Dear North Islanders

Dear North Islanders,

You can not be forgotten on our road trip this wintery season! We hope to see all of our friends from the rainy north December 4 at the Port McNeil Craft Fair! 

Sincerely,

TLG

Something cool

Thank you

We're a small business with big dreams to fill, some days easier than others but it just takes one person to come through the doors and without even knowing says something positive and encouraging  and we remember why we do what we do.  We have had some big hurdles to jump due to equipment failures and whatnots but that didn't stop us from coming in every day. So thank you to all of our volunteers, students, customers, family and friends for your ongoing support.   

With that being said, Tide Line Gallery is hosting a draw to win a Flashing piece.  The piece is on display at the gallery, and we encourage all of you to come in and enter your name to win it.  Draw date is December 19.   

'Tis the Season

99.7 THE RIVER'S 2ND ANNUAL RIVER RELIEF TRUCK

It's Back! The River's own Dave Reynolds will, once again, move into an empty 53 foot Van Kam transport trailer at Merecroft Village Plaza for 99.7 The River's 2nd annual River Relief Truck in support of the Campbell River Food Bank and Salvation Army. Starting Wednesday, December 1st, Dave will live there 24/7 until the truck is full of non-perishable food donations.

Last year, generous Campbell Riverites donated over $150,000.00 worth of food in just 11 days, which kept the Food Bank going from Christmas until the end of June!

Sadly, this year, the need is greater than ever. Please get together with your family, friends, neighbors, community groups, sports teams, or businesses and bring your non-perishable food donations to The River Relief Truck at Merecroft Village Plaza.

Lets make sure that no Campbell Riverite go hungry this Christmas...and beyond!

** I took this right from www.97theriver.ca I heard this on the radio and thought I'd share this with all of you.  No one should be hungry, theres no excuse.  Do what you can! Happy Holidays! 

Its about time!

Christmas in a Manger!

TLG is on the road this weekend to Saanich Fair Grounds 

for Christmas in a Manger! 

November 27 & 28

10am - 5pm

Small Angels $5. & Little Snowmen $3. great for stocking stuffers and gift toppers!

Hand Blown Christmas Balls... $20. ea or two for $30. great for all year round too!

One of kind SnowFlakes $16. to 80.  

Great gifts of all price ranges will be there and available! 

Enjoy your weekend!  

Sand Casting at Tide Line II

Explore mold making with sand and molten glass.  Meet for the afternoon, create casted tiles experimenting with textures, organic matters, and so much more.  Class is limited to two to three persons.  

Now taking names and emails for 2011 classes! Dates to follow after the winter holidays!

Kiln Casting Class

Amanda Parker was a guest artist at Tide Line Gallery this month. A group of five made a clay positive, mixed their own one part plaster mold, and then put them into the kiln for days of melting and annealing. Amanda shared with us her favorite kiln casters in a slide show, went over mold making, and taught us about the annealing schedules.
Amanda's next classes at Tide Line will be the Pate de Verre, and kiln casting multi part molds. We are now taking names and emails for those interested. Dates to follow after the Winter Holidays!

Stained Glass Beginners Class

Stained Glass Classes for Beginners and Refreshers

Given twelve hours of studio time and instruction.  It's expected to do something at home to make sure your project is done in course time.  After you learn how to cut the glass, you will be well on your way to creating a small panel, colors of your choice using the copper foil method.  You will leave with enough knowledge and confidence to continue the art on your own.  Class sizes are limited to eight.  Please note that should you require more studio time than allotted, there will be studio hourly drop-in charge.

We are now taking names and emails for the February Classes! Dates to follow after the Winter Holidays.

Campbell River Christmas Gift Tour!

11th Anuual Campbell River Christmas Gift Tour

of Crafters, Artisans, & Home Based Businesses

~80 Vendors at 22 Locations~

Friday November 19th

12 NOON - 5PM

Saturday November 20th

10AM - 5PM

Sunday November 21st

10AM - 4PM

See our map in the Campbell River Mirror on Wednesday November 17th OR Visit the following businesses to pick up your map.

Epic Design, Sundance Java Bar, Willows Neighborhood Pub, Discovery Foods, Save On Foods, Quality Foods, & Thrifty Foods.

 
 

*** SUPPORT YOUR LOCALS! ***

TLG has some maps available for pick up aswell!

