Glass Art » Craft Events http://glassart.craftgossip.com Glass Beads, Arts and Crafts Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:40:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Kids Blowing Glass at the Banana Factory http://glassart.craftgossip.com/2009/03/24/kids-blowing-glass-at-the-banana-factory/ http://glassart.craftgossip.com/2009/03/24/kids-blowing-glass-at-the-banana-factory/#comments Tue, 24 Mar 2009 15:55:36 +0000 lori greenberg http://glassart.craftgossip.com/?p=479 cg090324a1How old do you have to be to learn glass blowing?  At the Banana Factory in Bethlehem, PA, you might be surprised.  Here is 6 year old Rhys Williams learning how to blow his first glass piece.  His mom chronicles…

]]> cg090324a1How old do you have to be to learn glass blowing?  At the Banana Factory in Bethlehem, PA, you might be surprised.  Here is 6 year old Rhys Williams learning how to blow his first glass piece.  His mom chronicles his work and her doubt as to whether it was such a good idea as she watches him in front of a 2100 degree kiln!  Folow the story at the news site mcall.com.

Are you children interested in glass blowing?  Check your online yellow pages for hot shops around you…they might just have something geared towards kids.  You never know, and the Banana Factory proves it!

]]> http://glassart.craftgossip.com/2009/03/24/kids-blowing-glass-at-the-banana-factory/feed/ 0 GAS: 39th Annual Glass Art Society Conference http://glassart.craftgossip.com/2009/03/07/gas-39th-annual-glass-art-society-conference/ http://glassart.craftgossip.com/2009/03/07/gas-39th-annual-glass-art-society-conference/#comments Sat, 07 Mar 2009 18:09:28 +0000 lori greenberg http://glassart.craftgossip.com/?p=424 glass art society logoIf you’ve ever considered attending the GAS conference, this year would be a great time. For over 150 years Corning, NY has been an important epicenter for all things glass. This year, the GAS Conference returns to Corning, NY. The Corning…

]]> glass art society logoIf you’ve ever considered attending the GAS conference, this year would be a great time. For over 150 years Corning, NY has been an important epicenter for all things glass. This year, the GAS Conference returns to Corning, NY. The Corning Museum of Glass alone is well worth the trip, but couple that with an international glass event and you won’t be disappointed.

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