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Winter

2010 Newsletter

22nd Annual Juried Exhibition AwardsBest in Show $600

Phillip Nolley, Staunton, Altar Vessel

Hampton Arts Commission (Purchase Award) $500

Matthew Fine, Norfolk, Body of Work

2nd Place $300

Ryan Gothrop, Richmond, Glasketball

3rd Place $150

Carolyn Riley, Chesapeake, Body of Work

Award of Exellence $100

Judy Doyle, Virginia Beach, Morning Mist

Virginia Van Horn, Norfolk, Full Moon

Award of Merit

Ron Rogers, Williamsburg, Reticello/Incalmo Vessel

Jerry Whitehurst, Virginia Beach, Tangerine Popsicle

Jude Schlotzhauer, Mechanicsville, Sun Vessel with Skull

Teresa Phillips, Chesapeake, My Glass Harp

Scholarship Award $1000

Clay McGlamory, Norfolk

Phillip NolleyAltar Vessel

Ryan GothropGlasketball

Carolyn RileyDiva

Peninsula Glass Guild

Over the past two decades, this

homegrown band of artists from such

familiar places as Yorktown, Newport

News and Williamsburg has proven

that there's nothing provincial about

their passion or talent. And their

unusual ambition has transformed

what was once a strictly local show

into a competition of regional and

even state importance. This year's

exhibit of nearly 150 works is half

again as big as it has been in recent

years - and the collection of 44 artists

also is 50 percent larger.

From Daily Press Article ~Mark St. John Erickson

There were several pieces that I considered worthy of inclusion, but due to the constraints ofthe exhibition, was unable to do so. I'm always looking for work that embodies several points:technical virtuosity, aesthetic attraction, and intellectual stimulation. I began with anexpectation of excellence, based on comparison to similar contemporary and historical workwithin each genre or technique. I was then looking for something a little different - a twist orthought or perspective that had not occurred to me or that I'd not encountered. Poetry hasbeen described as 'an astonishment of words' - I find that concept applies to visual artwork aswell. My attraction to precision is balanced by an interest in risk taking, and I enjoyed severalexamples of work that was conceptually very fresh to me. I believe that the future of art inglass will be defined by marrying techniques that have heretofore been held as separate anddistinct from one another. I am impressed by the great variety of strong work offered by thePGG community.

Juror: Milon TownsendInternationally Known Glass Artist

I obviously see work through the lens of my own taste andexperience. That being said, I believe that there are fairlyobjective standards of quality and interest that guided methrough the process.

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Best-in-show winner Phillip Nolley came

to compete - for at least the second time

- all the way from his home in Staunton.

"There are more people doing more

glass here - and they're doing it at a

much higher and more serious level

than ever," says James Warwick Jones,

manager of the Charles H. Taylor Arts

Center, which has hosted the annual

exhibit since its beginning.

"And the show has only gotten strongerby reaching out across Hampton Roadsand the rest of the state to other glassartists."

Matthew FineHampton ArtsCommission Award

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Ali Rogan has been an award winningartist and teacher for over 20 years.Since 1999 she has been a partner ofCristallo Artisans, since 1998 aninstructor at the Governor’s School forthe Arts, Norfolk and also InstructorFaculty with the Contemporary ArtsCenter in Virginia Beach. Ali won theBest in Show award in the PGGAnnual Juried Exhibition in 2008.

The Many Faces of Glass was asolo exhibit at Charles Taylor ArtCenter during the PGG 22nd AnnualJuried Exhibition.

Ali Rogan: The Many Faces of Glass

Working with fire, whether at theforge with metal or in the gloryhole with molten glass, Wadelikes to form and shape both intofunctional and decorative art.Drawing inspiration from theflowing lines in nature, Wade’sfurniture, metal pieces, blownglass, stained glass andsculptures are pleasing to the eyeand complimentary to any homeor office.

Wade will give the guild membersa tour of his studio and ademonstration.

Saturday February 27 Artistic Design Studio

Artist’s StatementThe Many Faces of Glass, refers tothe diverse methods a glass artistcan work in. Over the past twenty-five years I have discovered a wayto integrate all that I enjoy in othermedia, and express that into myglass artwork. It has been anexciting, creative journey, constantlypushing boundaries to see howmuch further it can go. The workevolving with glass installations ofwaterfall and riverbeds, each yearbecoming more detailed and varied.The exciting thing is that even I donot know where it will lead to.

Artistic Design StudioWade and Susan Brooks1124 Garden Creed RdMathews, VA 23109

Saturday February 271pm-3pm

We will carpool from: Cristallo Artisans 11835 Canon Blvd. Ste C104 Newport News, VA

Carpool will leave at 11:30amPlan to return by 5pm

Sign up for carpool will beconducted by email closer to theevent.

