zinser
Margaret has been a lampworker since 2001. She has been making beads and teaching beadmaking full time since the start of 2005, after finishing her Master's in Entomology in 2004.
Her scientific background has contributed to her glass work by providing inspiration, a willingness to experiment, and a drive for technical development. Most of Margaret's beads are studies in color and texture in glass, are rarely representational (a likely deviation from her undergraduate work in biological illustration), but often conjure a specifi c image for the viewer. The high contract and organic "cells" in her Biologicals series are reminiscent of reptilian skin or cells viewed under a microscope.
The high swirling colors in her Meteorologicals series are suggestive of weather maps and moving clouds. For training in lampwork, Margaret has taken workshops with Brownen Heilman, Lucio Bubacco, Bandhu Dunham, and Shane Fero. Margaret's studio is in her home in Tucson, Arizona.
BEETLES, BUTTERFLIES AND MAZES! (HG-WE-70-A)
FOCUS ON COLOR (HG-SA-70)
LETTING GO OF THE MANDREL: Off-Mandrel Soft Glass Pendants (HG-FR-70)
