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The Stained Glass Quarterly 108 THE 103 RD ANNUAL SUMMER CONFERENCE Kansas City 2012 by Richard Gross The 103rd Annual Summer Conference of the Stained Glass Association of America was a home- coming for the organization, being held in part on the campus of the SGAA Headquarters and Stained Glass School. The event opened with two days of pre- Conference classes, with two painting workshops held in classroom space at the Stained Glass School, a design and a surface lami- nating class held in meeting rooms in the official Conference hotel, and a sand etch- ing class held at Kathy Barnard’s studio in down- town Kansas City (see photos, page 110 and 111). Conference presentations began with Fred Shea giving an in-depth look at wood frames and the many issues they face. Jon Rarick of Reusché and Company of T.W.S., Inc., described the company’s line of enamels for glass paint- ing; this was followed by a presentation by Philippe Valery on St. Just Glass. The First General Assembly saw lively discussion on the possibility of cre- ating a Restoration Consultant certifica- tion or accreditation; it was decided to form a committee to further investigate this possibility and that the committee would report its findings and recommend a course of action in one year. The evening’s Welcome Reception and Banquet, sponsored by Wissmach Glass Company, was highlighted by a keynote address by Kathy Barnard entitled “The Art of Glass.” She presented some truly amazing work and some wonderful insights on the possibilities of glass art. Conference presentations hit a snag on Tuesday morning when the scheduled presenter for Facebook Marketing did not arrive. We found out later that day that he had been in a car accident on his way to the presentation when he called from the hospital to apologize for his absence. Member Laura Parham stepped in and described her efforts to advance the Stained Glass Association of America’s Facebook page, as well as successful online marketing in general. Rolf Achilles, curator of the Smith Museum of Stained Glass Windows, spoke on the topic of Midwestern stained glass; artists C.Z. Lawrence and James Piercey talked on the topic of design com- parison. The day’s presentations conclud- ed with the SGAA’s Restoration Committee presenting the new Standards and Guidelines for the Preservation of Stained (and Leaded) Glass Windows. The entire publication has been reworked from the ground up to better suit the needs of today’s restoration projects, based on the latest understanding and devel- opments in the field. Members at the Second General Assembly voted to hold the 2014 Conference at the Elms Hotel and Spa in Excelsior Springs, Missouri. The 2014 Conference will be created as an artist’s retreat, with small-class workshops and seminars throughout the event. The SGAA Casino Night was a new feature at this summer’s conference. The event featured casino-style gaming tables, including Craps, Roulette, Blackjack, and Texas Hold ’Em, all of which were run by SGAA members for SGAA members. The evening was designed to be a fun social event (see photos, page 112 – 115) as well as to raise money for Association projects. Chips won were redeemed for raffle tick- ets for some great prizes, highlighted by crates of glass donated by S.A. Bendheim and martini and wine glass sets, with glasses custom etched by Kathy Barnard. On Wednesday, members boarded busses for the short ride from the Conference hotel to the SGAA Headquarters/Stained Glass School cam- pus for “The Art of Glass,” an open house to which the public was invited. The pur- pose of this event was to introduce the crafts of stained, decorative, and architec- tural art glass to the local community of Text concludes on Page 119.
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THE 103RD ANNUAL SUMMER CONFERENCEKansas City 2012
by Richard Gross
The 103rd Annual SummerConference of the Stained GlassAssociation of America was a home-coming for the organization, beingheld in part on the campus ofthe SGAA Headquarters andStained Glass School. Theevent opened with twodays of pre-Conference classes,with two paintingworkshops held inclassroom space atthe Stained GlassSchool, a designand a surface lami-nating class held inmeeting rooms in theofficial Conferencehotel, and a sand etch-ing class held at KathyBarnard’s studio in down-town Kansas City (see photos,page 110 and 111).
Conference presentations beganwith Fred Shea giving an in-depth look atwood frames and the many issues theyface. Jon Rarick of Reusché andCompany of T.W.S., Inc., described thecompany’s line of enamels for glass paint-ing; this was followed by a presentationby Philippe Valery on St. Just Glass.
The First General Assembly sawlively discussion on the possibility of cre-ating a Restoration Consultant certifica-tion or accreditation; it was decided toform a committee to further investigatethis possibility and that the committeewould report its findings and recommenda course of action in one year.
The evening’s Welcome Receptionand Banquet, sponsored by WissmachGlass Company, was highlighted by akeynote address by Kathy Barnard entitled“The Art of Glass.” She presented sometruly amazing work and some wonderfulinsights on the possibilities of glass art.
Conference presentations hit a snagon Tuesday morning when the scheduledpresenter for Facebook Marketing did notarrive. We found out later that day that hehad been in a car accident on his way tothe presentation when he called from thehospital to apologize for his absence.Member Laura Parham stepped in anddescribed her efforts to advance theStained Glass Association of America’sFacebook page, as well as successfulonline marketing in general.
Rolf Achilles, curator of the SmithMuseum of Stained Glass Windows,spoke on the topic of Midwestern stainedglass; artists C.Z. Lawrence and JamesPiercey talked on the topic of design com-parison. The day’s presentations conclud-ed with the SGAA’s RestorationCommittee presenting the new Standards
and Guidelines for the Preservation ofStained (and Leaded) Glass Windows. The
entire publication has been reworkedfrom the ground up to better suit
the needs of today’s restorationprojects, based on the latest
understanding and devel-opments in the field.