Hungarian Falls

Sunday March 21 Vitrigraph Kiln and Glass Fusing WorkshopTime: 1:00-4:00pmCost: $30 plus Materials/Firing $10 (PGG members only)PGG Fund Raiser for Scholarship Fund by past scholarship award winner Ali Rogan.Class space limited to eight students. Students will learn how to use a vitrigraph kiln to createinteresting and fluid lines using 'stringers' for paintings on glass. The glass paintings will belayered with a combination of glass fusing textures to create a more painterly affect. Thecompleted work will be kiln fired and available for pick up the following week. Beginners and Intermediate students-no experience in fusing glass needed for this class.

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This spring the Commonwealth ofVirginia launches Minds WideOpen, a celebration of women inthe arts. In conjunction with thestatewide initiative, the Chryslerwill devote its Large ChangingGallery to an extraordinaryexhibition of works by womenartists—all of them drawn from theMuseum’s permanent collection.Women of the Chrysler will featuremore than 150 works by femalepainters, sculptors, photographers,glass artists, andprintmakers—from Harriet CanyPeale, Mary Cassatt, KätheKollwitz and Dorothea Lange toDiane Argus, Louise Nevelson,Cindy Sherman, and Jaune Quick-to-See-Smith.

Wednesday March 24 Private Gallery TourWomen of the Chrysler: A 400-Year Celebration of the Arts

Saturday April 24 Virginia Hot Glass Festival

On view March 27through July 18 in theNorfolk Southern LargeChanging Gallery

Sneak Preview with CuratorKelly Conway

Wednesday March 24

Tour Starting at 4:00 PM

The Chrysler MuseumOlney StreetNorfolk, VA

Dinner to Follow in the Café

Cuisine & Company at theChrysler Café is now open until8pm on Wednesday! Stop by forone of our great dinner specials,or just a snack or glass of winewith friends. It’s the perfectpairing to our evening artprograms.

Sunspots Studios in historicStaunton proudly presents TheVirginia Hot Glass Festival, theonly festival in Virginia devotedentirely to glass artistry.Watch as glass artists fromacross the region demonstratevarious hot glass techniques,including traditional glass blowing,sand casting, and bead making.See exhibits of the region's finestblown glass and art glass beadsand jewelry. This is a rareopportunity to buy work frommany hot glass artists in onelocation. Many PGG memberswill be demonstrating and sellingat this festival.

Sunspot Studios202 South Lewis StreetStaunton,VA

Saturday April 24Festival Hours 9am-6pm

We will carpool from: Cristallo Artisans 11835 Canon Blvd. Ste C104 Newport News, VACarpool will leave at 7amPlan to return by 11pmWe will plan to have lunch inStaunton and dinner on theroad.Sign up for carpool will beconducted by email closer tothe event.


Emilio has been hard at workbuilding his new studio, which willinclude facilities for glass blowingand casting, in addition tolampworking. He has offered toteach a workshop for guildmembers in his new space andwe look forward to more detailscoming soon.

Flameworking Workshop with Emilio Santini TBA

The Workhouse Arts Center, aprogram of the Lorton ArtsFoundation, provides essentialvisual and performing arts studioand exhibition space as well asengaging arts education programsfor people of all ages and artisticabilities. Set on 55 acres of land inthe historic D.C. Workhouse andReformatory, the Workhouseprovides a home for more than150 of the regions finestprofessional and emerging artistsas well as cooperative studios,performance and theatre venues,dedicated gallery space, and eventfacilities.

June Tour of the Lorton Workhouse

Emilio Santini

Studio of Emilio SantiniCarter’s Neck RoadWilliamsburg, VA

Date and Time TBA

Details will be made available tomembers by email closer to theevent.

The Workhouse Arts Center9517 Workhouse WayLorton, VA

Guided tour by Rick Sherbert,Program Director for Glass

Rick will talk about the programand there will be free time formembers to visit the facility attheir leisure.

Scheduled for June

Date and Time TBA

Details will be made available tomembers by email closer to theevent.

A Thank You Note Heather Sutherland is a TCC Visual Arts Center glass student who was fortunate enough tobenefit from the raffle that was held during the November meeting, securing her a place inthe Milon Townsend Lost Wax Casting Workshop. She writes in gratitude to the guild:

Thank you for the experience to be a part of your workshop! Worshopssuch as these are not only important to learn technique, but to gainknowledge of the art community which it supports.


Member Exhibitions

Teresa C Philips

My Glass Harp

VIRGINIA VAN HORN

Norfolk native Virginia Van Horn is alongtime member of the Hampton Roadsart community and has an extensiveexhibition record both in the region and inthe Southeastern U.S.

