GLASS ART – AN AWESOME EXPERIENCE The heat is breathtaking; the fire simply blinding. The hair on your arms feels totally singed, but inside the kiln your work is slowly taking shape and the magic of a blown piece of glass art is only moments away from reality. Seven members who attended the first Probus…
Twelve members of our PROBUS Club signed up early enough to make the cut-off for our second tour of the Robert Held Gallery in Parksville on Tuesday March 15. This gallery and glass-blowing facility is a real gem. Robert Held retired after many years of creating and teaching in the United States and Canada,…
On November 25th, eleven Probus members, led by Steph Smith, enjoyed good old pub fare at the Black Goose and then on to the Robert Held Glass Gallery in Parksville for a tour and glass-blowing demonstration. Unfortunately Robert himself had to make an essential trip to the dentist; nevertheless, we were treated to a…