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Charley Slaughter & Kerin Gale

Charley Slaughter and Kerin Gale are self taught artists who use wild experimentation resulting in many innovative techniques with resins and other materials.  As heavy users of found objects, clays of all sorts, metals and optical glass, they make art jewelry and small scale sculptures. They have also been making mechanical and kinetic art pieces for several years and have discovered ways to make previously very complicated mechanisms quite simple to construct. 

Their creations can be seen in Somerset Studio magazine, 500 Pendants and Lockets by Lark Books and in galleries and shops.  Kerin is currently writing a mixed media book featuring resin clay which will be released in 2010 by North Light Books.

email:  remnants.art@gmail.com 

website:  http://www.MixedMediaArt.ning.com/  &  http://RemnantsOfOlde.com/

• P329 3 Bird House - Wednesday - Oct 6
• P330 Mechanical Flying Bird - Thursday - Oct 7

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Ty & Marcia Schultz

We went to 2 years of Art School and then 4 years of Emily Carr School of Art and Design. After Art School we started a business making props for the movie industry called Creative Props Inc. We have had  our business for 26 years, making molds, sculpting, painting, casting in metal, plastic and rubber among other techniques used in the movie industry. Our classes tend toward introducing new materials and techniques previously unavailable or unfamiliar to artists.  We believe that by expanding the vocabulary of these materials and language we can open up new vistas for the artist.
Our blog is:  www.queenofarts.blogspot.com email is artratz@telus.net or artratz60@gmail.com

• P325 Moldmaking 101 - Wednesday - Oct 6
• P349 Something to Crow About - Thursday - Oct 7
• P350 Big Birdz - Friday - Oct 8

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Cindy Yost & Kat Allison

Cindy:  A traditionally trained Appalachian craftsman in almost any fiber technique you can name, although she has resisted learning to crochet, Cindy has been perfecting her craft since early childhood.  She has logged more than 20 years teaching college mathematics and statistics. She has almost as many years teaching traditional fiber classes that include quilting, weaving, appliqué, beadwork and other jewelry techniques.  Since retiring from her big-girl job of teaching math, Cindy has become a popular teacher in retail shops and local museums.  She has recently begun showing her amazing quilts and felted bags and vessels in local galleries.  She co-wrote and self-published Copper Loom—A New Approach to an Ancient Craft and her work was recently included in Beaded Jewelry—The Complete Guide by Susan Ray.  Cindy is also a classical guitarist, as if all her other accomplishments weren’t enough, and sometimes, when Kat is very lucky, she gets to listen to Cindy play the hammer dulcimer.

Kat:  A traditionally trained craftsman with a fiber focus, Kat has been sewing her whole life.  She has taught fiber crafts everywhere her U.S Navy enlisted husband was stationed, and finally has been able to call Virginia her permanent home.  She has taught a diverse collection of classes, mostly fiber based, for museums, galleries and retail shops all over Hampton Roads.  She is very proud of her contributions to the Rawls Museum Arts Outreach program which provides intensive art classes taught by working artists to children from schools that lack funds for the arts.  Her work has been shown in several galleries and museums, and she was honored to have served as curator for two shows on glass and functional fine craft.  Her work has been shown in the Bead and Button Embellishment show, the Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival and the Pacific International Quilt Show.  Kat co-wrote and published Copper Loom—a New Approach to an Ancient Craft with Cindy Yost French.  Her work has been included in several publications including Wire in Design—Modern Wire Art & Mixed Media by Barbara A. McGuire;  Beaded Jewelry—The Complete Guide by Susan Ray; Beadworks Magazine and The Best of Beadwork, both from Interweave Press.

• P348 Loom Weaving for a New Age - Friday - Oct 8

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Jessica Acosta

This is my fourth year teaching with Art & Soul. I have worked in polymer and epoxy clays for the last decade. Doll-like forms are a common element in my work as I love to push the idea of the doll by hybridizing the human figure with unusual elements such as teapots, gazebos or road cones. I have
taught classes throughout the Pacific Northwest at retreats, guilds and private conferences. I enjoy teaching almost as much as I enjoy sculpting, and that is saying a lot as I live and breathe clay. I live in Lacey, Washington with my fiancé and my fish.

Email: jessicalacosta@gmail.com
Website:  www.dollproject.com

• P252 Secrets Bust CLOSED   - Wednesday - Oct 6
• P253 Face Cabochons - Thurs Eve
• P353 Thawed Charlottes - Wed Eve

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Lennie Adams

My Fabric and Multi- Media Sculptures all include things that lived before in another form. Whether it is a scarf, an old jacket, and a leftover skein of yarn, Great Grandma’s costume jewelry, some antique lace or scraps from a sewing shop or a thrift store prize and people give me things all the time. I make them because they bring me joy and happiness. Each piece has a personality of its own and they are all one of a kind.
With my friend Liz Harper, I established a Doll Club in Santa Barbara, California called the “Doll Funs” We ran it for many years. Over these years I have taught doll challenges, face painting, and the fabric baskets. We also had a smaller group at the same time where we all shared and taught each other many things. This is where I met the Artist Susan Bates-Bezek who was part of our group and a wonderful artist who taught all of us so much!

• P254 Corded Fabric Baskets - Monday - Oct 11
• P255 Building a Bronze Garden Statue - 2 days - Sat/Sun

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Sally Jean Alexander

Sally Jean is a self-taught mixed media artist/jewelry designer who has been creating art all her life...from hand-painted sneakers to Raku pottery. After leaving a career in real estate, she began creating her vintage art collage charms in 1998 using her signature antique papers, vintage photographs, and found objects. Her jewelry and artwork can be found at boutiques and galleries across the country and online. She has been featured in Oregon Home Magazine, Quilting Arts magazine, Mary Englebreit’s Home Companion, and the West Linn Tidings. Her philosophy, do what you love; she does! www.sallyjean.com.

