Portland Art and Soul Retreat Artists

Lorna Lovell & Carmen Reynolds Lorna Lovell is the owner of Uroboros Glass, a specialty art glass manufacturer, in Portland Oregon. She enjoys sharing her glass knowledge, experience and techniques with her students. Carmen has been in working with glass for over 20 years. Her work is on the cover of The Fused Glass Handbook; she has written articles for Glass Patterns Quarterly; had work featured in Glass Art Magazine,and the Professional Stained Glass magazine; and she has been on the cover of the Orton Firing Line. Carmen has taught many glass classes on the west coast, and in 1994 taught for the Art Glass Suppliers Association national trade show. She also helped design and develop many fused glass products that are now industry standards. She is very familiar with many kiln-working techniques related to glass. Along with her husband, she organizes and hosts a seminar event called “Hot Glass Horizons.” They have held 20 seminars in Corning, NY and Portland, OR. Over the years, Carmen has developed many of the classes currently taught by other teachers for this series. 375 Furiously Fusing: Introduction to Kiln-Formed Art glass- Wednesday [RETURN TO TOP]

Sheri Haab & Wendy Malinow Sherri Haab writes and illustrates best selling, award winning how-to books and magazine articles.  She is the author of the books, The Art of Metal Clay and Designer Style Jewelry and Designer Style Handbags. Several books have sold over a million copies each, including The Incredible Clay Book, Klutz 1994. Sherri has appeared on the Carol Duvall show and Good Things Utah.  She teaches craft, business and jewelry making classes.  She is a certified metal clay instructor and has been working with the medium since it was first introduced into the US.  Sherri grew up in Seattle, WA.  She now resides in Springville, Utah with her husband, Dan and three children. sherrihaab.com Raised in a family of artists, Wendy Wallin Malinow has a degree in fine arts and business. After years as an art director and graphic designer, she started working in beads ca. 1986 and has continued designing and making jewelry pieces ever since. She has illustrated 15 books, contributed to various craft books, and currently has pieces in the Lark Book Series "500 Polymer Pieces" and "500 Necklaces".  Wendy has won awards in advertising, corporate, book illustration, gift markets, and has shown at numerous galleries and shows. Wendy has won two Rio Grande Saul Bell awards in Precious Metal Clay (02 and 05), Embellishment Best of Show and two first place Finished Jewelry awards, and numerous Bead & Button Show awards for her jewelry. Wendy and Sherri have worked together on several of Sherri's books. She continues to explore combining metal with alternative materials. Skiing, drawing, attempting every craft form in the universe, and eating candy is her idea of a perfect world. 404 Mixed Media Metal Clay Charms- Friday [RETURN TO TOP]

Anne Grgich & Lauren Atkinson Anne Grgich is one of the most original and innovative of the group of American artists known as Outsiders.  Completely self-taught, and on the cover story of Raw Vision Magazine (#22), she became known for her one-of-a-kind books filled with page after page of impassioned, expressionistic faces and figures.  Grgich often employs collage and vigorously applies layer after layer of overpainting, covering found texts and images, yet allowing some of the underneath to remain visible.  "This layering suggests generations of mystery and mystique to her exotic characters." - Phil Demise-Smith, Gallery A Studio, NYC.   To see many more examples of Anne's luscious paintings, please visit: www.annegrgich.com  Email Anne at angelica@annegrgich.com. The work of Lauren Atkinson involves the use of photography, sculpture, and mixed media techniques to delve into the collective unconscious while exploring themes of fear, disconnection, crisis and renewal.  The visual dialogue expresses an observed vulnerability witnessed in the tentative nature that exists at the stasis point between the earthly and spiritual planes.  Remaining open to the possibility of worlds that co-exist and can only be seen through our peripheral sight is a phenomenon that we find intriguing.  The active process of slowing down, allowing our other senses to surface from the darkness creats the opportunity to communicate from our collective subconscious. 1005 Adventures in Colored Pencil- Friday [RETURN TO TOP]

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 302 Layered Dolls- Saturday [RETURN TO TOP]

