Virginia 2012
March 1-6, 2012
Las Vegas 2012
June 14-18, 2012
Portland 2012
Oct 1/Oct 7, 2012
Portland 2012 Registration is NOW OPEN
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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
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Sally Jean Alexander
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Ruth Armitage
Ruth Armitage has been honored with signature status in the National and Northwest Watercolor Societies. She has been featured on OPB's Art Beat and in many national publications and exhibitions. Her work is represented by Mary Lou Zeek in Salem and RiverSea Gallery in Astoria, Oregon. Students enjoy her organized and creative approach to teaching. She has taught watercolor for over 15 years for venues including Creative Arts Community, Arts Central, Art Media, Buffalo Grass Watercolor Society and the Watercolor Society of Oregon as well as private classes in her studio.
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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.
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Nina BagleyNina 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.
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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 published A Joyful Frenzy, a book of her artwork with text on the stories and processes behind the work. Serena’s magazine articles have appeared in issue of Cloth, Paper, Scissors magazine and Studios magazine. Serena’s great joy is to provide an atmosphere where you can discover or rekindle your own creative abilities. Serena is writing a book on Wabi-Sabi painting to be published by North Light Press.
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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.
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Jill Berry
Jill is a mixed-media artist in the Rocky Mountains who makes lots of books, paintings and other story-telling structures. After graduating with a degree in Design, she 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, and you can see it in Somerset Studio, Letter Arts Review and Cloth, Paper Scissors, Art Journaling magazine. Drawing Lab (by Carla Sonheim) , Interactive Art Workshop: Set Your Mixed Media in Motion (Kim Rae Nugent) The Elemental Journal (Tammy Kushnir) and four other upcoming publications by Quarry and North Light Books. Her first book: "Personal Geographies: Explorations in Mixed-Media Mapmaking" will released November 2011.
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Melissa Cable
Melissa Cable has been creating jewelry for over 10 years. Seven of those years, she owned beadclub bead store in Woodinville, WA where she quickly recognized her passion for creating and teaching projects that allow her students to learn sound skills while walking away with a fun, finished project. Having satisfied her sense of taste and smell by working in the restaurant and wine industries, she found that creating jewelry satisfies her sense of sight and touch. Combined with the sound of happy students, jewelry making leaves her complete.
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Clarissa Callesen
Clarissa Callesen is a former Rodeo Princess that left behind her cowboy boots and tiara for the wild adventure of life as an artist. She has been fortunate enough to work all of her adult life as a self employed artist, exploring many different artistic roles including tattoo artist, gallery owner, production potter, and currently assemblage artist and teacher She exhibits throughout the Pacific Northwest at art festivals and selective galleries. She has been published in Linda and Opie O’Brien’s book, Who’s Your DADA? Written a feature article for Art Doll Quarterly, and has been published multiple times in Somerset Studio. For more information, check out her blog at http://clarissacallesen.blogspot.com/
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Jen Crossley
Jen Crossley is a generous and vibrant self-taught mixed media artist who has a passion for working with found objects, combining them in her work, to produce unique jewerly. In my workshop, we will unlock the secrets of found objects and journey through the world of mixed media to create unique and personal works of wearable art I have been teaching for many years throughout Australia I have taught in Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth, and also taught for a week at the Fibre Forum in Geelong, which was a great honor last year. I have been published in several US Magazines, which include Somerset Studio, and Belle Armoire Jewelry. I also have been published in several Australian magazines. The passion for what I do comes out in my workshops. They are usually packed full of laughs with beautiful projects finished at the end.
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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.
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Jane Davies
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Ingrid Dijkers
Ingrid has developed a unique and sometimes quirky and playful form of journaling that is uniquely her own. Her award winning Journals have been shown in Galleries throughout the country and her work is held in private collections around the world. Ingrid's wearable collage was shown in Belle Armoire Jewelry and the premiere issue of Jewelry Affaire. Her journal work has been featured in several issues of "Art Journaling" and “Somerset Studios” published by Stampington. Her work is also in the book "1,000 Artist Journals Pages" by Dawn DeVries Sokol. She has taught classes at “JournalFest” in Washington for 2 consecutive years, “Ginny's Small Studio Productions” in Ohio, ”CHA” demo and Workshop representing Faber-Castell in California, “Whispering Woodlands” Wisconsin and many workshops in the state of Michigan, where she resides.