The Secret to Tide Line

As most of you all know, Tide Line is made up of two ladies... a mother - daughter team.  One who is incredible with the soft glass, a pro solderer, and a laugh that can only be  recognized as the one and only Vicki.  And well the other, the glass blower, sand caster, and experimenter.  

But what you guys might not know is that the heart of the operation goes to the finisher; Glen.  The husband to Vicki, a father to Toni.  He is the one that builds us protective gear for the grinders, wooden frames for our stained glass pieces, and welded stands for our fused and sand casted pieces.

He's a heavy duty mechanic by trade, but for TLG is our God sent.  A fantastic wood worker.  Here is some pictures of his cedar chest.  This summer two of his nieces and one nephew got married, so he built each one their own cedar chest.  

There are some of Glens small wooden boxes on display at the Gallery.  And bigger ones he makes on order.  Just email us, call or drop in! Great Christmas, wedding, birthday, or just because gifts!

Fall 2010 Classes come to an end...

Stained Glass Beginners Class

I would have to say that the classes here at Tide Line were a success! There was fun and some fabulous pieces that went out of here.  Here are some pictures to share with you from some of the classes offered.  If you have any ideas for next years classes let me know...

Barbara at the Snow Flakes in Three Hours Class

 

 

Amanda Parkers Kiln Casting Class

Sand Casting Class

Call for Artist - Gathering Glass

Call for Submissions
Gathering Glass Art Show & Sale

 

Calling all Glass Artists. This is a unique opportunity to have your artwork on display and for sale through the Museum Shop at the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies. The Art Show and Sale described below is open to all local and regional artists. Deadline for submissions is December 3, 2010.

The Whyte Museum Shop will be hosting an Art Show and Sale entitled Gathering Glass,to be held in the Whyte Museum Shop and the Swiss Guides room, from January 22, 2011 through March 1, 2011. The Opening Reception for Gathering Glass is January 22, 2011, 1 to 4 pm.

Gathering Glass

This is an open invitation for works in glass which explores a broad range of contemporary glass expression, including blown, kiln-formed, stained glass, and lampwork. These pieces will be on sale by consignment. The gallery space is suitable for pedestal, wall installation (with some limitations), and covered showcases for jewellery or smaller pieces.

Artist Eligibility

All Alberta Glass Artists are invited to submit.

Artwork Requirements

All artwork must be finished in a manner that is professional in appearance as determined by the Manager of Retail Operations. The artist will be responsible for the delivery of the artwork to the Museum, and pick up at the exhibition conclusion.

Pricing of the artwork must be negotiated with the Manager of Retail Operations. A standard commission of 40% will be charged on all artwork sold.

Artist Responsibilities

The artist will be asked to provide the museum shop with jpeg images (4” x 5” at 300 dpi if possible) of their artwork for the purposes of advertising and promotion. The artist will be asked to provide with a guest list for the purpose of advertising the exhibition opening and reception. Artists are asked to attend a small reception at the show’s opening, if they are available.

Museum Shop Responsibilities

The Museum Shop will advertise and promote Gathering Glass through e-invitations, our website, and in newspaper ads, and will host a small reception for the Art Show and Sale. The Museum Shop will pay commission on all artwork sold normally within 30 days of selling the piece. The Museum retains the right of refusal for any artwork at their sole discretion.

Submission Specifics

·         Deadline for submissions is December 3, 2010.

·         Completed application form required

·         A brief artist’s statement included

·         A current C.V. included

·         A maximum of five digital images of the artwork, on CD. All images should be clearly labeled and the required information must be provided. To determine suitability for mounting and exhibition, the size and weight of the pieces must be included in the submission.The CD will not be returned to the artist.

Do not bring or send original works of art.

All submissions should be forwarded to:

Lorraine Noel-Clark, Manager of Retail Operations

Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies

111 Bear Street, Box 160

Banff, AB  T1L  1A3

Phone: 403-762-2291 ext. 312

Fax: 403-762-8919

Email: lnc@whyte.org

www.whyte.org

*** Email me at tideglas@telus.net and I can send you this and the application form in doc. or pdf format!

Did you know?

The history of the Glass Christmas Ball 

The first holiday ornaments were natural items like fruits and nuts or cranberry or popcorn garlands. Later, sweets, candles, paper objects and small handmade items joined the list. Glass ornaments appeared during the 1800s and quickly became popular holiday decorations.