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. 303 Soldering for Virgins- Wednesday Eve 305 Mr. Rogers Neighborhood- Wednesday 306 All Dolled Up (2 Days)- Thursday/Friday 300 Soldering for Virgins- Thursday Eve [RETURN TO TOP]

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   307 Double Viking Weave Silver Bracelet- Thursday Eve 308 Woven Metal Book- Thursday 309 Traveler's Gate Journal- Wednesday 310 Mighty Mini Metal Journal- Friday Eve [RETURN TO TOP]

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.   314 Blackbird Tea Cozy- Friday 315 Sticks & Stones (2 Days)- Wednesday/Thursday 316 From the Ground Up: Building Your Own Spirit House- Sunday [RETURN TO TOP]

Ann Baldwin Ann Baldwin’s has exhibited in numerous solo and group shows across America. Her larger works appear regularly on the sets of primetime Hollywood shows and movies. Between workshops in collage and abstract painting across the U.S.A., she maintains studios in England and California. She is represented by galleries in California and Texas. Her instructional DVD, ‘Telling Stories in Collage & Paint’, was released by Creative Catalyst, Inc in 2006 and her new one 'Text & Texture in Collage' is due for release in Spring 2009. Her book, Creative Painting Workshop for Mixed Media Artists, will be published by Quarry Books in March 2009. Email Address: waxart@sbcglobal.net Website: www.annbaldwin.com   449 Layering Words & Paint in Collage- Sunday 450 Creating Stories with Collage & Paint- Monday [RETURN TO TOP]

Keely Barham Keely was an art director for over 11 years. Since then, she has designed and sold polymer clay jewelry and has runs her own fabric arts business, Fabric Frog Designs. She incorporates painting faux finishes and trompe l’oeil as a part of her fabric creations. Her work has been published in Somerset Studio, Belle Armoire, and Rubberstampmadness and she participated in the book “Art Doll Chronicles.” www.itsmysite.com/fabricfrogdesigns. 317 New Wave Bracelet- Thursday 318 Dear to My Heart Beaded Locket- Friday 319 Wall Art Wonders- Sunday [RETURN TO TOP]

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. 320 Party Boy- Saturday [RETURN TO TOP]

Traci Bautista Traci is creative director of treiC Designs, a mixed media artist, designer and author. She creates vibrantly colored handmade journals, REVAMPED clothing, custom handbags and collage paintings that are layered with rich textures of stained papers, painted sewn fabric, “girlie glam” ink drawings and free style lettering. Traci travels across the country and internationally to offer workshops on handmade artist’s books and mixed media. She designs, [kōL LäJ], an eclectic line of hand painted paper aRt! kits. Her artwork has been featured in various magazines, books and on HGTV & DIY. Traci is the author of, Collage Unleashed, and writes a column called Creativity Unleashed in Somerset Studio Magazine. To learn more about her artwork, events and creative musings visit www.treicdesigns.com or her blog [creativityUNLEASHED] http://kollaj.typepad.com. 321 Messy Patches Art Book- Wednesday 322 doodle;paint;play- Wednesday Eve 323 The Street Market- Friday 324 Fusion-Dyed Collage- Thursday Eve 301 creative.bliss.inspiration- Friday Eve [RETURN TO TOP]

Terry Berg Terry worked as a Registered Nurse until her love of photography took over. The portrait photo has evolved into hand tinting, manipulation, monoprinting, digital artwork, collage work and jewelry. Her portrait studio, Terry Berg Artography, is located in Seattle.  Visit her blog at http://www.artwhispers.typepad.com/artwhispers/ and her website at tbartog@yahoo.com.  325 Polaroid Image & Emulsion Transfers- Monday [RETURN TO TOP]

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 326 Pinhole Polaroid's MacGyver Style- Monday 327 Its All About Transfers & A Simple Stab-Bound Book- Sunday 328 Carved Alphabets- Sunday Eve [RETURN TO TOP]

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 329 Fused Chain Charm Bracelet- Wednesday [RETURN TO TOP]