• P256 The Love Bird Necklace - Friday - Oct 8
• P257 Viva La Tiara! - Thursday - Oct 7
• P258 Soldering for Virgins - Wednesday - Oct 6
• P391 Soldering for Virgins CLOSED   - Tuesday - Oct 5

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Gina Armfield

Gina Rossi Armfield is a painter and photographer whose greatest loves have always been family, animals, b/w photography and painting. Gina received her degrees in Fine Art and Education from CSUN. She resides with her husband, two sons, and many furry critters in Southern California.  gina armfield [armfield@att.net]

• P394 Story Painting with Punch - Tuesday - Oct 5
• P395 Bird on a Wire - Wed Eve
• P409 Aren’t you “Koi” ~ expressive painting - Thurs Eve

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Doris Arndt

Known for her whimsical style, Doris Arndt has shared her love of books and other media throughout the country, teaching workshops  for over 15 years.   Her non-traditional approach and innovative bindings have earned her loyal student followings.  Her work has been seen in the Studio, Somerset Studio, The Rubber Stamper, Rubberstampmadness and in several books as well as on the Carol Duvall show and at shows nationwide.  She attended the University of Louisville and has been a freelance artist for over 30 years. She shares her home with her patient husband, three cats and a dog.  Life is good. 
http://dorisarndt.com/   Email  thphantom@aol.com

• P406 Book of Plenty CLOSED   - Tuesday - Oct 5
• P407 Copper Whimsies - Tuesday Eve
• P408 Native Flash & Funk - Wed Eve

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Thomas Ashman

Thomas Ashman is a mixed media artist who lives and works in Northern Utah. Drawing inspiration from his background in literature and experiences in the construction trades, Thomas developed his unique bookbinding technique to facilitate the use of unusual materials such as glass, sheet metal, and various types of hardware for the binding and covering of books. Thomas has appeared on DIY network's "Craft Lab" and has been published in Somerset Studio Magazine and Somerset Gallery. His work received the Curator's Pick and Viewer's Choice awards at the "Queen Mab's Picnic" exhibition at the18th Street Gallery in Bakersfield, California, and his all-copper journal was selected to be part of the "Second National San Diego Book Arts Juried Show" at the Geisel Library at UCSD. Thomas teaches classes at several studios around the country as well as national art retreats. Currently, in addition to always attempting new and varied applications of his book binding, Thomas is dabbling in doll making
and sculpture, and is working on an instructional book of techniques and projects.

Contact Thomas at:  thomasashmanart@yahoo.com

Website: www.blacksheepartist.com

• P373 Glass Journal - Sunday - Oct 10
• P374 Mini Glass & Copper Journal - Monday - Oct 11

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Michele Attaway

I’m a corporate world refugee turned social media and mixed media art addict. I enjoy teaching fellow artists how to get connected on Facebook and Twitter, become bloggers, start etsy shops, form Yahoo groups…all from a right brain perspective with a bit of left brain sensibility thrown in for good measure! Social media keeps me in touch with artists from all over the world so that I am never at loss for inspiration and encouragement, no matter the time or day. I currently live in Nevada with my spousal equivalent, three dogs, once cat, a Mac and a PC. I am very community-involved and serve on the Board of Directors for two non-profits focusing on women and am a member of the local arts and culture commission. In addition to teaching Facebook 101, I have taught various mixed-media workshops. I enjoy learning and sharing new things and love when my students have an “aha!” moment(s). I can be contacted at: micheleattaway@gmail.com or www.facebook.com/attawaymichele

My girl scout board photo is attached - that's why I'm wearing a green jacket - LOL!
micheleattaway@gmail.com

• P411 Facebook 101 for Artists - Tuesday Eve

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Nina Bagley

Nina is a jewelry designer by trade and her work has been featured in Victoria, Somerset Studio, The Studio, Mary Englebreit's Home Companion and countless other publications. With a degree in Journalism, she has turned her love of the written word into an artistic style that encompasses metal and paper assemblage. ninawitty@aol.com.  

• P259 Because I Want to Remember - 3 Day Class - Wed/Thurs/Fri

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Serena Barton

Visual art was Serena’s first love as a child. Eventually this gave way to theater, then to her work as a counselor and raising children. Serena rediscovered her desire to make art after her first trip to Italy. She taught herself to paint and create mixed media work in her forties, earning her right to insist that it is never too late to delve into what inspires you!  Serena's business, The Art of Your Life, offers creativity and art workshops, groups and individual art coaching.  Serena also teaches classes on women and creativity at Portland State University as she continues her own visual art career. She exhibits and sells her work through several galleries and shops, as well as online and teaches at national art retreats. Serena's work has been licensed for fine art prints, hardback journal covers, and dinnerware. Her work has appeared in the art books Renascence, The Diptych Project and Oregon Public Broadcasting's Book for Cooks. Serena has recently published A Joyful Frenzy, a book of her artwork with text on the stories and processes behind the work. Serena’s first magazine article appears in the November/December 2009 issue of Cloth, Paper, Scissors magazine. Serena's great joy is to provide an atmosphere where you can discover or rekindle your own creative abilities
Website: http://www.serenabarton.com  Email:  serena@serenabarton.com

• P262 The Forgiving Medium - Sunday - Oct 10
• P263 Wabi Sabi Workshop CLOSED   - Wednesday - Oct 6

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Susan Bates-Bezek

Susan is best described as a well established artist whose interests cut across many creative areas. Her passion, however, is Fabric Art.  “Fabric Art offers an almost unlimited opportunity for creative expression. Also, it’s a lot of fun!”. Susan has developed her talents over many years, including teaching at the Adult Education Program for Santa Barbara City College, as a credentialed instructor. She has been teaching arts for the better part of 25 years, including featured classes at Peacemaker’s, Costa Mesa, California.  She has been featured in Art Doll Quarterly and has appeared as a guest artist on the Carol Duvall Christmas Special. For her, the draw to teaching is sharing her Fabric Art techniques with her students. “I enjoy teaching because I love to share ideas with my students. We all learn together and the network we form to share future ideas is probably one of the most satisfying parts of teaching”. Susan’s classes are considered fun, because they are always tailored to the skill level of each student class. As students continue through the classes, they learn more and more advanced techniques. They also begin to develop their own styles. “Art is fun, but it is also a very rewarding outlet when you just feel that need to express yourself.” Susan Lives in Santa Barbara, with her husband and a small zoo. Join Susan in one of her classes.

