SARA ADAMS
  Sara Adams was selling her jewelry creations by the age of fourteen. It wasn't until later however, after nursing and a career of raising four children that she got back to her love of art. She studied and taught painting and other forms of art starting in 1980. She opened a studio in Saint Augustine, Florida in 1990 where she taught crafts of all kinds, jewelry making, and painting. Her love of jewelry finally found wire art. Studying first under Cherie Crist in 1998 she then progressed to wire wrapping with Jessie Donnan, Betty Baxter and Ruth Ann Moore and wire sculpture under Irene Francis at William Holland. Now she would like to give back to the school.WIRE I

STEVE ADAMS
  Steve is a former systems analyst and retired Air Force officer. He has been cabbing since 2005 and was taught by Yates Donnan and Ellis Bray. Steve learned cabbing so his wife Gloria could use his cabochons in her wire wrap jewelry. He likes cabbing because he finds it very relaxing, as well as fun. Some of his cabochons are available on the Internet at http://bitterbrook.com and he is a juried member of the Alabama Designer Craftsmen artists guild. CABOCHONS

RANDY ARMSTRONG
  Randy is a professional lapidary artist and jeweler doing 20 plus art and craft and gallery shows a year. With more than two decades of jewelry making and 30 awards for lapidary and jewelry design, he is a recognized jewelry artist in the Southeast. Randy has been an adjunct faculty member for two colleges and has also taught classes and demonstrated the art of jewelry making for a number of organizations and museums. Randy has an undergraduate degree in journalism and psychology from East Tennessee State University and graduates studies at Virginia Commonwealth in psychology and rehabilitation. He is the author of the book, The Southern Appalachian Heritage and a number of articles and poems. As for his venture into art jewelry, he says You can blame it on rock collecting. SILVER II, RINGS

GENE BAXTER
  A member of both Georgia Mineral Society and Cobb County Gem & Mineral Society, and has been cutting cabochons since 1979. He has taught at William Holland since 1995 and at Wildacres. CABOCHONS

MITZ BAZZELL
  Has been constructing Stained Glass for over 20 years. Her work has been shown in galleries and shows. Mitz teaches private lessons and demonstrates locally, as well as at the Florida Artist Blacksmith Association Conference. Students will be inspired to be creative, artistic and to create what they like. STAINED GLASS

TOM and KAY BENHAM
  Tom and Kay have been involved in lapidary and metalsmithing for many years and have been teaching intarsia classes at William Holland and Wildacres since 1997. Tom first studied Intarsia with Phil Magistro and both Tom and Kay studied with Jim Kaufman in Sedona, AZ. Since January 2002, Tom and Kay have been contributing editors for Lapidary Journal, Jewelry Artist in their monthly Ask the Experts column, in print and online. Both are frequent Step by Step project contributors. Both currently serve on the board of the North East Chapter of the Florida Society of Goldsmiths. INTARSIA BASIC & ADVANCED

BILL BOGGS
  Learned his wirecraft art at the William Holland School. He was very successful in his design and workmanship and his jewelry is selling in North Georgia. He has come back to William Holland as an instructor to complete the circle of passing his knowledge on to others when he started teaching in 1997. INTARSIA

SARAH LEE BOYCE
  Has been taking opal classes and cutting opals since 1991. Sarah Lee has taught at Wildacres and at William Holland. OPALS

ELLIS BRAY
  Ellis Bray is a retired engineering manager, trained and an enthusiastic teacher, president of a local rock club, as well as a creative and gifted cabochoner and jewelry designer. Ellis and his wife Jackie make rock-based jewelry, featuring wire wrapping by Jackie and silver-smithed settings by Ellis, with the motto: We make heirlooms. Ellis started cutting cabs in the 90s, and has cut many thousands, mostly free forms, and now almost exclusively uses a no-dop technique. He feels his philosophy and method promotes creativity (not all great pieces start as slab stock, or end as ovals), and enjoys teaching like-minded students his skills and insights, via several well-thought-out projects, in this new class offering. CABOCHON (ADVANCED)

JIM BROGDON
  Beginning in 1985 until the present time, he has worked in the arts-woodcarvings, mold making and casting-jewelry from seashells, night-lights and Christmas ornaments. He also taught woodcarving at BRMA Association. Jimmy has taken glass fusing from Addy DePietro at William Holland. GLASS FUSING (BASIC)

DIANNE BROOKS
  Retiring after 30 years in corporate information systems, Dianne needed an outlet for her artistic energy. She tried watercolor for about 5 years and then discovered she loved making jewelry. It requires the skills of a technician and the eye of an artist. Gods art in semi-precious stone provides the inspiration for jewelry designs. She cuts and polishes rough rock into cabochons stones and creates intarsia and fused dichroic glass to incorporate into her jewelry. Usually a stone will tell her what it wants to be and then guides the design giving the stone center stage. Dianne works in various metals using fabrication, lost wax casting, precious metal clay and wire wrap techniques, rarely duplicating a piece. Since 1999, she has taken classes in both silver and lapidary at Charlotte County Cultural Center in Florida and at the William Holland School. She is a member of Florida Society of Goldsmiths as well as a founding member and chair of the Jewelry Arts Group at the Charlotte County Art Guild Visual Arts Center. Dianne entered and earned awards in the Charlotte County Art Guilds Extreme Artisan exhibits in 2001 and 2003. CABOCHONS

