The Big 400

The Big 400 Show, organized by Chris Haberman, is coming up next weekend. The show opens Saturday, December 14 at 2:00, on the third floor of Pioneer Place in downtown Portland, and each work sells for $40! A steal! Proceeds support local artists, The Peoples Art of Portland Gallery, and The Oregon Food Bank. The annual show has grown to nearly 666 artist this year. Maybe it should be the big 700? Each artist does up to 10 works and the variety is staggering. Something for everyone. Come on out and support this worthy event. Art goes quickly, so hurry in for best selection!

Eugene Opening

Tomorrow night is the opening of my show with Renee Manford at The Gallery at the Watershed in Eugene at 321 Mill St., Suite 6. Renee will have landscape paintings and monoprints and I will have paintings and kiln formed glass. This gallery, which opened this April is a new venue for me, and I am looking forward to the opening and meeting new people and sharing my work. The reception is from 7-8:30 pm. I hope to see you there!

A New Gallery Affiliation

It is my pleasure to inform you that I am now a member of Waterstone Gallery in Portland. Waterstone is an artist owned gallery, established in 1992. The gallery has 17 members who work in various media, including glass, metal and painting, and many others. Waterstone is located in the Pearl District of Portland, Oregon and offers rotating monthly shows, as well as ongoing exhibition of all the gallery artists.

You can find the gallery at  424 NW 12th Ave. Gallery hours are Weds.-Sat. 12-6, Sun. 12-4. For more information visit the gallery website at waterstonegallery.com, or call 503-226-6196.

A Summer Show in Seattle

Saturday July 13 marked the opening of a new show of work by Susie Wind and me at The Fountainhead Gallery. I feel the work is a strong, consistent body of work, with the meditative, quiet feeling I am seeking. If you are in Seattle in the coming month, I invite you to take a look. The Fountainhead Gallery is located at 625 W McGraw, in the lovely Queen Anne area. The show runs through Aug 4. Gallery hours are Th, Fr 11-6, Sa, Su 12-5. Phone # 206-285-4467. Discover more at www.fountainheadgallery.com

A New Work For Spring

Here's a recently completed glass piece to usher in spring. "Light Ray," 10x14.5x.25 inches

A New Gallery

I'm pleased to let you know I am now represented by Eugene's newest gallery, The Gallery at the Watershed at 321 Mill St.  Gallery owner Amy Isler Gibson has been a psychotherapist for the last 20 years and has chosen to follow her bliss and share her love of art with Eugene and beyond. The gallery opens  with a group show of represented artists April 1, with a grand opening set for June 1 from 4-8 pm. Regular gallery hours are Tues. - Sat 11-5 and by appointment. The gallery is easily accessible from the Coburg Road exit as you enter Eugene. More details to follow. Stay tuned.

Looking Forward to August

I am happy to inform you that I will be participating in the American Craft Council Show in San Francisco August 2-4. This juried event of fine crafts will feature excellent artists in the media of wood, glass, ceramics, jewelry, textiles, metal and stone, as well as other materials. I will be showing glass. It's my first time of dipping my foot into the big art show market, and I will have much to learn. I look forward to exhibiting my work to a larger audience and sharing my process with them. If you are planning a summer trip to the Bay Area, keep this in mind.