GlassStock West

EMAIL YOUR ENTRY FOR GS LOTTERY TO: GSWest@debcrowley.com
PLEASE include following info: YOUR NAME, EMAIL ADDRESS, YOUR LE OR WEBSITE NAME AND A PHONE NUMBER FOR CLASS SCHEDULING.

HARDSHIP SCHOLARSHIPS: THERE WILL BE 2 HARDSHIP SCHOLARSHIPS THAT WILL BE AWARDED AT GS WEST 2012. 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 SCHOLARSHIPS BASED ON NEED AND THE DIFFERENCE IT MAY MAKE IN AN ARTISTS CAREER. WE NEVER ANNOUNCE RECIPIENTS OR WHO CHOSE THEM.

SIGN UP FOR CLASSES VIA TELEPHONE WILL START JUNE 2nd, 2012, RIGHT AFTER PAYMENTS COMMENCE, FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH JUNE 3rd.

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 HOT SHOP, FUSING, PMC, 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 RECEIVED,
INCLUDE A PHONE NUMBER WITH YOUR PAYMENT WHERE WE CAN REACH YOU THAT WEEKEND FOR SCHEDULING CLASSES.

Glass Stock West 2012 is sure to be an event you'll remember long after it is over!

EUGENE GLASS SCHOOL WILL BE HAVING THE FLAME OFF THE WEEKEND PRECEDING GLASSSTOCK 2012. THIS MEANS 10 DAYS OF GLASSY GOODNESS!!! PLEASE USE THE LINK BELOW TO GET MORE INFORMATION ON THE FLAME OFF. THE FLAME OFF SHOW CASES DOZENS OF GLASS ARTISTS AS THEY COMPETE FOR REALLY GREAT PRIZES. YES, THERE IS A BEAD CATAGORY WHY DON'T YOU THINK ABOUT JOINING IN THE FUN?! CHECK IT ALL OUT AT THE LINK BELOW TO EUGENE GLASS SCHOOL.

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TORCH CLASSES

THIS IS THE SCHEDULE OF CLASSES FOR LAST YEAR (2011), 2012 SCHEDULE WILL BE POSTED HERE BY MARCH 15, 2012

Featured artists for GS West last year were Bandhu Dunham and Margaret Zinser.

LIMIT ONE CLASS FROM EACH FEATURED ARTIST, NO MORE THAN 3 PARTICIPATING TORCH AND ONE TORCH DEMO PER ATTENDEE, OTHER 2 WILL BE NON-TORCH CLASSES SUCH AS METAL WORK, FUSING, PMC, ETC. SOME NON-TORCH CLASSES HAVE FEES READ THE WHOLE DESCRIPTION BEFORE PICKING THOSE CLASSES!

TORCH CLASSES:

Featured Artist Class: Things Inside with Bandhu Dunham.
CLASS # BD-01
Skill Level:Beginning/ Intermediate

This class will teach several techniques for putting stuff inside hollow glass objects for fun and profit. If you've ever wondered how did they do that? Now
you will find out! Specific projects will include : Penny in a bottle, Match sealed in a tube, Water-filled magnifier and ornament, Pig-in-a-pig, (Space)Ship
in a bottle. Special emphasis will be placed on the tricky technique of closing off a bubble with a smooth end, which can be applied to hollow beads, marbles
and ornaments. You can easily adapt these techniques for creative, amusing projects of your own. Tools Needed: A box of wooden kitchen matches, pennies (3-4 per
student), 8.5 x 11 sheet of paper (1 per student) small can/cup to contain water for filling ornaments (1 per student), Basic tools like tweezers, ball-holders and Didymium glasses!

Featured Artist Class: Swirly Goblet with Bandhu Dunham.
CLASS # BD-02
Skill Level: Intermediate/Advanced

We will make some simple blown forms, emphasize the fundamental techniques and principles essential to working hollow glass. After a couple of basic (but
not always easy) bottle/vase forms, we will make a miniature goblet/cordial glass, taking steps to perfect the tricky goblet foot and other crucial aspects
of the goblet form which can be taken up to a larger scale once you get home

Tools Needed: Hot fingers or claw-medium size, graphite reamer, Basic tools like tweezers, ball-holders and Didymium glasses!

Featured Artist Class: Marble Run with Bandhu Dunham.
CLASS # BD-03
Skill Level: Intermediate

Hey, marbles get bored, too! Don't let yours sit around with nothing to do. We will make little rollercoasters to entertain your marbles and the people
who watch them. You will learn how to easily create both straight and curved sections of track and all the tricks of the trade involved in joining them together
for a smooth ride from top to bottom, including bracing, banking and joint smoothing. We'll make a marble or two, also. Time permitting, Bandhu will also demonstrate
loop-the-loops and vortex spirals.

