Glass Stock 2013, Our 11th year, WOOHOO! 
INTRODUCTION AND ENTRY DIRECTIONS
The sign up is open for GS West, 2013, read on for how to enter!
Come and join us for the 11th annual Glass Stock 2013! A sharing, collaborating event which has run for 11 years on the Oregon Coast by Deb Crowley and many other fantastic artists with much success! From a small gathering of 30 of Deb's friends in 2003 to almost 80 in attendance in 2012, this event has grown in popularity with artists willing to teach and share for the opportunity to do the same. It is a chance to get "out of the box" and learn new skills, get priceless feedback and inspiration.
Glass Stock West 2012 was such a huge success that Cornerstone Glass and the GSWest team are excited to come back again for GS West in 2013!
Deb has teamed up again with her west coast staff and some new east coast artists to host this event at Cornerstone Glass for 2013, our 11th year on the west coast! We have chosen Wednesday evening of August 28th, 2013, as opening night and August 29th-September 1st, 2013, as the dates for the event to come together and collaborate on some incredible, unique art glass. Glass Stock West will be held at Cornerstone Glass in Eugene, OR.
You may sign up (enter) anytime from January 2nd to July 30, 2013! Email entries to GSWest@debcrowley.com , questions to deb@debcrowley.com. Tuition accepted After April 30th, 2013 (see below for more information).
Due to demand, we are opening the sign up for Glass Stock West early again this year. We are making some changes this year, starting with demonstrations. The Meet and Greet on Wed night will be when all the demonstrations happen, we will also have a bead exchange and light snacks. The next 3 days will be your 6 classes and Sunday will be the glass elimination, drawings and open torches all afternoon! You will get 4 participating torch classes this year and 2 "demo or other" classes. Instead of letting everyone add one more torch class after sign up, which messes up my supply list, I am adding the $50 cost to the tuition and everyone gets 4 participating torch classes instead of 3. This streamlines the process immensely since most people wanted 1-2 more! We will then have all day Sunday for contests, drawings and open torch.
We will be accepting tuition payments as of May 1st, 2013. To sign up, please email at above to get the newsletter with payment information. The first newsletter will go out March 1st. The early bird does catch fatter worms, the sooner you pay the better selection of classes available. We will only be accepting US DOLLAR checks or Money Orders postmarked after April 30th, address to send tuition to will be in April newsletter. The order in which we receive payments is the order in which you select classes the 1st-2nd of June! The class descriptions and pictures will be posted by March 25th so you can see what classes we will be offering. The actual schedule will be up by May 1st and newsletters will start coming by email then. Class selection via phone will be June 1-2nd, 2013 from 10 am to 6 pm daily.
The featured artists for 2013 are John Kobuki (marble God!) and Lisa St Martin (fabulous flower bouquets and dichroic beads!). Also our loyal staff will be teaching some new and exciting classes!
Anyone who wishes to submit a class may do so by clicking on the "Class Submissions" page on this website. You must have attended at least one previous year to apply. Class submissons are due BY March 15th, 2013. The classes accepted will be posted by March 25th to peruse before class selection begins.
Thank you all for the support over the years of this event! It really does take all of us to make it great, especially the loyal and talented staff, so let me say again a HUGE thank you to them! Hope to see you all there next year, tell your friends!
Remember payments are being accepted as of May 1st, 2013. No early payments or refunds but tuition may be transferred.
Happy Holidays everyone!
deb and the GS West 2013 team 
FEATURED ARTISTS AND TEACHERS FOR 2013
The featured artists this year are John Kobuki and Lisa St Martin
In addition, we feature an incredible base staff of well known artists! Special guest demos will happen over the weekend
Appx 50 classes to choose from with flameworking, fusing, casting, etching, coldworking as well as metal work, beadworking and more!
PAYMENTS AND SIGNUPS