Juliana Coles Personal Mythology: I began my creative journey at an early age by keeping a sketchbook as soon as my tiny hand could hold a stylus. I have maintained a practice of writing my inner thoughts in a journal since the age of 11, and have combined the two, in some form or another since I was 14. I developed a solid foundation for my expression by receiving my BFA from the Academy of Art College in San Francisco with a minor in English and Dance. My path as an artist has brought me awards and grants. Based on my artistic expression, I developed Extreme Journaling as a tool for healing and self dialogue in 1992 for the Epilepsy Society, and I have taught and refined my unique and pioneering process that combines journal writing with art making in the safe container of a book ever since. I offer workshops and retreats internationally, including my recent Visual Journaling retreat in Greece ( http://destinyvoyages.com/ for info). Please view my work at http://www.captainsblog.typepad.com/ 330 Travelogue Theatre: Mail Art Diorama- Thursday Eve 331 Word: The Art of Lettering- Thursday 332 The Lost Love Letters Of Montmartre: A Mail Art Portfolio- Wednesday [RETURN TO TOP]

Michael deMeng My work is about transformations.  It is about the transformation of the common into the sacred.    Discarded materials find new and unexpected uses in my work; they are reassembled and conjoined with unlikely components, a form of rebirth from the ashes into new life and new meaning.   These assemblages are metaphors for the evolutions and  revolutions of existence:  from life to death to rebirth, from new to old to renewed, from construction to destruction to reconstruction.  These forms are examinations of the world in perpetual flux, where meaning and function are ever-changing.  www.michaeldemeng.com  337 3d Polaroid Assemblages- Monday 338 Weird & Wonderful Windows-Mixed Media Light Boxes- Saturday 339 Holy Rolling Hot Wheels- Sunday [RETURN TO TOP]

Diane Downs Lou Diane Downs Lou is a mixed-media artist/writer/teacher whose art and art-related articles have appeared in many publications including Somerset Studio, Cloth Paper Scissors, Artitude, Gallery III and VI, Altered Arts, Somerset's Wedding and ATC books, Art in Your Pocket, and many others.  She has organized international collaborative art projects, and has taught and exhibited at numerous venues throughout the Pacific Northwest. Her current passion is found-object assemblage. She and her husband, fellow artist Nils Lou, share their lives and a studio in the Oregon Coast range. You may contact her at: dianelou@earthlink.net. Follow her inspiration-packed blog at http://dianelou-mixedmedia.blogspot.com or see her collages at http://dianelou-collage.blogspot.com     340 Transfers & Transparencies- Sunday Eve [RETURN TO TOP]

Dorothy Egan Dorothy has taught throughout the United States and Canada.  She designs and teaches in several mediums and has written or co-authored over 40 books. She has also been a regular contributor to several magazines by designing projects, writing monthly columns and serving on the Editorial Board. 376 Box of Dreams & Wishes- Friday 377 Fabulous & Functional Folders- Friday Eve [RETURN TO TOP]

Lisa Engelbrecht Lisa Engelbrecht is a lettering and multi- media artist and instructor in calligraphy and taught for years at Cerritos College in California . Lisa teaches workshops and classes internationally specializing in lettering on fabric, experimental lettering and the creative process. Lisa has been on the faculty of six international lettering conferences and teaches at collage, quilting and alternative arts conferences nationwide. In 2006 Lisa introduced new multi- media classes at the International Quilt Show in Houston, Texas and will return in 2008. She is interested not only in classical letterforms but also alternative surfaces for lettering and current street influences on modern calligraphy. She is a frequent contributor to Somerset Studios and her work on fabric was featured on the covers of Legacies and Quilting Arts magazines. Lisa is also a freelance lettering artist for American Greetings. AND she is the author of the book from Rockport Publishing, Modern Mark Making, from Classic Calligraphy to Hip Lettering.( published this summer!) Lisa's work can be seen in the June 2008 issue of Mary Engelbreit's Home Companion. Her classes are fast, fun and totally stress free! http:///www.lisaengelbrecht.com  341 Hand Lettered Bali Festival Lantern- Wednesday 342 Cool Modern Illuminated Initials- Thursday [RETURN TO TOP]

