RECENT SOLO EXHIBITS
"Telling Time: Gifts and Visions" (2007)
We live in times of escalating chaos. Indigenous elders have spoken of these times for many centuries, and are telling us with urgency that
making our way through the tougher times ahead requires remembering the original instructions. From the Arctic Circle to Australia, First Peoples
speak in one voice about honoring our Earth, understanding that everything including each of us is connected to everything else
and part of a great Mystery that cannot be contained in numbers, words, or intellect. We all have our original roots among people who
sustained our world for eons. If we can Listen, our own Ancestors can guide us now. This could be a Good time.
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"Earth, Time and Light: Old Voices Speaking" (2006)
A number of Old Cultures thousands of years old, not just a few hundred years speak clearly about the present times.
My experience has been that their understandings of the world can give us very different ways of seeing and responding to what we face. We all have our original roots in these Old Cultures and when we Listen, sometimes we can Remember.
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INFORMATION AND ORGANIZATIONS
International
Guild of Glass Artists
IGGA is an international organization committed to facilitating communication
among glass artists, encouraging education, and promoting excellence in
the glass arts. IGGA published the quarterly journal Glass Notes.
www.igga.org
National
Capital Art Glass Guild
Founded in 1978 as a community of stained glass artisans, NCAGG is a dynamic
organization encompassing the full range of glass arts. The guild sponsors
a wide variety of educational programs, shows, and exhibits, and publishes
a quarterly newsletter. Membership ranges from novice to well-recognized
glass artists.
www.ncagg.org
Northern
Virginia Handcrafters Guild
One of the oldest guilds in the Washington DC area, Northern Virginia
Handcrafters Guild was founded in 1972 to promote craftsmanship and to
give members an opportunity to bring their work to the public. The guild
sponsors several juried shows each year, participates in various arts
education events, maintains active community service projects, and publishes
a monthly newsletter.
www.nvhg.org
WarmGlass.com
The internet's premier guide to fusing, slumping, and related kiln-forming
techniques. A genuine and dynamic online community -- excellent discussion
boards, resources, tutorial and gallery.
www.warmglass.com
SPECIAL ARTISTS AND OTHER GOOD THINGS
Sara
Creekmore
www.creekmore-glass.com
New Terra
Artifacts (Jeanne Kent)
www.newterra.com
Laurel Yourkowski
Studio
www.laurelyourkowski.com
All Matters Gallery (Cynthia Gale, Rainer Hildenbrand)
www.allmatters.net
Southeastern Spiritual Conference, June 2008
www.southeasternconference.org
Judith's
Glass (Judith Conway)
www.judithsglass.com
Prayer Vigil for the Earth
www.oneprayer.org
International Council of 13 Indigenous Grandmothers
www.grandmotherscouncil.com
Mayan Majix
www.mayanmajix.com
Martin Prechtel
www.floweringmountain.com
Malidoma Some, Echoes of the Ancestors
www.malidoma.org
Eco Artware
www.eco-artware.com