Glass Art Festival, Sequim, WA

The Glass Art Festival in Sequim, WA was great. Sequim is a small town of 5800 people and is about 2 hours out of Seattle, on the Olympic peninsula. The artist reception was very well attended, and the artwork was all exceptional. The majority of the artists were from Washington state, but some were from CA, OR, NY, Australia, Greece and Turkey. There is a variety of glass styles in the show, including fused, stained glass, mosaics, kilncast, and blown glass. Best in show, 2nd, 3rd, special and merit awards were presented at the reception. My pieces did not receive any awards, but they did appear in 2 separate articles in the local newspapers which was quite exciting.

The festival runs from Sept 1-26. On each Saturday through the month of September, there are glass demos, workshops, artist talks, and a glass alley where vendors sell there glass art and supplies. I attended Michael Dupille's presentation on his body of work. Michael is one of the early pioneers of the fused glass medium. He has a background in illustration, and his style is called fritography, which uses frit to render subjects like a photograph. His work is awesome and inspiring.