The Tall Ships® Tacoma 2008 Festival is a free international sailing event and festival that is part of the American Sail Training Association’s Tall Ships CHALLENGE®. More than 32 sailing vessels will visit Tacoma during the festival and will be available for tours and sailing adventures. The festival will be held along Tacoma’s […]
Photo by Barb White
Summer is here and beachcombing is a popular past time in our coast region. A notable item to look out for is the glass fishing float. Glass floats have been used by European and Asian fisheries for well over 80 years, possibly more.
In recent times due to the less costly and […]
Early in May, I took a senior citizens tour to Pilchuck Glass School in Stanwood, Washington. Coincidentally, I had just finished reading Pilchuck: a Glass School by Tina Oldknow. The book is the history of the founding and development of the school conceived by Dale Chihuly. On the day of the visit the sky was […]
On Wednesday, June 28th a group of 10 docents/volunteers gathered in the museum’s galleries to partake in a training session with Jeanne Ferraro, the Hot Shop Interpreter, to discuss Lino Tagliapietra’s techniques and processes.
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The Bellevue Art Museum will be exhibiting Sherry Markovitz: Shimmer, Paintings and Sculptures 1979 – 2007 from May 22 - September 7, 2008. The exhibition is a mid-career retrospective and as the excitement builds for the opening of the exhibition (and possible field trip to BAM), it seems appropriate to reflect on the Sherry […]
The Lino Tagliapietra in Retrospect: A Modern Renaissance in Glass exhibition has been open for nearly two months now and this is the perfect time to pause, reflect and discuss the docent experience with the exhibition. As one docent noted in regards to the Lino exhibition “it’s like trying to write a masters thesis!” […]
Here’s a great question that came up this weekend. Many people ask how did Tiffany get Joseph to look so “real” or “human” in his stained glass window (in the Contrasts exhibit). And I understood that the face and body were painted on the glass. Was it painted on using the grisaille […]
I grew up in a house full of Math and Science. My dad, a USAF Officer, started his career as an Atmospheric Scientist and in the late 60’s switched to Computer Science. Like Maxwell Smart in the television sitcom, Get Smart, Dad would enter a little shed in the middle of a field in Nebraska […]
On Thursday, February 14th directly after the docent/volunteer walk-through of Dante’s exhibition Dante Marioni: Form, Color, Pattern and autographs, Dante was kind enough to take a group photo with the docents/volunteers that participated in the training and remained behind for the photo opportunity. Click on the “Title” link directly under the photo to view […]
On Saturday, February 9th a group of MOG Staff and Volunteers headed up to KCTS in Seattle to partake in the pledge drive for the new Dale Chihuly film, In the Hot Shop. Here are some fun photos Beatrice took - Enjoy!
MOG TEAM
Amy
Beatrice & Merrilynn
Joann Smith
An active Docent Council member, Joann Smith recently concluded her term as Docent Chair in the summer of 2007. Joann, a Charter Member Docent, volunteers over 200 hours a year, as she is extremely generous with her time working every other Saturday and Sunday shift. Visitors on her gallery tours appreciate her wealth of […]
Science of Art : Color of Glass
Training session led by Sheldon Levin for the next Science of Art unit entitled Color in Glass on Thursday, February 14th from 11:00-12:00 in the Large Conference Room.
NOTE: Jan Wee has also offered to facilitate a walk-through in the galleries to tie in the scientific principles […]
Q1: Tell us a little about yourself. In what areas do you volunteer?
KR: My name is Karen Rudisill, and I have been volunteering as a docent at the Museum of Glass since November of 2006, mostly conducting tours through the galleries. Over the summer, I worked on Tuesday afternoons and also volunteered for some Mondays. […]
The Docent Association, through the Docent Council, exists to provide quality volunteer services to the Board and staff of the Museum of Glass in pursuit of their mission statement, and to assure a quality volunteer experience to each docent. (Adopted January 14, 2005)
June Election Results:
The slate of four candidates for three-year terms on the Docent […]
My first impression of the Seattle Art Museum’s new sculpture park was, “That’s a long way up!” When you are walking it though, it really doesn’t seem like such a challenge. The slope is gentle and there is plenty to look at along the way. Elisabeth, Ryan, Britta and I entered by […]