Daniel Essig Daniel Essig is a  studio artist and instructor living in Asheville, North Carolina. Daniel teaches book arts workshops at book centers, craft schools and colleges. He is a recipient of the North Carolina Artist Fellowship Grant. Dan exhibits his work nationally and is in numerous private and public collections recently his work has been collected by the Smithsonian Renwick Museum and The Charolette Smith Collection of Miniature Books  at University of Iowa Libraries. Many of Daniel’s sculptural pieces are featured in The Penland Book of Handmade Books.    For more information on Daniel, visit his website:  www.danielessig.com 343 Wooden Coptic Book (2 Days)- Thursday/Friday 344 Papyrus Book- Thursday Eve 345 Centipede Binding- Friday Eve 346 Windows, Inlays and Closures- Wednesday 961 Closures, Pegs, Buttons & Toggles- Friday [RETURN TO TOP]

Phoenix Forrester Phoenix has been making her typewriter and other found object jewelry at Jeweled Goddess Studio in beautiful Albuquerque, New Mexico, since 1995. She shows her work in galleries throughout the United States and has been teaching silver smithing classes at her home studio since 1996. She has added many new and exciting classes to her teaching roster.  Visit her website for further information: www.phoenixforrester.com 347 Mosaic Shrine with Vintage China & Found Objects (2 evenings)- Thursday Eve/Friday Eve 348 Adorned: Small Bejeweled Dresses- Wednesday Eve 349 Luminous Collaging Techniques- Friday [RETURN TO TOP]

Jan Harris Since childhood, art has always been an important part of Jan's life.  She has pursued her art education at various universities in across the West, as well as participating in numerous specialized workshops.   Initially focusing in watercolor and collage, Jan began to experiment with three dimensional art and fell in love with the shine of metal, the glitter of glass and the mellowness of natural materials such as gourds.  Her current work reflects the synergy that results from the combination of these eclectic materials. Jan has been instructing art classes for the past 12 years in Idaho, Oregon and Washington and her work has been featured in galleries and shows in several Westerns states, as well as publications, including Somerset Studio, Transparent Art and Haute Handbag.  Jan is a member of the Mosaic Art Alliance and Portland Art Collective and is represented by the Sixth Street Gallery in Vancouver, WA.  Jan's blog: http://purplebirdart.blogspot.com  Email:purplebirdart@q.com 352 Baubles and Bangles- Sunday Eve [RETURN TO TOP]

Claudine Hellmuth Claudine Hellmuth is a nationally recognized collage artist, author and illustrator. She combines photos, paint, paper and pen into quirky, whimsical-retro collages that she calls Poppets®. Her artworks have been featured on The Martha Stewart Show, in Mary Engelbreit's Home Companion magazine, on HGTV's "I Want That!" and on the DIY Network's program, "Craft Lab." In addition to creating her artwork full-time, Claudine teaches collage workshops in the US & Canada, and she has written 2 books about her techniques, "Collage Discovery Workshop" and "Collage Discovery Workshop: Beyond the Unexpected." She has produced three instructional DVD workshops. And has just released a signature Claudine Hellmuth Studio product line with Ranger Industries. Originally from Orlando FL, Claudine now lives in Washington DC with her husband Paul and their very spoiled pets - Toby the wonder dog and Mable & Stanley the cats To learn more about Claudine, visit her website at collageartist.com BLOG: http://claudinehellmuth.blogspot.com 353 Minding Your Own Business- Wednesday Eve 354 Poppet Puppet ™- Thursday Eve 355 Solving the Composition Conundrum- Sunday 356 Adventures in Color- Wednesday 357 Beyond the Unexpected: Creating a 3-D Collage (2 Days)- Thursday/Friday 358 Paper & Fabric Book on Canvas - Monday [RETURN TO TOP]