The price for the 4 day event is $600. This includes 6 half day (4 hour) classes with all supplies, plus open torches, evening festivities and Sunday evening auction. That is a mere $150 a day for endless fun!
A few classes like Silver Cuff will have a small metals material fee, most classes will not have any additional fees.
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EMAIL ENTRIES FOR GS West TO: GSWEST@debcrowley.com Email questions only to deb@debcrowley.com
PLEASE include following info: YOUR NAME, EMAIL ADDRESS, YOUR LAMPWORK ETC AND/OR WEBSITE NAME
AND A PHONE NUMBER FOR CLASS SCHEDULING.
THERE WILL BE 2 HARDSHIP SCHOLARSHIPS TO AWARD AT GS WEST. 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 ARTIST'S CAREER. WE NEVER ANNOUNCE THE RECIPIENT OR WHICH STAFF MEMBER CHOSE THEM. ONE SCHOLARSHIP WILL BE A WORKING SCHOLARSHIP, 20 HOURS HELP TOTAL DURING PRE AND/OR POST EVENT ARE REQUIRED.
CLASS SELECTION PHONE CALLS WILL GO IN ORDER OF PAYMENTS RECEIVED, SEND IN PAYMENT AS SOON AS YOU CAN! WE ARE ACCEPTING ONLY CHECK OR MONEY ORDER PAYMENTS, SEE APRIL NEWSLETTER FOR ADDRESS. NO INTERNATIONAL CHEQUES, ONLY US DOLLAR MONEY ORDERS PLEASE! THERE ARE NO REFUNDS! SIGN UP FOR CLASSES VIA TELEPHONE WILL START JUNE 1st FROM 10 AM PST TO 6PM PST AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH JUNE 2nd. YOU WILL RECEIVE 2 CALLS, ONE FOR HALF THE CLASSES AND ONE FOR THE OTHER HALF.
YOU GET TO CHOOSE A TOTAL OF 6 CLASSES, FIRST ROUND YOU PICK 2 TORCH (PARTICIPATING) AND ONE NON-TORCH CLASS, SECOND CALL YOU PICK THE LAST 3 CLASSES, TWO TORCH AND ONE "OTHER". "OTHER" ALSO INCLUDES TORCH DEMONSTRATIONS, THESE ARE NOT PARTICIPATING CLASSES!
THIS WILL MEAN MORE PEOPLE GET THE FEATURED ARTIST CLASSES. LIMIT ONE CLASS FROM EACH FEATURED ARTIST, NO MORE THAN 4 PARTICIPATING TORCH CLASSES PER ATTENDEE, OTHER 2 WILL BE TORCH DEMOS OR NON-TORCH CLASSES SUCH AS FUSING, WIRE WRAPPING, ETC. ALMOST 50 CLASSES TO CHOOSE FROM!
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 RECIEVED, INCLUDE A PHONE NUMBER WITH YOUR PAYMENT WHERE WE CAN REACH YOU THAT WEEKEND FOR SCHEDULING CLASSES.
GSWEST 2012 was incredible fun, GSWest 2013 is sure to be an event you'll remember long after it is over!
Class Roster below for 2013 classes, Actual schedule of times posted by April 25th!
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Featured artists for GS West this year are John Kobuki and Lisa St Martin!
LIMIT ONE CLASS FROM EACH FEATURED ARTIST, NO MORE THAN 4 PARTICIPATING TORCH PER ATTENDEE, OTHER 2 WILL BE DEMO OR 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:
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Featured Artist Class: Basic Flower Marbles with John Kobuki.
CLASS # JK-01 Borosilicate
Skill Level: Intermediate
In this class I will demonstrate and instruct the students on a simple flower pattern with a basic style stringer. The students will learn flame management and and the fundamentals in the compression process.
Tools Needed for all marble classes: Basic tools like tweezers, ball-holders or hot glove and Boro Didymium glasses!
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Featured Artist Class: Rose marble with John Kobuki.
CLASS # JK-02 Borosilicate
Skill Level: Intermediate/Advanced
In this class I will demonstrate the rose pattern and students will learn how to pull color overlay stringers and simple tooling tricks to get more interesting leaf patterns.
There will be a strong emphasis on flame management, heat control and some of the other fundamentals of the compression process to achieve the multiple layers of petals for a fully blooming rose in the marble.
Tools Needed for all marble classes: Basic tools like tweezers, ball-holders or hot glove and Boro Didymium glasses!
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Featured Artist Class: Orchid Flower Marbles with John Kobuki.
CLASS # JK-03 Borosilicate
Skill Level: Advanced
This class I will demonstrate the Cattleya Orchid. The students will learn color overlay stringers and application techniques to get complex petals in the compression process. Students should already have a good understanding of the fundamentals of the compression and will gain an understanding of an asymmetrical pattern and how it translates into the orchid.
Tools Needed for all marble classes: Basic tools like tweezers, ball-holders or hot glove and Boro Didymium glasses!
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Featured Artist Class: Mastering Dichroic Lampwork with Lisa St Martin CLASS #LS-01
Skill level- Intermediate
 
