what ?

[cillanes]

The "Glasstique" program was created and developed by Glass Alchemy, Ltd. to introduce unreleased Boromax® colors. Although successful, the program was usurped at the end of last year and the "Glasstique" name and purpose compromised. While we work on a new way to introduce unreleased colors in the future, we have elected to liquidate our "Glasstique" stock at 40% off per pound.

[mindblowingglass]

???

[mer]

For the record. The Glasstique name is Glass Alchemy property. Ross from ABR thought it was "clever" to use the name to sell NS products after we spent the time and money developing it. It is violation of Ebay rules and common decency.

NOTE: GA does not sell experimental colors. The glasstique colors that we sell are all first quality (despite some rumors that have been started to the contrary). They are not random colors nor mischarges, they are colors made on purpose.

We started the program to help us decide what colors to release and what colors to make into frit. If a color turns out to be very popular on glasstique we then produce it for distribution through the distributors. So far we have released 2 colors and 3 more are in production for release at the Best Bead Show in Tuscon.




http://www.thegldg.com/forum/showpost.php?p=276552&postcount=3

[menty666]

is that outside of the feb 14th love sale or part of it?

[mer]

the flyer says that they are liquidating the rest of the glasstique stock at the valentines sale so i guess that'll be the last of it.

[e-jipt]

huh, so this is being sold at abr or what?
damn there's Glasstique single rods on ebay for $25, what a joke...

[Greymatter Glass]

No. They're saying ABR ruined it for the rest of us.

[menty666]

yeah, GA was using the Glasstique name to sell their fun mixes. ABR came in and used the name to flood ebay with NS glass and ruin it for everyone.

[e-jipt]

yea I knew that, I read a post somewhere about it before, that post was linked here too, anyway that kinda clears it up, but who is cillanes? :puzzled:

[UmaJulz]

So the Glasstique that I bought from Henry's son, is the real thing. But what Ross is selling as "glasstique" is actually NS.

Where, then, is the true Glasstique being sold at this 40% off price? Links please.

[mer]

it's the valentines day sale at glass alchemy. i couldn't find it on the website so i had to cut and paste this from the email they sent me. if you're not on their mailing list you should be, it's pretty good. you can sign up on their site.




GLASS ALCHEMY'S 7TH ANNUAL
"We Love Our Customers" SALE!
February 14 thru February 29, 2008

Glass Alchemy's 7TH ANNUAL FACTORY SALE is coming soon!
Save the date and get ready! We love this event and look forward to it
all year. This is the time we sell directly to our end users, discounting our seconds, sample sets, apparel and
some overstocked items.

Visit our web site on February 2 for full details. Learn what we have on sale and how the sale works. Download order forms to complete them in advance of the sale and then be ready to email, fax or phone them in to us on or after February 14, 8am, Pacific Standard Time.

THIS YEAR, we are setting up an email address specifically for sale orders: loc2008@glassalchemyarts.com. Please note that this email address will be dedicated to LOC 2008 orders ONLY, but will not be activated until February 14, 2008. REMEMBER: LOC ORDERS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED BEFORE FEBRUARY 14, 8AM, PST.

Once the sale begins, all orders will be processed on a FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVED basis because we run out of glass so quickly.
There will be no walk-in service, except to drop off your order form and place it in queue with all other orders which will be coming in
via email, fax and phone.

CHECK OUT WEB SITE ON FEBRUARY 2
FOR ALL SALE DETAILS
We look forward to connecting with you soon!


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"We Love Our Customers"
SALE PREVIEW
Visit Our Web Site on February 2 for Full Details!


BOROMAX RODS & FRIT

MOST BOROMAX "Occasional" OC Rods $19/lb

Select BOROMAX "Occasional" OC Rods $15 to $17/lb

MOST BOROMAX 10" First Quality Rods $30/lb

Select BOROMAX 10" First Quality Rods $20/lb

Select BOROMAX Frit & Frit Blends $6 to $11


GLASS ALCHEMY APPAREL 15% OFF



UNIQUE "GLASSTIQUE" COLORS CLOSE-OUT!

Liquidating our "Glasstique" Stock at 40% Off in 1/2 lb bundles




SAMPLE SETS, PROJECT KITS & BAG O'BITS 40% OFF

Full Rod Set, Retail $70 Sale Price $35

Full Frit Set, Retail $70 Sale Price $35

Self-Paced Project Kit, Retail $15 Sale Price $9

Lightning Pendant Project Kit (Silver Color Control),
Retail $39.95 Sale Price $23.97

Fish Project Kit (Crayon Color Control),
Retail $39.95 Sale Price $23.97

Top 20 Sample Set, Retail $20 Sale Price $12

Bag O'Bits, 3/lb, Retail $45 Sale Price $27

Bag O'Bits, 1/lb, Retail $15 Sale Price $9


By the way, Glass Alchemy's
business practices have just gotten GREENER!

