*HELP*Greymatter Glass christmas recovery thread :)

[FizZle]

As some of you know Greymatter Glass was the victim of a break in on x-mas day.

http://www.talkglass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=42083

It pains me to think of this happening to any lampworker or any entrepreneur/artist espescially on Christmas. In the spirit of X-mas i am starting this thread to help Doug recover some of his losses...i will start by offering this bubbler shipped in which you can sell or enjoy, the goal is to raise as many glass donations up to the 20,000 which was lost...my piece i would value around $100.00 wholesale
(1 of 1 in this style signed)...thats $19,900 to go....Whos Next!

http://i480.photobucket.com/albums/rr166/EuphonicArts/SAM_0441.jpg

http://i480.photobucket.com/albums/rr166/EuphonicArts/SAM_0440.jpg

this piece was made in October and displayed at Glassroots show. I need to make a slide today as i broke the other...if you got a blast cabinet...you would have to blast the slide to make it match...as i dont have a cabinet to do it here...best of luck.

[ALIEN!]

Ill get down with this, Ill make something this week for Doug. Maybe we can talk Shannon into our collab piece this weekend to be for Doug too:)

[FizZle]

^thanks jake...your the man

keep in mind people this doesnt have to be a 100$ bub...it can be anything...a rod of color, a marble, a pendant, dichro image, milli, $$$, whatever u can spare to help a guy out in a time of need...post up picks if you are going to send something his way...thanks yall

[Jack Ridgeway]

^thanks jake...your the man

keep in mind people this doesnt have to be a 100$ bub...it can be anything...a rod of color, a marble, a pendant, dichro image, milli, $$$, whatever u can spare to help a guy out in a time of need...post up picks if you are going to send something his way...thanks yall

Hey Guys, please count me in. I can send a O2 Genny or raffle one off for Doug. I spent some time with the guy in Tuscon, really liked him. Jack

[Julian]

For sure I'll pitch in to try to defray the loss suffered by Greymatter. I'll be down there soon with the ladies it hand it over.

http://i.imgur.com/38wO0.jpg

Beyond that, I'd like to pledge 3 lbs. of janky color.

[B.C. Creations]

ill throw in one of my disc flip pieces that i wholesale for $150. are we shipping them to doug?

[FizZle]

are we shipping them to doug?

you guys are all awesome! wonderful people for throwin down for a brother...i was thinking that we would ship them to doug...i have not heard back from were he would like this stuff shipped...or if he even wants to except these donations....but i will keep yall posted or maybe doug will chime in...+rep to you all!

[KT-Old School Glass]

I'm down. I will be able get something made late this week or early next.

[FizZle]

well i got a message back from doug...this is part of it


As much as I appreciate the offer I can't accept any donations, it wouldn't feel right. The outpouring of support from the industry has been awesome and overwhelming and it's more than I can ask for. Keeping us in your thoughts is worth more than what was lost. The best way to help us right now would be to stay vigilant and keep an eye open for any of the glass from our shop, as well as just staying on top of all the shop breakins and general bafoonery that's going around right now.

soooo thanks to yall who stepped up you guys rock...goes to show what a community we really have...

[Greymatter Glass]

Oh thanks I was going to post that up.

I appreciate the offers but I just can't accept.

I would be happy to trade with anyone for their work, but lets do it equitably, and give me a few days to get back into things.

Keep supporting our industry, that's all I ask.

[Greymatter Glass]

Also, the $20k was in damages and lost product from everyone in the shop.... I am in no way out of pocket all of that all the sudden. My business has insurance and I am working with them to see what will and will not be covered, but the reality is that my collection was priceless to me, and the theft of work from Casto, Denial, and Rashan is a large part of that sum.

We have a great network of local shops and buyers that are going to do what they can to absorb some of this and really just patience and understanding on getting orders re-filled is a huge support.

Fizzle, you rock and that's a beautiful piece, please use it to support your own career and family.

-Doug

[mer]

check that out^ and remember the next time he tells y'all to prepare for the worst that he's living by his own words.

no victim shit, straight douge!

[jello]

fo sho!

[Mr. Wonka]

It really sucks that bad things happen to good people. Too bad you weren't in the shop at the time to bust a few caps in their asses (or chest). A few .223 rounds would have been a wonderful Christmas gift for those scumbags.

Stay strong Doug, and I hope you are able to recover your things.

Tom

[ALIEN!]

It really sucks that bad things happen to good people. Too bad you weren't in the shop at the time to bust a few caps in their asses (or chest). A few .223 rounds would have been a wonderful Christmas gift for those scumbags.

Stay strong Doug, and I hope you are able to recover your things.

Tom


One 12ga Slug to the melon would be even better......then again I like to make a mess. May they die artfully....splatter painting is art.....right? :twitch:

[daveabr]

Great story here in Indiana recently. Last week, a robber came into a Kroger grocery store, in the middle of a busy holiday rush(store full of people). He put something into a female employee's back, and led her to the cash office. The manager on duty, saw it on the cameras, and had a piece on him. As soon as the door opened to the office, he shot the robber in the face and killed him!!! Not the chest, not the side of the head, THE FACE!!!

Now he's being investigated internally by Kroger for breaking company policy, which bans employees from having guns on Kroger property. He was not charged legally in anyway. If Kroger fires or penalizes him, I'll never shop there again :D

If interested, google it.....there's a million stories online.

[Mr. Wonka]

Thanks for the uplifting story Dave. The best thing about shooting a scumbag in the face is that you deny them the respect of an open casket funeral :)

I guess Kroger only wants the criminals to have guns in the store... that sucks.

Tom

[mer]

damn y'all get creepy when you start talking yer gun talk with the gleeful details. it's not that i don't feel it, it just doesn't strike me as polite conversation in mixed company. prolly just me.

[spiralout]

nope, it is not just you Mer

[Mr. Wonka]

I apologize if I offended anyone, but I am a firm believer in self defense and the right to bear arms. I'm just glad that if someone had to go down, it was the bad guy.

Tom

[KT-Old School Glass]

Yup, I'm all for the full right to defend yourself, loved ones, and property.

This just happened here in NC this morning.

http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/10544178/

[Bo Diddles]

Defend your property by shooting someone in the face with a shotgun? lol....

Okay, let's not get started.

[Bunyip]

request to forum management:

Please split the gun comments to a separate post. I am finding I have some shit I want to say but...this is NOT the right place. I think the Original Poster had a different mission for this topic.

[daveabr]

I merely posted about that local news story, as it pertained to robbery....which was being discussed. If it offended anyone, sorry. I didn't mean for it to be uplifiting or whatever.

[Julian]

Yeah, well.

Greymatter are a hard working crew of responsible guys, I'm sure they've got this under control. Glad to hear insurance covers some of it, at least. I hadn't heard any mention of insurance up til now and wasn't sure whether to bring it up!

Good for you for starting this thread Fizzle. One of the best things about the glass community is how we stand up to support each other.