In this class Lisa will show you the secrets of layering dichroic on lampwork beads without scorching it! She will show different shapes and marvering techniques!
TOOLS NEEDED: hand held marver or mashers, razor tool, table or torch graphite plate, tweezers
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Featured Artist Class: Exotic Silver Metals Class with Lisa St. Martin CLASS#LS-02
Skill level- Intermediate
 
Love the glasses from Double Helix, Tag, Bella Donna and more but can’t get the colors or affects you want? This class will de-mystify working with these fabulous but tricky glasses.
Students will work with a variety of metal glasses learning the steps to achieving a variety of wonderful colors. They will create a set of “recipe” beads to use for reference in their own studios. Class will discuss the techniques of striking and reduction work and how to use these techniques to build colors with success.
Lisa will demonstrate her way of experimenting with a new color to determine how she wants to use it in her beads. She will also demo her super thin casing method.
TOOLS NEEDED: Their favorite tools including a hand marver and long nose pliers or tweezers, a roll of blue painter’s tape one inch wide and a notebook.
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Featured Artist Class: Lampworked German Flowers with Lisa St. Martin CLASS#LS-03
Skill level- Intermediate
This class will use the traditional German/European form of making glass flowers. Each petal and leaf are created and formed in hot glass on a separate copper wire. The floral components are then assembled to create a complete flower. The flowers created can be as realistic or fantastic as your imagination can make them. This is a hot glass class. No torch experience is necessary and ample class time will be devoted to using the glass and torches safely.
TOOLS NEEDED: hand held marver, mashers, hemostats, table or torch graphite plate, tweezers
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Eyeball Pendants with Delores Noggle.
CLASS # DN-02 Borosilicate
Skill Level: Intermediate-Adv
 
This pendant will have lifted eye lids that will be made by building color up and folding it over the eyeball without touching it. The lashes will be either spikes or dots, dependent upon the students comfort level with the rest of the piece. The iris will be made from pulling a short twisty cane and laying it in a circular direction in the center of the sclera. At the end I will show students how to pull the silver back out of the Carmel to create an oily finish and then burn any silver fume off of the eyeball.
Tools Needed: Tweezers, Marble mold (approximately the 1 in.), Tungsten, Graphite Paddle, Diamond Shears, Frit tray (shallow walled container will also work) and didymium glasses!
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Hollow Strawberry Ornaments with Delores Noggle.
CLASS # DN-01 Borosilicate
Skill Level: Intermediate
This class will touch on hollow welds and how to color a tube with frit. We will then be using a frog (used in floral design), to create texture and the strawberry shape. Next we will use color rod to apply leaves and a tool for clay sculpture, to create texture on the leaves. Creating a top loop and using diamond sheers to leave a hollow opening will finish this ornament.
Tools Needed:
Frog (used for floral design, teacher has some to borrow), Tweezers, Tungsten Reamer/ Graphite reamer (not larger than ¼ in.), Diamond shears, Ball grabbers/ Hot fingers
Texture Tool (Teacher can provide for purchase. The tool doesn't cost more than 5$) Frit tray orpop can cut in half or other shallow walled container will work.
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Borosilicate Carved Rings with Delores Noggle.
CLASS # DN-03 Borosilicate
Skill Level: Beginning-Intermediate
 
We will be making thick rimmed glass rings. Then using our knives we will carve, while hot, various designs in to the glass. Using various tack and pull methods I will also show how to change the shape of the ring's face.
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Soft Glass Painted Fish beads with Deb Crowley, Part B.
CLASS # DC-02
Skill Level: Intermediate
 
Learn how to apply enamel details to a pre-made bead, heat beads back up in this class and refire on enamels! This is a 2 part class, one part painting (Class # DC-01) and this torch part B.
Tools Needed: Mini-mashers, small hemostats, graphite or brass paddle and didymium glasses!
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Beginning Borosilicate Marbles with Hugh Salkind.
CLASS #HS-01
Skill Level: Beginning
Picture coming soon.
This is a beginning class on learning how to make basic marbles out of borosilicate glass. We will cover punties (off mandrel work), seals, heat base and using marble molds.
Tools Needed: Basic lampwork tools and Boro Didymium glasses
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Gold and Silver Fumed Borosilicate Pendants with Hugh Salkind.
CLASS #HS-02
Skill Level: Int, some boro exp required
This is a pendant class using volatized precious metals like gold and silver 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
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Basic Borosilicate Sculpting with Shawn Tucker.
CLASS #ST-03
Skill Level: Beginning
A beginner class for lampworking 3-D animals off mandrel. I will demo making a few critters with the student trying each one as we go.
Tools Needed: Marvering paddle, Octagonal reamer, Tweezers
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Borosilicate Perfume Bottle with Shawn Tucker.
CLASS #ST-01
Level: Intermediate
 
Borosilicate tubing is blown into a perfume bottle and shaped with the option of adding various accents to make a custom keepsake.
Tools Needed: Marvering paddle, fingers (adjustable locking type), blowhose (the larger diameter swivel is best), octagonal reamer
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Borosilicate Eye Murrine Canes with Shawn Tucker.
CLASS #ST-02
Level: Intermediate
 