• P264 Spoon Bracelet - Wednesday - Oct 6
• P386 Goddess of Trinket - Tuesday - Oct 5

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Jill Berry

Jill is a mixed-media artist, teacher, and mom in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains who makes lots of books, painting,s and other story-telling structures. Born and raised in California, she also spent a year of graduate studies in Italy, where she learned to see a bigger picture of both art and the world in general. She focuses her work on text, color and social issues, and it often involves maps, symbols, houses, housewives, and the mystique of charisma. It can be seen in Letter Arts Review, Somerset Studio, In Flight, Cloth, Paper Scissors, Interactive Workshop: Mixed Media in Motion by Kim Rae Nugent, and the upcoming issue of Art Journaling. Her handmade books are in the permanent collections of the Newberry Library in Chicago and the Denver Public Library. Her paintings and artist's books have been shown in national invitational and juried shows and can be found in public and private collections across the country. She has taught at three universities in Colorado and various other institutions nationally and feels that art is necessary and accessible to everyone.

http://jillberrydesign.com

Jills blog: http://jillberrydesign.com/blog/

• P384 Pivoting Pochoir Gallery Book - Tuesday - Oct 5
• P396 Journal Texting CLOSED   - Wednesday - Oct 6
• P401 Make a Scene - Tuesday Eve
• P402 Copper Piano Hinge Book - Wed Eve

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Tory Brokenshire

 My first art award was at the age of 6 from the Oregon State Fair and I have been hooked ever since. As a self taught artist I have no rules to slow me down, I love trying everything. I worked with watercolors and art quilts for 15 years. For the past 8 years I have been concentrating on assemblage art and most recently wire work and sculptures.
I love to share my art experience with others and teaching is a fantastic avenue to do that. I have taught full day and mini workshops in many different mediums for the past 5 years. I now have the opportunity and privilege to devote all my time to art, I may be one of the luckiest people on the planet. 
coppercrowstudio@msn.com   and  coppercrowstudio.blogspot.com

• P265 Your Personal Santos - Monday - Oct 11
• P266 Can I do that Michelangelo? - Thursday - Oct 7
• P267 Yes..I Want That Drill Press & More CLOSED   - Wednesday - Oct 6

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Traci Bunkers

I'm a passionate & quirky self-employed mixed-media/fiber artist who makes all kinds of cool stuff. I love rusty things, glitter glue, old books to cut up and cheap cameras. I'm smiling when my hands are dirty with paint or when I've MacGyvered a camera. It means I'm doing what I love--making art and doing things with my hands. Lucky for me, I do what I love for a living.
I am a mixed-media/fiber artist with my fingers in many media including photography and book arts. I am an avid visual journaler, believing it helps to get it all out on the page's the good, the bad and the ugly. I am also obsessed with non-traditional & alternative photography such as pinhole, polaroid and toy cameras. Aside from selling spinning fibers and yarns that I dye and create through my one-woman business Bonkers Handmade Originals, I also create an artzine called Tub Legs, have a line of rubber stamps, design knitwear for yarn companies and magazines and am a knitting, spinning and crochet technical editor. I have been teaching classes at various gatherings and conferences across the US for over 16 years. My visual journal pages and artwork have been featured in many books, including 
The Creative Entrepreneur: A DIY Visual Guidebook for Making Business Ideas Real by Sonora Beam, True Vision: Authentic Art Journaling by L. K. Ludwig, 1,000 Artist Journal Pages: Personal Pages and 
Inspirations by Dawn Sokol, Kaleidoscope: Ideas And Projects to Spark Your Creativity by Suzanne Simanaitis, and The Complete Guide to Altered Imagery by Karen Michel.

Check out my website at  www.TraciBunkers.com

• P365 Printing Blocks MacGyver Style - Wed Eve
• P366 Carving from the Right Side of the Brain - Thurs Eve
• P367 The Maiden Voyage: Journaling for Beginners - Thursday - Oct 7
• P368 Repurposeful Printing and Stamping - Friday - Oct 8
• P369 Moldable Foam Stamps MacGyver Style - Fri Eve

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Lisa Call

Lisa Call is a jewelry designer who has been creating and crafting in an array of mediums all her life.  She left the corporate tech world to raise her girls and find time for other interests.  Wirework, metal, and beads are her main passions, and she has spent the last seven years focusing on metalsmithing, wirework, beading, and Precious Metal Clay (as a PMC Certified Artisan).  You can see her website at www.LisaMarieCall.com

• P268 Charm School - Wednesday - Oct 6
• P269 PMC 3D- 9 hr Class - Thurs/Thurs Eve

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Jennifer Campbell

Jennifer is an assemblage artist and a professional organizer with a specialty in the organizing and design of inspiring art studios for her clients. Heartwings, the line of recycled pendants and bracelets that Jennifer makes from vintage tea and spice tins show her sense of humor and delight in using the colors, graphics and patterns of the 1940s and 50s tins. Her most recent endeavor is a line of vintage artisan necklaces, bracelets and earrings fashioned from vintage elements found on her treasure hunts through estate sales and antique stores. Many of the treasures she uses are finds from the antique markets of Italy and Ireland.  Jennifer’s art and design background of over 30 years ranges from manufacturing her own line of leather clothing, creating animal companion dolls, and making the leather teepees for the movie “Dances With Wolves”. She has been featured in art galleries and art shows in Oregon, California, Idaho, Utah, Wyoming, Arizona and Washington State. She has created murals in Portland area homes through her business, Life in Colour, Inc.(now Jennifer Campbell Design, LLC), for over 15 years. 
Jennifer teaches her workshops, “Create Your Dream Art Studio” and “Time Has Wings Pendants”, as well as “Timely Tin Watch Bracelets” at Art and Soul Retreat in Portland, OR. Previously, she taught art workshops (mural painting, stenciling, marbling, faux finishes) at Matthews Main Street Paints in Tigard for over 3 years. 
She has been published in Somerset Studio Magazine, The Faux Finisher Magazine and Paint Décor Magazine, among others. She is a member of Portland Art Collective, The International Decorative Artisan’s League, Cascade Artisan’s Guild, and is a member of the National Association of Professional Organizers. Jennifer holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Interior Design from Woodbury University in Southern California. She has owned her professional organizing business - The Art of Organizing for over 5 years in Portland, Oregon, where she specializes in the design and organizing of artist studios and craft spaces.  Jennifer is currently entering coaching training and will be working with artists as a life coach.

Email: lfnclr@aol.com

Visit Jennifer’s blog :  http://www.jennifercampbellheartwings.blogspot.com/
Her websites: www.TheArtofOrganizing.net    www.LifeinColour.net

• P351 Timely Tin Watch Bracelet - Sun Eve
• P352 Time Has Wings Vintage Pendant - Fri Eve
• P364 Create Your Dream Art Studio - Thurs Eve

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Dan Carrel

For the last 33 years I have been an art teacher and professional artist. I am presently the art department chair at Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas. Although I have taught at 5 universities and colleges, much of my experience and passion is in helping the non-traditional students to learn or relearn to access the mental functions associated with art. After personally working with approximately 5,000 people over the years I have come to the conclusion that almost everyone has the capability to personally experience the essence of art in their lives.

