International Guild of Glass Artists - New England Chapter Chapter Meetings

Each month IGGA-NEC gathers for a meeting, hosted by one of our members. The meetings have two sections. First a business meeting to discuss plans and issues of the chapter, and second a hands-on demo or discussion by one or more of our members sharing their knowledge on a special topic. In addition, we encourage all members to bring along questions to toss out in our informal Q&A sessions.

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Event	Date	Host	Topic
2004 January Meeting	January 17, 2004	Dave Zaltzberg	Torch Safety, Liliana Glenn
February Meeting	February 28, 2004	Eileen & Mike Ferrance	The Dremel Tool, Gina Poppe and Fred Altaffer
March Meeting	March 27, 2004	Kathy Blackmer	Farewell Sundaes for Ebba
April Meeting	April 24, 2004	Jef and Denise Renk	Tile Creater & Mosaic Grout Demo, Denise Renk
May Meeting	May 22, 2004	Lisa Richardson-Bach	Deep Layers and Kiln Fun, Lisa Richardson-Bach Kiln Controllers, Tony Smith
June Meeting	June 26, 2004	Linda Cardell	Odyssey Lamp, Pat Benoit Cold Working Glass, Linda Cardell Roger Thomas Class, Lynn Smith
July Meeting	July 24, 2004	Cathy Ahearn	Cookout/Elections Current Members Only please
August	Summer Break	Time to catch up on all those glass projects!
September Meeting	Sept. 25, 2004	Penny Faich	Making a Plexiglas Stand, Penny Faich
October Meeting	October 23, 2004	Lisa Richardson-Bach	Diamond Wheel Engraving, Including on Glass Beads, Paula Wright
November Meeting	November 20, 2004	Sally Eyring	Pate de Verre Demo, Sally Eyring
December	Holiday Break	Time to celebrate the holidays and catch up on all those glass projects!
2005 January Meeting	January 22, 2005	Worcester Center for Crafts	Alex Bernstein, Director, slideshow & tour Cancelled due to the Blizzard of '05 Will be rescheduled
February Meeting	February 27, 2005 Sunday 12:30 (lunch)	Kathy Blackmer	Debbie Tarsitano, Guest Speaker "A 30-year retrospective"
March Meeting	March 19, 2005	Paula Wright	Diamond Wheel Engraving demo, Paula Wright
April Meeting	April 30, 2005 Saturday	Penny Faich	Vitrograph Demo, Penny Faich and Fred Altaffer
June Meeting	June 26, 2005 Sunday	New Street Glass, Worcester Center for Crafts	Playdate from 1:00-5:00pm, Current Members Only please Meeting at 1:00
July Meeting	July 23, 2005 Saturday	Fred Altaffer	Cookout/Elections Current Members Only please
August Meeting	Summer Break	Time to catch up on all those glass projects!
September Meeting	Sept. 25, 2005 Sunday 1:00 pm	Benton Jones	Drop Ring Demo, Benton Jones
October Meeting	Oct. 29, 2005 Saturday	Linda Cardell	Bring your "wish list ideas"
Nov/Dec Meeting	Dec 3, 2005 Saturday	Sally Eyring	Lost Wax Techniques, Sally Eyring
2006 January Meeting	Jan 29, 2006 Sunday 2:00 pm	Christopher Foster	Studio Visit, Christopher Foster Glassworks Demo of HOAF Infrared Kiln, Pressing Hot Glass into Metal Molds, Mosaic Glass Window Technique
February Meeting	Feb 26, 2006 Sunday 2:30 pm	Denise Renk	Mosaic Techniques, Denise Renk and Al Wood Cancelled due weather, to be rescheduled
March Meeting	March 26, 2006 Sunday 1:30 pm	Fred Altaffer	Rita Marasa, Guest Speaker "Sell, Sell, Sell", the Art of Marketing Your Work
April Meeting	April 23, 2006 Sunday 1:00 pm	Sally Eyring	Steve Coen, Guest Speaker Insurance for the Home Studio
June Meeting	June 17, 2006 Saturday 5:30 pm	Leslie Nickerson	Leslie Nickerson, Sandblasting & Sandcarving Demo
July Meeting	July 22, 2006 Saturday 3:00 pm	Fred Altaffer	Cookout & Elections Current Members Only please
September Meeting	September 23, 2006 Saturday evening	Hosts: Pat & Bob Benoit New Street Glass Studio Worcester Center for Crafts	Robert Oddy, Stained Glass Artist Guest Speaker "3D in traditional Stained Glass, Giving Depth to Stained Glass"
October Meeting	October 22, 2006 Sunday 1:30	Lynn Smith	"How deep IS it?" Multi-layered Fused Wall Hangings Explained
November - December Meeting	December 3, 2006 Sunday 1:30	Norm & Stef Brown	"Who knew??" Member tips to make glass working easier!
