Houston Glass News Fall 2010
Houston Studio Glass         --Next Studio Open House         --Artful Corner, Houston TX Houston Center for Contemporary Craft:         --CraftTexas 2010         --Convergence II Wade Wilson Gallery:   Dante Marioni Artful Corner:    Celebrating The Wonders Of Glass with Dick Moiel and Kathy Poeppel Hanson Galleries:   Afro Celotto         --Spotlight on Clay         --Spotlight on Metal American Craft Week:  1 - 10 October 2010 Holocaust Museum Houston:  NEVER LET IT REST   Paperweight Collectors Association - TX:  Next meeting 17 - 19 September 2010 Hooks-Epstein Galleries:   Toots Zinsky, Bertil Vallien Gene Hester:  Patricio Flores Neighborhood Library Ellen Abbott & Marc Leva Dixie Friend Gay:  Texas A&M University Galveston  -  Ocean & Coastal Studies Building Glass Classes:  Exciting New Workshops         --Hot Glass Houston:  Eco Artist Erwin Timmers ---- Susan Taylor Glasgow         --Art Glass Experience:  Now taking reservations for Holiday Craft Parties         --Sand-n-Fire Studio:  Glassblowing begins in October
Houston Studio Glass Studio Open House -- December 3 - 5, 2010 Mark Your Calendars !!!!
The Artful Corner   Celebrating American Craft Week   The Wonders of Glass over 40 works by   Richard Moiel & Kathy Poeppel   1 - 31 October 2010
Richard Moiel & Kathy Poeppel in CraftTexas 2010   Juried by Gail M. Brown, independent curator of contemporary craft from Philadelphia, PA; Cindy Hickok, internationally acclaimed fiber artist from Houston, TX; and Paula Owen, president of the Southwest School of Arts and Crafts in San Antonio, TX, and a practicing artist.   25 September – 30 December   Opening Reception: Friday, 24 September 5:30 – 8:00 PM
Dante Marioni   Wade Wilson ART   7 September - 2 October 2010   Opening Reception: Friday, 10 September 6 - 9 pm   Artist Reception: Saturday, 25 September 5 - 8 pm
Houston Center for Contemporary Craft   CraftTexas 2010   25 September – 30 December   Opening Reception: Friday, 24 September 5:30 – 8:00 PM Photos courtesy of Houston Center for Contemporary Craft
Convergence II   Glass-bead Jewelry Inspired by Persons of Fact and Fiction   25 September – 30 December   Opening Reception: Friday, 24 September 5:30 – 8:00 PM Rowan Van Der Hold         Photo by Jerry Anthony
Holocaust Museum Houston NEVER LET IT REST! Hans Molzberger   15 April - 3 October   "A unique instalation in the exhibit combines a window from the sinagogue in Salzwedel with galss artwork produced by master glass-blower and Houston-area Holocaust survivor Rubin Samelson, who is working with Molzberger and his HBU students to develop the exhibit."
Hanson Galleries Afro Celotto   Show closing   4 September
Congratulations to Hanson Galleries Retailer of the Year 2010 awarded by Niche magazine
Spotlight on Clay with Clay Houston members Opening: Friday, 1 October, 5 - 8 pm Demonstrations: Saturday, 2 October, 12 - 4 pm   Spotlight on Metal with Houston Metal Arts Guild Opening: Friday, 8 October, 5 - 8 pm   Both shows will run through 7 November 2010
Link to details 18 Hands Gallery Hanson Galleries Houston Center for Contemporary Craft Houston Metal Arts Guild Nichole Dittman Jewelry Designs Artful Corner
Paperweight Collectors Association of Texas Next Meeting:   17 - 19 September, 2010 Speakers:   Gary McClanahan accompanied by Mabel and Marge McClanahan.   Austin Airport LaQuinta Inns & Suites 7625 E. Ben White Blvd. (TX Hwy. 71) Austin, TX 512-386-6800
Hooks-Epstein Galleries Bertil Vallien works in cast glass, can now be seen in the gallery Mark your calendars 19 February 2011 Toots Zinsky
Metamorphosis   Gene Hester and Liz Conces Spencer   Fused glass panels commissioned by Houston Arts Alliance for Houston Public Library were permanently installed at the Patricio Flores Neighborhood Library. A treasure for Houston's Second Ward.
Gene Hester's donation to the   Furniture, Arts & Decor Expo Auction   28-29 August 2010   George R. Brown Convention Center
Ellen Abbott & Marc Leva Catch up on all the news from their studio lives.   Commissions Studio construction Teaching Wax model making AND...Check out what's new at   Ellen's blog.
Dixie Friend Gay   Syncopation Sea and Benthic Zone Texas A&M   -   Galveston   Galveston Arts Center thru 3 October Mural Studies 1998–2009 Three murals of tumbled smalti, cast glass and ceramic commissioned by Texas A&M University Galveston for the new Ocean and Coastal Studies Building were installed this summer.
Glass Classes ----- In Houston ----- 2010   Hot Glass Houston Bullseye Kiln-Glass Resource Center's Preferred Partner in Houston        --Kiln Formed Glass.        --Recycled Glass Workshop with Eco Artist Erwin Timmers                      October 23-24 & November 6  [Details]        --Imagery & Text on Glass with Susan Taylor Glasgow                             December 1-5  [Details]
Art Glass Experience        --Karen Bobetic - Fusing, Kiln working, etching, & more.               Call now to schedule your Holiday Craft Party.               Make one of a kind art glass treasures to give as gifts               713-553-8120       Introduction to Kiln-Forming:    Part 1 - Sept. 11, 12 & 18  OR  Nov. 13, 14 & 20   Intermediate Kiln-Forming:    Part 2 - Oct. 2 & 9   Fusing Dichroic Jewelry and Wire-Wrapping:    Sept. 21, 22 & 23   Reactive Chemistry with Fused Glass:    Sept. 19  OR  Nov. 21   Fused Strip Bowls 101:    October 25, 27 & 28   Painted Landscapes with Glass and Enamels:    Oct. 10 & 17  OR  Nov. 12 & 19   Geometric Fused Glass Bowls:     Sept. 15  OR  Nov. 5   Fused Glass Christmas Ornaments:    Oct. 6 OR Nov. 3  OR  Dec.2
Sand-n-Fire Studio          --Rick Clark - Glassblowing, Flameworking, Fusing          Fall Glassblowing session begins 15 October
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