Upcoming Events:

Tickets are now on Sale for the
GlassRoots Fall Celebration and Auction
A celebration of glassmaking and entrepreneurship


Tuesday, October 18th, 6 - 9 PM
at the Newark Museum (49 Washington Street, Newark)

Cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and light supper
Auction of fine glass art and adventures
Youth glass demonstrations

Hosted by Randi and Marc Berson at the Newark Museum

To download a PDF of the invitation,click here.
To puchase tickets now, click here.

VISITING ARTIST WORKSHOP

 Weekend Workshop: "A Taste of Pate de Verre"November 19  - 20,  2011

On November 19 and 20, GlassRoots is thrilled to be hosting visiting artist, Anna Boothe, to teach a two-day beginner experience whirlwind, "A Taste of Pate de Verre".  Pate de verre is a technique that was coined in the late 19^th Century in France and has its roots in antiquity.  This painterly casting process consists of mixing colored glass powders with a liquid binder to form pastes that can be placed into the recesses of a heat-resistant mold and fused in a kiln to create a solid glass object.  The resultant glass form is characteristically translucent, often sugar-like and glows from within when lit.

 Students will be introduced to the traditional pate de verre casting process through the making of a small relief tile, which will be fired at the end of the class.  Information provided will cover process examples and history; clay relief modeling; refractory mold-making; glass selection, preparation and application; firing procedure; and finishing options.  The class is great for both beginners and those with experience.

 Anna Boothe trained as a sculptor at the Rhode Island School of Design and has worked with glass since 1980.  She holds a MFA from the Tyler School of Art, where she was a member of the Glass Program faculty for a total of 16 years.  From 2003-2007, she coordinated and helped to institute the Glass Art Degree Program at Salem Community College in southern New Jersey, a program whose curriculum focused studies on kiln-forming, kiln-casting, and flameworking.  She also chaired the annual International Flameworking Conference held at the school.

 Boothe lectures and teaches workshops on frit and pate de verre casting regularly at numerous facilities, including the Studio of the Corning Museum of Glass, Urban Glass in Brooklyn, NY, the Pittsburgh Glass Center, Pilchuck Glass School, many university settings, and at glass schools in Belgium, Switzerland, Turkey, and Japan.  Her kiln-cast work is in the collection of the Corning Museum of Glass and in numerous private collections.  In recent years, she has participated in the Particle Theories and Celebrating Connections exhibits at the Museum of American Glass in Millville, NJ, Figures and Forms at Leo Kaplan Modern in New York City, World Glass Today at the Aptos Cruz Gallery in Adelaide, Australia and the Bullseye Connection Gallery's 20/20 exhibit in Portland, OR.  In the past several years, she has lectured at the Rochester Institute of Technology, Virginia Commonwealth University, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Illinois State University, Illinois-Wesleyan University, Sheridan College in Toronto and the Everhart Museum in Scranton, PA.

 Currently, Boothe is a free-lance artist and resides outside of Philadelphia.  She lectures and conducts workshops regularly.  We are thrilled to have such an accomplished glass artist coming to GlassRoots to offer this special weekend experience.  This is a great opportunity to learn from a practicing artist.

The workshop is Saturday and Sunday, November 19 and 20, 10 AM to 5 PM.  Registration for the weekend class is $350 per person which includes all materials, supplies and kiln-firing time.  Please call 973.353.9555 for more information or to register.  You may also register online at our workshop page.

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