Tools Needed: Basic tools like tweezers, ball-holders, paddle and Didymium glasses!

Using enamels for Intricate bead detailing with Margaret Zinser
CLASS #MZ-01(OR 02) PLUS MZ-03
Skill Level: Intermediate

In this 3 part class you will have a 3 hour demo on Thursday night learning to make basic shapes during an open torch period with demos from Margaret with lots of time to make your own.  Then Friday night you will have another night to try some more shapes on your own time.  On Sat there will be 2 classes on applying the enamels, then Sunday you will split a class to torch on the enamels.  This 3 part class will count as 2 picks, one NON- torch class (one of the Sat classes) and one participating torch (the Sunday firing enamels on beads class).  For example:  You will watch demo on Thursday and make some shapes that you will keep with you as you progress through parts of class.  Saturday you will get either an Am or a PM class to apply your detailed enamel, then Sunday morning we load them all into a kiln and the 2 class students take turns firing on the finished designs.  You will get to complete 2 beads each from your basic shapes.  This is the only way we can offer such a labor intensive class.

More specifically:
Part 1: (4 hours) Sculpting/ shaping paint-able pieces - We'll work together to create both on-mandrel and off-mandrel sculptural bases for later painting with vitreous enamels. Margaret will show you a couple bug-related themes. If bugs aren't your thing- don't worry! Margaret will help you adapt the techniques she uses to make her bug beads to whatever content you choose!

Part 2: (2 parts, 4 hours) Mixing & Using Vitreous Enamel Paints- In this component, we'll learn how to mix vitreous enamels with medium and learn how to apply them to our pre-made components. Margaret will share her strategies for mixing, layering, fading, and stippling enamel paints to get the detail and vibrant color that characterize her Beetle and Butterfly beads. Learning enamel painting opens up your beadmaking to a whole new world of detail and color- join us for this insipring, fun, and informative workshop!

Part 3: (1 hour) Once all of our pieces are painted, we need to 'fire' the enamels. Margaret will share her strategies for firing mandrel and off-mandrel pieces.

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.

Working the Trautman Reactive 104 with Jenny Newtson.          
CLASS # JN-01
Skill Level: Beginning/Intermediate

Coil-Potted Hollow Borosilicate Beads with Hugh Salkind.         
CLASS #HS-02
Skill Level: Advanced- Some tubing exp required!

Dichroic Image Borosilicate Pendants with Hugh Salkind.       
CLASS #HS-01
Skill Level: Int, some boro exp required

This is a pendant class using borosilicate dichroic images to create beautiful pendants. We will apply various backgrounds to the pendants and cover loops, with lecture and demos by instructor. Then student will make pendants to take
home. Tools Needed: Tweezers Medium, Graphite reamer 2-15mm

Sculptural Seashell Beads in soft glass 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

Sculptural Critters in soft glass with Doretha Jones.        
CLASS #DJ-02
Skill Level: Beginning/Intermediate, lampwork exp helpful!

Tools Needed: Basic lampworking tools

Miniature Blown Vessels soft glass by Patty Pulliam           
CLASS #PP-01
Skill level: Intermediate

Learn how to create a Tink-style miniature blown vessel with soft glass and a torch. No hot shop required! With Tink's blessing, I will show you how simple it is to create these tiny works of art using many of the skills you probably already have. These vessels are perfect for holding a small amount of essential oil or perhaps sand from your favorite beach.

Tools Needed: Mini graphite reamer and usual lampworking tools

Boro Geode slice/3-D frog pendant with Shawn Tucker.           
CLASS #ST-01
Skill Level: Intermediate

Tools Needed: Marvering paddle, Octagonal reamer, Tweezers

Borosilicate Perfume Bottle with Shawn Tucker.           
CLASS #ST-02
Level: Intermediate

Encasing clear soft glass with Polly Bettencourt.                CLASS # PB-01

Skill Level: Beginning/Intermediate

I'll
teach a few methods of encasing with clear, some tips for getting even and thin layers, and ways to avoid smearing and bubbles. 

We'll
also make some encased canes for other uses.