In this class we will be making complex eye canes and puntying them up for use. Everyone will make their own canes.
Tools Needed: Paddle, tweezers
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Goldfish Murrine with Jodie McDougall.
CLASS # JM-01
Skill Level: Intermediate
Learn the basics of a simple murrini cane to create a fun loving goldfish murrini. Jodie will discuss the key elements to get you started in this ancient art form, creating tiny pictures in glass.
Tools needed.....Brass and Graphite Stump Shapers, Pliers, Tweezers, Murrini Hemostats, Scissors
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Getting Serious with Jodie McDougall.
CLASS # JM-02
Skill Level: Intermediate
Learn to create fabulous cabochons with the interchangeable Sirius System. We will work with both types of mandrels.
Additional fee $15- $20 for interchangeable pendent or ring
Tools needed.....Basic Lampwork tools, Osibin lentil shaper.
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Just Encase with Jodie McDougall.
CLASS # JM-03
Skill Level: Intermediate
Learn the tips and tricks to successful murrini encasements while creating a layered garden scene bead (optional sea life murrini kit available.)
Additional fee of $20 for pkg. of murrini chips
Tools needed.....Brass and Graphite Stump Shapers, Pliers, Tweezers
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Dragon Marble in Borosilicate glass with Polly Toombs.
CLASS # PT-01
Skill Level: Intermediate-Advanced
 
We will be making small marbles and wrapping dragons around them, great torch skills a MUST!
Tools Needed: Marble mold (1", we have to keep them small in a 1/2 day clas!) marver, tweezers, raking or poking tool, small flat edged tool
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Borosilicate glass for Beginners with Polly Toombs.
CLASS # PT-02
Skill Level: Beginning
This class is for people who are comfortable with soft glass, and want to see what boro is all about. If you have tried boro and just couldn’t get it to move, or didn’t think you could melt it with your small torch let me show you how. We will make some beads on mandrels, vessels and twisties as time allows. This class will show you how boro is different from soft glass and how it is the same.
Tools Needed: Tweezers, paddle and pick
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Borosilicate Whale tail Wine Stopper or Pendant with John Lindquist.
CLASS # JL-01
Skill Level: Beginner
In this class we will focus on the sculptural technique of folding or sweeping.
Students can choose to make either the pendant or stopper. (Fee of $12.50 only applies to those students making the stopper)
Tools needed: Graphite paddle,Graphite plate, Tweezers
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Borosilicate Encased Opal Pendants with John Lindquist
CLASS #JL-02
Skill Level: Intermediate
In this class we will cover the fundamentals of encasing gilson opal in glass. Our finished piece will be a pendant, but you can use this
technique to add opals to all of your work.
Tools Needed: tweezers, paddle, small graphite plate, and handy Andy's if you prefer punching loops to sculpting them
Addition cost: $20
This gives each student 2 cut and polished, or 3 rough opals to work in class. I
will bring more with me for purchase so students can practice during open torch time
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The Classic: 4 hours with Bob Snodgrass.
CLASS #BS-01 Borosilicate
Skill Level: Be able to do just about anything....
NO picture
In this class, if you have to ask anything about it, this is NOT the class for you! Limited room, serious only need sign up!
Tools Needed: Marvering paddle, Octagonal reamer, Tweezers, Glasses, who knows???
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"Glasschasing a Goddess" with Melanie Graham.
CLASS #MG-01
Skill Level: Beginning-Intermediate
 
 Picture coming soon
W e will be making female human torso beads
We will be focusing on how to sculpt a goddess bead out of soft glass, using a minimal set of tools, heat and gravity to create the form. We will make several goddesses, and discuss how the different
properties of glass colours make them more or less suitable for sculpting. The main skills we will build and practice are heat control and sculpting.
Tools Needed: LARGE Crunch Press, Jumbo Roll-About Mashers or other bead-flattening tool;
Graphite marver, Nail set or other largeish poking tool, Knife, razor blade or other flat tool
you can use to make creases in glass, Brass rod (any cylindrical brass hand tool, e.g. a poking tool will work fine)
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Curved Soft glass beads with Leslie Thiel.
CLASS #LT-01
Skill Level: Beginning
 
