NEW SHOW & Winterfaire Canceled!

Ok, some good news and bad news... Boy, don't I sound like a manager!

GOOD NEWS.... I will be at another holiday show, "Golden Benefit Charity Holiday Arts & Craft Show". The show is sponsored by Friends of the Neuromuscular Disease Center at UR Medcial Center and Friends & Families Muscular Disorder Foundation. I will have my art glass (non-jewelry items) like ornaments, wine stoppers, canape knives/forks, key chains, bookmarks, cell phone lanyards, etc, etc. It will be a nice indoor event and SANTA will be there! =) Lunch is also available there. So mark your calendars for:

Golden Benefit Holiday Arts & Craft Show & Sale
Saturday, November, 21
10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Quality Inn
4242 Lakeville Road(Rt. 20A)
Geneseo, NY
$2 per person
Proceeds from this event going to the Neuromuscular Disease Center at the University of Rochester Medical Center & Friends & Families Muscular Disorders Foundation.

Bad news ... Event organizers sent out a notice yesterday that the holiday show "WINTERFAIRE" at Bristol Ski Resort has been canceled. I had postcards at my Open Studio Trail stating that I was going to be there. I apologize for any confusion here.

For holiday shopping for my art glass jewelry, please check out my web site shop OR call for an appointment. Thank you.

Open Studio Trail - THANK YOU!!!

Wow! What a great weekend for the Naples Open Studio Trail (Oct. 3-4th). My husband and I were busy getting ready the Friday before the event. It takes alot of work to setup for this. Here is a picture of my handsome helper (aka. husband, Shaun). I invaded his studio/garage for the displays of my work. Shaun is showing the "before", and the demos were in my studio which is attached to the building on the right. I was busy working up to the last minute, and my studio was a mess!!! Here is a before and after picture.





It may not look that messy... but glass was everywhere!! Anyway, we pulled everything together and had a fun show. See below for final displays.



Here's my helper...ready to greet everyone!! =) Thanks to all who stopped by. Hope you all had a great time. I look forward to opening my studio again next year with new items. (This year it was ornaments!!) Mark you calendars for next year, first weekend in October. Take care. Arrivederci!

Glass Flameworking Demo - Sept. 26th noon-3pm

I will be demonstrating glass flameworking at Mill Creek Café on Saturday, September 26th from noon-3pm in Honeoye, NY. While talking about the process and glass, I will be using a torch and Italian glass rods to form beads, ornaments, marbles, and pendants. Come learn about the exciting art of glass flameworking and about the upcoming Naples Open Studio Trail!

Come grab a coffee, lunch, or ice cream! I will have my latest glass items for sale. Hope to catch up with you all soon! Mill Creek Cafe is located on Main Street in Honoeye, NY. http://www.millcreekcafe.com/

OPEN STUDIO - October 3rd-4th

Come join me and 19 other artists for the Naples Open Studio Trail, October 3rd-4th from 10am-5pm . I will have my glass studio open for viewing as well as....

• My latest creations (ornaments, jewelry, cutlery, etc) for sale.
• Flameworking Demos
• Only time my "Orphan" beads are for sale. Come adopt a bead!
• Munchies & beverages provided!

Have a fun day driving around visiting the various artists studios in the lovely Finger Lakes / Naples area. This is a FREE EVENT!

Click on BROCHURE(pdf) for details & directions. For a hardcopy of the brochure, go to www.beckycongdon.com/contact.html and enter your address, request a brochure, and hit submit. A brochure will be mailed directly to you. Hope to see you soon!

Mill Creek Café September Show

A sampling of my latest handmade glass items are on display the month of September at Mill Creek Café. Get a jump start on your holiday shopping. Peruse my new "implosion" pendants, hollow jewelry, frogs, etc. You can also pick up a brochure for my open studio event coming in October. Come enjoy a great meal or a quick coffee or ice cream at Mill Creek Café. Mill Creek Café is located on Main Street in downtown Honeoye, NY. http://www.millcreekcafe.com/

Paul Stankard's "Miniature Paperweights" Class

I had the honor to be Paul Stankard's teaching assistant for his class, "Miniature Paperweights" at Corning Museum of Glass, July 27th-August 1st! It was a pleasure working with Paul & the class. We had an international and very talented class. Students hailed from Japan, Israel, as well as the US. It was so much fun working with everyone. I hope stay in touch with all my new flameworking friends. Here are a few of the snap shots from the class. For more information about Paul Stankard, please see Paul's Website at http://www.paulstankard.com/ .

Emilio Santini & Alex Hamilton's Class

I had the great opportunity to attend on scholarship Emilio Santini & Alex Hamilton's class at Corning Museum of Glass this summer! The class was one of the best classes I have ever taken. There were so many new techniques shown such as goblet making, figures(in boro & moretti), "sweet-sweet" ribbon cane & plaid, use of the lathe, encalmo, pendants, bugs, etc., etc. What made it even better was the class participants were great to work with. I am so excited to work on the techniques that were shown and incorporate them into my work. You'll see alot of ornaments and more sculptural pieces this winter. If you ever get an opportunity to take a class with either instructor, I highly recommend taking the class. For more information on either artist/instructor, please see:

Emilio Santini:
Emilio's Website
Emilio's Sculptural Flameworking Video (from CMOG, wmv)

Alex Hamilton:
RIDEAU GLASS STUDIO
5512 Main Street
P.O. Box 100
Manotick, ONTARIO
CANADA
K4M 1A2