The late October session, running October 21-23, will include Flameworking Glass Beads, by Gail Moore, and Fused Glass, by Ed deFrece Grout. Glass Classes in WA Gossamer Glass Studios at Inspiration Farm, in Bellingham, Washington, will be offering glass workshops through the rest of the summer and into the fall. Gossamer Glass is the personal studio space of well-known glass artist Brian Kerkvliet. Intermediate and advanced beadmaking techniques will be demonstrated eight hours each day, and studios are open to students past midnight. Accommodation is provided in dormatories next to the studio on a 3000-acre wildlife refuge in the Ozark Mountains.
Class size is limited to nine students, so early registration is recommended.
Three courses, Jewelry Essentials, Colored Stone Essentials, and Diamond Essentials, allow enrollees to learn product knowledge and sales skills at home. On the Waterfront Festival, an outdoor festival to be held September 1-3 in Rockford, Illinois, is seeking vendors. The annual event attracts more than 300,000 visitors and features food booths, special events, music, and street performers. Organizers are seeking unique, handcrafted, and imported goods of the highest quality in all media, including jewelry. DuBoff Dorband Cushing and King are, in fact, located in Portland, Oregon, with an affiliated office in Seattle.