I am currently teaching at the Northern Clay Center
http://www.northernclaycenter.org
and at the Northfield Arts Guild
http://northfieldartsguild.org
Recently I was on the radio! On Music with Minnesotans at MPR with host Alison Young
http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2012/10/01/music-with-minnesotans-glynnis-lessing/
about music and my work
A lovely article in the Minneapolis StarTribune mentioning me and about the Potters of Northfield (without whom I couldn't fire or work) http://www.startribune.com/local/south/183258782.html
And also on the local station here, KYMN for Art Zany with host Paula Granquist
http://kymnradio.net/2012/09/07/artzany-radio-for-the-imagination-glynnis-lessing-090712/
about our move to Minnesota.
My brother helped make this website and is a Web Programmer. PHPSiteworks.com
Art Fairs I may be in next year and have participated in in 2012:
57th Street Art Fair Chicago, Illinois
http://www.57thstreetartfair.org/index.html
Krasl on the bluff in St. Joseph, Michigan
http://www.krasl.org/art_fair.php
Bucktown Art Fair in Chicago Illinois
The Riverfront Fine Arts Fest during the Defeat of Jesse James Days in Northfield, Mn
http://northfieldartsguild.org/index.php?content=specialevents
The Spirit of St. Croix Arts Fest, Hudson, Wisconsin
http://www.hudsonwi.org/spirit-of-the-st-croix-art-festival/
Art Fairs I have participated in the past:
Powderhorn Park Art Fair in Minneapolis, Minnesota
http://www.powderhornartfair.com
Kohler Midsummer Festival of the Artsin Sheboygan, Wisconsin
The Marion Art Fair in Marion, Iowa
http://www.marionartsfestival.com
Lill Street Studios where I worked and taught.
http://www.lillstreet.com/
I was also teaching artist for Art Resources in Teaching, a non-profit organization founded by Jane Addams and her friend, Ellen Gates Starr to teach children in public schools about art.
http://www.artresourcesinteaching.org/
I could not have had such a smooth transition to Northfield without the support of my friend Colleen Riley who makes wonderful pots along with her husband, potter and master kiln builder, Donovan Palmquist this is their site:
http://eurekapots.com
I also fire with and am learning a great deal from another potter friend in Northfield, Barbara Zaveruha I could not fire my work without her!
Emily Murphy is a good friend, great teacher and has a wonderful blog and links to many good ceramics sources.
emilymurphy.com
Take some time to read her blog! http://potteryblog.com/ She forged the trail ahead from Chicago to Minnesota!
My dear friend Riana de Raad lives in Northern Wisconsin. She is an amazing sculptor and mosaic artist.
Please check out her site and her classes.