April 2022 Newsletter
Ongoing projects, classes in the shop, art in the world and more!
Updates! New Hours, Supplies and Staff!
Starting May 1st Potekglass will be selling STAINED GLASS SUPPLIES and MATERIALS!
Potekglass is excited to welcome Mark Trease to the team. Mark has 15 years of stained glass construction, repair and teaching experience.
Stained glass classes are in the works! Look out fo new classes in May!
Potekglass will be extending hours starting in May to serve our customers better.
Sunday / Monday: Closed
Tuesday / Wednesday: 10 am - 5 pm
Thursday: 10 am - 8 pm
Friday: 10 am - 5 pm
Saturday: 10 am - 3 pm
Stained glass window, 1145 - 1425
Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Chartres, Chartres, France
Art in the World: Douglas Hamilton
Douglas Hamilton (1895-1959) was a Scottish stained glass artist. Church windows account from the majority of Hamilton's stained glass work. He made over 100 windows for churches both in Scotland, and for Scottish affiliated churches worldwide. Traditional religious stained glass, as well as war memorials, and Gaelic legends, are some of the themes found in church windows. In addition to religious work, Hamilton made secular pieces. Two examples of his secular work are shown above. These depictions of industry and contemporary life began to gain popularity around 1940.
Douglas Hamilton
Shipbuilding Vignette, Unknown date
Douglas Hamilton
Quarryman with a Housewife and an Engineer, 1948
Upcoming Classes at Potekglass
Blowing Boro Basics
Glass Fundamental
April 30th
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
3 hour class
Cost: non-members $95 / members $88.50
Discover the sculptural potential of durable Borosilicate named for the element boron, which is added as a flux to create an American hard glass! This fundamentals class will explore blowing glass in the scientific tradition. Students will be pulling points, making tapered spheres, and sculpting bowls. Students are required to purchase or bring a graphite opening tool ($15).
Kiln Try-iT!
Beginner
April 16th
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
3 hour class
Cost: non-member $95 / member $69
Simple to start endless in its potential; kiln-forming is to glass what conducting is to instruments. In this course students will learn to cut patterns out of sheet glass, make frit, and work with a variety of glass formats by combing them in the kiln to produce a glass ring dish.
Basics from Boron Try-iT!
Beginner
April 30th
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
3 hour class
Cost: non-member $95 / member $69
Discover the sculptural potential of durable Borosilicate named for the element boron, which is added as a flux to create an American hard glass! This try-it will explore torchwork basics and each skill taught will culminate in a project after hands-on practice. You will learn to gather molten glass to create a small paperweight, smash and twirl a gather into an icicle ornament and experiment with glassblowing to create a small figure.
Italian Soft Glass Try-iT!
Beginner
April 23rd
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
3 hour class
Cost: non-member $95 / member $69
Discover the ease of molding and shaping colorful Italian soft glass Effetre when it’s hot! You will learn to gather molten glass and apply on a mandrel to make beads on the torch. We will then explore surface decoration techniques to enhance beads. Expect to make between 6 and 12 beads depending on your work style.
Free Glass Friday - Torch & Kiln
April 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd, and 29th
11:00 am - 3:00 pm
$35 non-members / $25 members
This includes 4 hours on our equipment with a set of student tools and free glass.
The glass provided for the kiln session is all Bullseye baby!
Italian soft glass, borosilicate glass, and bullseye glass available for torch session!
Retail in the Shop: Autumn Streamers
New sheet at Potekglass!
Introducing 4111-00 Autumn: Orange, Yellow & Red Fractures With Streamers On Clear.
Check it out in store or online!
