The Michigan Glass Project

Bandhu Dunhams next class will be at the Toledo Museum of Art after the GAS conference, June 18-21. This is also right after the Michigan Glass Project. So if you're going to be in the area, check out this cool kinetic class!
http://www.toledomuseum.org/learn/cl...lassworkshops/

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Come to our fundraiser party..... AT THE BELLE ISLE AQUARIUM!!!!! Music by Eastside Jon and Frank Raines, food by Dan Hine and The Whitney, live glassblowing demos, The Fish Pimp and friends and plenty of our aquatic friends swimming around on display. June 15th, 7pm. Be there or be square. This will be one of two events planned after Friday's glass session at The Michigan Glass Project. We also have the hard hitting sounds of Funk Night's house band, Will Sessions in a garden party at The Whitney.

http://www.eventbrite.com/event/3575581661/eorg

Ok guys and gals, we are about a week out from the project and we need everyone coming to have a good idea of how this is going to happen. We will have 15 torches set up with a sign up board for blow slots. When you arrive please sign up and bring your A game. We are looking for a few things. We would like everyone to be productive as possible with their torch time. We ask that people come with a little prep for their pieces and keep in mind to make things they know they can land and that we can sell. Byron B will be heading up a glass on glass slide bench so that we can stack a big grip of slides and make a kick ass display. If you are into making mibs and attachments, bring them. If you are into reversals, make a bunch. Bring finished pieces, frame worked pieces, pulled tube, anything including tools that you think you will need. Glasses are a must. Please be swift and mercilous with your torch time. The last thing we ask is that you have a good time. Detroit is an amazing city and we hope everyone who comes has the best time. We have lined up some of the best talent in the city for your entertainment, have amazing sponsors who are bringing in local culture and our friends and family are all people you need to meet. We intend on killing it and making a fat stack of cash for the Belle Isle Aquarium. Message me if you have any questions. Thanks everyone! THhttp://www.themichiganglassproject.com/

And keep your guard up.Detroit is a festering shithole and i can almost guarantee with this many people someone is bound to be the victim of a crime.

And watch out for juggalo's

Lol..... juggalo's.

I like the format... everyone getting to put in torch time on a piecenis more exciting than watching specific people demo. Looking forward to it.

PD, you planning on perpetrating any crimes?

We will be meeting up Thursday night at 7pm at The Grand Trunk Pub for an opening reception. Come clank some pints with us and talk about what we are going to make in one of our favorite bars. We lined up some good drink specials and the pub features 15 Michigan beers. Sou see you there.

Wow, wish I could make it there...!

Detroit has always been a place I wanted to visit- first because of the music and now there's glass there too!!

See you soon hopefully!

Will be there thursday... getting excited

Plan-no.
Will I?-more than likely

I've seen you in the city before p diddy. You know the score, you know how we do it. I'm pretty sure even a herd of foaming trogs couldn't keep you away from this event. Tuck it up and get your Hawiian Punch drinking, dead baby joke telling, Merl Haggard listening ass down here asap. Looking forward to seeing you soon brother.http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-...90977222_n.jpg

See you Friday,i'll bring the biggles.

boom yah puff danny!

Im ready!! Cant wait....

Holy shit i just read the lineup and i cant believe you want to charge me $20 to donate my time,art,and name to a bullshit charity while listening to some gay rave shit.

but Danny, it's all about the c*ck, right? So, what's the problem?

Well i hate to say i told you so but Detroit never lets me down.benny lang drives up from kentucky to help raise money for Detroit and hows he repayed? A broken window and a stolen backpack.thank you Detroit your a true shithole.

Oh shit, seriously?

J. How also narrowly survived, literally. I'll let him tell everyone about that if so inclined.

So far I think I'm alright.

No fooling

Detroit rule #1 DON'T LEAVE VALUABLE IN YOUR CAR. That goes for any major city.
That's shitty though. Sucks that's the impression Detroit has to leave on him.

that's a bummer. benny is my boy. good fella

Shit, we live here and we thrive. Detroit's no joke, glad most of you made it out in one piece. Hope you all enjoyed our fair city.http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-...90144360_n.jpg

Random crime happens all over... doesn't seem to me that Detroit is any worse than say, Philadelphia or Chicago crimewise.

I'm sticking around for a couple of weeks, hoping take more photos of the unique scenery around the city and blow some glass!

J How just might be cursed. Next time y'all come down to New Mexico, we'll show ya some petty crime and poor highway safety!

get at us julian, we are raging face in the shop right now...

Come to lansing at some point

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Oh shit, seriously?

J. How also narrowly survived, literally. I'll let him tell everyone about that if so inclined.

So far I think I'm alright.

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yes, detroit was one hell of an adventure. ironically, right in front of urban pheasants studio i wrecked my new Audi S4 on I75. someone was trailering a car in the opposite lanes and lost a wheel. it came over the median, missed the car in front me and tagged my front end. fortunately i was not driving like i had been the night before and managed to hit a little more slowly. i dont' want to know what that would have been like, because even at 35mph it still did 7K worth of damage. but all will be well, just have to get back to the D to pick her up next week, and one more excuse to party with you guys... which by the way, y'all know how to represent!

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glad it was just some metal damage j.

that sounds like it coulda been a whole lot worse.

oh, and the kicker..... they gave me a minivan for a rental. talk about a downgrade!

That wasnt an accident,we dont take kindly to imports around here

Julian, what Hass said. come to Lansing


or I'll have to go to NM... been a while.

Glad you're okay, J. The one bright side is you get to take another trip out here soon. Hurry up.

For sure, I'd love to come check what you all are up to, at the Pheasant and Lansing! Just need a few more days of sleep first...

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We are getting ready to fire up the Michigan Project machine again. If you have any suggestions on what you would like to see, know artists we should bring on board, or have two cents to throw into the pot, we are open to hear it. We are also starting to contact sponsors, so if there is a specific company you think we should ask to join us, let us know. Thanks for all the support. We ended up donating $12,000 to the Belle Isle Aquarium here in Detroit. The mark has been set.

I suggest donating the money to norml or any other NON DETROIT charity. And bring in nomad and Red for sure

Those are great suggestions Janky. I would like to see both of this guys come out and show their stuff. I will bring the idea up of donating to a non Detroit charity to the next meeting. Hope to see you there too.

Majority of the artist and people attending are from the area so why not keep the money local. Maybe donate to another detorit charity besides the belle isle aquarium maybe give the proceeds to Gleaners community food bank or to help fund art programs in the local schools.