WELL, BECAUSE GLASS STOCK WAS SUCH A HIT THE LAST 5 YEARS WE'LL DO IT AGAIN THIS YEAR!  THE FOUNDERS, MIKE AND DEB CROWLEY, WANT TO THANK THE STAFF, ATTENDEES AND ALL WHO HELPED MAKE IT ANOTHER FABULOUS EVENT IN 2007!   MICHAEL AND DEB CROWLEY ARE YOUR GLASS STOCK HOSTS FOR THE 2008 EVENT. GS08 WILL BE HELD ON THE OREGON COAST OVER LABOR DAY WEEKEND, AUGUST 28TH THROUGH THE 31ST, 2008.   YES, 4 DAYS OF HOT, WARM AND COLD GLASS ON THE AGENDA FOR THIS YEAR!   WE ARE STARTING ON THURSDAY AGAIN THIS YEAR, THAT GIVES EVERYONE MONDAY TO TRAVEL HOME AND NOT MISS ANYTHING!   THE TUITION FOR THIS 4 DAY EVENT IS $450.  ALL SUPPLIES AND 2 DAILY MEALS ARE INCLUDED IN THE PRICE  ( A FEW CLASSES SUCH AS PMC HAVE A SMALL MATERIAL FEE AND ARE OPTIONAL). A LIGHT BREAKFAST WILL BE CONTINENTAL STYLE, LUNCHES ARE HOT FOOD AND SALADS (WE HAVE A WHOLE COMMITTEE FOR FOOD THIS YEAR, PLENTY OF VARIETY FOR EVERYONE).  TUITION DOES NOT INCLUDE DINNERS OR LODGING.  THIS YEAR THERE WILL BE A 1 HOUR DINNER BREAK FOLLOWED BY A NIGHTLY TORCHFEST, WE WILL WORK WITH SOME LOCAL EATERIES FOR DISCOUNTS IF POSSIBLE. ATTENDEES MUST LEAVE FOR BREAK WHILE WE SET UP EVENING EVENTS.  ALL ARTISTS SIGNING UP BELOW WILL BE PUT INTO LOTTERY  DRAW.  WE EXPECT A GREAT TURNOUT DUE TO THE FLOW ARTICLE SO WE WILL HAVE TO DRAW FOR THE 52 AVAILABLE SPOTS!  WE WILL EMAIL WINNING GS08 ATTENDEES ON APRIL 18TH, 2008.  2 OF THESE SPOTS ARE HARDSHIP (TUITION WAIVED, NON-TRANSFERABLE), APPLY BELOW IF YOU REALLY NEED HELP ATTENDING. THIS NOTIFICATION WILL ALSO BE APRIL 18TH.   DUE TO THE BASIC SKILLS REQUIRED WE HIGHLY SUGGEST SOME LAMPWORK EXPERIENCE SINCE A LOT OF THE CLASSES ARE TORCH BASED.  YOU COULD SIGN UP FOR NON TORCHING CLASSES LIKE HOT SHOP, FUSING, PMC IF DESIRED INSTEAD. YOU WILL KEEP ALL PROJECTS YOU MAKE.   2 DONATION PIECES WILL BE ASKED FOR TO GIVE TO OUR SPONSORS THESE WILL GO INTO SPONSORS DISPLAYS.   EVERY ARTIST ATTENDING MUST DO A 20 MINUTE OR MORE DEMONSTRATION FOR THE GROUP, THIS IS MANDATORY!  EACH ATTENDEE WILL GET A DRAW PIECE FROM ALL THE ARTIST DEMOS!    SPOTS ARE FILLED ONLY WHEN YOUR FEES ARE PAID IN FULL, TUITION IS NON-REFUNDABLE!  PEOPLE UNABLE TO ATTEND MAY TRANSFER THEIR PAID SPOT & CLASS CHOICES TO ANOTHER WAITING APPLICANT IF TIME ALLOWS TO TRANSFER.   WE WILL POST EVENT SITE ADDRESS AUGUST 1ST.  IT WILL BE HELD IN SOUTH BEACH, OREGON, JUST SOUTH OF NEWPORT ON THE COAST.   FEATURED 2008 GUEST ARTISTS ARE JENNIFER GELDARD, RAY OLSEN, SHERRY BELLAMY and DORETHA JONES GLASS STOCK 2008  CLASS PROJECTS AND GENERAL INFORMATION     ALL ARE 4 HOUR CLASSES,  DETAILS BELOW ARE LAST YEARS SCHEDULE, 2008 POSTED BY MAY 1ST  ALL ATTENDEES GET TO PICK 6 , ONE CLASS FOR EACH TIME SLOT ALL MATERIALS ARE INCLUDED IN ATTENDANCE FEE (Except PMC)!   FIRST PAID, FIRST PICK, YOUR INFO WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE FORWARDED TO CLASS SCHEDULING COMMITTEE AFTER PAYMENT IS RECEIVED.  THEY WILL CALL YOU IN ORDER OF TIME PAYMENTS WERE RECEIVED TO SCHEDULE YOU FOR CLASS SPOTS STILL REMAINING.    PLEASE HAVE YOUR SCHEDULE WITH YOUR CHOICES HANDY WHEN THEY CALL. PICKING 1ST, 2ND AND 3RD CHOICES FOR TIME SLOTS IS A GOOD IDEA AS THEY FILL UP REALLY FAST!  THEY WILL BE CALLING MAY 3-4TH, BE AVAILABLE AT THE NUMBER YOU GIVE US BELOW DURING THAT TIME!   