• P412 Transformational Painting - Sun/Mon

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Robert Dancik

Robert Dancik holds a Masters degree in sculpture and a BA in fine art and has been an artist/teacher for more than 30 years. He is presently an adjunct professor of education at Pace University, and has taught people from kindergarten to graduate school while exhibiting his jewelry and sculpture in museums and galleries across the US and in Europe, Japan, and Australia. He teaches workshops at art centers in the US and abroad including Penland, NC; Arrowmont, TN; Metalwerx, MA; Touchstone Center for Crafts, PA; Victoria College of Art, Australia; Brookfield Craft Center, CT; and Mid Cornwall School of Jewelry (UK) to name a few. His work is in numerous collections including the Wustum Museum of Art, Boeringer- Ingleheim International, Schamberger International, Mitsubishi International, Japan and the Gregg Museum of Art and Design. He has artwork published in many books including “PMC Decade”, “Fine Art of the Tin Can”, “1000 Rings”, “The Art of Resin Jewelry,” and “Creative Metal Clay Jewelry”, and magazines including “Niche”, “Art Jewelry”, “Lapidary Journal” and “Perspectives”. Robert is the originator of Faux Bone™, a new, wonderful material for artists involved in jewelry, artist’s books, sculpture, and many other artistic disciplines. He lives in Oxford CT. where he is an avid cook (I didn’t say good) and collector of toys, maps, and compasses.
Robert may be contacted at:
www.robertdancik.com
www.fauxbone.com
Or at Email – playcik@yahoo.com

• P272 Concrete: It’s Not Just for Sidewalks Anymore - Friday - Oct 8
• P273 Non-Solder Settings for Metal Clay, Polymer Clay, Glass & Found Objects CLOSED   - Saturday - Oct 9
• P274 Spinning Bead Pendant - Sunday - Oct 10

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Alma de la Melena Cox

• P270 Telemadera Fusion with Dimensional Paint - Monday - Oct 11
• P271 The Process of Telamadera Fusion - Sunday - Oct 10

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Cathy Dorris

Cathy Dorris is a mixed media artist who has a passion for using a wide variety of mediums and materials, including raw elements from the earth, recycled material, and those fabulous junkyard treasures. She delights in taking mundane objects and turning them into gallery worthy pieces of art.
Traveling to different countries has inspired her to study the arts of those respective regions and as a result, greatly influenced her art.
For 25 years, Cathy has been teaching in schools, art as therapy, holding workshops in mixed media painting, Japanese sumi-e, collage, sculpture, assemblage, and fiber arts, out of her studio/gallery in Southern Oregon.
Her work has been published in magazines an newspapers, and shown in galleries in Seattle, Portland, and Southern Oregon.
Cathy lives with her husband in the beautiful foothills of Talent, Oregon.

• P387 Sculptured Paper Wall Vessels - Tuesday - Oct 5

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Diane Downs Lou

• P377 Transfers & Transparencies - Sun Eve
• P378 Dumpster Diving Assemblage CLOSED   - Fri Eve
• P404 Transfers & Transparencies - Tuesday Eve

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Louise Duhamel

Louise Duhamel is an award winning metal clay artist and nationally recognized Master Art Clay instructor. She teaches at numerous conventions and retreats throughout the country and abroad. Her varied workshops include metal clay, wire wrapping, and mixed metals art jewelry. She has written numerous articles and been a featured artist in several publications. Her work can be found in Somerset Studio, Art Doll Quarterly, Belle Armoire, and Art Jewelry magazines. She has written a book on innovative metal clay techniques entitled Metal Clay Jewelry – Projects, Techniques and Inspiration. You can visit her website at: www.louiseduhamel.com or contact her via email at enchante@roadrunner.com

• P277 Fused & Soldered Pendant - Friday - Oct 8
• P278 BronzClay Bell Earrings and Pendant-with Photo Polymer Plates - Thursday - Oct 7
• P279 Copper & Silver Clay: A Mixed Marriage - Wednesday - Oct 6

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Patricia Grass

I have taught all my adult life including Bookmaking in the Artists in Education Program, Printmaking and Computer Graphics at Pacific University and bookbinding and other book arts at private schools (Neskowin Valley School, Catlin Gabel, Arbor School), conferences, and currently, from my studio/classroom. I was instrumental in starting a Book Arts Guild in Portland which sponsored a biennial conference and a national juried book show for more than 20 years. I have shown my hand made books in various shows across the country--both juried and invitational shows and authored a book, “How To Make A Book Even If You Think You Can't.”

• P371 Journey Box - 2 day - Sun/Mon

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Jill Haglund

Many of you may know me as TweetyJill, from TweetyJill Publications and  TJDesigns. But actually, I think of my self as an artist first, and a publisher/ manufacturer second, because the love of creating stuff is what got me started in business. As of late, the last few years, I have a new focus since developing a line of rubber stamps, card kits and collage packs called TJ Designs. Still we teach in stores because it is important to support our retailers that sell our products, but my absolutely first love in my coveted creative time in my wonderful Home Studio and workshops held there. This is where I can make fabulous projects with what I have designed, the very projects I had in mind at the products conception!

My Home Studio is decorated in a mélange of antiques, vintage and reclaimed furniture, it’s truly an artist’s dream-come-true. I do workshops here, reaching like-minded artists and everyone loves to come over and never wants to leave! Please see my studio-…it is filled with wonderful, delicious stuff! Colored glass bowls and vintage jars filled with my favorite of favorite art materials, life-long collections of ephemera and buttons standing in antique jars on the shelf inspires my every moment. 

website:  www.tweetyjill.com

• P379 ATC's the Wonderland Way - Fri Eve
• P380 Altered & Embellished Fat Alice Crown Book - Saturday - Oct 9
• P381 ATC's the Wonderland Way - Sun Eve
• P382 ATC's the Wonderland Way - Wed Eve
• P383 ATC's the Wonderland Way - Thurs Eve

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Patti Haltom

I am a paper artist and designer and have been crafting and creating all my life. As a former teacher I left the traditional classroom to explore my passion in the world of rubber stamps and papers. For the past 23 years I have owned and operated Stamp a Dee Do Da, a rubber stamp and paper arts store in Milwaukie Oregon. I have taught workshops, classes and retreats throughout the United States and love teaching all ages and sharing my love of creating with papers, fibers, textures and stamps.

The beautiful Northwest has been home for the past 32 years where I live with my husband Randy, two children and two wonderful grandchildren. I love to garden and spend time outdoors with family and friends.

