Homeowners Glen and Deb Bruel invite you to visit their new ‘Natural Balance House’ – expected to be the first LEED Platinum home on San Juan Island featuring Architectural Art Glass by Glassworks, Inc.

Architectural Art Glass by Glassworks, Inc. includes:

• Cast Glass Countertop
• Recycled Glass Wine Room Door
• Fuzed Glass Light Fixture

Big thanks to Ravenhill Construction who included us in this project.

WHEN: Every Saturday in May, from 11am to 4pm.

WHO: Tours will be led by the building professionals and designers involved in the project. Homeowners Glen and Deb Bruels will also be on hand. In addition, each Saturday will feature a special presentation by a professional involved with the project:

• SATURDAY, MAY 7: “Getting to LEED Platinum”
  with Ravenhill Construction (presentation at noon)
• SATURDAY, MAY 14: “Art from Around the World”
  with the homeowners and regional artists Lori Blessing and
  Andy Nichols (presentations at noon and 2 p.m.)
  
• SATURDAY, MAY 21: “Water-Wise Shoreline Development”
  with landscaper Steve Schramm of Island Gardens
  (presentations at noon and 2 p.m.)
• SATURDAY, MAY 28: “Sustainable Design”
  with designer Michael McNamara of Blue Sky Design
  (presentations at noon and 2 p.m.)

GETTING THERE: The Natural Balance House is located on the northwest coast of San Juan Island. Free parking is available in the upper lot of Snug Harbor Resort, with continuous shuttle service to the home from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The island accessible by ferry, plane, or seaplane. Directions to Snug Harbor Resort from the Friday Harbor Ferry Dock: Turn right at Front St., left onto Spring St., 2nd right onto 2nd St. Continue onto Guard St., turn right to stay on Guard St., left at Beaverton Valley Rd. Continue onto W Valley Rd., left at Mitchell Bay Rd. Destination on the left. Address: Snug Harbor Resort, 1997 Mitchell Bay Road, Friday Harbor, WA 98250

ADMISSION: Admission is free, with a suggested $5 donation to the Island’s Whale Museum in support of efforts to safeguard local orcas. Please no children under 10, pets, or food or drink. The home is not wheelchair-accessible.

FOR MORE INFORMATION or to arrange a private tour for your group of 4 or more:
Pam Worner, Green Dog Enterprises, email Pam, 206.883.6688

Website: www.naturalbalancehouse.com

"Tish Oye, owner of Glassworks Inc., in Seattle, with her husband (and Lead Designer,) Steve Shahbaghlian, in one of their showrooms with examples of the glass pieces they make." - PSBJ

In the Friday, April 15, 2011 issue of Puget Sound Business Journal, Staff Writer Steve Wilhelm featured the folks behind Glassworks Inc. in the Growing Your Business section of the paper.

Wilhelm’s article includes a brief examination of the 40+ year history of the company, Glassworks’s place in the Seattle Art Glass movement, as well as the business strategies employed to counter the recent slump in new construction.

Wilhelm writes:

Here’s the yin and yang that makes Glassworks Inc. work.

Steve Shahbaghlian founded Glassworks in 1968, but loved the art of it much more than the business side.

The Seattle company makes custom architectural glass installations for high-end homes and commercial settings. For decades, it has kept on remaking itself as Shahbaghlian has pushed the boundaries of what the material can do.

Tish Oye, a former social worker, had returned to school for a second career and was earning an MBA at California State University, San Bernardino, in 1983. That’s when she met Shahbaghlian through friends while skiing in Utah…