FEES: $10 each to all share items needed to make these beads.
Tools needed: didymium eye protection ,hand held graphite marvering paddle, 4x4 marving pad , Your favorite hand tools. Teacher will bring: shaping cans, "C" clamps, sleeving, bead release, bent nose pliers, gloves.
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Borosilicate Sugar Skulls with Karen Hardy.
CLASS #KH-01
Skill Level: Beginning/Intermediate
Come and have fun making these Dios de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) inspired skull beads. We will learn a quick and easy way to shape the beads, and decorate them with stringers and murrini. While the class is in boro, the skills learned are easily transferable to soft glass. Students should feel comfortable using a basic lentil press, applying stringers, and have some basic glass shaping skills.
Tools Needed: Tweezers, Mashers, Graphite Marver, paddle/masher, Glass Nippers, Lentil Press (I use a zoozis Large+ 30mm lentil press http://www.zooziis.com/lentillargeplus.aspx, but you can bring any size that you have. I'll bring a few to share too). Recommended: bring lots of pictures of Dios de los Muertos skulls for inspiration!
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Borosilicate Flower Stem, Bridgeworking with Eric Edner.
CLASS #EE-02
Skill Level: INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED
Example, students will make flower branch only.
Bridgeworking with borosilicate glass, how, when and why we use bridges. Complete a small flower branch.
Tools Needed: Basic lampwork tools, grabbers/fingers, paddle/mashers, reamer, tweezers
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Human forms in Borosilicate with Eric Edner.
CLASS #EE-01
Skill Level: ADVANCED
 
Students will make figures only!
Sculpting borosilicate glass in human forms, learn where to start and how. Complete a small figure or two. ADVANCED students only!
Tools Needed: Basic lampwork tools, grabbers/fingers, paddle/mashers, reamer, tweezers
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Borosilicate Goblet stems with pre-made Bowl and Foot with with Deb Tarry
CLASS# DT-01
In this class the student will learn how easy it is to put pre-made components together. The wine glass bowl and foot are pre-made so we will be focusing color application and heat control on making a simple stem, then how to successfully put the cold pieces together without cracking.
$20 Fee for pre-made bowl and foot
Tools Needed: Hot fingers or grabbers, tweezers, graphite paddle
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Key Beads with Nancy Gant
CLASS#NG-01
Skill Level- Beginning/Intermediate
Learn to make fancy floral beads on a real skeleton key using Goldstone and floral canes.
Tools Needed: Paddle or Marver,Tweezers, Razor blade tool or knife and Didymium glasses
Class fee for Keys and Supplies: $10.00-$15.00
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TORCH DEMO ONLY CLASSES
Complex Borosilicate Sea Floor Wine Stopper DEMO With John Lindquist.
CLASS # JL-03
In this DEMO class we will cover making and application of simple millefiori, latticino, and filligrana to create a compression/implosion style
reef scene.
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Borosilicate "Fillicello" Pendant DEMO with Hugh Salkind.
CLASS #HS-03
In this demonstration class I will show you how to make a "Fillicello" pendant, it has that "stained glass window" effect and can be done in many color themes.
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Blown Borosilicate Gecko with Eye cane murrrini Sculpture DEMO with Shawn Tucker
CLASS# ST-04
In this demo class learn how to make hollow blown sculptures utilizing eye murrine, this gecko even hangs on a wall!
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Flower Power Murrine DEMO with Jodie McDougall.
CLASS # JM-04
Bright flowers and happy faces will time warp your skills in learning the techniques of assembling a complex cane. Watch this demo and try it at open torch one night!
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Boro Flower Stem, Bridgeworking DEMO with Eric Edner.
CLASS #EE-03
Bridgeworking with borosilicate glass, how, when and why we use bridges. I will complete a small flower branch.
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Balls, Petals and Tentacles Beads DEMO with Felicia Wartnik.
CLASS #FW-01
 
This DEMO class will focus on the secure attachments and heat control necessary to create fun shaped soft glass beads with hangy-outy bits.
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Hollow Vessels DEMO with Chris Warrington
CLASS#CW-01
In this class, I will teach you how to create one of a kind hollow vessels, with surface decorations and handles.
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Soft Glass Painted Fish beads with Deb Crowley, Part A.
CLASS # DC-01
Skill Level: Intermediate
Picture coming soon!
Learn how to apply enamel details to a pre-made bead, heat beads back up in second part of this class and refire on enamels! This is a 2 part class, one part painting and one torch session (Class # DC-02).
Tools Needed: Tiny paint brushes & enamels will be supplied, you bring soft glass beads made at open torch Thurs or from home, they MUST still be on mandrels or puntied up!
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Lost Ice Casting DEMO/Lecture with Jim Aden.
CLASS # JA-01
 
I will be demonstrating the lost ice process of casting glass, similar to lost wax casting but using ice in place of wax for the shape to be created. Annealing thick pieces of glass will be
presented, along with mixing of the mold material, set-up before firing, kiln-firing schedule, removal of casting material from glass, and cold working. Handouts of this process and
examples of some cast pieces will be at the demonstration for you to view. There are many possibilities lost ice-casting holds and I hope my demonstration will open some new avenues
for you to explore.
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Tee Shirts and Scarf Dyeing with Kris Ball
CLASS#KB-01
Skill Level: Beginner
 