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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.
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Sandra Duran Wilson
Sandra Duran Wilson is a studio artist, instructor and co-author of Image Transfer Workshop and recently released Surface Treatment Workshop. Her work is represented in galleries in the US and AU. She has taught at the local college in her home of Santa Fe, NM as well as in her studio, also around the US, France, Italy and Australia.
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Andrew Dyrdahl
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Dea Fischer
With a growing reputation as the maker of beautiful artist's books, Dea Fischer has an
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Lana Guerra
I have been making dolls for about 9 years, any thing from small dolls about 6 inches to large life sized friends. I have exhibited my dolls in art shows from NYC to Portland, Canada, France and my large 6 foot tall dolls have performed onstage many times in circus events. My dolls always have a carnival feel to them & i won most expressive artist award in Bezu France's Outsider Art Festival 2010.
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Julie Haymaker Thompson
Jill is a mixed-media artist in the Rocky Mountains who makes lots of books, paintings and other story-telling structures. After graduating with a degree in Design, she 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, and you can see it in Somerset Studio, Letter Arts Review and Cloth, Paper Scissors, Art Journaling magazine. Drawing Lab (by Carla Sonheim) , Interactive Art Workshop: Set Your Mixed Media in Motion (Kim Rae Nugent) The Elemental Journal (Tammy Kushnir) and four other upcoming publications by Quarry and North Light Books. Her first book: Personal Geographies: Mapping Your Stories in Mixed Media will released November 2011.
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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.
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Dana James
Dana has been working with beads and gemstones creating jewelry since the late 80’s. In early 2002 she ventured into the world of Gem and Mineral Clubs and it was there that the love affair with gem trees was born. She has been creating wire tree sculptures since 2002, teaching and demonstrating since 2005. Gem trees are considered a Lapidary Art form and after 3 years of competing at the local, regional and national level Dana was recognized by the American Federation of Mineralogical Societies as a Master Gem Tree Designer. Dana also is the author of the book Gem Tree Sculptures which was published in 2009 by Trafford Publishing. A second book is now in the works which will include more mixed media applications for these wonderful little wire sculptures. http://www.danasjewelrydesign.com/
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Erin Keck
An Assemblage Artist residing in Mechanicsburg, Pa., Erin Keck's artwork results from re purposing found discarded objects. She loves to breathe new life into castaways from yesteryear. Erin's artwork is shown and sold in three prestigious art galleries in Pa. The 2nd Floor in Mechanicsburg, Pa, Village Artisans Gallery in Boiling Springs, Pa, and Perry County Council Of The Arts in Newport, Pa. She has been a Featured Artist in two of the galleries with Private Showings. Recently Erin's work has been published in the book, “1000 Steampunk Creations” by Grymm. Seven of her pieces were chosen for this book. She has taught community craft classes on a monthly basis from 2007 – 2010, and has taught classes at the Charmed I'm Sure Studio owned by friend and colleague and fellow Art & Soul instructor, Jean Van Brederode. Erin has lectured at the Central Pa. Bead and Jewelry Society, and has also taught private classes in her home studio. She has attended Art & Soul retreats for the past three years, and values the inspiration and knowledge that she has received from the Art & Soul instructors.You can see more of Erin's artwork at www.EKCreations.etsy.com. (be sure to view her sold items.)
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Liz Kettle
Liz Kettle is a fabric and mixed media artist with a passion for teaching others the joy of making art and enjoying the creative process. Liz began her explorations in fabric by following a traditional approach to quilting. After filling her tool box with the skills needed for success in the traditional arena she began to delve into the world of art quilting and discovered a world of freedom and fun in mixed media. Liz’s eclectic work is influenced by her beautiful surroundings in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, her love of vintage textiles and history. She incorporates layers and found objects to tell stories of the land and people. When she isn’t creating visual art, Liz writes about creativity and the creative process. Her articles appeared regularly in Quilter’s Home Magazine. Liz is co-author of Fabric Embellishing: The Basics and Beyond and Threads: The Basics and Beyond. Liz lives in Colorado with her very supportive husband and is the mother of three amazing sons who are just beginning their own journeys.
