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New and Noteworthy articles can be about anything that is well, new and noteworthy for the stained glass craft.

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Jun/Jul 2005

KILN MAINTENANCE SEMINAR JUNE 3-4 IN MESQUITE, TEXAS
On June 3-4, 2005, Paragon will hold a 1 1/2 day Basic Repair and Maintenance Seminar at the Paragon kiln factory in Mesquite, Texas (the rodeo capital of Texas). This is about 30 minutes east of Dallas. Paragon's head engineer and staff will teach the seminar. The seminar includes two lunches, one restaurant dinner, and a 3-ring notebook of maintenance data on Paragon and Duncan kilns. The seminar fee is $95. To register, please call 800-876-4328 or email paragonind@att.net.
If you are flying and don't want to rent a car while you are at the seminar, ask the receptionist about Paragon's airport pickup schedule.

Exhibition by Peter McGrain
A major art glass exhibit "Barking up the Wrong Tree" will feature new work by Peter Mcgrain. This exhibition will be held May 6 - May 31, 2005 at the Columbia Art Gallery, 101 Fourth St., Hood River, OR. Tel 541-386-4512. The Opening Reception will be Friday May 6th at 6pm with wine and music by Edelweiss Irregulars.
This show is sponsored by Skutt Kilns, Mosaic-tile.com and Uroboros Glass.
A preview of the artwork will be on Oregon Art Beat, Cable Channel 10 - KOPB TV Portland on Thursday, May 5th at 8pm.

Apr/May 2005
New Product Information from Aanraku, Inc.
TWOFERS Ultra Fine Edge Finishing Bits for Fusing
Aanraku has developed an ultra fine grinding bit that eliminates dirty and obfuscated edges of fused glass. TWOFERS Ultra Fine bits allows the crystal clear clarity of the piece to show when full fusing or fire polishing in kilns. Now you can cut your work with glass saws, grind to specific shapes and lightly finish the glass edge with your TWOFERS UF600 bit before final firing for the perfect edge.

TWOFERS Ripple Bits
Aanraku has developed a double ripple bit for shape beveling glass edges for foil and lead came work. By adjusting down the top and bottom edges of heavily textured glasses it is easy to accurately foil and fit glass into came channels. Aanraku's TWOFERS Ripple Bits give double rippling surfaces for a working life per bit that is twice that of any other.

TWOFERS Jewelry Bits
Aanraku has begun producing 220 grit jewelry bits that cut a smooth channel around the perimeter of glass cabochons for fitting jewelry wire for hanging and wire wrapping fused glass. Aanraku's double plated 220 grit surfaced jewelry bit is adjusted to use up to 16 ga. wire for fixing and wrapping.

TWOFERS 1/8" Core Diamond Drill Bit
Aanraku's 1/8" diameter double plated core diamond drill bits are for use in drill presses to drill multiple holes in glass projects. Using a few drops of oil and your drill press at low speed allows you to drill holes for jewelry and hanging glass items. Ask for them at your favorite glass supplier.

Gemini Saw Company’s new DVD!
New! Entertaining and Instructional Taurus 3 DVD. Explains all of the mysteries of the Taurus 3 ring saw. Includes from how to cut, to when and how to preform general maintenance. All this in a light hearted and entertaining format never before explored in an instructional video. Also covers all of the new Taurus 3 accessories. Many say that the entertainment value alone was well worth the time, effort and expense that was incurred to produce this masterpiece. However, not forgotten was the prime reason for doing this production is to make it easier and more fun for everyone to enjoy using their Taurus 3 ring saw. Presented in a DVD format, it is a snap to jump right to the information you need. This new DVD will be included in all future shipments of the Taurus 3 ring saw. The DVD will be available to all current owners of the Taurus 3 from their favorite supplier at a nominal cost.

Sarasota School of Glass: New Classes Available
Sarasota School of Glass offering 24 classes in cold warm and hot glass including glass blowing, fusing and stained glass. Visit our fusing supply center at Florida’s first and only “Fused Glass Retail Center”.
Call for information for special classes and schedules 941-371-5492 Sarasota School of Glass, 999A Cattlemen Rd., Sarasota, FL. Conveniently located off I-75 at exit 210. Call for directions.