PAYMENTS ACCEPTED MAY 3RD STARTING AT 9AM PST (NOT A MINUTE BEFORE!!!!!!!) WE ARE ACCEPTING PAYPAL AGAIN THIS YEAR FOR $15 ADDITIONAL FEE SEND PAYPAL PAYMENTS OF $465 TO: Michael@theglasshive.com   SEND CHECKS OR MONEY ORDERS FOR $450  PAYABLE TO:  THE GLASS HIVE    238 SE 116TH ST,  SOUTH BEACH, OR 97366 WE WILL EMAIL YOU WHEN IT IS RECEIVED SO YOU WILL KNOW WHEN THEY WILL BE CALLING YOU.   PLEASE NOTE YOUR NAME, EMAIL ADDRESS AND A PHONE NUMBER ON PAYMENT THAT YOU CAN BE REACHED AT FROM 9AM TO 6PM PST MAY 3 & 4TH.  YOU WILL BE CALLED IN ORDER OF PAYMENTS RECEIVED!! IF YOU MISS THE CALL, RETURN IT DURING SAME HOURS ABOVE ASAP.  WE WILL NOT WAIT TO HEAR FROM YOU TO KEEP SCHEDULING, BE READY!   WE WILL UPDATE THIS ONLINE SCHEDULE OFTEN TO SHOW WHAT CLASSES ARE FULL.  THE TEACHING STAFF GET TO PICK THEIR 3-4 CLASSES BEFORE WE OPEN THEM TO ATTENDEES BECAUSE THEY EACH TEACH AT LEAST 2.  THESE FOLKS ARE WHAT MAKE GLASS STOCK HAPPEN AND WE NEED TO KEEP THEM COMING BACK SO THEY WILL TEACH THE CLASSES WE ALL GET TO TAKE.  THE STAFF CAN ONLY TAKE 2 GUEST ARTIST CLASSES, WHICH LEAVES MORE OPEN FOR ATTENDEES THIS YEAR!    YOU MAY NOT MAKE ANY CHANGES ON CLASSES ONCE SELECTED.  WE WILL HAVE OVER 70 PEOPLE ATTENDING THIS YEAR AND FIRING UP 30+ TORCHES THANKS TO CARLISLE MACHINE, WOOOOOHOOOO!   PAYMENTS ARE DUE IN FULL ONCE YOU HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED OF LOTTERY DRAW RESULTS. . WE WILL HOLD YOUR DRAWN SPOT FOR 30 DAYS, AFTER MAY 18TH ALL UNPAID SPOTS WILL BE DRAWN FOR AGAIN FROM REMAINING APPLICANTS SO YOU MUST PAY WITHIN 30 DAYS TO KEEP YOUR SPOT!    PLEASE START THINKING OF WHAT YOU WILL DEMO FOR 20+ MINUTES, WE WILL BE CONTACTING YOU BY JUNE 31ST FOR THAT INFORMATION.  DON'T STRESS, SOMETHING YOU LIKE DOING. WE ALL HAVE TO DO IT! REMEMBER, YOU GET TO WATCH 70+ MORE PEOPLE DEMO COOL STUFF, ANY TYPE OF GLASSWORK! WITH 2-3 DEMOS AT ONCE IT IS LESS STRESSFUL AND OVER QUICK ;)     CLASS SCHEDULE FOR GLASS STOCK 2008 BELOW      THURSDAY  8-9AM SAFETY MEETING/GREET BREAKFAST- MANDATORY, NO ADMITTANCE WITHOUT WAIVER.  NO ADMITTANCE TO EVENT WITHOUT SAFETY MEETING ATTENDANCE!!!!   DEMONSTRATIONS 9-2pm    LUNCH SERVED WHILE FINISHING DEMONSTRATIONS   Class abbr:  B- beginning skill level   I- intermediate   A-advanced   B+- Beginning and up     FEES for some classes in red   classes pics and discriptions http://www.mjlampwork.com/pages/GlassStock08pg1.php THURSDAY 2-6pm   BEG FURNACE-PAPERWEIGHTS with Mike Crowley           8 spots     Hot Shop B-  Create a dichroic swirled paperweight.                           TA Bill Webb FULL   Assemblage- Boro sculpture w/ Josh Mazet                                 8 spots    Torch table #1  I/A-  Create a clear boro sculpture with components.   Boro Flower Pendant w/ Ray Olsen                                              8 spots    Torch table #2 I-  Create sculpted boro tubing flower focal pendants.                       FULL   Beg Boro Pendant DEMO w/Chris&Stacey Camac                     10 spots  Torch table #3 B- Watch a great demo on 4 styles of off mandrel boro pendants.   "Ornate beads" Soft glass beads w/ Jenny Geldard                       8 spots    Torch table #4 I-Create beautifully ornate soft glass beads.                                    FULL    Soft glass Hollow beads w/ Julia Lund                                          8 spots    Torch table #5 I- Create beautiful hollow soft glass beads.                                           FULL   Beg Precious Metal Clay (PMC) w/ Bernie Hardesty-F    $50 fee 12 spots    Cold Shop B- Create beautiful Silver beads and findings, see description.   