Dory Kanter Dory’s book, Art Escapes: Creative Exercises to Enrich Your Life Through Art, has been on Amazon’s bestseller list for creativity since 2003.  Internationally, her book has found many readers and will be translated into Dutch in 2006.  Dory has a well-earned reputation for being a motivating art teacher; her workshops speak to and inspire beginners as well as experienced professional artists.  Recently, she was invited to speak to students and staff at Yale University about her book and the joy of creativity.  She has been featured in many articles in Somerset Studio, Artists’ Sketchbook and Watercolor Magic magazines.  Visit her website at: www.dorykanter.com 359 Watercolor for the Mixed Media Artist (2 Days)- Thursday/Friday [RETURN TO TOP]

Maggie Kolkena Maggie is a former actress and dancer.  Although her background and training is in the performing arts she’s been working in visual media for the past ten years, particularly book arts.  Maggie loves teaching and her workshops are usually filled with fun and whimsy.  She’s studied at the Oregon College of Art and Craft and enjoys ‘practical art’.  If it’s wearable or usable it’s worth making! Motto: Red accessories are always correct 360 In-Duct Yourself!- Sunday Eve [RETURN TO TOP]

Beckah Krahula Regularly seen on the Carol Duvall Show, Beckah is a mixed media artist, designer, teacher, author and owner of Bearing Beads Studio. Beckah concentrates much of her effort into clay, metal, glass, leather and creating new techniques and products to take our art in new directions. Beckah is from San Antonio, TX. 361 A Parisian Memoir (2 Days)- Sunday/Monday 362 Ladies of the House- Friday 363 An Elegant Composition- Friday Eve [RETURN TO TOP]

Karen Landey Karen has been an artist for over 30 years resulting in many creative explorations such as photography, clothing design, batik, jewelry making, airbrush painting and most recently collage and mixed media.  She was a featured collage artist on the HGTV show “Crafters Coast to Coast” where she demonstrated her technique for using art tissue paper as a collage medium.  She has also been published in Somerset Studio, Transparent Art (a special publication of Somerset Studio) and has artwork in a new book, Art Stamping Workshop, published by North Light Books.  In June 2005, she won an award for her innovative collage techniques, which includes the extensive use of image transfers on canvas panels. To see more of Karen's work, visit her website at karenlandey.com 364 Art Tissue Paper Collage- Wednesday Eve [RETURN TO TOP]

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 365 Soul Stories- Sunday 366 Totally Plastered- Monday [RETURN TO TOP]

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       367 Works in Wire- Sunday 368 A (semi)- Precious Bracelet- Friday Eve 369 Creating Metal Charms- Sunday Eve 370 Stick it in your Ear- Friday 371 Transparents--Pages, Paper and Plastics- Monday [RETURN TO TOP]

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 372 A Place to Nest - The Birdhouse- Friday 373 Reliquary of Inspiration- Sunday 374 Ultimate Passion Book- Monday [RETURN TO TOP]

Chris Malone Chris Malone is a quilter/fiber artist/ mixed media enthusiast from North Bend, Oregon.  She has designed for publications for many years and has authored several books on sewing and quilting.  She has a passion for any type of needlework, and loves mixing fibers and fiber techniques with paper and collage. 376 Box of Dreams & Wishes- Friday 377 Fabulous & Functional Folders- Friday Eve [RETURN TO TOP]

Barbara Matthiessen Barbara is a multimedia artist who enjoys the unexpected.  She designs for publication, teaches and does product development.  Writing and designing as a BEAD UNIQUE columnist and author of ALTERED BOOK COLLAGE and COLLAGE CREATIONS as well as being a regular contributor to SOMERSET STUDIOS & BELLE ARMOIRE, have kept her out of trouble recently. Inspiration for her work comes out of a never ending curiosity to create unique and varied works using a wide variety of materials and techniques. 376 Box of Dreams & Wishes- Friday 377 Fabulous & Functional Folders- Friday Eve [RETURN TO TOP]

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.  1004 The Wish Book- Friday [RETURN TO TOP]

