Busy Month!

Nov 1

Wow, October was a crazy month for us! We've taken today to just breathe. November looks to be a little busy, but nothing near like October was. The Kiln's been firing away getting some more stuff ready. Plus the holidays are coming!!

Check out the Work groups, as some new items have been added. I'm still working out the logistics of the shopping cart, so if you have an interest in anything you see, please let me know via the Contact page, or email.

Places you can find us in November:

First up is the OGG Studio Tour and Sale. My garage studio is one on the Tour! Looks to be fun, and people can see what we do in our detached garage.

Then we'll be at the Grout Elementary School Holiday Bazaar on November 21st. They reached out to us to ask us to apply for this juried event, so it should be interesting. Details to come.

Then November 28th is the Hillsboro Holly Days event, 1pm-6pm. More information to come on that one as well.

We also have an event at the beginning of December that I'm very excited about, that we were accepted for. More details on that one later on.

Gotta run and check the kiln!!

Kelly Yeats Hoover

I see the potential for glass creations in most things: a road sign, the sunset, when I walk my dog. I have always been intrigued by shape and color. My interest may have started when I learned to quilt as a teenager. So many different things inspire my art. Emotions, events, forums, colors, travels - even the mundane day to day. I work with glass because its properties are so fascinating. It goes from solid to liquid and back to solid based on a heating schedule, and how you set up that heating schedule (and your glass) determines your results. Many, many times I've had epic fails, happy accidents, and the exact results I expected. You never know what you're going to get. Glass artists talk about the "kiln gods" a lot, and it's scarily true. Every time I fire up that kiln, I hope the kiln gods will be good to me at the end of the schedule. I think those that see my work are most interested in my techniques. Although Portland has it's share of glass artists, my processes have been compared to stones and gems. Viewers are are interested to see how I get to the finished product. I select colors that may not initially seem harmonious, add additional elements and manipulate all the components until the entire composition is pleasing.

http://www.copperglassworks.com

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