Hans GreinerGlass ornaments first appeared in the 1840s, produced by Hans Greiner of Lauscha, Germany. The original ornaments were shaped like nuts and fruits, but soon took the shapes of stars and hearts, animals, children and even saints. The hand-blown and molded glass ornaments gained further popularity after a London newspaper published an illustration of Queen Victoria's Christmas tree, bedecked with ornaments from Germany, Prince Albert's homeland.
Importation Fuels Popularity
F.W. Woolworth introduced glass ornaments to U.S. shoppers after a trip to Germany, where he visited the Lauscha glassworks and decided to import the ornaments. By 1890, sales of the highly desired glass ornaments developed into a multimillion dollar business for Woolworth.
Other Materials
Material shortages during the second world war forced manufacturers to begin using other materials besides silver, wires and metal in the production of glass ornaments. They began incorporating paper and string into the ornaments in place of the more valuable materials.

http://www.ehow.com/facts_6795373_history-glass-ornaments.html

The melting pot

Looks like a pretty interesting site for fellow glass junkies...

http://www.talkglass.com

The Glass Blower Poem

BY the red furnace stands
Apollo mute,
Holding in upraised hands
His iron flute.
Slowly from back and brow
The bright sweat drips;
He sets the clarion now
Light to his lips,
And ever, as he blows,
Without a sound
His molten music flows,
Golden and round.

Never from herald's breath
In brazen horn,
Telling of strife and death
Or of peace new-born;
From silver clarinet
By fingers small
To lips of ruby set
In raftered hall;
From jilted shepherd's reed
Plaintively proving
How he in very deed
Must die of loving–
Never from all these came
A music sweeter
Than this bright sphere of flame
With neither sound nor name,
Cadence nor metre,
That steadily, as he blows
On his iron flute,
Trembles and swells and glows,
Gold-amber, amber-rose,
In melody mute.

~Jan Struther

Hours of Operation

It would seem that time of year has approached again and might I say far too quickly. I was almost use to getting off at 4pm and enjoying a bit of an afternoon. But alas!
To make it easier for shoppers, and glass people in that rush for Christmas Tide Line Gallery will be extending their hours to accommodate you. As of Monday November, 8 TLG will be opened from

9am - 6pm Monday - Friday
10am - 5pm Saturday
10am - 4pm Sunday

until December 23.

Mark your Calendar!

First Chance Christmas Craft Show

November 6 & 7

Sidney

Lioness Christmas Craft Show

November 6

Parksville

Open House

November 13

Tide Line Gallery

Christmas Craft Bazaar

November 19, 20, 21

Nanaimo

Christmas in a Manger

November 26, 27, 28

Saanich

Lioness Craft Fair

December 4

Port McNeil

Last Chance Christmas Craft Show

December 10, 11, 12

Sidney

Tide Lines 5th Annual Open House

You are invited to

Tide Line Gallery & Stained Glass Supplies

open house to help us celebrate our

fifth anniversary in business

and the upcoming holidays!

November 13, 2010

 10am - 4pm

In store ONE day only sale on jewellery, and selected glass works.

Join us for Twister Sifters mini-cupcakes!

Demonstrations happening in the hotshop and on the torches.

And an opportunity for you to make a small stained glass angel.

Bring your friends, your family!



Christmas Craft Bazaar

Tide Line Gallery is going to Nanaimo for the Christmas Craft Bazaar! Come see us!

Beban Park Social Centre

2300 Bowen Road Nanaimo BC

$2.00 Admission!

Friday, November 19 12:00 noon – 8:00 pm

Saturday, November 20 10:00 am – 5:00 pm

Sunday, November 21 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

"100 Exhibitors tables where all products are local and handmade!  There is something for everyone on your shopping list!"

Christmas Gift Tour

One stop of the gift tour...

Looking for that perfect gift? Then we're your next stop.  From .925 Silver Jewellery to Miss Priss  Purses you're sure to find what you're looking for.

Featuring hand blown glass by Campbell River's own Toni Johnson.  Fused glass, stained glass and Christmas decorations by Vicki Johnson.  Miss Priss Boutique will be featuring signature Miss Priss Purses, tutus and fairy wings for your little princesses, crocheted hats, flower clips, ostrich feather clips, baby blankets and much much more...

Come sample some of our tasty treats and enter to win our daily draws!

HOURS

Friday November 19th 12pm - 5pm

Saturday November 20th 10am - 5pm

Sunday November 21st 10am - 4pm

379 Simms Road

Campbell River, BC

for more information please call 250.287.7411 or email at tideglas@telus.net