GACC Important!

[ArtGlassHouse]

Rocio and I are going to do a test on the current set of Glass Art Collector Cards. We will except the next 30 artists who can get pictures and bios to us
for FREE. These artists won't get any of their cards, but they will be included in the next set available to the public..... sold in stores, etc. They will have the option of buying some of their own card when they want for;
$50 for a 100, $100 for 200 or $150 for 400. It costs a lot to print these cards, so we are going to "test" how the sales are vrs. printing, etc. for this set only. So, if you've been holding off..... Now is the time. Act quick!
Glass Craftsman Magazine is writing a whole article about the cards for their
DEC/Jan issue. Plus, the cards will be in the permanent collection at the Corning Museum!!
www.r4glassstudio.com
Thanks!
Ron Jr. and Rocio

[PyroChixRock]

Hey Ron, I sent you an email just now...please let me know if you don't get it! Thanks!

[ArtGlassHouse]

Misha- I got it! Nice picture!
Thanks!

[ArtGlassHouse]

I forgot to add in my e-mail.
ronjr@r4glassstudio.com

[Micah Evans]

Is it time to give you a new updated non-lucid visions card? gotta strike while the iron is hot!!

[slinger]

i dont totally get it, can any glass artist just send a pic and bio and your in?
how long of a bio? (how many words)

and my big question is, if glass pipe art is your main form of expression, does that somehow disqualify you? i would hope not, but in today's world, nothing surprises me.....


thanx.

[PyroChixRock]

Slinger click on his link and check out the other cards, and there's more info there on what you have to do. The bio part is pretty short, remember they are baseball card sized. I'm pretty sure I've seen cards with pipes in them before but not positive.

This was posted on like 4 other forums so I'd jump on it NOW if you want in, I doubt there are many spots left as these cards have been a big hit!

[slinger]

thanx misha.

so i sent a coupla pics and a bio..... hope my "bio" wasnt too weird.....

[Mac Maestro]

Who takes your pictures for you? (addressed to everyone)
Are you taking these yourself or having them done?
Are digi cam pictures sufficient for things like this?

[ArtGlassHouse]

Micah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Of course you can create a NEW card!!
Now about functional art on the cards..... I know there are a lot of people that would want them in the set. However, These packs are sold in stores around the country, most of which are family owned and would not bring in the cards if they contained questionable art. This would damage the amount of publicity everyone would get if the distribution became limited. I can crop the art piece to show it's colors, yet not show enough information to display it's function. Remember, these cards are designed to promote glass art..... into Fine Art Galleries. We hope to build recognition and validation of what we do as glass artists into the traditional Fine Art World. Right now if someone says they are an artist...... the first thing that pops in mind is they are a painter. really it should spark the question "what kind of art?.... Painting, sculpture, GLASS?, etc.."

[ArtGlassHouse]

Maestro -
Digi are fine. Set the camera the the highest res setting. Then set it to META. Do not use any zoom, and no flash. Take the picture in the sunlight...... this lets you get close to the object. Should work great for you.

[Mac Maestro]

Thanks Ron. For the info and for helping out glass artists.

[bearclaw]

is it too late? i have some pretty non-functional pictures of my work...where do i send pics/bio?

[Chris Carlson]

ron, i sent a new bio.

bearclaw- send it to ronjr@r4glassstudio.com

[bearclaw]

thankyou chris.

[slinger]

hey ron, i just wanted to say thank you for putting this together, i think this is a really cool idea, i used to collect baseball cards as a kid. :)

[PyroChixRock]

Wow I really hope a few of you guys got in on this. The ladies on the bead sites swarmed on it and I know a ton of them got in! Did any of you get in? *crossing fingers*

[gypsea]

i dunno yet.....i sent in my bio and some pics......hopefully the pics are good enuf to use.....

[Chris Carlson]

he sent me a pic of my card!! i think. i dont know if it was official, i had to shorten my bio.

[PyroChixRock]

Chris if he sent you a pic of your card that is official. He wouldn't design your card if you weren't in!

I hope you got in gyp!!!!

[slinger]

Ron, i assume we can buy our card even thought we got in on this special offer?

i wanna collect em all! :lol

[Chris Carlson]

awesome!! yeah, we can buy them. the prices are listed. this is sweet!! thanks!!

[slinger]

yea i didnt read enough, my bad.

thanx again ron, let us know when we can order some. :)

[ArtGlassHouse]

I had over 130 e-mails in two days, so I have not had time to read them all. It may take me a day or two to get proofs out to everyone. Don't worry, if the 3rd set gets full, I'll continue putting artists into the 4th set. So don't worry..... if you sent info, you'll be in one of the sets! For those who heard about it late....... you still have time to get stuff to me for the 4th set!

[bearclaw]

will the fourth set be coming out at a later date? thanks ron.