Glass Heritage Launches Wholesale Gift Line
Glass Heritage, located in downtown Davenport, has begun actively marketing its line of custom blown and fused glass giftware. After a year of market research, and many prototypes, we have developed a number of handcrafted glass art pieces. Items are all hand crafted, first quality and reflect the current trends in glass art while retaining the classic beauty of glass.
From our famous Mississippi River stones and ornaments, to mouth blown vases and baskets, the entire line is affordable, quality and made in the USA. Our catalogue is available to resale shops this week, and the items may be ordered by phone, (563) 324-4600< for delivery. The glass may be seen, and is available for retail purchase at our downtown Davenport shop. An online catalogue will be available soon.
For more information call 563-324-4300, Glass Heritage, 234 West 3rd Street, Davenport, IA 52801.

Women in Glass at Flame Run
From April 23, 2005 - June 25, 2005.
Lead glass artist Karen Willenbrink-Johnsen will be visiting the studio to give demonstrations on June 11 and 12th.
Karen’s work has been exhibited throughout the United States, and in New Zealand and Sweden. Her recent exhibitions include Select Pilchuck Artists at the Jenkin/Johnsen Gallery in San Francisco, California, and Gardens at the Chapell Gallery in Boston, Massachusetts. Karen is currently a member of the William Morris Glassblowing Team in Stanwood, Washington, and is frequently a featured artist at glass training workshops.
Other female glass artists featured at the exhibit will be Susie Garbee Slabaugh, Devyn Baron, and Casey McManns.
The location is 828 E. Market St., Louisville, Kentucky 40206. Visit our website for more information www.flamerun.com

Exhibition Listing:
Particle Theories: International Pate de Verre and Other Vast Glass Granulations. April 2 - December 31, 2005 at Museum of American Glass, Wheaton Village, 1501 Glasstown Rd. (Rt. 55, Exit 26), Millville, NJ, 08332. The museum’s major exhibition featuring historic and contemporary art glass created through a technique that is called “pate de verre” (“paste of glass”).
Guest Curator, Susanne Frantz, former curator of 20th Century Glass at the Corning Museum of Glass, will examine the efforts of a select group of international artists who exploit the pate de verre technique in traditional ways, as well as through a number of exciting variations and combinations with other techniques and materials.
For more information, call 1-800-998-4552 or 856-825-6800. Our website www.wheatonvillage.org and e-mail to mail@wheatonvillage.org.

Workshops in Tuscany 2005
VETRATE ARTISTICHE TOSCANE will hold intensive summer workshops in the following subjects:
Basic Mosaic: May 31/June 3; Sept. 6-9
Glass Fusing: June 13-17; Sept. 12-16
Painting on glass : June 20-July1; Sept.19-30 The workshops will take place in our studio in the very centre of Siena (Tuscany). and will be conducted in English. For details please visit our website www.glassisland.com/education or contact our company at the following address:
VETRATE ARTISTICHE TOSCANE, Via della Galluzza, 5, 53100 Siena (Italy), Email: edu@glassisland.com Web Page: www.glassisland.com

Kutztown Festival in PA
July 2 through July 10, 2005, Kutztown Pennsylvania German Festival Kutztown Fairgrounds, Kutztown, PA Route 222 between Allentown and Reading, PA - 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. Family Fun With A Pennsylvania Dutch Flavor At 2005 Kutztown Festival
It just wouldn't be summer without the Kutztown Festival, the annual celebration of Pennsylvania Dutch folklife. Again in 2005, there will be music and entertainment for the entire family, as well as the Festival's time-honored programs that focus on the unique customs and contributions of the Pennsylvania Germans ("Pennsylvania Dutch") to American life. The traditional 4th of July parade around the Festival grounds - held in Kutztown for more than a half-century - will be augmented by other special Independence Day events. Also, for the fifth consecutive year, a folk dialect band from Germany's Rhineland-Pfalz region will perform at the Festival.
Featured throughout the 9-day Festival will be over 200 nationally-recognized, juried folk artists and traditional American craftsmen; over 2,500 locally handmade quilts and an auction of prize-winning quilts as part of one of the nation's largest quilt shows; historical reenactments, antiques and collectables, folklife demonstrations, folklore, 5 stages of entertainment, music, dancing, children's activities, and plenty of Pennsylvania Dutch food.
Admission: adults $10, seniors $9, children 12 and under free. Free parking. Free brochure:1-888-674-6136 or 610-683-1597.

