Categories: Newsletter
      Date: Jun  1, 2010
     Title: June Greetings from Josh Simpson Contemporary Glass!

A wild weather week in Western Massachusetts!  If you've tried to be in touch with us you probably know by now that last Wednesday's storm with 70 mph micro-burst winds knocked down trees and wires.  We lost all power and phones for 5 days!  Our town - Shelburne Falls was under a State of Emergency - school and businesses closed.  Even main access roads were blocked by trees and downed wires.  At one point all traffic on Route 2 was diverted up and over our little Frank Williams Road.  If you need to reach us we now just this morning have internet and our main phone lines (413-625-6145 and 625-2662)!  We aren't used to this kind of weather here in the gentle hills of MA... we will be cutting up the downed maples here at the studio for weeks...  and we now sympathize a little more with you folks in tornado land!

Josh and crew managed to get a little work done...They have been creating cane in bright beautiful colors for the past few weeks and hope to have all the cane bundled, fused, stretched and sorted by the end of this week.

In spite of it all... Josh has been grilling hamburgs and hot dogs at Jamey's little league baseball games! (Vet's field in Shelburne most Wednesday and Friday evenings starting at 5:30) Josh raves about his burgers... "where else can you find a hamburger that is not just flavorful, but is also guaranteed 62.5% fat?"  He has told a number of people that the gripping pain in their chest and down their left arm is "nothing to worry about - just a little indigestion"

CNN has been following Cady, Josh and Jamey to various events including the recent opening of Josh's 35 year retrospective exhibit "Josh Simpson: A Visionary Journey in Glass" at the Fuller Museum.  Check out CNN's "Counting down Cady" for daily blogs and updates on the upcoming launch and Cady's residency on the International Space Station.
Are you thinking of summer vacation travel?  We have some destinations for you...

Please join Josh at the GALA Opening Reception of "From 60,000 Miles Away- The Glass Galaxies of Josh Simpson" at Sandwich Glass Museum, Sandwich, MA, Friday, June 18th 5:30pm to 7:30pm. This important exhibit includes new Corona work and will continue through October 31st.

 "Vessels" - Wheaton Arts and Cultural Center, Millville, NJ.  Josh's Tektites are included in this invitational group exhibit,  May 29th through July 25th. 

"Josh Simpson - Solo Exhibit" at Neiman Marcus Gallerias in Houston TX and Atlanta, Georgia.   April through June 30th.
 
"Josh Simpson: A Visionary Journey in Glass", the 35 year retrospective exhibit at the Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, MA continues now through December 31st. 2010. 
 
Looking for a great dining experience?  Try Vet's Field in downtown Shelburne Falls most Wednesday and Friday evenings! 
 
Wish to be removed? Tell Josh his burgers look and taste like hockey pucks - we are certain you'll be greased right off our list!