July / Aug. Glass Challenge

Thank you to everyone who participated in the July and August Glass Challenge. Glass Alchemy was proud to sponsor this challenge and is impressed by the entries we have received. We challenged you to show us how you can control silver colors and you responded with very impressive entries. As a result, we decided to award one first prize winner in the professional category and two first prize winners in the hobbyist category – one for the use of a single color, and one for the use of multiple colors. All the entries were excellent and made the judging process very difficult in both categories.

Thanks again to all who submitted. We are honored to announce the following winners:

Congratulations Sleekbeads! Your piece was simple in design, but does a wonderful job demonstrating the wide range of colors from Havana Moon Lite, 5813, as well as your ability to control flame atmosphere. You produced beautiful lusters on the surface and maintained a metallic sheen, while not over reducing the color.

Congratulation Helen Starkweather! You used Jamboree, 8989, Dragon’s Eye, 4838 and Havana Moon Lite, 5813 with great skill in your work. Your crab demonstrated your ability to produce the intended color and you maintained the color at the joints, which shows great control.

Congratulations Jill Elkins! Your turtle showed clear intentionality in the controlled application of Dragon’s Eye, 4838. This entry took home the prize because of the controlled purposeful reduction of the shell and the whips of red in the appendages. This turtle shows a wide range of the color ability and the artist knowledge of application.

July / Aug Glass Challenge

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Rules

1) Have fun
2) Use of one of Glass Alchemy’s latest colors:
3) Entries should be no larger than a softball and can be beads, marbles or sculptural; solid or hollow.
4) Participants must identify their entries as hobbyist or professional when they submit. If entries are not categorized, they will not be included in the judging.
5) Please send all entries to admin@glasschallenge.com by August 31st.
6) One entry per person

* Professionals, for this competition, are identified as glass artists that earn 50% of their income through their art.

Dragon’s Eye, 4838
Jamboree, 8989
Coral Blush, 1389
Havana Moon Lite, 5813

Judging Criteria

For this Glass Challenge, Glass Alchemy, Ltd. will be judging entries based on the best use of one of our newest silver colors. This includes striking, surface metallic effects or reduction. There will be two categories of judging - hobbyist and professional. Entries will be judged based on the following criteria; you can utilize one or all.

Striking: We will evaluate the range of colors as well as the intensity of the colors produced.

Metallic effects: We will evaluate richness of the color, lack of devit and appropriateness of the strength of the metal.

Reduction: We will evaluate intentionality of reduction, i.e.: brightness and complete coverage.

Prizes

1st Place Hobbyist:
1 pound of mixed Glass Alchemy, Ltd. color ($60.00 USD retail value). The winning piece will also be featured on our website.

1st Place Professional:
1 pound of mixed Glass Alchemy, Ltd. color ($60.00 USD retail value). The winning piece will also be featured on our website.

Bead Monki	LouAnn White	C&P Shoulders	Debbie Gay
Jo Hoffacker	Samma Parcels	Jennifer McGinithen	Sleekbeads
Helen Starkweather

Josh Hamra	Corinne Winters	Jill Elkins