PATTERN ETCHED DICHROIC with Pam Pitts                              12 spots    Cold Shop B- Create your own pattern on dichroic for use in other projects.   Silver Cored Beads w/ Kristi Brokaw                                                 12 spots    Cold Shop B- Create silver lined beads with Jim Moore's tool!     $25 Fee              FULL   OPEN TORCHES 7-10PM     FRIDAY 9-1pm   BEG FURNACE-PAPERWEIGHTS with Mike Crowley           8 spots     Hot Shop B-  Create a dichroic swirled paperweight.                                        FULL   Blown Venetian Style Hollow Beads w/ Hugh Salkind                  8 spots    Torch table #1 I-  Create featherlight hollow beads from boro tubing.                    FULL   Blown Boro Perfume Bottle w/ Shawn Tucker                               8 spots    Torch table #2 I- Create perfume bottles with correct shaping. . Soft Glass Marbles w/ PMC Inclusions DEMO w/ Pat Ogle        10 spots    Torch table #3 B+- Learn how to incorporate PMC into marbles.   Soft Glass Sculpture w/ Deb Crowley                                             8 spots    Torch table #4 B+- Learn how to sculpt a hummingbird and fish bead.                     FULL   Soft Glass Floral Beads w/ Kristi Brokaw                                      8 spots    Torch table #5 B+- Learn how to make canes and raised florals on beads.                FULL   KAISER LEE BOARD SLUMPING with Kati O'Meara          12 spots    Cold Shop B- Carve your own pattern for iridescent slumped tiles.   Byzantine Copper Chain Bracelet w/ Angie & Kaye                  12 spots    Cold Shop B- Create a beautiful copper byzantine bracelet.   Silver Charms, glass beads and Riveting w/ Misty Shwiyyat  $25 Fee  6 spots  Cold Shop B- Create Sterling charms with glass beads and rivets, learn to finish and patina them.        FULL        FRIDAY 2-6pm   BEG FURNACE-PAPERWEIGHTS with Mike Crowley           8 spots     Hot Shop B-  Create a dichroic swirled paperweight.                                      FULL    Boro Sculpture- Dichroic Fairy w/ Ray Olsen                            8 spots    Torch table #1 I/A- Create a beautiful dichroic winged fairy.                                  FULL   Boro Implosion Critters Sculpting w/ Chris Webb                       8 spots    Torch table #2 B/I- Make an implosion shelled turtle, 2 pendants in one.               FULL   Boro Goblet DEMO w/ Shawn Tucker                                        10 spots    Torch table #3  B+- Watch Shawn blow a goblet bowl, stamp the foot and assemble goblet.   Beg Soft Glass Marbles w/ Pam Pitts                                           8 spots    Torch table #4 B- Learn to make round marbles, understand heat base and more.              FULL   "Chaos" Soft Glass Beads w/ Sherry Bellamy NONPAID ARTIST  8 spots    Torch table #5 B/I- See artists description, chaos can make sense.                            FULL   Mosaic Stepping Stone or Flowerpot w/ Chris Camac                   12 spots    Cold Shop B- Create a beautiful mosaic stepping stone or flowerpot.   Seed Beading Patterns w/ Doretha Jones                                       12 spots    Cold Shop B- Create a beautiful bracelet pattern in seed beads.   Silver Charms, beads and Riveting w/ Misty Shywatt     $25 Fee   6 spots    Cold Shop B- Create Sterling charms with glass beads, learn to rivet and patina them. FULL    OPEN TORCHES 7-10PM                                HAT CONTEST!!!!        