She received her BFA in printmakingfrom the University of North Carolina,Chapel Hill and her MFA in sculpturefrom the Visual Studies Program of OldDominion and Norfolk State Universities.She also studied and exhibited in Urbino,Italy as part of a program sponsored byNew York’s School of Visual Arts.

Virginia currently teaches at OldDominion University, Norfolk StateUniversity and the Governor’s School forthe Arts. Inspired by her childhood as achampion rider, she is fascinated byanimal imagery, especially horses. Hermost recent work branches out fromequine images to explore new anddifferent combinations of animals, bothwild and domestic.

The PGG has a number of new membersthis year. Please look over the list belowas well as the few short bios following.Hopefully, information will be receivedfrom the rest of our new members so wecan introduce all of you gradually to theguild in future newsletters and emails.

Virginia AtkinsCatherine AnninosDiane HussonKenneth LantzKathy LittleBeth NettsCathy-Jo RamseyLucia SantiniBrenda SharpBetty SwanHollister WeberLaura WaltersKaren SullivanNona RobertsonKyle ShoverNate AveryJerry WhitehurstRyan GothropRon RogersPlease send your bio to theCorresponding Secretary, emailaddress found on page 8.

New Members

KATHY LITTLE

ALI ROGAN

BETH NETTS

heArt throb:The Passion of LifeJanuary 15-February 19

Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts110 W. Finney Ave.Downtown Suffolk757-923-0003

TERESA C PHILLIPS

Anything GoesJanuary 22-April 16

Pembroke 4 Art GalleryBuilding 4, Suite 128Independence Blvd.Virginia Beach, VA

757-493-9900

Gallery Hours: M-F 9-5pm

Governor’s School forThe Arts StudentsChloe CinibulkMelanie ColumbusVilolet GalanteAndi RussoTinaNick WalkoIshiah White


For the next ten years Phillip’s mainfocus was on refinement of techniqueand form. In 1994 an accident whiletraveling forced him to stop blowingfor three months. During this time hebegan experimenting with Pate deverre casting as well as painting,creating large gestural figures oncanvas stretched across the floor. Thatperiod of experimentation planted theseeds that would grow into a newdirection in his work. Still rooted inhis love of classic technique and form,Phillip is reaching back to his love ofimprovisation and the excitingpossibilities and beauty that randomsurface treatments can bring to blownand cast objects. “ Improvisation is more important tomy work than ever. Rarely is a piececompletely conceived from thebeginning. Rather, I start with formand let the rhythm of the work flow toits natural conclusion.”

New Members cont.

Clay McGlamory

Spring Forward

PHILLIP NOLLEY

Shortly after his 1980 graduation with adegree in music focusing on Jazz, Phillipjoined a Quintet, traveling and playingthroughout Virginia. During this intensetime of experimentation he neededsupplemental work to support himself. Inearly ’81, following the advice of a friend,Phillip went to the hot shop of acclaimedglass artist Jon Kuhn; four hours later hisartistic path had changed.

“I had never seen hot glass nor any partof the process. I was mesmerized.Balancing the intricate rhythm andtechnical challenges of blowing glass waslike an improvisation, but after a few briefmoments there was a glowing objectmirroring the passion and technicalIntensity of the artist.”

Phillip stayed in Kuhn’s studio for threemore years, working at the furnace andlearning about the many possibilities ofcold working and surface treatments. In’84 he took a glassblowing position at aproduction studio, continuing to refine hisskills. In 1985 he moved on, building hisfirst studio in down town Staunton,Virginia.