Laurie Mika Laurie is a native Californian.  She has been published in Expressions, Somerset Studio and numerous books and has been doing commissioned paintings since the mid 1970's.  Most recently, Laurie has begun employing her hand made tiles along with mosaics to create contemporary 'icons'.  Definite ethnic influences can be seen in her work shaped from her extensive travels to India, Nepal, China, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Mexico and South America. www.mikaarts.com   378 Outside the Box--Mosaic Relic Boxes- Wednesday Eve 379 Tile Mosaic Icons- Thursday 420 Doll House Shrines- Saturday [RETURN TO TOP]

Sharilyn Miller Sharilyn Miller is the founder of Belle Armoire® and Art Doll Quarterly� magazines, and is the author of the popular new book, "Bead on a Wire." She has also authored three books for artists and crafters: "Stamp Art", "The Stamp Artist¹s Project Book," and "Rubber Stamped Jewelry." While Sharilyn enjoys writing books and editing magazines, she has always had a passion for making art, in particular, art to wear. A graduate of the Northwest College of Art in Poulsbo, Washington and California State University, Fullerton, Sharilyn has practiced many different art forms, from drawing and painting to collage and artist books. Currently she is pursuing her passion for jewelry making using classic techniques and sterling silver wire. Sharilyn offers several workshops in wire-art jewelry, fiber-art jewelry, and handmade collage beads in venues across North America and Europe. To see samples of her jewelry and the projects she teaches, visit www.sharilynmiller.com. 380 Basket Wrap Rings- Sunday Eve 382 10 Trippy Tricks II- Saturday 383 Tribal Treasures Bracelet- Monday 424 Alien Egg Pendant- Sunday 445 Biker-Chick Bangle- Friday Eve [RETURN TO TOP]

Linda and Opie O'Brien Opie and Linda O'Brien are mixed-media artists, authors and workshop instructors, who enjoy pushing the envelope in myriad ways, using organic, recycled and found materials because they seem to have a voice that must be heard, a story that must be told, and a life that would otherwise be too soon forgotten. They consider themselves "caretakers of the mundane and the ordinary" and their unique offerings include jewelry, dada dolls & recyclabots, assemblage, books, collage, masks and more. They teach art workshops nationally and internationally based on techniques in their books: Who’s Your Dada-Redefining the Doll through Mixed Media and Metal Craft Discovery Workshop. They like to fan the flames of creativity and believe there’s an artist inside everyone and that sometimes all you need is a place to begin. Their work has been featured in over 27 books including Larks 500 Handmade Dolls and 500 Handmade Books and in magazines including Cloth Paper Scissors, Studios, Art Doll Quarterly, Belle Armoire, Somerset Studio, Legacy, Handcrafted and The Craft Report, in addition to art galleries, museum gift shops and both group and solo shows. Opie, an artist and musician, attended SVA in N.Y.C., while Linda is self-taught. New York City transplants, they now live in Ohio on Lake Erie with their cat Angelus and his cat Angel. http://www.burntofferings.com or http://burntofferings.typepad.com For more information about the artists, visit their website and blog at:     384 Glamour Under Glass: the Bauble & Bead Bracelet- Saturday Morning 385 Tin Nicho Jewelry- Friday Eve 386 The Book/Doll: an Altered Epiphany (2 Days)- Thursday/Friday 387 Tin Can Wearable Journal- [RETURN TO TOP]

Leslie Parsons Leslie has been a working artist for over 30 years. In the early 90’s, she became a pioneer in the field of digital collage on computer, exhibiting and selling throughout Michigan. The computer collages let to collage as down art and the on to journals, artists books, and acrylic collage, not to mention a sincere love of backgrounds. Her recent work has been published in Sommerset Studio, RubberStampMadness, Artitude, and an article in The Gallery edition of Sommerset. She has taught classes in Michigan, Texas, and Arizona as well as at Art Unraveled and Art Continuum. Visit her web site at www.parsons-studios.com.   388 Tissue Paper Collage on Canvas- Sunday 389 Photoshop Elements® from the Basics to a Collage- Monday [RETURN TO TOP]

