May 2023 Newsletter
Subjects in a Landscape, Deborah Czereskop and solder sale!
Art in the Shop: Art-A-Whirl 2023
Art-A-Whirl 2023
May 19, 20, & 21, 2023
Potekglass is open on Friday 10am - 7pm, Saturday 10am - 6pm & Sunday 10am - 5pm of Art-A-Whirl weekend. Studio is open to all visitors!
Join us Saturday or Sunday from 10am to 4:45pm for a family friendly drop in glass activity! Create a 2″ x 2′” fused glass magnet! Cost $15.
Artist in the World: Deborah Czeresko
Deborah Czeresko is a New York City-based artist and designer, best known for her work with glass. Her work references food, art history, gender, and her experiences as a queer artist. After receiving her MFA from Tulane University in 1992, she first started working with glass at the New York Experimental Glass Workshop, now known as Urban Glass.
I first learned of Deborah Czeresko's work on the show Blown Away. It is easy to see the skill and unique perspective that Deborah brings to the art form. Deborah focuses on themes that challenge social norms, often bringing feminist and queer issues to the forefront.
"Forgotten Potatoes"
2017
Blown Glass
Deborah Czeresko
"Fruiting Bodies - Creatures of Culture"
Hannah Traore Gallery
March 2nd – May 27th 2023
Glass
Mycological research affirms the message that being queer is natural. According to fungal taxonomist Dr. Patricia Kaishian, “Mycology is queer at the organismal level. Fungi are nonbinary, they are neither plants nor animals but possess a mixture of qualities common to both groups upending the prevailing binary concept of nature.” The fungi form symbiotic associations with the roots of other plant species.
Upcoming Classes at Potekglass
Mastering the Art of Glass Cutting
July 22nd 10am - 4pm
Price: $190
Member Price: $170
This is a perfect class for the beginner, as well as the more advanced glass crafter who may have already taken classes in stained glass, glass fusing or mosaics but would like to develop better glass cutting skills. These skills can save the crafter a lot of money and frustration!
This class will open with an overview of all the different types of hand tools. Then students will get hands on experience learning how to hold the glass cutter, make free-hand straight cuts, and use a straight edge. Students will use the Flying Beetle System for cutting accurate strips, squares, rectangles, and diamonds.
The student will be shown the best tools and techniques to cut the four most difficult shape patterns in glass.
Blowing Boro Basics
June 10th 2pm - 5pm
Price: $95
Member Price: $85.50
Learn how to blow glass in the scientific tradition. Students will be pulling points, making tapered spheres, blowing bowls, and trimming lips.
Students are required to bring or purchase a graphite opening tool,
(available at Potekglass for $15) and three borosilicate glass pieces, 19mm Hvy wall tube, 12.7mm Hvy wall tube and 7mm rod (available at Potekglass for $29.20 all together).
Previous torch work experience is required. Any of the Try-iT! torch classes are excellent introductions to the medium.
Kiln Try-iT!
July 1st 2pm - 5pm
Price: $95
Member Price: $69
Simple to start endless in its potential; join us for a 3 hour session of kiln forming glass through fusing and slumping. Compose a mosaic of color and form in this introduction to fusing glass in a kiln. Students will learn to cut patterns out of sheet glass, make frit, and work with a variety of glass formats by combining them in the kiln to produce a 5" x 5" glass tile that will then slump into a catch-all dish.
No experience or supplies necessary. Class cost covers glass and student tool kit rental for the session.
This is a certifying class for Open Studio: Kiln use as well as intermediate kiln classes.
Stained Glass Cat Head Box
Aug 10, 17, 31, Sept 7 5pm - 8pm
Price: $175
Member Price: $169
Enter the world of 3-D stained glass creation! In this class you'll practice accurate cutting and foiling, soldering a complex 3-D object, and learn how to make a hinge using copper tube. You will be able to leave class with a completed stained glass cat head box to enjoy!
Students will have homework each week. Glass cutting experience is required. Students may need to purchase a few supply items during the class.
Open Studio: Practice Your Skills!
We host 4 hour Open Studio Sessions every month
for Kiln, Torch, and Mosaic artists to practice their skills
$35 non-members / $25 members
Join us for an Open Studio Session at Potekglass
These sessions include 4 hours of shop time with large work space and studio equipment available for use. BYOT - Bring your own tools from home or rent a student tool kit. We also have tools and glass available for purchase at the studio.
Create any size project, collaborate on ideas, and meet other artists.
Torch and Kiln certification required for those Open Studio Sessions.
Space is limited so please reserve your seat ahead of time.
Retail in the Shop:
*** LIMITED TIME STEAL OF A DEAL***
20% OFF Canfield Solder for the month of May! Stock up on your glass art necessities and shop this deal! In Store Only.
