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12/06/2010
November is here and we will all be trying to figure out what to do with...turkey leftovers and mounds of mashed vegetables. While we are thinking of Thanksgiving, Josh, the alchemist, has been busy saying incantations and leaving burnt offerings before the Corona glass furnace. We've all noticed how the new colors are richer, brighter and more intense than the colors he was getting when he was just burning incense and flailing himself.
Josh's wife, Cady, is scheduled to be launched on a Russian Soyuz rocket at noon Eastern time on December 15. Her rocket takes about 8 minutes to reach the orbital velocity of 5 miles per second (18,500 mph). She will dock with the International Space Station and spend about six months doing scientific and medical research. You can see several CNN segments about Cady as well as the most recent CNN piece that was aired a week or so ago. CERF+ Celebrates 25 Years! Over 60 CERF+ friends gathered at Snow Farm on September 25 & 26 in Williamsburg, MA for a two-day, "serious fun" event. Participants were treated to peak New England fall conditions, opportunities to gather with old friends and make new connections, participate in two auctions and dance up a storm. The gathering was also an opportunity for guests to honor the vision of founders Carol Ross and Josh Simpson, review organizational growth and development, and help CERF+ prepare for the next 25 years. If you are fortunate to live in New England, this month's Coming Events are more Massachusetts localized! We promise you we will get Josh out west very soon! Until then...come check out the following venues:
The Joy of Bowls: Soup, Serving and Salad - ends Nov.15th. Group exhibit of bowls created by Josh Simpson & bowls from 25 additional National Artists Worcester Center for Crafts, Worcester, MA The Worlds of Josh Simpson & Sally Curcio - ends Nov.18th. Dual Exhibit of Josh Simpson and Sally Curcio Salmon Falls Artisans Showroom, Shelburne Falls, MA
Snow Farm (The New England Craft Program) in Williamsburg, MA, annual Artist Seconds Sale - Josh's "almost perfect" glass (along with the work of about 100 craft artists associated with Snow Farm) will be available at this incredible event. Nov. 12th - 14th Nov. 19th - 21st Nov. 26th - 28th 10:00 to 4:00pm each day And plan to visit Shelburne Falls on Friday, November 26, from 4:30-10pm as the village celebrates "Moonlight Magic" to welcome in the holiday spirit. Salmon Falls Artisans Showroom is offering a gallery-wide 15% discount that evening. No worries, there will be hot cider to help keep up your energy for this shopping marathon! As you know...November is the start of holiday shopping...You can now give the one you love the whole world...We have imaginary worlds in a galaxy of sizes!
For those of you who missed out last year, Ornaments are available, but only until we run out. Remove Me! If you think these messages from Josh are stupid, just write to tell Josh that you've been burning incense and prayng he'll take you off the list. We think your prayers, for once, will be answered!
10/11/2010
October... and we look for the daily foliage transformations from rich dark green to bursts of orange, gold, red and scarlet. And all of this from the back door of the glass studio!
The Worlds of Josh Simpson & Sally Curcio, Salmon Falls Artisans Showroom, Shelburne Falls, MA through Nov. 18. The Art of Dining, Krikorian Gallery, Worcester Center for Crafts, Worcester, MA through Oct. 23.
09/03/2010
Autumn is not here but we are beginning to see the change in the foliage. It's still just as hot and miserable as any summer we can remember! If you could see Josh and his little group in the studio today you might wonder what horrible things they had done in this or a previous life to be relegated to this special place in Dante's Inferno!
08/09/2010
We are so pleased to announce that Josh is insisting that we be on vacation starting next week, the first week of August. Just one week. We will return Monday, August 9th, to all emails, inquiries and other disasters. American Craft Exposition Meet the Artists of Salmon Falls Artisans Showroom!
06/01/2010
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. 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.
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