. Using fiber-reactive dyes and Habotai silk, we'll create stunning, colorful scarves and ribbons with color that won't fade, even after lots of washings.
The scarves can be popping bright (like yellow/orange/red flame combos) or subtle earth-tones. We’ll also use common household items to easily make stunning tie dye tee shirts that are customized, fun, and colorful. We'll make 3 scarves and 1 tee shirt, and all supplies will be provided for the fee.
Kit Fee: $12 for 3 scarves and 1 tee shirt (or bring shirts of your own)
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Silver Cuff Fused Bracelet with Felicia Wartnik.
CLASS # FW-02
Skill Level: Beginning
You will learn how to form and fuse silver rings, solder the rings together and, buff and polish your piece and use a bracelet mandrel to create this cuff bracelet.
STUDENTS SHOULD BRING ANY OF THE FOLLOWING IF THEY HAVE THEM (I’ll have at least one of each for class use, as well):
wire cutters sufficient for cutting 14 gauge fine silver
2 chain nose pliers
bench block
ball peen hammer
plastic or rawhide mallet
butane torch sufficient for fusing 14 gauge fine silver wire (Deb has 2 she can loan)
soldering brick
steel ring mandrel
INSTRUCTOR WILL PROVIDE (in addition to at least one of each item listed above):
titanium picks,tumbler, shot, soap, pickle, small crockpot, copper tweezers, solder, flux, flux brushes
14 g. fine silver – 2 ft. per person, cross-lock tweezers, quench bowl, baking soda & bowl
scissors for cutting solder, butane (left at Cornerstone from GS 2012), ceramic tiles, wood dowels
Kit Fee: Appx $30 for silver and butane.
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Vitrograph FUN! with Sue Bradley.
CLASS # SB-01
Skill Level: Beginning
 
In this class Sue will show you how to make your own gorgeous canes by using a vitrograph kiln and
scrap glass! This cane can be fused, torched, even used as is!
Tools Needed: Provided in class, bring Didymium glasses!
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Flexiglass DEMO with Sue Bradley.
CLASS # SB-02
More info coming soon!
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Photographing & Editing Glass with Chris Warrington
CLASS#CW-02
Skill Level- Any
I will demonstrate staging, set up and lighting for photographing your pieces. I will also teach beginning Photoshop techniques to get your photos ready to post on your website, Esty, Facebook or any other type of internet media. You will also learn to customize a banner for your Esty or Facebook page, as well as watermarking your photos.
You may bring a couple of your pieces to photograph in this class. Please bring an SD card. You are welcome to bring your laptop if you have Photoshop or Photoshop trial installed, along with an SD card to take a few photos and practice what you have learned.
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Sandblasting a 2 stage depth carving with Polly Toombs.
CLASS # PT-03
Skill Level: Beginning
This class covers the basics of sandblasting, from surface frosting to depth carved glass. We will complete a 2 stage carving on clear plate glass from pre-cut stencils or you can create and cut
out your own design. A nice assortment of stencils to choose from will add to your fun in this class. We will supply glass, xacto knives and cleaning essentials.
Tools Needed: Provided in class.
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Build Your Own Electrical Foot Pedal with Felicia Wartnik and Stacy Frost.
CLASS # FWSF-03
Skill Level: Beginning
Make an electric foot pedal to run the outer fire of any dual stage 4-stud surface-mix torch for less than half the purchase price. You will need a few commonly used tools as well as a number of supplies. A tool and supply list will be sent out to those who are registered for the class well in advance of Glass Stock so that you can gather and purchase the necessary items. (Note: Paint job is not included, but you’re welcome to paint or otherwise bedazzle your foot pedal box prior to Glass Stock.)
Approximate Cost Per Person: Maximum under $200. Instructors will look into whether costs can be reduced by bulk purchase of some supplies. If so, a kit fee will be assessed in advance for that portion of the supplies and the instructors will purchase and provide them.
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Slumped, Painted Glass and Dicro-Slide Barrettes with Kathy Liguori.
CLASS # KL-01
Skill Level: Beginning
This class covers the basics of slumping on a mold to make 2 barrettes. We will complete 2 barrettes from pre-cut glass, dicro-slides and/or Glassline Paints. A nice way to quickly decorate warm glass in a single firing, with several options to add to the fun in this class. We will supply glass, dicro-slide, enamels, 2 barrette backs and cleaning essentials.
Tools Needed: Provided in class.
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Dichroic Mosaic Glass Cabochons with Kathy Liguori.
CLASS # KL-02
Skill Level: Beginning
 