True to our company values and mission, we are reducing our carbon footprint by no longer printing and mailing The Alchemist newsletter. If you require a printed version, our newsletters are archived on our web site and conveniently downloadable.

GLASS ALCHEMY, LTD.
6539 NE 59th Place
Portland, Oregon 97218
503.460.0545 phone
503.460.0546 fax
www.glassalchemyarts.com


As always, thank you for your commitment to our glass.

[Blacksheep]

thanks for clearing that up i saw some very kewl colors on ebay once that were from Glass Alchemy'
i wanted to get some but next time i looked there was all these different ones so i passed.
looks like ABR likes to steal names or hide them as in the recent oxy concentrator deal
Startin the new year right eh Ross

i personally wouldnt buy anything from ABR especially after these 2 obvious fuckovers -(makes me wonder a while back i read here that a supplyer-selling
goods to artists had also started importing the very pieces the artists make!)
do i dare hazzard a guess who that may be? i never did find out
if anyone cares to tell me drop me a pm please & thank you

[UmaJulz]

Thanks so much for the info Mer. I'll get on the mailing list pronto, and start making some plans.

I noticed on ABR's site, that they are not using the term "glasstique" any more. Maybe Ross is trying to clean up some shit he spilled...

But now that Abe is working at Northstar (right?), are all his Precision colors being labelled under Northstar? I just got a deal on a Northstar rod pack that has all of Abe's Precision colors in it too. Hell of a deal, but confusing when it's time to reorder, if one were to be avoiding any particular sellers.

[HOSS]

There is a list of the glasstique color names on the GA site, but no pictures of what any of them look like - anyone know where to find pics of any of these colors?

[beachglass]

ya the precision colours are all listed NS now...they are all up in the 100's i believe.

its pretty bad if someone swiped GA's glasstique name, but why would that be cause for them to shut the whole program down? from what i gather it was pretty popular...you would figure a good old cease and desist would have done the trick

[beachglass]

unless they didnt copyright it...in which case: "derrrr"

[Zed]

ABR sucks. Yes they were the ones bringing in the cheap imports IIRC, a total fuck you move towards the artists they were also making money off of selling supplies.

Everything ABR sells is available elsewhere, avoid this company. Ross seems to make it a personal point of pride to shit in his bed as often as possible (metaphor)

[Blacksheep]

thanks Studio Altitude
i figured as much
well that equals a total
fuck you to ABR in my books

[wildrokproductions]

OH! Snap!!!

[UmaJulz]

There is a list of the glasstique color names on the GA site, but no pictures of what any of them look like - anyone know where to find pics of any of these colors?

Yeah, there are sample paddles and some pics of people's work with the Glasstique colors... let's see, try this: http://www.glassalchemyarts.com/community/glasstique/frameg.html

Not pics of the rods, but finished work.

[HOSS]

Yeah, there are sample paddles and some pics of people's work with the Glasstique colors... let's see, try this: http://www.glassalchemyarts.com/community/glasstique/frameg.html

Not pics of the rods, but finished work.


Thanks much, I didn't see those. It doesn't show all the colors but at least it gives and idea about some of them. That black pearl looks sweet, too bad its already sold out. Hope it comes back. Would have liked to see the passion extreme and black ruby, guess they're sold out too? :bummed: Oh well.

[Turning Point Glass]

I thought I saw somewhere that they graduated the Black Pearl into their regular line of colors. I couldn't find it on their web site, but it does say they're about to introduce three new colors to the Boromax line - I believe all three of these are from the Glasstique line.

[Turning Point Glass]

I just found it. Black pearl is in the 900 Neutrals category of their Boromax line.

[UmaJulz]

Yeah, this sale is dangerous for us glass hos. Too much pretty, pretty. Too much wanty, wanty.

imaho

[Thomas Grimmett]

The point of the sale is to get our shelves cleared off to make room for more glass... this includes colors that are not a part of the permanent line. In other words.... Glass Alchemy will continue to make colors you have never seen before and you will still be able to get ahold of them (and certainly not at $25 a rod... who was the seller and what color was that by the way?) but Glasstique will now longer be the way to do it. Join the mailing list and you will be kept up to speed as to our new approach for testing the market for colors.

08 will be an exciting year for colored boro.... opaque purple is on the way.

by the way.... ivory blush and peach blush are awesome.... they are like an opaque tequila sunrise.... a striking flesh tone.

[UmaJulz]

Mmmm, a striking flesh tone! or is that a flesh tone that strikes?

[Thomas Grimmett]

its starts off beige, to pinkish, to a rosy peach color... so a flesh tone that strikes

[UmaJulz]

It sounds delicious and is on my list!