Glass conferences and resources?

by Cathy
(Ohio)

I'd like to start making stained glass projects again. I have been interested in stain glass conferences. Are there any out there? Where do I go looking for them? Also any resources that retailers can order from?

I started stain glass 26 years ago, but after an initial beginner class I didn't stay on top of it. Recently, I have daughters who showed interest in it, so we took a stain glass class together, and started the fires burning again. I don't have a tax ID# so I can not order wholesale. Whatever you can share with me would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for your time and info.

Milly's answer:

Great to hear you're thinking of starting stained glass again, and your daughters too. If you're like me you'll get addicted! Here's some places in the US that might help you - just cut and paste their website URL into your browser:

The Glass Art Society might be able to tell you about what's happening in your area. Their website isn't very helpful, but if you mail them they might have a few starting points for you:

http://www.glassart.org

There's also StainedGlassVille - a great name for a forum, and it's very active. I'm sure someone can help you with US information on there:

http://stainedglassville.com/glassforum/index.php

Then there's Cynthia Morgan's site. She's from Portland, but knows EVERYTHING about what's going on in the glass world. Her knowledge is fantastic:

http://www.morganica.com/bloggery/

And the Warm Glass site is another awesome forum - it's more for fusing and kilnforming, but they're incredibly knowledgeable about the glass world:

http://www.warmglass.com/phpBB/

Hope this helps. Let me know how you get on.

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