• P413 Vintage Bottle Snowmen - Fri Eve
• P414 Multimedia Embossed Collage Art - Using Your Sissix - Sun Eve
• P415 There is No Place Like Home - Tuesday Eve

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Julie Haymaker Thompson

My artist professional background is in Illustration. I have 30 years experience in that field as a
freelance artist and in house artist for Hallmark Cards inc.  When not illustrating I have always been drawn to the arts and crafts field. I have shown my work in galleries and I also have professional training in fine metal smithing and hence I love the process of adding detail to my work. I love to take classes to learn new things and love to teach as the joy of seeing a person move out of the stress of daily living ,to spending several hours caught up in the relaxing moment of creating, is a rewarding experience . You also have an opportunity as a teacher to learn your self as everyone's creative approach is unique. My approach to my work has always been whimsical in design with the element of sophistication in finishing techniques.  Email with questions to: juliehaymaker@me.com    
Visit her website at: www.juliehaymaker.com 

• P280 My Paper Heart - Saturday - Oct 9
• P281 Julie's World CLOSED   - Sunday - Oct 10
• P393 Walking Rusty - Tuesday - Oct 5

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Sondra Holtzman

Sondra Holtzman is a record keeper of an evolving life.  A professional artist and founder of The Traveling Studio, her journals, sketchbooks and images reflect memories of travels far away and close to home, reminiscent of a time gone by.  She conducts creativity explorations and workshops in watercolor and mixed media, with a special focus on the travel journal and faux mail.
Sondra has taught mixed media collage and watercolor for the past seven years at Arts Central Station and Atelier 6000 in Bend, Oregon as well as in private homes and resorts. Her work has been published in 1000 Artist Journal Pages by Dawn DeVries Sokol and Signatures: The Art Journal Collection by Somerset Studio.

• P361 Urgent First Class: Fantasy Mail - Thurs/Fri
• P392 Postcard Travel Journal - Tuesday - Oct 5
• P403 Miniature Travelogue - Tuesday Eve

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Katie Kendrick

Katie Kendrick lives along the banks of the Tahuya River in western Washington, surrounded by the Tahuya State Forest. The peaceful beauty of the nature that surrounds her is a constant source of inspiration and nourishment for her creative spirit. She finds art making to be one of the most powerful ways to connect with her innermost essence while at the same time discovering her authentic voice. She enjoys the experimental and intuitive layers of creating, where she can explore inner and outer worlds simultaneously and she has a passion for sharing her love of creating with others. Katie teaches mixed media workshops nationwide and has been featured in several books and magazines.

Contact Katie at: joyouslybecoming@earthlink.net
Website: www.katiekendrick.com
Blog: www.joyouslybecoming.typepad.com

• P283 Every Face Tells a Story - Sunday - Oct 10

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Peggy Krzyzewski

As a mixed media artist, motivational speaker, and teacher with over twenty years of experience, Peggy’s goal is to provide a safe and non-judgmental place to practice the four E’s: Enjoyment, Empowerment, Exploration and self-Expression. Her classes focus on having fun as well as learning techniques. She earned her Master’s Degree in Life Coaching with an emphasis on Creativity, and leads workshops devoted to claiming one’s Creative Spirit through art; her business name, ARTandSOULtoo, reflects that combination. She currently teaches fused glass and mixed media jewelry, polymer clay, paper making, metal working, gourd art, WishCrafting, and assemblage. Her book Making Mixed Media ArtCharms and Jewelry will be released in Spring of 2010.

Peggy's Blog  http://artandsoultoo.blogspot.com 

• P284 Dazzling Dichroics Times Two:More Fused Glass Jewelry and Embellishments - Friday - Oct 8
• P285 Dazzling Dichroics:Fused Glass Jewelry and Embellishments - Thurs Eve

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Stephanie Lee

A modern day expeditioner, I practice my own version of archeology, scanning the terrain for intriguing bits and pieces that present themselves. I am most inspired by nature and its melodic effects on the human spirit with my intention being to offer a simple, yet organic, approach to viewers in my work. Passionate about repurposing everyday objects, I am committed to reinventing normal into something eclectic, expressive, lighthearted and potentially spiritually stimulating all at once. Having traveled all over the United States and internationally to offer creative instruction, I find respite in my home studio in the valleys of Southern Oregon where I work from home -continually influenced by the view out my studio windows, witty comments from my young daughters, and the ebb and flow of creative energy. My own book featuring my found object jewelry titled "Semiprecious Salvage" arrived in bookstores February 2008.

Blog: www.stephanielee.typepad.com
Website: www.stephanieleestudios.com

• P286 Handbook of Elements - Thurs Eve/Fri
• P287 Painting Mindscapes- 9hr - Wed Eve/Thurs
• P288 Missing Links CLOSED   - Wednesday - Oct 6

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Susan Lenart-Kazmer

Trained conceptually at the Art Institute of Chicago, I create elaborate one of a kind pieces for adornment, deep with spiritual and historical meaning. I consider myself a contemporary builder of Talismans jewelry. My work is drawn from my own personal real life experiences. My work is about real life and real people.  In the past, I have explored as many different styles in designing as in marketing. I moved freely from retail to wholesale, mass-production to creating pieces to exhibit in museums and at the American Craft Council.  I have embraced and learned from it all, however joyful or painful. I consider all of these experiences enriching and a vital contribution to my present body of work. As an educator, I consider myself a teacher of creativity. To me, creativity is the process of stretching the mind to create a solution when all the doors are shut. It is the creative process that leads the artist to the solution. Being an artist is about solving problems by coming up with solutions. I like to pull individuality from my students and give others permission to build or work with anything, in combination with metals. In my retreats students learn a lot of technique, build personal Talismans and relics from whatever culture we are among ….be it Mexico, Turkey or Oregon. My recent accomplishment was to compile 20 years of my own research on cold joining and attaching metals in my book called, Making Connections- A Handbook for Jewelers and Mixed Media Artists. I am also co-founder of an on line jewelry supply and education site www.objectsandelements.com  

• P357 Resins- Creating Transparent Paper + Pages Etc. - Thurs Eve/Fri
• P375 Hollow Forms in Color - Thursday - Oct 7
• P376 Creating Containers- Prayer Boxes Series - Saturday - Oct 9

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Leighanna Light

Leighanna Light is an art instructor &  a figurative assemblage artist known for her whimsical style & unique use of found objects.  
Her background is in fine arts & photography, but she considers herself self taught when it comes to the assemblage work that she now creates.  She has been instructing art workshops  for the past 10 years, teaching  workshops locally & internationally.
Leighanna is represented by galleries & museums across the country & work has  been published in numerous books & magazines including The Studio, Art Doll Quarterly & Somerset Studio.
“I love to create, to hunt for things to create with & to share my creativity with others.  It’s what I live for,  it’s my oxygen.”
Leighanna grew up in a small town in upstate New York.
She has spent most of the past 18 years in Albuquerque, New Mexico with her best friend Sam.   Visit Leighanna at:  http://lklight.blogspot.com