Delphi's New Kevlar Gloves Protect at the

Highest Heat Levels
Need a better way to keep your hands safe when working with hot glass? Get the ultimate in high heat protection! Delphi's High Heat Kevlar Gloves, rated for use up to 800° F, are ideal to wear when reaching into table top kilns to rake and manipulate glass and to bend bracelets. Deluxe Kevlar/PBI gloves, rated for up to 1400° F, allow you to pick up and manipulate glass to create three-dimensional art. Deluxe Gloves feature a Thermonol palm patch to help protect the most sensitive areas of your hands. For extra arm protection, both styles are also available in 18" length. High Heat Gloves are wool lined and sewn with Kevlar thread, making them very durable. To increase the protection of your current gloves, or to make any glass glove last longer, use Delphi's new High Heat Kevlar Outer Glove Protectors. They not only provide more protection when working with hot glass, an additional 600° F, but are also a cost effective way to reduce wear and tear on your gloves.
Kevlar High Heat gloves joins the hundreds of new glass hot glass supplies added continually to DelphiHotGlass.com. Glass artists can be the first to know about the newest in supplies by signing up for Delphi's Hot Glass e-mail special. Request your full-color Delphi Fusing, Flameworking and Jewelry catalog - free in the U.S. and Canada ($10 for international requests). Call 800-331-1101 or visit www.DelphiHotGlass.com to see all new products online, sign-up for e-mail specials and request your catalog.

New Delphi Studio Glass Packs...
Make the Best-Loved Glass Available to All Artists.
Delphi now offers four new exciting stained glass packs! Selected by Delphi's own glass artists, new Delphi Studio Glass Packs offer premium style glass at an economy price. The Mottled Pack contains dappled patterns to create very natural looking organic scenes like flowers, leaves, and animals. This pack is also good for adding subtlety and shading to your projects. The Fracture Streamer Pack has glass sheets with paper-thin shares and threads of colored glass in transparent backgrounds. The Pearlescent Pack features opalescent glass that transmits light to create a very soft look. Each of these packs include 10 pieces of 10" x 13" easy-to-cut glass. The Big Studio Pack offers an amazing mix of mottled, fracture streamers and pearlescent glass for a total of 30 pieces, 27 square feet of glass. It combines all three packs and offers even bigger savings.
These new glass packs join hundreds of new stained glass supplies found in Delphi's bi-monthly Sales Catalog and at DelphiGlass.com. To receive the Sales Catalogs and Delphi's 2004/05 Annual Stained Glass and Mosaics Catalog call 800-248-2048 or visit the website. To be the first to know about new stained glass supplies and exclusive online sales sign-up for Delphi's E-Mail Special at www.DelphiGlass.com.

Liquid Stringer Medium

New from Fusion Headquarters, the latest development in kiln forming techniques. Enjoy the freedom of being able to draw with glass. Liquid Stringer Medium is a unique gel that you can mix with powdered frits or enamels so they can be applied with a squeeze bottle or cake decorator. Anything you can draw, be it words, faces, geometric patterns or free form lines can all made in fused glass. When mixed to the proper consistence, your lines will have the round dimensional quality of a glass stringer. Mixing thinner will allow you to float areas of color. Easy to use, this medium burns out clean when fired. Tools can be clean with water. This is a great addition to any glass artist's bag of tricks. 8 oz. bottle. Contact Email fusionhq@aol.com www.fusionheadquarters.com
Fusion Headquarters, 15500 NE Kincaid RD., Newberg, OR 97132 Tel -503.538.5281 Fax - 503.538.6527

New at Ed Hoy’s...
Elephant Bevel Cluster
Just in at Ed Hoy’s International - We now have a beautiful elephant grey bevel cluster (with clear tusks) 11 x 11.5 (279 x 293mm) to brighten up your next stained glass panel!

New Dichroic Pre-cut Firesticks, Firespirals and Dragonflys
These pre-cut pieces are all 90 C.O.E. and come in both clear and black coated dichroic. Now its easier than ever to add extra flair to your next fused project. (Sold in packs of 5.)

New Twofers
Now a wider variety of Twofers are available at Ed Hoys. These two packs contain glass grinding bits with double plated bonding and maximized diamond abrasive. Newly offered are Twofer Ultra Fine Bits, Jewelry Bits, Ripple Bits and 1/8 Core Drill Bits. Enjoy extended grinding life and superior quality at a low cost with Twofers!

Candle Light Frames
Introducing Candle Light Frames available at Ed Hoys.. Decorate them with wire and glass, put in a candle and voila! You have a beautiful candle display! Each metal frame is 3 wide and 3.