DJ Pettitt With a love of teaching and sharing, as well as a passion for color and texture, DJ Pettitt delights in experimenting with multi media, using unconventional art methods and creating new techniques to incorporate in her art and teaching. A southern Oregon artist, DJ combines a background in fine art with photography, whimsical fabric painting, and recycled textiles, creating new works in the form of art books, wearable art, and giftables.  Contact DJ at jndpettitt@charter.net and visit her website at www.djpettitt.com 390 To Have and To Hold- Sunday 391 Layering in Luxury- Monday [RETURN TO TOP]

Lesley Riley Best known for her Fragment series of small fabric collages, Lesley is also a nationally known collage artist, art quilter, and doll maker with a passion for color and the written word. She teaches an array of mixed-media workshops from coast-to-coast. Her art and articles have appeared in numerous books and magazines and she has just published her first book, Quilted Memories.  (Sterling/Spring 2005). Lesley is the Features Editor of the new mixed media magazine, Cloth Paper Scissors. With her art, writing, and teaching, Lesley aspires to inspire others to find their own voice and create their art. www.lalasland.com 395 CLOTH PAPER SCISSORS™ - An Introduction to Fabric Collage- Sunday 396 Beyond Fragments: Story Fragments- Friday 397 Transfer Master Class- Monday 398 Stitched! Exploring Fabric Books- Thursday 399 Evening Critiques- Thursday Eve 451 Evening Critiques- Friday Eve [RETURN TO TOP]

Barbara Roth Barbara Roth studied painting at U.C.L.A. and has a degree in Fine Art and a teaching credential in Art Education. She enjoys helping people develop their artistic and creative abilities. After college, she studied at Art Student's League in NYC, Art Center College of Design in Pasadena and Otis Parsons in L.A. She worked in an animation studio, for a dancewear manufacturer and as an English As A Second Language teacher during the days and as a children's book writer and illustrator in the evenings before she quit her jobs to stay home with her first baby. Ms. Roth currently teaches painting and drawing to  adults and children for Sierra College Community Ed., Michael's Art supplies, and the Learning Exchange. She believes in finding time to paint in the middle of busy lives, and works with students to find ways they can too. Combining traveling and painting are what inspires her personal watercolor paintings. This year she will be taking students to Tuscany and the Dordogne region of France to sketch, paint, tour and shop.. She resides in Sacramento, CA with her husband and teenage daughter, and her hobbies include tending beagles, kayaking, yoga and cooking soup. See more of Barbara's work at www.barbararothart.com and visit her blog at http://www.barbararoth.blogspot.com/ 400 English Cottage - Pen & Ink with Watercolor- Saturday 401 Corner of Monets Garden - Pen & Ink with Watercolor- Sunday [RETURN TO TOP]

Donna Sakamoto Crispin Donna has been a basketry instructor for 19 years, working mostly in natural materials.  She has exhibited her baskets and woven figures all over the U.S., and has been featured in several magazine and newspaper articles.  Donna encourages her students to expand from tradition and develop their own styles.  Check out this recent article about Donna in Natural Home magazine:  http://www.naturalhomemagazine.com/2008-03-01/Good-to-Know-Lead.aspx Visit her website at:  http://www.donnasakamotocrispin.com/ 334 French Birdhouse- Friday 335 Undulating Seagrass Basket- Saturday [RETURN TO TOP]

Belinda Schneider Belinda Schneider has been creative since early childhood days. Her love for paper, collage and mixed media led her to explore the fibre world several years ago. She enjoys sharing and has been teaching locally for many years. Her artwork has been published in Somerset Studio, ARTitude Zine and other publications, as well as for ARTchix Studio. Two felted and collaged mini-purses are featured in the new Haute Handbags publication by Stampington.  To see more of Belinda's work, please visit:  www.belinda-art.eu 403 Wooly Art Purse- Thursday [RETURN TO TOP]

