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AGASC Members Newsletter

Summer 2022

President's Letter

We are halfway through 2022 and hoping you are working on creating wonderful glass art.

 

Our Education Committee is busy working on a tour for us, which we will announce shortly. Also our annual exhibition in Gallery 21 is going to be in November this year. It will run from Nov 15th   to the 28th. For all those interested start thinking about what you are going to enter.

 

The Board met on July 17th to discuss the events for the remaining of the year. The AGASC is going to hold our next general meeting on Sunday, August 14th at Susan Hirsch’s studio with a demo by Patty Gray following the meeting. So, mark your calendars and plan now to join our meeting. 

 

Jack Wade

President AGASC

 

UPCOMING EVENTS

Galaxy of Glass 2022

25th year Exhibition


Fallbrook Center for the Arts annual Galaxy of Glass is celebrating its 25th year. We encourage all of the Glass Artists in our group to participate in this celebration! This is the best Glass Show on the west coast and sales of artwork have been good.


Sept. 24 – Oct. 23, 2022

Entry Deadline: Aug. 19, 2022


Click here for entry Form


Save the Date:


Art Glass Association

Annual Members' Exhibition

& Glass Boutique


This show is for all members novice to professional and we hope that you will participate! It is judged show with prizes and ribbons. The raffle is a great fundraiser and we will have the boutique for immediate sales. You do not have to be in the main show to enter in the boutique.


Show Dates: Friday, November 18th through November 28, 2022

Artists’ Reception: Sunday, November 20, 2022 – 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm

Entry Deadline: Sunday, November 6, 2022, at midnight

Art Drop Off: Tuesday, November 15, 2022, 4:00 pm. – 7:00 pm. 

Art Pick Up: Monday, November 28, 2:00 pm. – 5:00 pm

Exhibit Location: Gallery 21, 1770 Village Place, Spanish Village, Balboa Park, San Diego CA 92101 


General Meeting


The second general meeting of the year will be held on August 14th from 3:00 to 5:00 pm at Susan Hirsch and Patty Gray's Studio in San Marcos. There will be a demo after the meeting on hot combing by Patty Gray.

968 Rancheros Drive - Suite S San Marcos CA  92069

In the News:

Congratulations


Cathy Coverley took 1st place at Front Porch Annual Juried Show

Fine Art at the

San Diego County Fair

The AGASC gave a special award of $100 for the Jurors Choice - Art Glass entered in the Exhibition of Fine Art at the San Diego County Fair this year. The award was for Division 1002, three-dimensional art division, Class 032 - other 3-D not listed (includes all mediums of glass, including glass mixed media and stained glass)

The award was given to Noel Laue for his blown glass piece “Giant Creation Vessel”.


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PHONE: 714-538-0888 

Mon. - Fri. 8am TO 5pm PST 


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Monday-Friday, 7:30 - 4:30 p.m. 

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PAT'S 1502 GLASSWORKS

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TOM MAROSZ 

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PATTY GRAY

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P. 760-294-7447 Gallery Hours 

Wed through Sat 11am to 6pm 


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50th Annual Glass Art Society Conference, May 2022


In May the Glass Art Society international conference, celebrating its 50th anniversary, was held in Tacoma, Washington. It was such a joy to see old friends and to make new ones. Covid had cancelled the much anticipated Swedish conference in 2020 and the attempt at a virtual meeting in 2021 did not begin to capture the community and vibrancy of an in-person event. Unfortunately, many of our network of worldwide renowned artists were unable to attend due to travel restrictions. Next year in Detroit!


Kicking off on opening night was a spectacular performance by our own Einar & Jamex De La Torre at the Museum of Glass Hot Shop. I was deeply honored that they created a magnificent sculpture that they had practiced (and worked out the kinks) at my hot shop weeks before. 


The performance by world class glass artists in memory of glass pioneer Benjamin Moore was heartbreaking and spectacular! Not a dry eye in the house.


The San Diego contingency had a strong showing. The demos, lecmos, panels, and lectures were top notch and the technical display introduced us to vendors and products that fueled our imaginations.


I have attended nearly every conference since the early 80s but this was the first time I applied and was accepted as a presenter. The theme "Between Here and There" suggested history, growth, and perseverance. But it immediately struck me as how I approached my own art and glass practice before and after my accident in my studio.