• P359 Birds Gone Wild CLOSED   - Saturday - Oct 9
• P360 Funky Found Object Canvas Village - Sunday - Oct 10
• P363 The Construction of an Art Book: Metal, Canvas & Mesh No Sew Binding - Monday - Oct 11

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Keith Lo Bue

Keith Lo Bue is a jeweler, sculptor and teacher who has work in many major collections, including the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC and the Museum of Arts & Design in New York.  His work has been exhibited all around the US and in Germany, Australia, New Zealand, France, Ireland and England. Books featuring Lo Bue's work include One of a Kind: American Art Jewelry Today (US), 1000 Rings (Lark), The Art & Craft of Collage (UK), and Schmuck '98 (Germany), Metalsmith, American Craft and Ornament magazines (US), and the Virtual Gallery of Contemporary Jewellery CD-ROM (UK). His workshop entitled PRECIOUS LITTLE has been presented to enthusiastic reviews at Haystack, Penland and dozens of other art and craft institutions across the United States, Canada and Australia. Lo Bue lives and works in Sydney, Australia.

• P291 The Hedge Maze: An Evening with the Creative Process - Fri Eve
• P292 Copy Machine Etching CLOSED   - Thurs Eve
• P293 Precious Little: The Poetics of Found Object Jewelry - Thurs/Fri
• P294 It's a Fine Line: The Art of the Jewelers Saw - Wednesday - Oct 6
• P295 Getting Attached: Rivet Making Revealed - Wed Eve

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Kim Logan

I am a mixed-media artist and graphic designer, and am presently working on my Masters in Fine and Applied Art at the University of Hertfordshire in the UK. My career began in Photography, moving later into Film and presently the Graphic Arts, all of which influence my work. I went to Art College in the UK and have a BA in Graphic Design. I have a layered collage style in my mixed-media work using British and French ephemera, which I love to search for in the flea markets of Paris and old village shops in the UK.  This year my company ‘Art Alchemy’ will launch a range of rubber stamps for mixed-media artists, which I am very excited about..!  As I couldn’t find what I wanted commercially, I decided to just make them myself..! My mixed-media work has been published in several of the Stampington Magazines and LK Ludwig’s book: Collaborative Art Journals. I live in Abbots Langley in Hertfordshire in the UK.

Website: http://www.artalchemy.co.uk

Blog: http://art-alchemy.typepad.com/

Picturetrail: http://www.picturetrail.com/kimlogan

• P356 Decorated 2011 Desk Diary - Monday - Oct 11

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LK Ludwig

 Visit her blog at gryphonsfeather.typepad.com.

• P296 Magical Doorways- 9hr - Wed Eve/Thurs
• P297 Point & Shoot - Wednesday - Oct 6
• P298 Winter Season - 9hr - Thurs Eve/Fri
• P346 Sewn Over Tapes Binding - Fri Eve

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Melissa Manley

I've worked in whatever medium was available since childhood. I recieved a degree in studio arts from the University of NC at Wilmington years ago . And went back to complete a Masters of Fine Arts in Metal Design at East Carolina University in 2006. I was lucky to study under Linda Darty, an icon of enameling and Robert Ebendorf, one of the godfathers of found object jewelry in the United States. I enjoy making jewelry and small vessels, often incorporating natural objects gleaned from the beaches near my home here in Wilmington, North Carolina. I've taught collage, watercolor, book altering and jewelry classes for the past ten years. My work has appeared in Somerset Studio magazine, Crafting Personal Shrines, and The Fine Art of Enamelling, and Lark’s 500 Enameled Objects. Currently, I teach metals at Cape Fear Community College in Wilmington.  I believe that there is a magic in creating things. And I love teaching because I get to share that magic with a roomful of other like minded folks! Teaching, making in a variety of mediums, keeping up with my teenage musician daughter Meredith, and my professional kayak guru and partner Robert Smith, all keep my VERY busy!  To see what I'm up to lately, please visit my blog: http://melissamanleystudios.blogspot.com/

Website:    http://www.melissamanleystudios.com

• P299 Forged, Milled & Changed - Wednesday - Oct 6
• P300 Charm Frenzy - Thursday - Oct 7
• P301 Roll Milled Bracelets - Friday - Oct 8

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Brenda Mattson

• P302 The Art of Steampunk Jewelry CLOSED   - Wed Eve
• P405 The Art of Steampunk Jewelry CLOSED   - Tuesday Eve

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Rebekah Meier

Rebekah Meier is a self taught mixed media artist and designer with a special interest in fabric and fiber art.  Her artwork and designs have appeared in various magazines including Somerset Studio, Altered Couture, and Sew Somerset.  She likes to incorporate many textures into her artwork which is represented in her best selling book, Fabric Art Collage, 40+ Mixed Media Techniques.  For more information about Rebekah and her work visit www.rebekahmeier.net and www.rebekahmeier.typepad.com

• P303 Inside Out: Textured Fabric Art CLOSED   - Friday - Oct 8
• P304 Mixed Media Fiber Mosaic - Thursday - Oct 7

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Christine Merritt

Christine left the bayous of Louisiana for California as a teenager, where her interests were in the Sciences, which through an amazing set of life circumstances had her showing large oil paintings in New York soon thereafter.  An MFA, a family and 1,000’s of canvases and tons of clay later she finds herself immersed in mixed media work.  Always jumping between the great exposure paintings gave her to her passion for three dimensional work led to the exploration of mixed media.  Now using fired ceramics in everything from shadow boxes to books has become a passion which she enjoys sharing with friends and students alike. She currently splits her time between the studio and the classroom, with teaching gigs from Universities to preschools.  What a whirlwind and blissful life she lives.  Christine can be found in the suburbs of Portland, Oregon, where her son is grown and daughters are growing like weeds.

Website: http://cahmdesigns.com/

Blogspot:  http://christinemerritt.blogspot.com

Email:  cahm@aracnet.com

• P305 The Wonder of Ceramic in Mixed Media Art - Monday - Oct 11

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Karen Michel

Karen Michel is a mixed media Artist and Author of Green Guide for Artists & the Complete Gude to Altered Imagery who creates work from recycled and repurposed materials, mojo and sunshine. When not creating, you can usually find her & her 4 year old assistant hunting seashells and locomotives.  To view more of her work visit www.karenmichel.com. 

