AGASC Members Newsletter

Fall 2023

President's Letter

Happy Holidays! Hope this newsletter finds you busy working on your glass art, be it for the upcoming Gallery 21 Show, the Guild or just your own pleasure. The annual Gallery 21 Show starts December 5^th with intake of art and painting of all the pedestals for the show. You should have received emails with all the information about the show already.

Elections for the upcoming year are upon us. Members should have received an email to nominate candidates for President and Treasurer. Then a ballot was emailed to you to vote for the President and Treasurer. Please send back your vote because we need your participation to meet our non-profit requirements.

Our next general meeting to start off the 2024 year will be Sunday, January 14 at Tom Marosz's studio. It is a fun meeting where you get to see and talk with members while enjoying a potluck. More information will be sent out when it gets closer. Try to make it to the meeting because we ask for ideas that our members would like to participate.

It has been a good year and we are working to make the AGASC even better next year.

Jack Wade

President AGASC

UPCOMING EVENTS

AGASC Holiday Party

When: Saturday, December 16th, 5pm

Where: Krista's Party Pad

xxxxxxx1213 Skylark Dr., La Jolla 92037

Theme: In A Galaxy Far Far Away

xxxxxxxx(Prizes will be awarded)

What's Going On: Dinner and drinks, catch up with friends, gift exchange, TONS of fun!

Gift Exchange: Everyone MUST MAKE THEIR GIFT THIS YEAR! Unless you own a winery... don't bring a bottle! We all know our talent's worth, so we will suggest the normal $40. max value, but please don't take that as an insult or guideline when making your gift. Gift exchange will be handled as usual, be prepared... STEALING WILL TAKE PLACE ;)

Please RSVP

to Krista

kkaylj@san.rr.com

by December 9th

Please let me know if you'll bring an appetizer or dessert

Looking forward to seeing you...

AGASC General Meeting

Sunday, January 14th

The first meeting of the year is our planning meeting for events, workshops and more for the year. Come join us to discuss the possibilities!

Lecture and Demo

by Tom Marosz on Adhesives at 2:00

This is the place to be if you want to know how to keep your glass on the wall... or just together.

Following the Lecture will be our General Meeting from 3:00 to 5:00

Afterwards will be a Pot Luck and Social Event 5:00 to ?

Tom Marosz Studio

606 Concepcion Ave

Spring Valley, CA 91977

Studio 619.466.7904

AGASC

2023 Annual Members’ Show

Important Dates:

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

Show Dates: Thurs., Dec. 7th, through Mon., Dec.18th.

Artists’ Reception: Sunday, Dec. 10th – 4 pm to 7pm

Art Drop Off: Tuesday, Dec. 5th, 4pm. – 7 pm.

Art Pick Up: Mon. Dec. 18, 2 pm. – 5 pm.

AGASC Membership Dues

Are Coming Due Soon

Your membership is almost up for renewal. All memberships are from January 1 through December 31 of each year. Unfortunately, they are not one year from the time you paid and therefore, all memberships are due on January 1st of each year.

Swap Meet and Pot Luck

Tom Marosz hosted a swap meet at his studio in Spring Valley Nov. 4th. with a Pot Luck afterward. There were lots of molds, some glass for sale and some equipment.If you missed it, you missed a fun day

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PAT'S 1502 GLASSWORKS

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619-223-1895 or 619-224-4622

PATTY GRAY

629 W. Grand Ave.

Escondido, CA 92025

P. 760-294-7447 Gallery Hours

Wed through Sat 11am to 6pm

KRISTA HERON

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Fallbrook Art Center

103 S. Main Ave., Fallbrook, CA 92028 | 760-728-1414

HOURS: Tuesday - Saturday 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

Sunday Noon – 3:00 pm

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Fallbrook

School of the Arts

310 E Alvarado St, Fallbrook, CA 92028 | 760-728-6383

HOURS: Monday - Saturday 9:00 am – 3:00 pm

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Fallbrook

Art in Public Places

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Fall Patio Sale

It was a beautiful weekend for the event in Spanish Village, Balboa Park. This year it was held on Saturday October 14 and Sunday October 15. There were several new members participating and everyone had a great time.

Kari Minnick Workshop

"Drawing on Abstraction"

A four day intensive workshop was held at Susan Hirsch's Studio in San Marcos on Wednesday November 8 through November 11.

What an amazing amount of information! Kari had a great approach to get you to push the abstraction of your work by using a variety of drawing, cutting and assembling to dissect and refocus on individual elements. Though a variety of techniques in powders, paints and pastes she guided the group to make studies in black and white and color on single layers. After firing and reviewing both front and back views and adding more materials they were encouraged to cut them up and reassemble. Then several layers were stacked to put into a mold to create a thick work. The outcome was stunning and lots of new approaches learned in the class will help each person to explore the possibilities in future work.

Fallbrook Art Glass Show

This year the Galaxy of Glass show was quite different including a new name. The show’s theme was Capturing Light, Art and Nature and had geodes interspersed among the art glass. New this year, was a section dedicated to neon art which was a big hit. Unlike the Galaxy of Glass glass shows held in the past, artists installed their own work. Artists grouped their own work together so the overall effect was quite different in an open space. For the first time there was a special reception for the KPBS Producers Club two weeks after the show opened. With so many beautiful examples of Glass Art in the show we hope it was very successful.

Members Participation outside the AGASC

AGASC member, Krista Heron Spent September at Pilchuck Glass School in a residency with Richard Parrish and Steve Klein.

A Workshop at Corning Studio by Susan Hirsch

Taking a two-week intensive workshop with Martin Janecky at the Corning Studio in August was an amazing experience I will never forget! I first saw the workshop in January when Corning posted the schedule for summer classes and was so excited that he would be teaching in the US. I signed up right away but had to wait until March to see if I made it into the class. It was my first trip to The Studio at Corning and everyone who had been there said they loved it. Martin spends 4-5 hours demoing each day as his work is very detailed and time-consuming to create. He let us get up close and answered questions on the spot as he worked. He reviewed making hands and faces several times making sure we would understand the importance of the set-up. He stressed that you must repeat time after time to get it right before going on to detailing. Despite being so talented and world-renowned, he was one of the most genuine and caring teachers. The class was limited to nine students in the larger Hot Glass Studio with three glory holes. It takes three per bench to make these pieces. They provided a torch and a fluffy at each bench along with Jason Jenson's special inside tools. The other students were more experienced in hot glass, but they all were very generous in helping me.

The Ice Furnace Glass Show

Krista Heron was invited to exhibit for Venice Glass Week this year. The show, “The Ice Furnace” was held at Castello Gallery in Venice, Italy, and showcased the works of seven artists. All artists are inspired by ice and exploring its relationship to glass. The artists were selected and the show was curated by Costanza Longanesi Cattani. Congratulations!

Welcome New Members

Rina Fehrensen

Ginny Lovell

Linda Matlis

Mary Santiago

Cody Siebler

Janice Simmons

Calendar

xxx2023

Dec 7 - 18xxxxSave the Date - AGASC Annual Members' Exhibition

xxxxxxxxxxXXxGallery 21 Spanish Village - Balboa Park

Dec 16xxxxxxxSave the Date - Holiday Party

xxxxxxxxxxxxxXKrista Heron's Home

xxx2024

January 14xxxAGASC General Meeting - Adhesives Lecture - 2:00-5:00pm

xxxxxxxxxxxxWith a Potluck After the Meeting

xxxxxxxxxxxxTom Marosz Studio

xxxxxxxxxxxxx606 Concepcion Avenue

xxxxxxxxxxxxxSpring Valley, CA 91977