This class covers the basics of fusing a mosaic dichroic slab to make several cabochons for pendants/earrings. We will complete our mosaic from pre-cut glass base and dichroic glass in patterns, textures and colors. A fun way to build incredible depth and design into pendants. Cut and grind your slabs if desired during open torch evenings so that pieces can be fired polished by staff Sunday afternoon. Or you can cold work them at home after event. We will supply glass, glass cutters, 2 bails and cleaning essentials.
Tools Needed: Provided in class.
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Frit Casting Fun with Kathy Liguori and Kris Ball.
CLASS # KLKB-03
Skill Level: Beginning
This class covers the basics of using frit casting molds in a kiln. We will complete one deeper mold (animals) and 2 pendant castings. We will be using several sizes of frit for deeper molds, finer frit and dichroic frit for pendants. We will supply glass, prepared molds and essentials.
Tools Needed: Provided in class.
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Wire Wrapping Basics with Stacy Frost.
CLASS #SF-01
Skill Level: Beginning
Whether you are new to wire wrapping or just want to brush up o basic skills you’ll find your time well spent in this four-hour class. Learn to use wire cutters, chain nose and round pliers in combination with wire and beads to create basic components that will allow you to assemble beaded earrings, bracelets, necklaces and more. You will make simple loops, wrapped loops, ear wires and clasps as well as a finished pair of earrings and bracelet or necklace depending on how quickly you work
Tools Needed
Round nose pliers, chain nose pliers, wire cutters and glasses or plus lenses as need for near work. You will also want to bring some beads to use in your designs, either your own or ones you have purchased for use in your designs. I will provide a variety of sizes of copper and colored wire. If you would like to use different materials to make your jewelry (eg. dead soft sterling silver or fine silver wire, gauges 16, 18, 20) PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN OTHER WIRE IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO!
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Byzatine Chain with Stacy Frost.
CLASS #SF-02
Skill Level: Beginning
Byzantine (also known as “Fool’s Dilemma”, “Idiot’s Delight”) is a beautiful yet easy to make 4 in 1 chain where each link passes through four others. After learning this chain it is simple to replace some links with different metals, to skip links, or to change the pattern to create many different looks. AS YOU SEE IN THE PICTURE YOU CAN ALSO COMBINE WITH THIS CHAIN TO CREATE BEAUTIFUL MIXED MEDIA BRACELETS, EARRINGS AND NECKLACES. I WILL SUPPLY COPPER WIRE FOR YOUR USE IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADD BEADS TO YOUR PIECE. We will make this chain using 18 gauge 3.5 inner diameter open jump rings IN COPPER. If you would like to use a different material please bring AT LEAST 200 jump rings of your choice, 18 GAUGE WIRE IN TNE METAL OF YOUR CHOICE AND A CLASP THAT WILL COMPLEMENT YOUR DESIGN.
Tools Required Two pair chain-nose pliers.
Kit Fee $5.00 for copper jump rings to make a 7.5” bracelet including clasp.
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GS West 2013 SCHEDULE OF CLASSES
Thursday, Aug 29th, 9-1pm
Class/Instructor Class ID# Table # Torch Type
Boro Basic Flower Marbles with John Kobuki CLASS #JK-01 1 CC
Boro Whaletail Wine Stopper /Pendant w/ John Lindquist CLASS # JL-01 2 CC
Beg Boro Marbles with Hugh Salkind CLASS # HS-02 3 HC
Boro on Mandrel Beads with Polly Toombs CLASS #PT-02 4 MiniCC
Dichroic Soft Glass Beads with Lisa St. Martin CLASS #LS -01 5 Mini-CC
Flower Power Murrine with Jodie McDougall DEMO ONLY CLASS #JM-03 6 DEMO Area
Soft Glass vessels with Chris Warrington DEMO ONLY CLASS #CW-01 6 DEMO Area