• P306 Altered Photos Explored - Monday - Oct 11
• P307 Wood Collage Vignettes CLOSED   - Sunday - Oct 10

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Crystal Neubauer

Crystal Neubauer is a mixed-media artist with a love for finding beauty in the broken and discarded remnants of past lives. These “flowers” of the past are brought together to tell a story which is hidden deep in her soul. Crystal believes there is a story in each one of us and that we all have the artistic ability to tell it if we just begin to trust that narrator's voice within. Crystal sells her art and mixed-media supplies & objects as “Other Peoples Flowers”, both on line, and at national art venues. She is currently teaching workshops in both collage and jewelry techniques nationally. Crystal was interviewed in the Jan/Feb 2010 “Artist to Artist” column in Cloth Paper Scissors. Her work has been featured in “A Charming Exchange: 25 Jewelry Projects to Create and Share” North Light Books, Belle Armoire Jewelry, and several issuess of Somerset Studio. Her art has been shown in private galleries, and is featured on her blog at: http://www.otherpeoplesflowers.blogspot.com. She can be reached for class and supply questions at: crystal_opf@comcast.net

• P308 Encaustic Adornment - Wednesday - Oct 6
• P309 Encaustic Collage in the Evening - Wed Eve
• P390 Front & Center 3D Collage w/Story - Tuesday - Oct 5

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Jacqueline Newbold

Jacqueline Newbold’s travels give her inspiration to represent little gems of the world in her color-filled paintings.  Her watercolor journal, a constant companion, combines fine art with mixed media, capturing a moment in time and creating a meaningful work of art.  She is a member of the Watercolor Society of Oregon, the Northwest Watercolor Society and the High Desert Art League.  She encourages her students to explore and have fun with art.

Last year, Jacqueline led a trip to Provence, France painting in the footsteps of Vincent Van Gogh and is planning a return trip to paint the poppies blooming in 2011.  Her journals have been featured in the Cloth, Paper Scissors Magazine and she self-published a watercolor instructional book: “Watercolor Journeys & Inspirations from Travel”. 

“What better way to savor a moment than to sketch, paint and depict a feeling of a charming place that will bring back a flood of enchanting memories for years to come.”

Website: http://www.newboldart.com

Contact: newbold0505@bendbroadband.com

• P310 Watercolor Journeys: Inspirations from Travel - Sun Eve/Mon

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Marie Otero

After nearly 20 years of travelling the world and working as a Health Care Professional  Marie found herself in the USA and unable to work.  For a while she contented herself with the role of “Stay At Home Mother” but soon turned to Crafty pursuits to pass the time.  This interest quickly morphed into a more serious interest in the world of Collage and Mixed Media and has transitioned over the last few years into a dedicated interest in the world of Digital Art, Photography.  She has been exploring the the use of Photoshop, Painter and other digital software for over 7 years.  Her work has been featured in numerous art and crafting publications including Somerset Studios, Artful Blogging and Cloth Paper Scissors.

She is also published in a number of books including Artist Trading Card Workshop by Bernie Berlin, Exhibition 36 by Susan Tuttle, Artist Trading Cards by Stampington, In This Garden by Angela Cartwright and Sarah Fishburn and a variety of other zines and indie publications. Marie’s work is held in Private Collections throughout the USA, UK, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and Singapore.

• P315 Lovely Layers & Magical Masks - Saturday - Oct 9
• P316 Surface Magic - Sunday - Oct 10

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Regina Portscheller

I am a mixed-media artist from Albuquerque, New Mexico. My favorite creative channels are art journaling, mosaic collage with polymer clay, wood carving, and shoe painting. I have grown in my love of many art media to the point that I will paint or alter almost anything. I strive to bring owners and viewers of my work a sense of joy that I try to express through color, texture, meaning, and a sense of humor. (Isn’t life serious enough?) I have taught art classes and workshops for students of all ages from children to older adults, and love teaching for its opportunity to share my enthusiasm and experience. I am a member artist and workshop instructor at the Wooden Cow Gallery and Artspace in Albuquerque. I have been a contributing artist in 1000 Artist Trading Cards, 1000 Artist Journal Pages, and Somerset publications. My work has been exhibited in numerous juried art shows and several galleries in New Mexico.

• P355 Art Journaling with Pop-ups - Monday - Oct 11

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Jesse Reno

Jesse Reno is a self taught mixed media painter, he has been drawing since he could hold a pencil, painting and exhibiting his work since 1999. Over the past 10 years Jesse has developed a completely personal and unique means of creation for his highly identifiable works. He has exhibited his work extensively throughout the United States and Canada, and has collectors all over the world from France to Japan. His work has been written about and featured in art publications and books including - Artweek, Artension, Juxtapoz, DPI, Rawvision, BLK/MRKT Artist Annuals 1 and 2 and many others. One of his largest works can be seen in Winnipeg, Canada where he created a  25x40ft mural in conjunction with mural fest a community based art project to get troubled indigenous kids off the streets and involved with mural painting. Along with this Jesse has given many lectures on becoming a full-time artists as well as taught workshops on his techniques, methods, and ideas.

To see over 1500 examples of Jesse's work, as well as full resume, video interview, painting demo video, and a list of events see his website at http://jessereno.com/

• P317 Freedom to Create - Monday - Oct 11
• P318 Freedom to Create CLOSED   - Sunday - Oct 10

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Richard Salley

I have recently retired from teaching in public schools to devote more time to my art and teaching workshops around the country. I consider myself not so much a jeweler but rather a ‘maker of stuff’. My interests include digital art, mixed media collage/assemblage, sculpture and jewelry. I prefer to work with alternative materials and non-traditional techniques when creating art. My work has been featured in ‘Belle Armoire Jewelry’ and ‘Jewelry Artist’ magazines, Susan Lenart-Kazmer’s book ‘Making Connections’, ‘Collage, Assemblage and Altered Art’ by D. Maurer-Mathison,, 'Exhibition 36' by Susan Tuttle and 'Contemporary Copper Jewelry' by Sharilyn Miller.