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Rogene Manas
With her unique, primitive art style and inventive techniques, this successful Oregon artist makes what she calls “modern day folk art.” Combining plant, bird, and insect imagery with figurative elements in a slightly surrealistic fashion, Rogene Mañas explores and illuminates what she calls “the essence within.” Drawing from her imagination, her organic and often haunting compositions reflect both her Mediterranean heritage and her passion for Mexican folk art. Using paper maché clay, collage materials and acrylic paint, she creates sculptural relief forms and textural paintings.
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Kari McKnight
Kari McKnight Holbrook (aka The Backporch Artessa,) is an award winning Artist, Illustrator, and Author whose passion is Eclectic Mixed Media Art. Creative since childhood, she has steadily focused on her education as an Artist resulting in 3 college degrees and an Ohio teaching license. Kari enjoys teaching art workshops at Mixed Media retreats around the country, including Art & Soul, Artiscape, CREATE, Artful Texas/Shady Ladies. Her expressive art has been featured in dozens of publications and hung in many galleries. Kari’s art, articles and studio have been featured in Cloth Paper Scissors, Cloth Paper Scissors Studios, Art Journaling by Somerset Studio Magazine, the Stampington 2010 AJ Art Calendar and Faber Castells instructional materials in their Art Journaling and ATC Kits. Kari is a devoted instructor and she delights in sharing her love for art with students. Her engaging, popular classes are light-hearted and designed with student’s pleasure and success in mind, enthusiastically guiding projects and techniques while allowing for artistic self discovery and individualization. Kari lives with her creative and patient husband Mike. For a view from the Back porch please visit http://backporchartessa.blogspot.com.
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Suzanne McNeill
“The joy of creating Art is for everybody.” Suzanne McNeill, CZT (Certified Zentangle Teacher) is dedicated to creativity. Her class will include the Zentangle® ritual, how to draw basic tangle patterns, and how to add shading and color with paints and pencils. Suzanne loves to use expressive tangles in art journals, graphic designs and paintings. Her Zentangle® students have gone on to use tangles in polymer clay, copper etching, metal clay, rubber stamps, on gourds, with doodles, in fabric arts, and for quilting. Her award-winning designs are known for Zentangle® details, happy colors, and imaginative accents. Her classes are popular for creative inspiration. Suzanne was voted ‘Designer of the Year’ by the Craft & Hobby association, and has a degree in art from SMU. She has authored over 20 books and has been published in Family Circle, Woman’s Day and numerous design magazines. Suzanne teaches classes and workshops across the US. Be inspired! Along with Facebook and Twitter, a weekly blog keeps me in touch with artistic friends. Each week the blog includes a short YouTube video as well as information on the artsy/craftsy world. You can view my blog at blog.suzannemcneill.com.
National teaching venues include the following:
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Magdalena Muldoon
I was born in Mexico City in 1963. My mom opened her Crafts Business “Mercart” in Mexico City in 1970 so I grew up surrounded by fine crafts. In 1990, Mercart Mexico introduced the metals and tools for traditional metal embossing in Mexico and later in Latin America. I had the opportunity to learn the traditional “Repujado” (metal embossing) techniques from 5 of the best teachers in Mexico. In 2002 I moved to the US with my husband and 3 daughters and brought my mom’s metal embossing part of the business: “Mercart USA”. Since then, I have been teaching all over the US and participating either as exhibitor or teacher in shows like CHA, SDP, Art & Soul, Stampaway USA, Artiscape, Rubber Stamps and Scrapbook Shows, Artist’s retreats, etc. In May 2009 I was invited to teach certification workshops in 4 cities in Japan. I was also part of the jury in Japan’s 1st Metal Embossing Competition. I was asked to participate in a series of demos in Argentina in May 2010. I published the book “Metal Embossing Workshop” in 2006 (Sterling) and I was also part of Page Sage’s “Art Unscripted” DVD hosted by Carol Duval. I have participated in articles in multiple magazines in the US and Mexico. When I’m not teaching or running the business, I enjoy being with my family, going to the movies, reading or just having friends over. Contact: www.mercartusa.com
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Sara Naumann
Mixed-media artist Sara Naumann has always loved words—and words, text and journaling play a key role in her everyday life as well as in her artwork.
