Blowing Sands Glass Studio

Coming soon---Schack Artists Garage Sale is June 1st:

Artists' Garage Sale — Schack Art Center Artists’ Garage SaleJUNE 1, 2024 | 9 - 3pm VENDOR GUIDELINES FOOD VENDOR APPLICATION Vendor Wait List Purchase quality artwork and art supplies at discounted prices! Artists’ Garage Sale provides a chance for art collectors, budding artists, and anyone with an appreciation for art to acquire ori...

Upcoming: Art in the Garden Studio tour April 27-28 http://artinbloomseattle.weebly.com/
and Schack Artists' Garage Sale June 1st in Everett: https://www.schack.org/artists-garage-sale

Art In Bloom, Seattle's Garden Art Studio Tour April 27-28 2024 Seattle's annual garden art studio tour and sale on the last weekend of April. Lots of local artists in a variety of media.

Two events to add to the calendar: April 27-28 Arts in Bloom Studio Tour http://artinbloomseattle.weebly.com/
and Oct 17-20 Refract: The Seattle Glass Experience https://refractseattle.org/

Refract | The Seattle Glass Experience Join us October 17-20, 2024 as the region’s luminaries of glass art come out to shine with epic exhibitions, fascinating demos, scores of behind-the-scenes opportunities.

Open for holiday shopping! Noon - 5pm everyday through Dec 23rd.---Shop earlier and later by appointment. David has been busy making vases, ornaments, light fixtures, paperweights, and drinking glasses and more!

This Friday, Saturday, Sunday--Oct 13,14, and 15 10am-6pm--Glass blowing demos and art by David Smith, Lon Clark, Jen Schuster-Clark and Charles Friedman! Part of Refract Seattle https://refractseattle.org
and the Decor and glass tour https://www.friendsinglass.org/glass-and-decor-studio-tour.html

This coming Oct 12-15 we are part of Refract Seattle and the Decor and Glass Tour. Visit us Oct 14th at 3pm for a demo: https://refractseattle.org/2023-events/
We'll also be hosting a wonderful special exhibit of work by Lon Clark, glass blowing and painter, and Jennifer Schuster-Clark, weaver.

Upcoming events: October 12 -15 Refract the Seattle Glass Experience https://refractseattle.org/ and Oct 14- 15 the Glass and Decor Tour https://www.friendsinglass.org/glass-and-decor-studio-tour.html

Glass and Decor Studio Tour FriendsInGlass.org provides a page for this glass-focused NW studio tour, contact us if your tour wants a page too.

Schack Artist's Garage coming Sat. June 3rd 9am -3pm https://www.schack.org/artists-garage-sale
We'll be there with glass!

Artists' Garage Sale — Schack Art Center Artists’ Garage SaleJUNE 3, 2023 | 9 - 3pmPurchase quality artwork and art supplies at discounted prices! Artists’ Garage Sale provides a chance for art collectors, budding artists, and anyone with an appreciation for art to acquire original pieces and materials without breaking the bank. Artist...

Spring pieces

Back to by appointment shopping---or, if the 'open' sign is out you can mask up and come on in.

Holiday shopping hours Dec 1 - 23rd Mon - Fri 12-6pm, Saturdays and Sundays 11 - 6pm. Extra hours and lessons by appointment. Please wear masks in the building.
Also kind of fun---Made Trip Savvy's list of recommended cultural venues: https://www.tripsavvy.com/tripsavvy-2022-editors-choice-awards-culture-vultures-6743025 =3
Will keep working to make Blowing Sands a fun place to visit!

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Sat Oct 15th at 3:30 Glass Blowing Demo: Experimental/found object mold blown pieces.
And will be open 10-6pm both Saturday and Sunday.

Coming Oct 13-16 Refract https://refractseattle.org/ and the Glass and Decor Tour Oct 15 & 16 https://www.friendsinglass.org/glass-and-decor-studio-tour.html and Charles Friedman's "Shilshole Seashells from the Salish Sea" http://www.friedmanglassworks.com/ ..and, as it is October, David is, of course, making glass pumpkins.
We'll be open 10am-6pm Oct 13-16, the rest of the month by appointment. (Please wear good masks in the shop---have staff that is on immunosuppressant medication.)

One week until the Schack Artists' Garage sale https://www.schack.org/events/artists-garage-sale/ come early if you want little bowls. We'll have limited salt bowl and ring bowl 2nds on sale--plenty of other things, though!

Artists' Garage Sale | Events | Schack Art Center Artists are cleaning out their studios for this garage sale in front of the Schack Art Center. Be prepared for some serious art bargains!

Some "save the dates": Saturday Sept 10th 9am-3pm Schack Artists' Garage Sale https://www.schack.org/events/artists-garage-sale/ and Oct 13-16th Refract Seattle https://refractseattle.org/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=search&utm_campaign=refract2022&gclid=CjwKCAjwi8iXBhBeEiwAKbUofZgVg_txtFoj2vIJxqw7NYsJpUQ-lcA-XzE8IFYmFoC_OZ5CMMHfnRoC3g8QAvD_BwE

updated our etsy shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/BlowingSandsGlass
Also--save the date---Refract Seattle Glass Experience Oct 13-16

Upcoming October 16-17 studio tour https://www.friendsinglass.org/glass-and-decor-studio-tour.html

Glass and Decor Studio Tour FriendsInGlass.org provides a page for this glass-focused NW studio tour, contact us if your tour wants a page too.

upcoming--Refract, Seattle-wide celebration of glass art Oct 14-17 and between now and Halloween: David makes a bunch of one-of-a-kind pumpkins

Still busy in the studio! Find us at the shop or email/Etsy--we ship!

add to your calendars for Oct 14-17 Refract, Seattle's glass fest: https://refractseattle.org/

Home • Refract | The Seattle Glass Experience Join us October 14-17, 2021 as the region’s luminaries of glass art come out to shine with epic exhibitions, fascinating demos, scores of behind-the-scenes opportunities.

We're selling online and by appointment--plenty to check out at https://www.bestofthenorthwestart.org/store/p2857/Blowing_Sands_Glass_-_NW_Modern_Vase.html

Blowing Sands Glass - NW Modern Vase Best of the Northwest Art Show

April 22- May 10th we'll be participating in the NWAA Virtual Spring Show. Dave's been busy making some very nice pieces! https://nwartalliance.org/nwaa-events/bnw-virtual-spring-show

Ballard Night In this eve (Th March 25th) at 6pm! Join in for a virtual artwalk coordinated and mc'd by the great Maxx Follis-Goodkind of Push/Pull (https://pushpullseattle.weebly.com/) We'll be there along with Molly Riggs and Sam Jungwoo Choi http://www.ballardnightout.com/
Join in to see us inside of the studio!

Ballard Night Out When we started Ballard Night Out we had bigger dreams of supporting artists every day of the year, not just 12. You may have noticed that we're presented by "Greater Ballard Arts". It has always...

Eggs from shards

Wall platters. By appointment shopping available at our Ballard shop.

The final piece...bright and bubbly.