SATURDAY 9-1pm   INT FURNACE- BLOWING with Mike Crowley                     8 spots     Hot Shop I- Create a blown fishing float or drinking glass.                              FULL        Coil Potted Boro Hollow Tubing Beads w/ Hugh Salkind            8 spots    Torch table #1  I-  Create hollow/blown color-coiled tubing beads.                     FULL   Boro "Form & Facet" w/ Josh Mazet (2 part class)    PART 1     8 spots    Torch table #2 B/I-  Create hidden designs to facet and find in part 2 Sunday morning.   Boro Goblet DEMO w/ Shawn Tucker                                        10 spots    Torch table #3  B+- Watch Shawn blow a goblet bowl, stamp the foot and assemble goblet.   Soft Glass Bead Shaping w/ Mari Johnson                                   8 spots    Torch table #4 B-Create great bead shapes with the right tricks.   "Blowing Shards/Organic beads"  w/ Jenny Geldard                   8 spots    Torch table #5 I-Create blown shards to use on organic soft glass beads.           FULL            GLASS ENAMELING ON COPPER with Deb Crowley         12 spots    Cold Shop B- Create an enamel design on copper pendant pre-cuts.             INT PMC w/ Bernie Hardesty-Filemyr                 $50 Fee     12 spots    Cold Shop B- Create more detailed fine silver jewelry from clay.   FACETING BEADS with Pat Ogle                                            12 spots    Cold Shop B- Cut 2-4 facets in your beads, bring a couple large cased beads to reveal inside!        SATURDAY 2-6pm   INT FURNACE- BLOWING with Mike Crowley                     8 spots     Hot Shop I- Create a blown fishing float or drinking glass.                            FULL                              Boro Murrine Pendants w/ Kati O'Meara                                 8 spots    Torch table #1  B/I-  Create beautiful murrine chip pendants off mandrel.                FULL   Boro "Form& Facet" w/Josh Mazet (2 part class) PART 1-Repeat 8 spots    Torch table #2 B/I-  Create hidden designs to facet and find in part 2 Sunday morning.   Boro Coil Potted Beads DEMO w/ Hugh Salkind                        10 spots    Torch table #3 B+- Watch several coil potted color hollow beads being created.      FULL   "Shipwreck Beads" w/ Sherry Bellamy        NONPAID ARTIST     8 spots    Torch table #4 I-Create beautiful soft glass component beads.                                  FULL   Crossover Torching for Fusers w/ Julia Lund                                8 Spots   Torch Table #5 B/I- Create components to make a larger floral raised design on flat glass.   Dichro-Slide Pendants w/ Georgia Spellman                                12 spots    Cold Shop B- Create a beautiful pendant with punches and Dichro Slide paper.   Beg Fused Pendants w/ Chris Webb                                              12 spots    Cold Shop B- Create fused pendants with dichroic cut-outs and drilling holes.   FACETING BEADS with Chris Camac                                            12 spots    Cold Shop B- Cut 2-4 facets in your beads, bring a couple large cased beads to reveal inside!    OPEN TORCHES 7-10PM  "PAJAMA JAM!"  PAJAMA & SLIPPERS CONTEST!        SUNDAY 9-1pm   ADV FURNACE- BLOWING with Mike Crowley                     8 spots     Hot Shop A-  Create a blown candy bowl or bud vase in a mold.                     