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The first class of 2009 is the beginner’s class – Glass Lovers Weekend.
Jennie Lindstrom and Don Daniels teach this popular class. The class is intensive, but everyone gets to create a number of cool glass objects. Shown here is the class working on a clay positive object that will ultimately be made from cast glass.
A Pepsi can in clay
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Washington Post Metro Section:
By David Nakamura
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, January 9, 2009; Page B01
Across the Washington region, homeowners’ dreams of a quick and easy payday are evaporating as the days tick down to President-elect Barack Obama’s swearing-in ceremony Jan. 20: The inaugural housing market has gone bust in record time.
Those who listed their properties within a week or two of Obama’s Nov. 4 election victory were able to score deals, but those who jumped on the bandwagon after that have largely been left without offers.
Take Tim Tate, for instance. When he heard that a neighbor had rented out his condo in the trendy Mather Studios in downtown Washington for $3,000 for inauguration week, he and his friends hatched a plan to rent out their own units and use the profits for a week-long jaunt to Morocco.
But nearly two months after listing his condo on an inaugural housing Web site (one bedroom, one bath, $2,000 for the week), Tate has gotten nary a nibble. Neither have his friends. He dropped the price twice. The only inquiry came from European parents who wanted to rent it for their daughter’s semester in the District.
“We all started to list, and then the silence ensued,” said Tate, a glass artist and founder of the Washington Glass Studio and Community Arts Centre.
for more of the article – click here:
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Don Daniels working on a casting set-up at the Glass School. 
Our boys from Alfred University – Don working with Dan Schubmehl.
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Erwin Timmers (the king of green art) has created the new award for The National Capital Fiat Club (DC Fiats). Using green glass, Erwin cast the image of the US Capitol dome, and formed the glass into the 2009 award.
Eco-artist Erwin Timmers’ arwork relates to environmental issues and he shows this in his themes and the techniques he uses – with Erwin, it’s not just the finished product, but also the process used to create the art.
Erwin teaches many classes at the Washington Glass School that incorporate sustainable design.
For Erwin’s website – click here.
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Allegra Marquart’s is a print artist who is now translating her work into glass. Allegra creates whimsical, allegorical stories that are sand carved into colored glass panels that she makes. Her story panels were the hit of Chicago SOFA 2008, and her work is represented by Maurine Littleton Gallery in Georgetown.
Look at more of Allegra’s work on her website – click here
Allegra will be showing at Palm Beach 3 Contemporary Art Fair in January, 2009.
>Nancy Donnelly is in full inauguration mindset.
Although it is not her usual artwork – she really enjoys making the craft pieces. Nancy’s usual artwork can be seen here
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Cheryl Derricotte – a celebrity studio artist from the Washington Glass School’s early days is the new executive director of Prince Georges County’s Gateway Community Development Corporation. Her artwork includes narrative glass and mixed-media sculptures focused on contemporary issues and politics. Whether jewelry or cast glass sculpture, Cheryl’s work always incorporates a strong statement. 
Check out her website here
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i really love the Tarot Series that Michael Janis produced.
check them out here:
http://www.michaeljanis.com/gallery.html
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Syl Mathis is one of the Washington Glass School ‘studio artists’.
His finely crafted boats are highly sought after for their poetic compositions.
Syl creates plaster silica molds and 
loads with glass. He fires the glass for at least two days, and then cold-works the cast glass.
Tough guy – but cries at the slightest glass cut.