Studio Nuggets
Ed Hoys is now distributing Studio Nuggets crystal colored 96 C.O.E. nuggets which are very useful for casting and glassblowing.

Mission Gallery Stands
New Mission or Frank Lloyd Wright style gallery stands augment Ed Hoys existing line of gallery stands. The stands are made of welded 3/8 steel bars pre-treated and powder coated with an orange-peel black finish. Four new styles will be available this coming May.

Photo Resists make etching a breeze

Norm & Ruth Dobbins of EtchMaster® have announced that EtchMaster® now carries a complete selection of all 8 types and thicknesses of photo resist for glass etching. Photo resist is a revolutionary type of resist material that allows a glass etcher to create etchings of incredible complexity, whether one time or a thousand times, with no hand cutting of resist.
All that is required is the blank photo resist film, a good quality black and white printout or drawing, a UV exposure light and a washout sink. Simply expose the photo resist to the UV light with the artwork on top, wash out the areas to be etched, dry and apply the resist to the glass and blast. (There is even one type of resist that doesn’t require a washout!) You can create incredibly detailed images so fast you won’t believe it and you can easily make multiple images exactly the same, all with NO HAND CUTTING.
If you want to learn how to create photo resists in a class setting, Norm & Ruth offer a 3 day intensive workshop at Aliento Glass School in Santa Fe, New Mexico. In this class, students learn how to use all 8 types of photo resist and complete up to 12 finished projects on glassware, thick glass blanks, mirror, stone, and even ceramic tile and mugs. These photo resists give especially good results for etching tiny designs on iridized or dichroic glass for fusing and glass beads.
For a complete listing of the photo resist selection and the seminars available, visit the website, www.etchmaster.com/gcm or call toll free, 888-EtchPro.

Visit us online at . . .
MOSAICTOOLS.COM visit our new easily navigated webstore! We are pleased to announce our new exclusive palette of Byzantine glass from Mosaicos Venecianos de Mexico. Don't miss our internet specials on tile, glass, and classical mosaictools! 800-557-3444 383 Shipping Ave. Miami, FL 33146.

Spectrum Adds Three Yummy Pinks and a Delicious Grape.

Spectrum Glass has introduced a quartet of luscious new pastels.
The new Quartz Pinks conjure thoughts of soft, delicate seashells.

Quartz Pink Waterglass® shows just a hint of a tint, like looking at the world through rose-colored glasses. Add a pale opalescent swirl, and you've got the essence of romance: Quartz Pink Wispy. These colors are just a step beyond neutral in tone, but their impact is undeniable.
Cotton Candy is the perfect metaphor for two new

pastels, one baby-girl Pink, one glossy Grape. Festive, fun, and so touchable you might be tempted to call them "fluffy," they go together as naturally as kids and carnivals. These two irresistible colors are part of the System 96® collection -- perfect for stained glass, for mosaics, and for fusing.

Here are the stock numbers - ask for them at your Stained Glass Retailer.
190-1W Quartz Pink Waterglass®
399-1S Quartz Pink Wispy
290-72SF Cotton Candy Pink
234-72SF Cotton Candy Grape

Kokomo Opalescent Glass Rondels go to class...
Glass artist Cathy Claycomb is currently teaching classes using Kokomo Opalescent Glass' rondels, heads and tails. (Student holding completed “Sticks and Stones.”)
For more information on these, and other KOG products, contact Kokomo Opalescent Glass at 765-457-8136, or, go to their website at http://www.kog.com.

Hanovia Precious Metals available through Reusche & Co.
Engelhard Corporation has named Reusche & Co. of T.W.S., Inc. as product packager and distributor for its Hanovia® decorative product line of precious metals and lusters used by the glass and ceramics industry, effective January 1, 2005.
Based in Greeley, Colorado, Reusche & Co. will distribute Engelhard’s Hanovia products throughout the world. Engelhard will continue to support existing products and will plan new product development with Reusche & Co.
Precious metals have become extremely popular in the decorating industry in recent years. Reusche & Co. offers a full range of precious metals and lusters in a liquid form for use on both glass and ceramics. All of these precious metals are applied using varied methods including by brush, roller, screening, pad stamping or spraying.
To request Engelhard Hanovia, please contact Reusche & Co. via phone at 970.346.8577 or by fax at 970.346.8575.

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