I conceived of this panel after re-meeting Josh Hershman following his 2017 accident. I too had had a near fatal accident in my studio in 2015. I had not previously met someone with the similar experience of having a catastrophic tragedy while doing something we love. The long journey back from trauma through re-traumatization and PTSD has been rocky and I wanted to discuss this in a public forum as a part of my healing. I had the good fortune of being introduced to the fabulous Terri Grant as another potential panelist and she was on board immediately. My friend, artist, author, and educator, Steve Ciezki, agreed to moderate and along with Josh we had a complete panel. My vision was to bring our community valuable information as to how to show up for a traumatized person as well as a sensitivity to retraumatizing triggers.


I encourage our members to attend next year. Every type of glass work is well represented and the multi cultural experience with like minded artists cannot be beat!

Kathleen Mitchell

 Coatings by Sandberg (CBS) Factory Tour


On Tuesday, July 12, twenty AGASC members drove and met up at Coatings by Sandberg (CBS), for a tour and sale. We started out in the lobby's museum of dichroic glass until everyone had arrived. Dana Baldwin, CBS Marketing Director, then started the tour and led us into the production area. Following the talk, we were able to shop for specially priced dichroic glass. Judging by the lines to check out, everyone loved their shopping experience. We had lunch close by and then most of us headed to Hollander Glass, where we went for Bullseye Glass and Oceanside Glass.

 

Fallbrook School of the Arts Glass Studio

Expansion and Ribbon Cutting


The NEW Glass studio at Fallbrook is about four times larger than the old studio. We now have a large workspace for classes with great natural light and four 4'x8' student work tables in the main studio for fused glass. There is a cold-working room, a stained glass studio and an outdoor patio with a triple stainless sink. We are in the process of procuring more equipment to expand the class offerings. We will be adding three vitra-graph kilns, a Crucible kiln and 2 small glory holes and an annealing kiln for hot glass for making paperweights and ornaments. The equipment and new offerings of classes will start in the Fall. This studio is perfect for visiting artists workshops or glass events. Funding for the new studio from Olivia and Harlan. Teachers include Patty Gray, Susan Hirsch, Krista Heron, Christine Head, Suzanne Balestri, Michelle White, Mariah Conner Armstrong and Michelle Sherer.


You’re invited to join the  Fallbrook School of the Arts and The Fallbrook Chamber of Commerce for a Ribbon Cutting Celebration of our newly expanded Glass Studio!


Wednesday, August 24th

Tour the Studio at 10:00 AM

Ribbon Cutting at 10:30 AM

 310 East Alvarado Street, Fallbrook, CA




Cathy Coverley Show


Cathy is in the Point Loma Artists Association show featuring Art Glass, Woodwork, Ceramic and Paintings at the Point Loma Library 3107 Voltaire St San Diego Ca 92107. The show runs from July 1 to Sept 30

 

Jo Ann Pastori Show 

Jo Ann Pastori exhibited a wonderful selection of art for sale for her own show at Studio 23 in Spanish Village. The show featured her paintings and glass. She sold several pieces! 


Spring Patio Sale

The Spring Patio Sale was a huge success, beautiful weather with lots of fabulous glass art!  . Always a fun event, a great place to buy all sorts of glass from local artists. If you missed this one be sure and come to our Fall Patio Sale on October 8th and 9th.



Deanne Sabeck Show


A few of us went to see Deanne's Glass at an opening evening this past Saturday at R.B. Stevenson Gallery in LaJolla.

Deanne is our newest member.


Welcome New Members


George Borria

Candace Kahn

Jenny Wasserman

Karen Yasgoor

Deanne Sabeck


 

Calendar




August 14xxxxxxx AGASC General Meeting

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxSusan Hirsch's and Patty Gray's Studio

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx968 E Rancheros Drive - Suite S 

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxSan Marcos CA 92069



Sept 24 - Oct 23xxxFallbrook Art Center's Galaxy of Glass

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx103 S. Main Ave., Fallbrook, CA 92028

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxSeptember 24 - October 23, 2022



Oct 8 & 9xxxxxxxxAGG Fall Patio Show & Sale

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxSpanish Village Art Center, Balboa Park

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxSan Diego, CA 92101



Nov 15 - 28xxxxxx AGASC 41st Annual Members' Exhibition

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxGallery 21, Spanish Village Art Center, Balboa Park

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxSan Diego, CA 92101