My work can be viewed at www.rsalley.com. Contact me with questions at art@rsalley.com

• P320 Ancient Shield Pendant - Monday - Oct 11
• P321 Skulls, Wings & Rusty Things - Sunday - Oct 10
• P323 Keep a Lid on It - Saturday - Oct 9

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Jane Salley

Jane Salley has had a life-long love affair with art, fashion, and personal adornment.  She is known for her whimsical style and attention to detail. She is a certified precious metal clay instructor.   While her main focus these days is jewelry, her fashions can be seen in Altered Couture and Haute Handbags.  Jane enjoys teaching and fanning the creative spark she believes is in everyone.  She shares her creative life with her husband, Richard Salley, and her art dog DaeTzi in their new hometown of Santa Fe NM

• P322 Mystery Window Pendant - Saturday - Oct 9

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Susan Schenk

Collage is a wonderful way to wake up the sleeping artist within. Collages are unique individual expressions, just like the artists are. I am exploring a range of subjects without a political agenda, welcoming the technical challenge of making realistic renderings from recycled materials. I enjoy making something attractive from discards, appropriating images and putting them together in intriguing ways.  Like any artist, I am especially thrilled when my work calls to a viewer to come closer and spend some time engaged in the piece.  While my pictorial collages are best viewed from a distance, a close up inspection can reveal a very different piece of art.

"My goal as an artist is to let my work bring joy to the viewer."

• P324 Collage Your Pet: Making Pictorial Collages that Look Like Paintings - Wednesday - Oct 6

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Lorri Scott

Lorri Scott considers herself a self-taught fiber artist.  She wove pot holders and made Barbie doll clothes as a girl which began her lifelong pursuit of wearable art. She has been a weaver for over 20 years, hand dyeing her yarns that go on the loom and creating one-of-a-kind garments and accessories from the cloth she has made.  She works in her studio in the Santa Cruz Mountains overlooking the Monterey Bay.  Lorri loves working with color using dye as the medium to transform silk fabrics and ribbons to use in her creations.  She has expanded to making cloth books and designing “wayward threads” stoles and scarves.  Her work has been published in Shuttle Spindle & Dyepot, Belle Armoire, Quilting Arts and Somerset Studio Wedding 3.  She has shown her award winning work in many galleries including AVA at the Triton Museum of Art in Santa Clara, Santa Cruz Mountains Art Center, the Mountain Art Guild, and Local Color in Big Sur, Ca. as well as showing in San Francisco, L.A., Austin, Tx. and St. Louis, Mo.  See examples of Lorri’s work at her website http://www.lasfibers.com or visit her blog at  http://www.lasfibers.blogspot.com/

• P326 Shibori and Hand Dyed Ribbons - Fri Eve
• P327 Sew Your Own "wayward threads" Scarf - Friday - Oct 8
• P328 Not Your Grandmother's Yoyo's - Thursday - Oct 7

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Albie Smith

albiepapersmith@gmail.com

http://albie-smith.blogspot.com/

• P331 Tie It Up - Friday - Oct 8
• P332 Tiny Treasure - Sunday - Oct 10
• P333 Fallen Leaves CLOSED   - Thursday - Oct 7
• P389 A Bevy of Books CLOSED   - Tuesday - Oct 5

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Laurel Steven

Laurel has had a long and varied career in the creative arts, including many years as a singer, actress and occasional tight-rope walker, moving through years of  lackeydom at a major record label, and then designing and selling handmade window clings, but always retaining a love for creating jewelry.  Over the last few years she has concentrated on developing and refining her style in polymer clay and mixed media jewelry, and has taught private classes in homes and public classes at specialty stores. She is thrilled to be able to reach more people through the event that started it all for her – Art & Soul!

www.laurelsteven.etsy.com

www.laurelsteven.blogspot.com

• P339 Heritage Locket - Saturday - Oct 9

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Judy Wise

Judy Wise is a painter, printmaker and mixed media artist who teaches creativity workshops across the United States and abroad. In addition to product licensing and book illustration her work has been published in a variety of mixed-media books including Taking Flight, Creative Time and Space, Embracing Encaustic, 1000 Journal Pages, and Interactive Art Workshop. She is a passionate lover of all things artful and of helping others find joy in the process of self-expression. Visit her blog at www.judywise.blogspot.com.

e-mail: judywise@canby.com
Website: www.judywise.com

• P343 Lets Make Dolls - Monday - Oct 11
• P344 Road Map to the Creative Life CLOSED   - Saturday - Oct 9
• P345 Mix it Up With Wax - Sunday - Oct 10

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Suzie Wolfer

Suzie started her art career as founder of Northwest Pencraft in 1978 as a calligrapher and graphic designer.  Since then she has branched out into Chinese water color, acrylics, collage, traditional water color and paper arts.  She recently won first place for her Mixed Media “Hobby Horse Dream” at a fund raiser at the Lawrence Gallery and has shown her work at the Portland Art Center Gallery.  She has taught art classes at Art & Soul, New Renaissance, Collage, Portland Community College, and Portland Society for Calligraphy. Her work has appeared in Cloth Paper Scissors, 100 Journals Project, and Somerset Studio.   The Pop-Up Fold out Shine was featured in Cloth Paper Scissors in the Spring 2008 issue.  She also teaches SoulCollage in her private practice and at Providence Hospital, and a member of the Portland Art Collective

Visit her web site at <http://www.suziewolfer.com/> or email her at suzie@suziewolfer.com. 

• P347 Pendants the Easy Way - Sun Eve
• P370 Photo Tinting: Survey of Techniques - Friday - Oct 8
• P372 Translucent Gilded Paste Paper CLOSED   - Thurs Eve

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Elaine Woodhouse

Elaine Woodhouse earned her degree in England majoring in Education, with a minor in Fine and Applied Arts.  Since moving to the United Sates in 1982 she has pursued her career as an art educator, demonstrator, and author.  She has 18 years teaching experience, offering classes in craft stores and trade shows across the nation.  Elaine is well known nationally as a metal artist. She authored a book entitled "Metal Embossing" published by Design Originals, and has written several articles for craft magazines such as The Rubber Stamper, Legacy, Christmas 365, and Teddy Crafts.  Elaine has also made several appearances on the Carol Duvall Show.

• P384 Transformed Playing Cards - Thurs Eve

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Jane Wynn

Jane Wynn was born in Baltimore, Maryland on a cold day in December, 1969.  She grew up making art as her focus and passion. As a graduate from the University of Maryland Baltimore County in 1995, with a Bachelors of Fine Art,she continued on with her education and received her Masters of Fine Art at Towson University in 1997 with a degree in Interrelated Media. In 2000 having just completed her degree, she began to teach art at Towson University and theCommunity Colleges of Baltimore County. Teaching has been a passion, and in 2002 both she and Thomas began to venture off to teach at workshops all over the country. Since this time, they have traveled quite a bit and have met many wonderful students and fellow teachers along the way.

• P385 Hunter Gatherer Jewelry - Tuesday - Oct 5
• P397 Hunter Gatherer Maker- The Art of Found Object Assemblage - Thursday - Oct 7
• P398 Sculpting a Sketch CLOSED   - Saturday - Oct 9

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