WELL, BECAUSE GLASS STOCK WAS SUCH A HIT IN 2003 AND 2004, WE'LL DO IT AGAIN THIS YEAR! THE FOUNDING FATHERS, MIKE AND DEB CROWLEY, BOB MOREY AND SHERI PETTIT, WANT TO THANK THE ATTENDEES AND ALL WHO HELPED MAKE IT ANOTHER FABULOUS EVENT!!
MICHAEL AND DEB CROWLEY (THATS US) WILL BE YOUR GLASS STOCK HOSTS FOR THE 2005 EVENT.
GS05 WILL BE HELD ON THE OREGON COAST OVER LABOR DAY WEEKEND 2005 SEPTEMBER 1ST THROUGH 4RTH, YES, 4 DAYS OF HOT, WARM AND COLD GLASS ON THE AGENDA FOR THIS YEAR, FEE IS $400 AND INCLUDES ALL SUPPLIES, BREAKFAST AND LUNCHES. ELECTIVES ARE FREE OR SMALL MATERIAL FEES AND ARE OPTIONAL, MORE INFO ON THOSE LATER. WE ARE STARTING ON THURSDAY THIS YEAR, THAT GIVES EVERYONE MONDAY TO TRAVEL HOME AND NOT MISS ANYTHING!
YOU WILL BE PARTICIPATING IN THE FOLLOWING:
GLASS FUSING, GLASS SLUMPING AND MOLDS
FURNACE PAPER WEIGHTS, BLOWN GLASS DEMO'S
LAMPWORKED MARBLES
LAMPWORKING WITH SOFT GLASS AND BORO
WIRE WRAPPING, CHAIN MAKING
CROSSOVER (LAMPWORKING FOR PAPERWEIGHTS AND FUSING & FUSING)
PMC (PRECIOUS METAL CLAY)
SANDBLASTING, FACETING & ETCHING
COLDWORKING
THE PRICE FOR THIS 4 DAY EVENT IS $400. ALL SUPPLIES AND 2 DAILY MEALS ARE INCLUDED IN THE PRICE OF THE EVENT. BREAKFAST WILL BE CONTINENTAL STYLE, LUNCHES ARE HOT FOOD AND SALADS (WE HAVE A WHOLE COMMITTEE FOR FOOD THIS YEAR, ALL HOMECOOKED AND PLENTY OF VARIETY FOR EVERYONE, YAY), DOES NOT INCLUDE DINNERS OR LODGING.
THIS YEAR THERE WILL BE A 2 HOUR DINNER BREAK TO GO GET YOUR DINNER FOLLOWED BY A NIGHTLY TORCHFEST, WE WILL WORK WITH SOME LOCAL EATERIES FOR EVENT DISCOUNTS IF POSSIBLE! PLEASE DO NOT MAKE ANY RESERVATIONS/ PLANS UNTIL NOTIFICATION HERE OF ACCEPTED ATTENDEES!!!!!!!!
ALL 100 ARTISTS SIGNING UP HERE WILL BE JURIED IN ON APRIL 15TH, SIGN UP CLOSES ON APRIL 15TH (WE ADDED 2 WEEKS AS WE WILL BE OUT OF TOWN AT THE GLASS CRAFT EXPO) WE WILL POST ATTENDEES THE NEXT DAY HERE.(IF PREVIOUSLY JURIED IN FOR GS, PLEASE NOTE THAT ON YOUR SIGN UP AND DON'T SEND ANY PICS!!) DUE TO THE SKILL LEVEL REQUIRED TO COMPLETE MOST PROJECTS YOU MUST HAVE DONE SOME HOT GLASS. AFTER THAT IT IS LOTTERY DRAW, WE WILL ACCEPT 100 PEOPLE TO START AND DRAW DOWN TO 48 FOR THIS YEAR PLUS STAFF YOU WILL KEEP ALL PROJECTS YOU MAKE, 2 DONATION PIECES WILL BE ASKED FOR TO GIVE TO SPONSERS AND FOR DRAWING(CAN BE BEADS YOU BRING WITH YOU OR MAKE AT EVENT, SOMETHING SMALL). EACH ATTENDEE WILL GET A DRAW PIECE FROM ANOTHER ARTIST!
THANKS FOR ALL THE INTEREST! WE WILL CHOOSE 4 MORE FOR WAITING LIST, ALL SPOTS WILL BE FILLED JUNE 2 AFTER ALL FEES DUE SHOULD BE PAID IN FULL, DEPOSIT IS NON-REFUNDABLE! FOR PEOPLE UNABLE TO ATTEND IF WE FILL YOUR SPOT IN TIME $200 WILL BE RETURNED. WE WILL POST EXACT EVENT SITE ADDRESS AUGUST 1ST WITH FULL ATTENDEE LIST, BUT IT WILL BE IN SOUTH BEACH, OREGON, JUST SOUTH OF NEWPORT. ALL 50% DEPOSITS ($200) ARE DUE BY MAY 30, BALANCE BY JUNE 30 ($200), PLEASE MAKE PAYABLE TO GLASS HIVE, NOTE GS05 IN MEMO AND MAIL TO ADDRESS ON HOME PAGE.
PLEASE EMAIL IF YOU NEED MORE TIME OR YOUR SPOT WILL BE FILLED.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST IN GLASS STOCK, WE HOPE TO GET BIGGER AND TAKE MORE NEW ARTISTS IN THE FUTURE!
MIKE, DEB, AND GS04
OK ALL ENTRYS HAVE BEEN CHOSEN.YOU SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED AN EMAIL,IF NOT EMAIL ME AT MICHAEL@THEGLASSHIVE.COM
THERE STILL ARE A FEW PLACES LEFT IF YOU WANT TO COME.