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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, and painting and exhibiting his works since 2000.
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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. LesleyRiley.com and also ArtistSuccess.com
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Bonnie Sabel
Bonnie Sabel is the author of, Positively Postcards [quilted postcards]. The book is in second printing now.
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Donna Sakamoto Crispin
Receiving inspiration and weaving materials from the natural world, Donna has been creating baskets since 1986. She has lived in some of the most beautiful places of the western U.S., where she has seen and experienced the lessons of the earth. Although she is now living in an urban area, her pieces often reveal the spiritual and physical connection she has developed.
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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."
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Cheryl Strait
I was born creative and I have been making Art ever since I can remember.
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Cathy Taylor
Cathy Taylor is an award winning mixed media artist and popular workshop instructor. Her water media artwork is a celebration of the patterns, textures, and color found in the the natural environment. Cathy is known for her ability to interpret a subject in a variety of styles. From her colorful detailed alphabetical designs including the Florida "Shell-A-Bet", to her whimsical collages and multi-dimensional abstracts, Cathy's work is represented in museums, nature centers and private collections throughout the U.S. and abroad. Some of Cathy's work is licensed for use on clothing, textiles, and gift items. Her work was represented by a licensing agent in New York City who secured rights for a fine art print of a collage which was distributed nationwide. Cathy's collages were juried into the National Collage Society's annual exhibition in 2005 and 2007. Her articles, "Anthologies", "The Nature of Art", and "Creative Spirits" were featured in Cloth, Paper, Scissors art magazine.
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Robin Urton
My art combines mixed media explorations of paint and collage elements, weaving together an interest in surface and imagery plucked from free association and dreams. I have lived most of my life in San Antonio, Texas, then Taos, NM before deciding Portland is home. I received my BFA from the University of Texas at San Antonio and my MFA from the Cranbrook Academy of Art (Michigan). I've taught art at San Antonio College (6 years), the Southwest School of Arts and Crafts (4 years), Portland Community College (3.5 years), as well as small classes in my private studio (1 year). Past classes have been primarily focused on mixed media painting. I love teaching, as it re-awakens my passion for disseminating information about art. Teaching can be a very connective experience, and it gives me great pleasure to see anyone grow in their confidence in expressing themselves.
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Jean VanBrederode
As an artist, I have found copper and enamels to be the most thrilling media I have ever used, allowing me endless variety in color, form, & texture. To experience the results of combining glass powders on copper or steel and transforming them in a 1500 degree kiln is an incredibly satisfying adventure! No two pieces are ever exactly alike and each creation has a special gleaming personality of its own!
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Leah Virsik
As an artist, Leah Virsik, works in multiple layers, primarily using paper, paint, fabric and stitching. She has a degree in marketing with a minor in studio art and works as a graphic designer by day.
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Sue Wachter
I have been painting since 2005. From the beginning I began teaching. I am more a natural teacher than a natural artist. What makes me such a good teacher is art does not come easy for me. Consequently to be able “get it” I have to break it down into bite size, easy to understand steps. The results of my learning process is I am able to present in a way in which all levels and abilities can learn. I purposely put together projects with student success in mind. Once a project is prepared and presented I individualize the teaching to the needs of each student. My goal is to prepare the student so they can begin to implement the medium at home. The most common comment from clients who buy my work is “I love your use of color”. Encourage students to play and have fun is a high priority.
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Donna Watson
Donna is an award winning mixed media collage painter who has traveled extensively around the U.S. and Canada as a juror and popular workshop instructor. Her works have been accepted into numerous juried national and international exhibitions and she has received many awards. She has signature memberships in both the American and National Watercolor societies. Her works have been widely published in art magazines like American Artist and The Artist’s Magazine and books including MASTERS COLLAGE: Major Works by Leading Artists, and THE PULSE OF MIXED MEDIA by Seth Apter. Through her love for collage, Donna has been exploring her Japanese heritage. She considers her two trips to Japan as a pilgrimage to search for deeper meaning in her work.
http://donnawatsonart.blogspot.com
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Elizabeth Woodford
I have been creating since I was a child and teaching informally and formally for many years.
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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! 