2007 January Meeting	January 28, 2007 Sunday 1:30	Fred Altaffer	"Fear of Cold Working"
February Meeting	February 25, 2007 Sunday 1:30	Sally Eyring	"Making re-usable slumping molds" & "Sandblaster tune-up"
March Meeting	March 25, 2007 Sunday 1:30	Penny Faich	Roberta Segal "Everything you always wanted to know about Pilchuck ..."
April Meeting - postponed	April 29, 2007 Sunday 2 pm	Denise Renk	"The Art of Mosaics" Discussion and Demos
May Meeting	May 12, 2007 Saturday 6:30 pm	Fred Altaffer	"Carrying a Torch" - A Demonstration of Techniques of Torchwork
June Meeting	June 24, 2007 Sunday 1:30 pm	Linda Cardell	Alice Gebhart, "From Paintbrush to Kiln - How One Artist Transforms Original Artwork from Paper to Glass"
July Meeting	July 29, 2007 Sunday 1:30 pm	Penny Faich	Cookout & Elections Current Members Only please
September Meeting	September 30, 2007 Sunday 1:00 pm	Ellen Scott	"What I learned at the last glass event I attended"
October Meeting	October 27, 2007 Saturday 6:30 pm	Salt Box Studio	Roger Nachman, Guest Speaker
Nov-Dec Meeting	December 2, 2007 Sunday 1:30 pm	Norm and Stef Brown	Glass Tips & Fun Ideas
2008 January Meeting	January 27 Sunday 1:30 pm	Brenda Hedden	A Brief History of the Kaleidoscope From a Victorian Toy to a Modern Work of Art
February Meeting	February 24 Sunday 1:30 pm	Sally Eyring	Enameling on Copper & Silver Demonstration
March Meeting	March 16 Sunday 1:30 pm	Penny Faich	Wire Wrapping - Not Just for Jewelry Anymore
April Meeting	April 27 Sunday 1:30 pm	Marilyn & Michael Brier	Tools - Cool and Otherwise
June Meeting	June 8 Sunday 1:30 pm	Linda Cardell	PMC and Silver Art Clay demonstrations by Ellen Scott and Nan Burke
August Meeting	August 3 Sunday 1:30 pm	Penny Faich	Cookout & Elections Current Members Only please
September Meeting	September 28 Sunday 1:30 pm	Steph & Norm Brown	Bonnie House on Glass Paintings
October Meeting	October 26 Sunday 1:30 pm	Nan Burke	Studio Design by Nan Burke
Nov-Dec Meeting	December 7 Sunday 1:30 pm	Steph & Norm Brown	Ellen Scott "PMC Certification projects, BronzClay and painting on glass with PMC slip"
2009 January Meeting	January 25 Sunday 1:30 pm	Fred Altaffer	Tools for Cutting Glass Cancelled -- watch for a future date
Febrary Meeting	February 22 Sunday 1:30 pm	Fred Altaffer	Taking a hobby (glass) and starting a Business
March Meeting	March 29 Sunday 1:30 pm	Penny Faich	Forming Acrylic Plastic, Presented by Penny Faich
April Meeting	April 26 Sunday 1:30 pm	Ellen Scott	A Mixed Bag, Presented by Ellen and Others
May Meeting	May 17 Sunday 1:30 pm	Nan Burke	Studio Design, Part II & Garage Sale
July Meeting	July 12 Sunday 1:30 pm	Debbie Harary	Picnic & Elections Current Members Only please
September Meeting	September 20 Sunday 1:30 pm	Linda Cardell	Kickoff Meeting for the year
October Meeting	October 25 Sunday 1:30 pm	Debbie Harary	LaLonde thin glass line method for Fusing Presented by Debbie Harary & Doug Wales
Nov/Dec Meeting	December 6 Sunday 1:30 pm	Karen Trearchis	Tour of tmsStudio & Reactive glass