Borosilicate Sea Sculpture with John Lindquist.              CLASS # JL-03

Skill Level: Intermediate Boro Exp

NOTE:  We will be making turtles, NOT seahorses, picture coming soon!
In this class we will be making medium sized borosilicate sea sculpture in the
form of Sea Turtles. We will cover application of color, use of heat base, and
basic sculptural techniques (such as welding, folding, and hot adjustment).
Boro experience is not required for this class, but is suggested. People in
this class may use these sculptures for my advanced Component sea sculpture
class. Tools Needed: Tweezers, Mashers, Graphite Marver, Graphite plate.

Borosilicate Jellyfish Pendants with John Lindquist              CLASS #JL-02

Skill Level: Intermediate

John creates these incredible jellyfish pendants from beautiful colored borosilicate
glass.

Tools Needed: Tweezers, Mashers, Graphite Marver, Graphite plate.

Complex Borosilicate Sea Sculpture Angel Fish With John Lindquist.           CLASS # JL-01

Skill Level: Intermediate/Advanced Boro Exp

NOTE:  We will be making turtles, NOT seahorses, picture coming soon!
In this class we will be making medium sized borosilicate sea sculpture in the
form of a Turtle on kelp. We will cover application of color, use of heat base,
and basic sculptural techniques (such as welding, folding, and hot adjustment).

Tools Needed: Tweezers, Mashers, Graphite Marver, Graphite plate.

Flameworked Drawer Pulls with Stacy Frost.            CLASS #SF-01


Skill Level: Beginning/Intermediate

Flameworked Drawer-Pulls can be made with either boro or soft glass, SOFT GLASS
in this class. This gives the advantage of being popular with both beadmakers
and flameworkers. This class is for the advanced beginner and beyond. I teach
the basics of which mandrels to use, where to purchase the hardware needed,
and techniques to get the glass on the mandrel and kept hot as the knobs tend
to be larger than most (beadmakers) are used to making and care must be taken.
Finishing techniques are also discussed, but the bulk of the class is spent
encouraging students to push themselves creatively and to have FUN! I provide
all other special tools/hardware needed.

Tools Needed: Basic lampworking tools, grabbers, paddle/masher, reamer, tweezers 

Beads with Bling! with Stacy Frost.     CLASS #SF-02

Skill Level: Beginning/Intermediate

Pic coming soon

I teach “Beads with Bling” using soft glass, and cover the basics of getting
all of the above mentioned shiny bits to stand out in the students beads. I
always provide examples but encourage students to show me the style of beads
they enjoy making and discuss/show them how to enhance what they are already
interested in. Again, less than a pound of glass per person, and I can provide
the shiny bits at a cost of $5.00 per. student. Tools Needed: Basic lampworking
tools, grabbers, paddle/masher, reamer, tweezers

Borosilicate Flower Sculpture with Hannah Rosner.                CLASS #HR-01

Skill Level: Intermediate

In this class Hannah will use borosilicate glass and several techniques to
create beautiful a detailed, lifelike floral sculpture. Students can make 1-2
in class time.

Tools Needed: Tweezers, Mashers, Graphite Marver, Graphite plate

Crossover Torchwork for Fusing with Hannah Rosner                    CLASS #HR-02

Skill level: Beginning

Pictured piece by Deb Crowley All detail was done on a torch, no cutting or
grindingLearn to make fantastic components for fusing on the torch in this class!
Learn some of the secrets to making realistic flowers, leaves and even stamen
murrine. Add lots of new life to your fusing projects!

Tools needed: Paddle, Tweezers, Glass Nippers and Didymiums.

Beginning Soft Glass Marbles with Kip Maley.             CLASS # KM-01

Skill Level: Beginning, Some torch experience helpful

The class will use soft glass and several techniques to create beautiful marbles
including shaping, raking, stringer work. Tools Needed: We will have some marble
molds to share, bring favorite lampworking tools

Implosion Pendants with Kip Maley.         CLASS # KM-02

Skill Level: Beginning, Some torch experience helpful

The class will use borosilicate glass and several techniques to create beautiful
implosion pendant

Tools Needed: Small grahite reamer, paddle, bring favorite lampworking tools
too

Soft Glass Bobbleheads - Critters with Lisa Rippee.             CLASS # LR-01

Skill Level: Intermediate Hollow Bead EXP very helpful

This class takes hollows to another level. We will build a hollow body and
an inverted hollow mouth/head to create a soft glass bobblehead critter. Experience
with blowing hollows recommended. The coldworking will be done during the evening
activities the day after the class.

Tools Needed: Tweezers, Mashers, Graphite Marver, Graphite plate I will supply
the wire, dowel rods, wire cutters and glue for assembling. No special tools
required.