Wire-wrapping with Stacy Frost CLASS # SF-01 7 Area 1
Frit Casting with Kathy Liguori CLASS #KL-03 8 Area 2
Thursday, Aug 29th, 2-6pm
Class/Instructor Class ID# Table # Torch Type
Boro Hollow Strawberry Ornaments with Delores Noggle CLASS #DN-01 1 CC
Boro Wineglass Stem and Assembly with Deb Tarry (FEE) CLASS # DT-01 2 CC
Goldfish Cane and Murrine with Jodie McDougall CLASS # JM-01 3 HC
Boro Beginning Sculpture with Shawn Tucker CLASS #ST-03 4 MiniCC
Glasschasing a Goddess with Melanie Graham CLASS #MG -01 5 Mini-CC
Floral Spray Demo with Eric Edner DEMO ONLY CLASS #EE-03 6 DEMO Area
Byzantine Chain with Stacy Frost FEE CLASS # SF-02 7 Area 1
Fused Silver Cuff with Felicia Wartnik CLASS #FW-02 8 Area 2
Sandbasting- Depth Carving with Polly Toombs CLASS #PT-03 Sandblasting Area
Friday, Aug 30th, 9-1pm
Class/Instructor Class ID# Table # Torch Type
Boro Rose Flower Marbles with John Kobuki CLASS #JK-02 1 CC
Boro Opal Pendants with John Lindquist CLASS # JL-02 2 CC
Boro Eye Murrine Cane with Shawn Tucker CLASS #ST-02 3 HC
"Getting Serious" Soft Glass with Jodie McDougall CLASS #JM-02 4 MiniCC
Silver Glass Soft Glass beads with Lisa St Martin CLASS #LS-02 5 Mini-CC
Ball, Petals and Tentacles with Felicia Wartnik DEMO ONLY CLASS #FW-01 6 DEMO Area
Fused Mosaic Dichroic Pendants with Kathy Liguori CLASS #KL-02 7 Area 1
Vitrograph FUN with Sue Bradley CLASS #SB-01 8 Area 2
Friday, Aug 30th, 2-6pm
Class/Instructor Class ID# Table # Torch Type
Fuming Boro Pendants with Hugh Salkind CLASS #HS-01 1 CC
Bridging Boro Sculpture with Eric Edner CLASS #EE-02 2 CC
Curved Soft Glass beads with Leslie Thiel FEE CLASS #LT-01 3 HC
Boro "Carved" Rings with Delores Noggle CLASS #DN-03 4 Mini-CC
Boro Sugar Skull beads with Karen Hardy CLASS#KH-01 5 Mini-CC
Eye Milli Frog & Lizard w/ Shawn Tucker DEMO ONLY CLASS #ST-04 6 DEMO Area
Foot Pedal Assmbly w/ F Wartnik & S. Frost (SEE NOTES!) CLASS #FWSF-03 7 Area 1
Lost Ice Glass Casting DEMO w/ Jim Aden DEMO ONLY CLASS #JA-01 8 Area 2
Photographing Your Beads w/ Chris Warrington DEMO ONLY CLASS #CW-02 9 Area 3
Saturday, Aug 31st, 9-1pm
Class/Instructor Class ID# Table # Torch Type
Boro Orchid Flower Marble with John Kobuki CLASS #JK-03 1 CC
Human Form Boro Sculpture with Eric Edner CLASS #EE-01 2 CC
Boro Dragon Marble with Polly Toombs CLASS # PT-01 3 HC
"Just Encase" Soft Glass Beads with Jodie McDougall CLASS #JM-03 4 MiniCC
"German Soft Glass Flowers" with Lisa St Martin CLASS #LS-03 5 MiniCC
Boro Fillicello Pendant with Hugh Salkind DEMO ONLY CLASS #HS-03 6 DEMO Area
"Painted Fish Beads" Part A with Deb Crowley CLASS #DC-01 7 Area 1
Dichroic & Painted Barrettes with K. Liguori & K. Ball CLASS #KL-01 8 Area 2
Saturday, Aug 31st, 2-6pm
Class/Instructor Class ID# Table # Torch Type
Boro Blown Perfume Bottles with Shawn Tucker CLASS #ST-01 1 CC
4 Hours with Bob Snodgrass CLASS # BS-01` 2 CC
Boro Eye Pendants with Delores Noggle CLASS #DN-02 3 HC
Soft Glass Key beads with Nancy Gant FEE CLASS #NG-01 4 Mini-CC
"Painted Fish Beads" Part B with Deb Crowley CLASS #DC-02 5 Mini-CC
"Reef Floor" Wine Stopper w/ John Lindquist DEMO ONLY CLASS #JL-03 6 DEMO Area
"Flexiglass" Process DEMO with Sue Bradley CLASS #SB-02 7 Area 1
Silk Dying Scarves & Shirts with Kris Ball FEE CLASS #KB-02 8 Kitchen Area
Sunday, Sept 2nd, 9-1pm
9-10 am Demo Items Draw
10-12 pm Elimination Rounds Contest
12-1 pm Lunch Break
1:30 pm Group Picture
1-6 pm Open Torch & Fish Fry!
EVENING DEMONSTRATIONS and ACTIVITIES-
OPEN TO EVERYONE!
THURSDAY EVENING:
LIVE AUCTION AND RAFFLE FOR GS TOOLS, SUPPLIES & SCHOLARSHIPS 7-9PM AUCTION FOR GS
MAN/WOMAN AUCTION. KEEP HALF THE MONEY, WORK IT GUYS! 7-9PM
OPEN TORCH 7-10PM
FRIDAY EVENING:
BEST HAT USING GLASS CONTEST 7:30 PM
OPEN TORCH 7-10PM
SATURDAY EVENING:
PAJAMA JAM IN BOTH SOFT AND BORO ROOMS, WEAR JAMMIES TO PLAY!
OPEN TORCH 7-10PM
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