CAG Members win awards at the 2012 US Bank Glass Art Celebration at the Cheyenne Botanical Gardens in Cheyenne

Congratulations to all that won in the 2012 US Bank Glass Art Celebration at the Cheyenne Botanical Gardens. The CAG members to take home awards were: Kathi Tarantola winning 1st, 2nd and 3rd place in Hot Glass and Jennifer Heckman winning 2nd place in 3Dimensional and 1st place in Warm Glass! Way to go CAG glass artists!!!  Also a special congratulation goes out to our February CAG speaker Beth Rulli, winning 1st, 2nd and 3rd place in Painted Glass!   

Hot Glass:

1^st : Kathi Tarantola for Tall Vase In Chocolate Cream

2^nd: Kathi Tarantola for Oriental Elegance

3^rd: Kathi Tarantola for Small Vase In Chocolate Cream

3Dimensional:

1^st: Rhonda McCune for Echinacea

2^nd: Jennifer Heckman for Tropical Glow

3^rd : Carter Price for Old West

Warm Glass:

1^st: Jennifer Heckman for Dreamy

2^nd: Pat Perry for Indian Blanket

3^rd: Pat Perry for Woven Bowl

Painted Glass:

1^st: Beth Rulli for Fanciful Fillies 

2^nd: Beth Rulli for Dragonfly Moon

3^rd: Beth Rulli for Flower Moon

Miscellaneous:

1^st: Portia McCreery for Mosaic Guitar

2^nd: Melanie Myron for Luna

3^rd: Joy Oestringer for Strays

Flat Panel I:

1^st: Sandra Baxter for Duck Redux

2^nd: Sandra Baxter for Lily Oh Lily

3^rd: Meghan Hesser for Daffodil

Flat Panel II:

1^st: Layne Sheridan for Peace

2^nd: Donna Schroeder for Harvest Moon

3^rd: Lori Regner for Underwater Adventure

Flat Panel III:      

1^st : Dick More for Chickadees & Berries

2^nd: Craig McCune for Cockatiel

3^rd: Dick More for Quiet Waters

Wearable Beadwork:

1^st: Maggie Endres for Blooming Ladybugs

2^nd: Geraldine Jones for The Heart of It

3^rd: Jutta Arkan for Champagne Taste

NON-Wearable Beadwork:

1^st: Jutta Arkan for The Last Frontier

2^nd: Jutta Arkan for Cholla Rain Showers      

Abrasive:

1^st: Lynette Vieyra for Springtime Chickadee

2^nd: Lynette Vieyra for Rosebud Lace on Blue

3^rd:  Lynette Vieyra for The Perfume of Tennessee

Best of Show:

‘Mosaic Guitar’ by Portia McCreery

Artist Choice:

‘Brook Trout’ by Joan Millhollin

People’s Choice:

‘Brook Trout’ by Joan Millhollin

Kid’s Choice:

‘Soar’ by Layne Sheridan

February 6, 2012 Member Meeting: Beth Rulli

Come see the Magic.... at the 

February CAG  meeting!

Our featured artist is 

Beth Rulli, artist and creator

of treasures 

from Dumpster Glass.

Join the fun 7pm, February 6, 2012 at the guild!!! 

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Beth talks about her process:

“Flat glass, clear or colored, on its way to the landfill makes a side trip through my kilns where it metamorphoses into unique functional art, much like a butterfly emerging from its chrysalis. After collecting glass from a variety of sources, including dumpsters, the glass is cleaned and cut to shape and size. I paint it with a variety of glass enamels and place it paint side up on molds in my kiln. The kiln gets hot enough for the glass to soften and slump, taking the shape of the mold as the enamels fuse into it. The edges of the glass begin to round and become “fire polished”. The next day I get to open the kiln and find out what happened—each load has an element of surprise. Sometimes there are chemical reactions in the paints and unexpected colors result, sometimes paints burn off and disappear, sometimes the glass moves in unexpected ways, sometimes the paints develop interesting craze lines. Each piece has its own distinct play of colors and one of a kind charm. As the paints are on the backside of the finished pieces, you are looking through the clear window glass on the inside of the pieces”.

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