Playing with Enamels with Felicia Wartnik.           CLASS # FW-01

Skill Level: Intermediate

Learn how to make beads and, time permitting, a pendant with COE 104 glass
and Thompson Enamels. This class will focus on how to use enamels safely, how
to obtain different effects by altering the amount and focus of heat and how
to create various surface designs using stringer and texture tools.

Tools Needed: Bring your favorite shaping tools, a razor blade or straight
edge tool, tweezers, a paddle marver and any texture tools that you have, such
as a ribbed marver and/or Tandy or Jim Moore stamps. P100 or N100 mask or respirator
recommended.

Intermediate Borosilicate Flowers with Eric Edner.              CLASS #EE-01

Skill Level: Intermediate Boro

In this class you will see how to make component petals and assemble a gorgeous
orchid pendant.

Tools Needed: Basic lampworking tools, grabbers, paddle/masher, reamer, tweezers

Boro Vessels with Eric Edner.         CLASS #EE-02

Skill Level: ADVANCED, Boro Tubing Exp!

Blown vessels in borosilicate glass with Eric. ADVANCED students
only! Tools Needed: Basic lampwork tools, grabbers/fingers, paddle/mashers,
reamer, tweezers

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TORCH DEMO ONLY CLASSES

Borosilicate Blown Ornaments and Icicles with Shawn Tucker DEMO CLASS #ST-03

A DEMONSTRATION class where tubing is blown into an ornament and
shaped unto completion with the option of adding various accents to make a custom
keepsake ornament.

Borosilicate Spinning Tops with Polly Bettencourt DEMO     CLASS # PB-02

We'll work off-mandrel to make some boro tops. Tops are easy to
make and they don't have to be perfect to be fun to play with. I'll show you
some easy tricks for success and designs.

Lady Slipper Orchid Flower Sculpture with Eric Edner                  DEMO CLASS #EE-03

In this demo you will see how to make component petals and assemble
a gorgeous orchid pendant

Sculpture/Assembly with Kip Maley DEMO KM-03

In this demonstration Kip will use several techniques to create a gorgeous
sculpture. Learn how to assemble small vignettes at the torch!

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Viking Knit Chains with Karen Hardy. CLASS # KH-01


Skill Level: Beginning

In this class I'll show you how easy it is to create a beautiful, flexible
chain out of nothing *Creating the chain by weaving wire around a mandrel, then
pulling it through a draw plate. *How to finish it using end caps or cone tips.
*Both single and double knit Viking Chains. You'll make a beautiful finished
piece to display your pendants, focals, or large holed beads on. The final project
you take home will be either a necklace or a bracelet, depending on how fast
you work and how much time we have (if necessary, I'll be available after class
hours to help people put the finishing touches on the chains and answer any
questions). You'll be amazed how easy it is to make this!

Tools needed : Just your Hands! All else will be provided in kit. Big holed
beads are not needed, but can be brought to accent the chain.

Cost per student : Approx $20.00 to cover draw plate, copper wire and dowel

Dichroic Etching & Dicro-Slide with Sue Wilson.      CLASS #SW-02

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)

Memory Pendants with Felicia Wartnik.         CLASS # FW-02

Skill Level: Beginning

Learn how to make pendants with microscope slide glass and a soldering iron.
These two-sided pendants will provide you with a new way to save and wear mementos
and photos or simply a fun way to exercise your creative side by making miniature
collages. Tools Needed: Bring an x-acto knife and/or scissors and a straight
edge, a cutting surface for your x-acto knife, any decorative papers, photo
copies of photographs, paper punches, rubber stamps and ink pads or other small,
flat mementos that you would like to use. Instructor will also bring some for
student use. If you have them, bring a third hand and cross-lock tweezers and
a glass cutting tool. Note that the dimensions of the pendants will be 1” wide
by 1-3” long and the solder/foil tape will cover a small amount of space around
the edges, so crop any photos you wish to use accordingly before printing them.
Fees: $10- enough to make a few pendants

Fused Glass pendants with Polly Bettencourt.                 CLASS # PB-03

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 Craig Reeves            CLASS# CR-01.


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!

FACETING YOUR LAMPWORK BEADS with Craig Reeves.              CLASS # CR-02

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!

Precious Metal Clay (PMC) Beginning Class - with Bernie Hardesty Filemyr            CLASS # BHF-01

Skill Level: Beginning

Learn basic Precious Metal Clay (PMC) techniques incorporating textured molds and natural elements and/or glass. You are guided to design,create and finish your first individual projects (earrings, charms, or pendants) with this exciting versatile medium.