FULL    INT Boro Sculpture-Texture & Fuming w/ Shawn Tucker            8 spots    Torch table #1  I-Use stamps for texture to sculpt boro.   Soft Glass Sculpture-Human Form w/ Ray Olsen                         8 spots    Torch table #2 A-Create a fantasy soft glass sculpted human form, advanced, serious class.  FULL      Soft Glass Dragon Sculpture DEMO w/ Loco                              10 spots    Torch table #3 B+- Watch sculpting of 2 dragon bodies and heads.   "Sculptural/Components" Soft Glass w/ Jenny Geldard               8 spots    Torch table #4 I-Create sculptural beads with component beads to match.         FULL   Sculptural Soft Glass Seashell Beads w/ Doretha Jones            8 spots    Torch table #5 I-Create beautiful sculptural seashell beads.                                   FULL   Seed Beading w/ Mari Johnson                                                     12 spots    Cold Shop B- Create a beautiful necklace pattern in seed beads.   Electroforming Copper DEMO w/ Deb Crowley                          12 spots  Cold Shop B+- Watch a lecture/demo on copper electroforming on glass beads.   Faceting "Form and Facet" PART 2 w/ Josh Mazet                     16 spots    Cold Shop B- Cut 2-4 facets in the beads you made in part one to reveal inside!   SUNDAY 2-8pm SOFT GLASS FISH FRY, TEAM BORO SCULPTURE AND OPEN TORCHES!!!!!    AND A KILLER FRESH AS IT GETS FISH BARBEQUE OPEN TO ALL ATTENDEES. (WE WILL HAVE OTHER FOOD CHOICES FOR THOSE WHO DON'T DESIRE ANY OF THE BEST FISH ON THE PLANET!!)            PEOPLE WANTING TO SIGN UP FOR THIS YEAR PLEASE EMAIL TO : GLASSSTOCK08@THEGLASSHIVE.COM WITH NAME, EMAIL ADDRESS,  PHONE # AND PUT "ENTRY" IN SUBJECT LINE IF YOU WANT TO COME WITH A SPOUSE OR FRIEND, APPLY AS 2 PEOPLE IN ONE EMAIL, NOTE "DOUBLE ENTRY" IN SUBJECT LINE, IF DRAWN IT IS FOR 2 SPOTS KRISTI BROKAW WILL RETURN A SIGN UP CONFIRMATION EMAIL TO YOU WITHIN A WEEK.  PLEASE NOTE "HARDSHIP" IN SUBJECT FOR HARDSHIP SPOTS AND PLEASE EXPLAIN IN 500 WORDS OR LESS WHY YOU SHOULD GET A SCHOLARSHIP TO GLASS STOCK 2008. THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST IN GLASS STOCK!   MIKE, DEB AND GS08 TEAM SOME PICS OF 2003 GLASS STOCK GATHERING CLEAR GLASS TO FORM A PAPER WEIGHT SOME CROSS OVER WORK TO BE FUSED INTO A PLATE. THE PARTS WHERE MADE ON THE TORCH. SHAPING THE PAPER WEIGHT AT THE GLASS BLOWING BENCH BUSY LITTLE LAMPWORKERS         WIRE WRAPPING CABS AND OTHER GLASS CREATIONS         Motels in Newport   Cheap and clean: Moneysaver: 541-265-2277 Days Inn :   541-265-5767 Econo Lodge  541-265-7723 Penny Saver  541-265-6631   Medium price: Lawrensea..tiny, quaint hanging over ocean in South beach  541-867-4305 La Quinta...nice, new, just south of the bridge....med price  541-867-7727   Higher but right on beach: Whaler...older but cool 541-265-9261 Elizabeth St Inn...hangs over ocean, NICE spa overlooking ocean...classy room with fireplace/fridge and 2 beds (lot of then did 4 to a room) was a special last few years of $99 per night bet they would still give same offer...541-265-9400  Tell them you are from Glass Stock and stayed there last year for $99. Hallmark, heard this was nice, right on beach too...don't know price 541-265-2600 The airport you want to fly into is portland PDX or Eugene EUG PDX is always cheaper to fly into. its about a 3 hour drive down to the neport coast from either.HWY 20 is the best rout right into newport