2010 January Meeting	January 31 Sunday 1:30 pm	Norm & Stef Brown	Pot Pourri
February Meeting	February 28 Sunday 1:30 pm	Brenda Hedden	Wonderful Collection of Kaleidoscopes
March Meeting	March 21 Sunday 1:30 pm	Penny Faich	Fused Torchiere Demo
April Meeting	April 18 Sunday 1:30 pm	Tom Sheehan	Centre De Verre Invited Guest: Marty Kremer
May Meeting	May 23 Sunday 1:30 pm	Nan Burke	Photoresist for Abrasive Etching and Name Tags
June Meeting	June 27 Sunday 1:30 pm	Linda Cardell	Ellen Scott demos from Richard LaLonde classes
July Meeting	July 25 Sunday 1:30 pm	Ellen Marshall	Picnic & Elections Current Members Only please
September Meeting	Sept 26 Sunday 1:30 pm	Debbie Harary	Tips and Lessons learned for Indoor Shows Nan Burke, presenting
October Meeting	Oct 24 Sunday 1:30 pm	Stef & Norm Brown	Report from LaLonde Master Class Ellen Scott, presenting
November Meeting	Nov 14 Sunday 1:30 pm	Stef & Norm Brown	Final Preparations For the December Show ALL members participating in the Dec Show are strongly urged to attend to finalize important show details.
December Glass Show	Dec 4, 5 Saturday 10-4 Sunday 11-4	Newtown Cultural Center, Newtown, MA	First ever "New England Glass Art Show", members show and sale of their glass works
2011 January Meeting	January 23 Sunday 1:30 pm	Marilyn & Michael Brier	"Kiln Maintentance", Tom Sheehan of Centre de Verre Glass Art Challenge, "Points of Light"
February Meeting	February 27 Sunday 1:30 pm	Debbie Harary	Powder Vibe demonstration, Ellen Scott
March Meeting	March 27 Sunday 1:30 pm	Penny Faich	Pattern Bars, Doug Wales The Essential Fusing Library, Nan Burke
April Meeting	April 17 Sunday 1:30 pm	Ellen Scott	"Points of Light", Glass Art Challenge Show
May/June Meeting	June 5 Sunday 9:30am	Brenda Hedden	MFA "Chihuly: Through the Looking Glass" Exhibit Private Guided Tour
June Meeting	June 26 Sunday 1:30 pm	Nan Burke	Photographing Glass, Jessica Healy, Photographer
July Meeting	July 10 Sunday 1:30pm	Pat Austin	Picnic & Elections Current Members Only please
September Meeting	Sept 25 Sunday 1:30 pm	Brenda Hedden	Glass Art Challenge, "Beach"
October Meeting	Oct 30 Sunday 1:30 pm	Brenda Hedden	Postponed due to weather
December Meeting	December 4 Sunday 1:30 pm	Pat Austin	Open discussion from Classes through 2011
2012 January Meeting	January 22 Sunday 1:30 pm	Marilyn & Michael Brier	How the Internet can work for Artists, Genevieve Martineau
February Meeting	February 26 Sunday 1:30 pm	Penny Faich	Kiln Maintenance & Safety, Tony Nardella of Boston Kiln
March Meeting	March 25 Sunday 1:30 pm	Debbie Harary	Flexi-Glass Demo, Nan Burke
April Meeting	April 22 Sunday 1:30 pm	Ellen Scott	Social Networking, Ellen Scott
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May Meeting	May 20 Sunday 1:30 pm	Nan Burke	Facebook - Ellen Scott, Printing & Fusing Glass Decals - Nan Burke Members' Garage Sale
June Meeting	June 24 Sunday 1:30 pm	Host	TBD
July Meeting	July 29 Sunday 1:30 pm	Host	TBD
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