CLAY MCGLAMORY

Clay McGlamory was born in San Diego, California in 1970. In 1978 he and his family moved to Okinawa, Japan wherethey traveled extensively throughout Asia before moving to the Tidewater area of Virginia. His experiences in the SouthPacific and Asia changed his outlook at an early impressionable age, enriching his appreciation for other cultures as wellas his own. He completed grade school in Virginia Beach where his interest for the visual arts began to thrive. Claymoved to Norfolk where he went to Old Dominion University for his BFA and attended the joint program between ODUand Norfolk State University for his MFA, graduating with honors. He has taught printmaking and design courses for ODUas an Adjunct Assistant Professor since 1999 and has taught printmaking, papermaking and book arts for the Governor’sSchool for the Arts since 1994. Clay has had 15 solo/two artist exhibitions including The Selden Gallery, Norfolk, VA andThe Red Door Gallery in Richmond, Virginia in 2009, The White Canvas Gallery in Richmond, Virginia in 2006 and TheContemporary Art Center of Virginia in Virginia Beach, Virginia and TCC Visual Arts Center in Portsmouth, Virginia in2005. His work has been included in over 130 national and international juried and invitational exhibitions and has wonawards for printmaking, book arts and mixed media works. He was one of the 2007 recipients of the SURDNA foundationgrant for artists teaching in art at specialty high school programs. Clay is an active, participating member of the SouthernGraphics Council, The Florida Printmakers, American Print Alliance and now The Peninsula Glass Guild. He has givenworkshops in a variety of media, worked as a master printer, completed commissioned site specific installations, curatedexhibitions and organized print portfolios that have been exhibited in many venues across the country and in Japan. Manyof these portfolios are in national collections. The majority of Clay’s current works are large back-lighted enamelscreenprint installations and monoprints on colored and clear Acrylic sheets. He also works in lithography, collograph,book arts, and creates cold glass mixed media works. New works in glass casting and sandblasting are an extension onhis interests in keyed up color, transparency and form. His work is in numerous public and private collections.


Ali RoganD’Art Center, Norfolk(757) 625-4211Kiln Carved Glass Tile For ages 16 and up. Beginner oradvanced Students. Design and createamazing metallic iridized cast tile formsusing a glass casting process called kilncarving. The kiln fiber materials will beused to mold the glass tiles into adesired form. This workshop will cover avariety of casting tile and methods inorder to illustrate the unique designspossible in glass. The instructor will bringa small kiln to demonstrate and teachstudents the kiln firing process.$65 + $15 materials and firing fee.February 20Saturday, 10am-4pm

Classes Taught by Members

President: Carolyn Riley [email protected] President: Ali Rogan [email protected]/Web: Rick Nelson [email protected] Secretary: Heather Hartle [email protected] Secretary: Sharon Dombrowski [email protected] Member: Ed Francis [email protected] Member: Nancy Giere [email protected] Member/Student Rep: Trish Caroccia [email protected]

PGG Officers

Ali RoganContemporary Art Center of VA,Virginia Beach(757) 425-0000Glass Pattern Bar PlateCombine glass fusing and kiln-formedpattern bars to create a unique glassplate. Create a pattern bar by layeringstrips of glass together and fusing tocreate a solid piece. Once fired, patternbars will be cut and then assembled andre-fused to form a glass plate.CAC Members $80 + $20 materials andfiring fee.March 6 and 7Saturday, 10am-2pm andSunday, 1pm-4pm

I have a 400lb glassblowing furnacemade by Pantera glass which I wouldlike to sell. It is in excellentcondition. Includes burner. I amasking $2000, but I will accept anyreasonable offer. Contact James Clark(757) 729-3111.

Interested in buying used glass blowingequipment including blow pipe, jacks,tweezers, diamond shears, molds, etc.Contact Carolyn Riley(703)-231-7560 (cell)

MarketplaceGlass Supplies available from theMilon Townsend Casting WorkshopSpectrum Scrap 96 COE glassSP96PACK for 96 COE fusing glassUroborus Casting Color Frit 96 COESystem 96 Casting Chunks Crystal GlassR&R101 Investment Casting MaterialThe supplies will be sold at cost in order to reimbursePGG expenses.Students from the workshop will havefirst choice of the extra supplies.

Milon Towsend MaterialsBook: "Making & Marketing Better Artwork" $25 4-hour DVD set: "Introduction to Lost Wax KilnCasting " $75

Contact Ali Rogan: [email protected]

Annual Membership Dues (covers July 1 – June 30) Pay Membership Fees at a meeting or mail to:

Treasurer, Peninsula Glass Guild, 845 Yorkshire Lane, Newport News, VA 23608 Individual $25.00 Couple $35.00 Senior/student $18.00 Couple (sr/student) $25.00 Business $50.00

Membership Fees

The Peninsula Glass Guild is organizedfor educational, artistic and charitablepurposes.

The goals of the guild include the sharingof artistic ideas, expanding knowledgeabout glass, and stretching artisticimaginations through exploration of glassas an artist’s medium.

In order to promote an awareness ofglass as an art form, the Guild annually

Mission StatementPGGEstablished in

1986 to promotestudio glass andprovide a forumfor glass artists

to gather foreducationaland supportpurposes.

We’re on the Web!See us at:

peninsulaglassguild.org

PGGCorresponding Secretary121 Jeffersons HundredWilliamsburg, VA 23185

donates either glass art, educational glassrelated materials, or grants to a chosen,public, non-profit organization.

Donated glass artwork is most oftendesigned and created by guild members ina collaborative, educational effort. Theguild has also contributed to the purchaseof glass artwork for The Chrysler Museumand The American Theatre.

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