Museum of Glass eNewsletter. <https://i6.createsend1.com/ei/y/BF/304/752/062823/images/clear.gif> Trouble viewing this email? Check it out as a webpage. <http://museumofglass.createsend1.com/t/y/e/fxlht/kdtyjdkk/> Museum of Glass: What's Hot Now! IN THE HOT SHOP Visiting Artist Mildred Howard Returns to MOG February 9 - 13, 2011 <https://i7.createsend1.com/ei/y/BF/304/752/062823/images/red-house.jpg> Mildred Howard, the artist who created Blackbird in a Red Sky (a.k.a. Fall of the Blood House), the stunning red glass installation that adorned the Museum's mid-level plaza in 2002, returns to MOG this week for her first Visiting Artist residency. She plans to continue work on a new series of glass punctuation marks that will be included in a new exhibition opening here in July. <https://i8.createsend1.com/ei/y/BF/304/752/062823/images/mildred.jpg> Known for her mixed media assemblage and installation work, Howard combines recycled materials that reference African-American folk culture with architectural elements and fragments of memory and history. She reinterprets these components into a contemporary art language that creates unexpected narratives, sometimes employing repetition and accumulation of identical forms to "suggest memory and the passage of time." Stop by the Hot Shop this week and watch Mildred create the components for her new installation, then come back this summer to see the finished work. Remember, you can always watch the action in the Hot Shop via our live streaming video <http://museumofglass.createsend1.com/t/y/l/fxlht/kdtyjdkk/r> during regular Museum hours. <http://museumofglass.createsend1.com/t/y/l/fxlht/kdtyjdkk/y> CONVERSATION WITH THE ARTIST Sunday, February 13, 2 pm Meet Mildred and learn more about her career at this lively presentation in the Hot Shop. The Visiting Artist Program is sponsored by the Windgate Charitable Foundation, Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass, City of Tacoma Arts Commission, Courtyard by Marriott / Tacoma and City Arts Magazine. GET READY FOR VALENTINE'S DAY AT MOG Create a Special Something for Your Special Someone Saturday, February 12 Come down to MOG this Saturday and make a personalized gift for your Valentine. SELF MADE: FUSED GLASS WORKSHOP <https://i9.createsend1.com/ei/y/BF/304/752/062823/images/self-made.jpg> 11 am -4 pm Create your own beautiful fused glass art! Join us for a new workshop led by MOG docent Sheldon Levin. Using colorful glass shards, stringers and frit, create a one-of-a-kind glass tile that can be used for a coaster-or a special Valentine's Day gift. You design it and we'll fire it for you! Cost: $30 / $25 members Workshops start on the hour and last about 60 minutes. Ages 6 - adult welcome (adult supervision required for children). Call 253.284.4719 to reserve your space. VIVA VALENTINES FAMILY DAY <https://i10.createsend1.com/ei/y/BF/304/752/062823/images/valentine.jpg> 1 -4 pm Get crafty! Create a uniquely spectacular Valentine with the assistance of artist Jennifer Adams. We have a fantastically frilly assortment of mixed media materials to choose from. Make a traditional paper Valentine, a beaded heart ornament or a Valentine bracelet. Actor Dashel Milligan will share fairy tales of love as St. Valentine's jester to inspire your creativity. Cost: included with Museum admission SHOP EARLY FOR YOUR VALENTINE Jewelry Sale Continues at the MOG Store Now through Sunday, February 13 <http://museumofglass.createsend1.com/t/y/l/fxlht/kdtyjdkk/j> Surprise your Valentine with unique wearable art from the MOG Store <http://museumofglass.createsend1.com/t/y/l/fxlht/kdtyjdkk/t> . Now through Sunday, SAVE 20% * on all jewelry purchases, including these Dark Chocolate Heart Earrings <http://museumofglass.createsend1.com/t/y/l/fxlht/kdtyjdkk/i> by Marco Polo (Portland, OR). Stop by the Store or shop online <http://museumofglass.createsend1.com/t/y/l/fxlht/kdtyjdkk/d> (use coupon code 'JEWELRYSALE' for online purchases). * No additional discounts apply. 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