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Fused glass art by Mel Archer

Beautiful paintings done entirely with custom blended glass frit, sheet and stringer

Classes

Classes in Fused Glass from beginner to advanced are held at Mel's beautiful 1800 sq ft studio. Located on the rim of the Deschutes River Canyon in beautiful Central Oregon. The studio is fully equipped with 3 kilns, all glass supplies and machines and tools.  Plus it has a nice bathroom, refrigerator and sink.
Sessions are generally held on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9-12:30. Sessions are limited to 3 people per class and are scheduled as people sign up.  Saturday afternoon sessions, from 1-4:30 are sometimes scheduled.
To sign up for a sesion or more email Mel:  melarcherglass@gmail.com

Accomplishments

2008 finalist in Bullseye Glass' "e'merge" competition, for emerging glass artists, one of only 20 finalists from the United States.  Entrant is "Pear Study".  The work was exhibited in the Bullseye Gallery in Portland, Oregon and then sold to a private collector

"Pear Study"  Judged in the Top 20 in the US in Bullseye Glass Internatinal Competition  "emerge" 2008

Events/shows

Mel's Fused Glass Paintings will be featured at The White Bird Gallery in Cannon Beach during the Spring Unveiiling, May 6-8 2022. More info on the gallery is here:  www.whitebirdgallery.com

Mel has been invited to  exhibit his fused glass "paintings" at the Corrine Woodman Gallery in The Arts Center in Corvallis Or. 28 paintings will be on display. The show will be held from Jan 11 to Feb 20th  2022 with the Art Lunch talk on January 20th.    More info at https://theartscenter.net/mel-archer-broken-glass-re-imagined/

Sagebrushers  Art Society show in Bend Or  Sept-October 2021. Artists Reception on October 2nd from 2-4 at the Sagebrushers Art Gallery  117 SW Roosevelt, Bend  

"Finding Peace, Fire and Water"  A Two person show!!  August 2021 at the Campbell Gallery in Sisters, Oregon..  Along with prize winning watercolor painter Terri Dill Simpson, my fused glass landscaping "paintings" are now on display.  The Campbell Gallery, inside  the Sisters Art Works building that houses the offices of the Sisters Folk Festival is a wonderful venue for a small show. We very much appreciate the opportunity that the Campbell Gallery provides to artists. We each have about 13 pcs hung on the walls, many of my very latest pieces.    The Campbell Gallery is located at 304 W Adams Ave, Sisters.  You can see the interior of our show at the Sisters Folk Festival website:  https://sistersfolkfestival.org/campbell-gallery/current-gallery-show/

 Artists Reception is on Aug 6th from 5-7. This is a charity benefit for the Santiam Canyon Wildfire Relief Fund.  "Niagara Waterwheel" a 24" x 24" fused glass painting is available for sale with 50% of the proceeds going to the Wildfire Relief Fund.  Come and have some wine, listen to local Jazz muscian Greg  Druian and view some beautiful artwork.  Then donate to the Santiam Canyon Wildfire Relief Fund.  A 501c3 registered non-profit administered by the Santiam Hospital. I will be there with some glass!!

 4th Friday Artwalk, August 27th, I will be at the Campbell Gallery from 3-7. Come on by and say hello

My  Own Two Hands" MOTH charity art auction held on May 11, 2019 benefiting the Sisters Folk Festival that supports arts education in Sisters Oregon.  It is absolutly amazing how much the Sisters community support their arts in the schools.  My glass painting and my story will be featured in the Bend Bulletin and then in the Folk Festival hand out. I am so happy to be part of this very worthwhile event, and Sisters, next year you are getting a major painting.  

4th Friday Art Walk, March 22, 2019  all 14 galleries on Hood Ave and others in Sisters are open late.  I will be showing 7 fused glass paintings. 

Sisters Library Annual Art Show, Sisters Or  Jan 9th thru Feb 22 2019

September 1-25th 2010  "Transcendence, the Magic of Glass"  Juried Contemporary Glass Art Show,  Museum and Arts Center, Sequim, Washington  see:  www.glassartfestival.org

August 21-22, 2010 Maryhill Museum of Art, Summer Arts Festival, juried show, see www.maryhillmuseum.org  Goldendale, Washington

June 3rd 2010  1st Thursday Gallery walk,   in the Poster Garden lobby,  Portland.  exhibition of 4 artists.  music wine and food

April 30th-May 2nd, 2010  Glass Gallery show- Portland Convention Center

melarcherglass@gmail.com