October 2021 Newsletter
Ongoing projects, classes in the shop, art in the world and more!
Art in the Shop: The Family Partnership Trivets
The patron gifts for the Family Partnership are finished up! This project was a collaboration with Matt Sletten of BWBR Architects, who did the design, and Mark Knierim of Create Laser Arts who did laser cutting work. Potekglass was asked to create Kasota stone concrete cast molds reminiscent of the facade of Family Partnerships new construction.
Pink silicone mold, white polyurethane molds, laser cut wood block, and concrete trivet
Finished trivets
This 200 piece project was finished at its 30 day deadline! The pattern on these concrete trivets are reflective of the patterned concrete on Family Partnership's new building!
Artist in the World: Angela Two Stars
I feel fortunate that I was able to participate in the healing ceremony marked by 'Okciyapi'.
Angela Two Stars has gifted love itself to the city of Minneapolis when we need it most. Testimonies of struggle, humor and brilliance embodied in this work are strong medicine, proof in the power of people working hard to care for one another.
Her sculpture was unveiled October 7th. 'Okciyapi' is a labyrinth structure with concentric rings, and a water feature in the middle. The sculpture name, 'Okciyapi', roughly translated means "help each other", was inspired by Two Stars' grandfather.
"Okciyapi"
"Father Time Son"
30" x 40" framed
graphite on mylar over colored pencil
2011
Upcoming Classes at Potekglass
Free Glass Friday - October
October 15th, October 29th, November 5th and November 19th there will be a Free Glass Friday!
This includes 4 hours on our equipment with a set of student tools and free glass. The glass provided for this session is Italian soft glass, borosilicate glass and bullseye glass.
Open Torch / Open Kiln
November 13th
1:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Certification Required
Open torch session includes 4 hours on our torch equipment.
Open kiln session includes 4 hours on our equipment with a set of student tools, table workspace and quarter shelf portion of 24" round kiln to fire your projects.
Glass supplies are not included but may be purchased at the shop.
Halloween Glow in the Dark Bead
October 30
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Try-iT! Class
3 hour class
Cost: non-member $95 / member $69
Gather your friends for a ghoulish good time this Halloween season! Create glow-in-the-dark skull and rave beads. Expect to make between 6 and 12 beads depending on your work style.
Never worked with glass on the torch? You will learn the basics of gathering up molten glass on the torch and applying it onto a mandrel to make the bead itself.
Retail in the Shop: Zen Path Beads
Zen Path Beads are a series of beads that can now be found on the Potekglass website.
Craftsmanship develops from focused attention on materials. With hot glass, how it moves, breaks and heals itself crate a quality of mark that is left in the final object.
In “Zen Path” Beads are created out of a practiced meditation. Few tools are used so focus is on the melt itself. A river of silver floats in a molten sea of deep red. These are the results of that meditation.