Members at theSecond GeneralAssembly voted tohold the 2014Conference at theElms Hotel and Spain Excelsior Springs,Missouri. The 2014
Conference will becreated as an artist’s
retreat, with small-classworkshops and seminars
throughout the event.The SGAA Casino
Night was a new feature at thissummer’s conference. The event
featured casino-style gaming tables,including Craps, Roulette, Blackjack, andTexas Hold ’Em, all of which were run bySGAA members for SGAA members. Theevening was designed to be a fun socialevent (see photos, page 112 – 115) as wellas to raise money for Association projects.Chips won were redeemed for raffle tick-ets for some great prizes, highlighted bycrates of glass donated by S.A. Bendheimand martini and wine glass sets, withglasses custom etched by Kathy Barnard.
On Wednesday, members boardedbusses for the short ride from theConference hotel to the SGAAHeadquarters/Stained Glass School cam-pus for “The Art of Glass,” an open houseto which the public was invited. The pur-pose of this event was to introduce thecrafts of stained, decorative, and architec-tural art glass to the local community of
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Some of the attendees of the 103rd Annual Summer Conference of the Stained Glass Association of America.
Center is SGAA President Jerome Durr, with Gary Helf (left) and JackWhitworth, both of whom are past presidents of the Association.
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The Stained Glass Association ofAmerica’s 103rd Annual SummerConference was preceded by fivetwo-day pre-Conference classes.Charles Z. Lawrence (photo above;photo by Laura Parham) taught aclass on presentation sketches;Victoria Millard taught anIntroduction to Painting on Glassclass (photo of students, right), whichwas held in the new classroom spaceat the SGAA Headquarters/StainedGlass School facility; Volker Brockcame from Germany to teach a classon surface laminating with Bohle’sVerifix 2K two-part silicone adhesive(photo opposite page, top; photo byLaura Parham); Jim Berberichtaught an advance painting class on using enamels in stained glass figure painting, which was also held in SGAAStained Glass School classroom space; and Kathy Barnard taught a class on sand etching at her studio in down-town Kansas City. The SGAA Stained Glass School’s classroom space will see further use very soon when the schoolbegins offering classes outside of the Annual Summer Conference in October.
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The second night of the Conference concluded with the SGAACasino Night, which was both a benefit to raise funds forAssociation projects and an event that offered members a chance tosocialize and have fun while engaging in some very low-stakes gam-bling. Games included Texas Hold ’Em (photo opposite page, top);Blackjack (photo opposite page, bottom); roulette with dealerMichael Zimmerman (photo top left); and Craps, with the table runby SGAA President Jerome Durr (photo top right.) There was also aduck/flamino pond run by Jill Person (photo right,) featuring Plucka Duck and Find a Flamingo, with door prizes attached to the luck-ier ducks and more fortunate flamingos. Special thanks go toMichael Zimmerman and Laura Parham for helping make this spe-cial night a success for the Stained Glass Association of Americaand to all of our dealers for putting the “fun” in “fundraiser!”
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For those not interestedin casino games, SGAACasino Night offeredother entertainment,including a caricatureportrait artist (finishedcaricature of Richard andKatei Gross, top left;photo of artist drawing acaricature of Ann Helf,left); communal paintingon four canvasses representing Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter(two photos right plus top photo, opposite page); and, of course, theannual silent auction (photo opposite page, bottom).
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“The Art of Glass” was an event for bothConference attendees and the public held at theSGAA Headquarters/Stained Glass School cam-pus. Multiple demonstrations gave visitors aglimpse at how architectural stained glass ismade. Various craft techniques were shown,including edge gluing (photo top left); puttyingand weathersealing (photo bottom left); glazing(photo opposite page, top); painting (photo oppo-site page, bottom left); mosaic (photo oppositepage, bottom right); and stone setting. The eventwas designed to let the Stained Glass Associationof America and its members introduce themselvesto the Raytown community, of which the SGAAHeadquarters is now a part. Lunch was served byaward-winning Ritter’s Barbeque, a locallyowned, family company. After lunch, tour bussesdeparted for the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art,where members spent the afternoon.
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The annual Awards Banquet start-ed off with a show featuring theSharks versus the Jets with playersfrom Major League Improv,Kansas City’s original comedyimprov show. In the highlight ofthe show, one of the players tookon the persona of a diva stainedglass artist (right photo, left side)trying to explain to a picky client(right photo, right side) why it wasokay that her stained glass win-dow was made from only one pieceof green glass. Their arguing waspeppered with comments writtenon pieces of paper supplied by theaudience.
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The Board of Directors consists of (front row, left to right) Al Priest, David Judson, Christopher Haynes, Jerome Durr, Bill Klopsch, JamesPiercey, Jack Whitworth, (back row, left to right) Steve Sussman, Sue Shea, Diane Eissinger, Jennifer Banbury, and Kathy Barnard.
Jennifer Banbury received the 2012 President’s Award for herwork as Recording Secretary.
which we are now a part. As the SGAA Stained GlassSchool projects continue forward, it will be importantto partner with the local community, which will ulti-mately benefit everyone involved (see photos, page116-117).
Major League Improv provided a lively open-ing to the Annual Awards Banquet (photos oppo-site page). Congratulations go to Steve Sussmanand Dennis Roberts, both newly elected membersof the Board of Directors (photo above) and toJennifer Banbury, who was awarded the 2012President’s Award for her longtime (and continu-ing) service as the Association’s RecordingSecretary.
Next year’s Annual Summer Conference willbe held in Indianapolis, Indiana.
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