Albie Smith I live in the beautiful historic town of Jacksonville in Southern Oregon.    Twenty years ago I was painting a lot and then took a paper making class and really fell in love.  For years I was sloshing around in the pulp, experimenting, taking classes and teaching workshops.  Making handmade paper led to making books.  Color, texture and pattern on paper continue to enthrall me.  It is in the form of the book that I find the marriage of paper and the surface design processes I love. I have taught at Art Fest and Art & Soul for many years and am available to teach workshops in artist’s studios and at other venues. albiepapersmith@gmail.com http://albie-smith.blogspot.com/ 406 When Too Much Is Enough (2 Days)- Wednesday/Thursday 407 Opulent Patterns & the Cross Structure Book- Monday [RETURN TO TOP]

Carla Sonheim Carla Sonheim is a "painter of girls, mother of boys" and keeps busy with galleries, shows, an online store and workshop teaching.  One of her students writes, "Carla just shines and is so gentle and  generous that you will work hard all day and come out energised and inspired.  Most importantly though, [her] class was a touchstone in my artistic journey, giving me the courage to stop resisting, and open  myself to my creative voice."  Carla has taught at Artfest, Art & Soul, The Art Nest and ArtUnraveled. Email: carla@carlasonheim.com 408 Kids- Wednesday 411 Family Portrait- Friday Eve [RETURN TO TOP]

Corinne Stubson Corinne Stubson, a resident of Southern Oregon, is a life-long  multi-media artist, now retired from a 20-year career in nursing.  She has  immersed herself in the field of altered books and book 'sculpture' art  for the past five years, developing her style of creating book sculptures with humor and passion. Corinne has taught  book sculpture classes in Southern Oregon, California and Nevada. She is a member of the International Society of Altered Book Artists (ISABA).   She has exhibited and sold her books through art galleries in Southern Oregon, as well as through her website and private commission.  She is active in online book art communities. Her books  may be seen on her  web site:  http://www.glitz-oh.com Corinne’s  artwork has been published in the following books: 1)Jan Bode Smiley's: "THE ART OF FABRIC BOOKS" _ C&T. Publishing, c.2005 2)Stampington  Publications "ARTIST TRADING CARDS: An Anthology of ATC's", c.2004 3) She also has new book sculptures featured in an upcoming  Lark Publication,   "New Directions in Altered Books",  by artist Gaber Cyr. 410 The Altered Book as Sculpture- Monday [RETURN TO TOP]

Jacqueline Sullivan Jacqueline Sullivan has been a mixed media artist since first introduced to collage in a high school art class. She won her first art award at age 12 for a photo montage done from the covers of Time Magazine. Jacqueline has a degree in graphic design and does advertising design by day and works evenings in her studio creating art with multiple mediums. Jacqueline’s work has been shown in galleries and the top, juried art fairs nationwide. Her calligraphic work has been published in many calligraphy journals and she has been on the faculty of four International Calligraphy Conferences. Jacqueline has also been on the faculty of Artiology, Art Unraveled, and Artiscape. Recently her work and some techniques were published in the May/June 2004 Somerset Magazine. In her classes, Jacqueline emphasizes experimentation. She is known for venturing into the unknown and creating new techniques that she shares with her students. Students are always encouraged to “play” and to “push” materials to find their own unique style and techniques. These techniques are then refined, documented, and utilized within the context of sound composition. The challenge is always to create and refine. 412 Putting On The Glitz 2- Monday 413 Etched Metal Jewelry- Sunday Eve 414 Hang It UP!- Sunday 419 Jacob's Ladder- Friday Eve [RETURN TO TOP]

Diana Twedt Diana Twedt is a paper artist from Rudyard, Montana. Diana's mixed-media creations are imaginative offerings of color and texture in the form of jewelry, collage, art dolls and whimsical sculptures.  A former art educator, Twedt now works full-time from her farm exploring the possibilities of paper arts. She enjoys teaching workshops and freelance writing for books and magazines like Somerset Studio, Art Doll Quarterly, Legacy, Belle Armoire, and most recently "Somerset Workshop."  Creating and sharing visual joy is the basis for her life, her work and her connection with others. 415 La Femme Art Doll- Thursday 416 Monoprint Magnifique- Thursday Eve [RETURN TO TOP]

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.    418 Fused Fabric - Paris Cemetery Angels- Saturday [RETURN TO TOP]