BOBBIE BROWN
  Has been doing wirecraft since 1990 and has studied and taught wire wrapping since that time to the Jacksonville Gem & Mineral Society, Duval County Adult Education, Bead Shops and private classes. Received "Best in Show" in 1990 Jacksonville Fair, Gems and Minerals. WIRE I & II

PAT BROWN
  Pat has been a wire artist since 1995. She teaches for the Cobb Co. Gem & Mineral Society and in her studio. Pat sells her wire art at fine art festivals and gem & mineral shows. WIRE I

CAROL BURKS
  Carol has studied design concepts under a state artist for the former USSR, as well as lapidary arts at various teaching institutes, while developing her own unique style. Her class focus is on the creative flexibility of beads and individuality of design. She started teaching at William Holland in 1997. BEADING (SEED BEADS) & POLYMER CLAY

BILL CADY
  Formerly a member of the Jacksonville, FL Gem & Mineral and is presently with Henderson County NC Gem & Mineral. Now lives in Pensacola, FL. Bill studied silver fabrication in Florida and silver jewelry and casting through Haywood Community College in Clyde, NC. Bill has been cabbing and silversmithing since the mid 1980s. He started teaching Silver at William Holland in 1997. He has also taught at Wildacres. SILVER I

CHRIS CALLAWAY
  Chris started in the lapidary hobby about 1970, making cabochons and sterling silver Indian jewelry. He stopped in 1976 and then resumed in 1995 when he started taking classes at William Holland School. He has been taking 1 to 8 classes a year at William Holland since then. Chris started teaching Cabochons in 2002. CABOCHONS

NANCY CALLAWAY
  Nancy says when she and her husband Chris moved to Florida, they had the good fortune of finding William Holland and started taking classes. Along with a large variety of different classes, Nancy was introduced to glass fusing by Addy De Pietro. She has been fusing glass ever since and has now been teaching glass fusing for several years. GLASS FUSING (BASIC) & GEM TREES

SANDY CLINE
  Sandy Cline is a self-taught sculptor who has been developing his skills for over 40 years. Sandy credits his successes to the insight that he gained from studying the books on sculpture by Malvina Hoffman. He has taught carving at workshops in colleges, museums and schools across Canada and the United States. He refuses to believe in the idea of special talent being needed to carve. Rather, he prefers to trust that the urge to create is inherent in all of us and that the teacher should promote these values in the people who seek that knowledge. Classes he has taught in the past have produced a very congenial, cohesive atmosphere that has resulted in some excellent carvings being completed by students who never believed they could carve. Sandy had been asked to create pieces for awards and presentations by various colleges and organizations such as Sir Sanford Fleming College, the Canadian Synchronized Swimming Team, the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, the Canadian Nurses Association, Sports Canada and the Women's World Hockey Championships among many others. CARVING (SOAPSTONE)

DEE & BILL CONYBEAR
  Dee and husband Bill (who does the Anthill Castings) built their home on Lapidary Lane in 1985 when construction of the William Holland School was starting. They were among the first volunteers who helped build the school. Dee has served as coordinator of Elderhostel weeks at William Holland and SFMS workshops at Wildacres and William Holland. Dee has been taking classes and making chains since 1995. In this class you will learn some techniques and patterns shared by many instructors in classes at William Holland and Wildacres. CHAIN

DAVID CORN
  David retired from IBM after 30 years in Field Engineering Division. He is a self-taught faceter and has been Faceting since 1961 and teaching privately since 1990. A member of the Alabama Mineral and Lapidary Society, Midwest Faceters Guild and the United States Faceters Guild, he is an active competition faceter and has completed GIA's "colored stone grading" class. He and his wife have been participating in gem and mineral shows since 1988. FACETING I

JIM DAHLHAUSEN
  Jim began faceting in and has been teaching at The William Holland School since 1988. He has a Masters degree in Geology and has worked in the Petroleum Industry for 30 years. He teaches beginning, intermediate and advanced faceting. FACETING I & II

DAVID DAVIES
  Lives in Robbinsville, NC and has studied silversmithing and the lapidary arts since 1989. He is president of the Stecoah Artisans Guild and his work is displayed in regional galleries. SILVER I

BECKY DEBORD
  Presently participates in 15 juried shows a year and spends 21/2 weeks in October at the Harvest Festival of Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, TN. Becky is a member of the Kentucky Guild of Artisans and Shaltowee Artisans Guild in Somerset, KY. She teaches wirecraft privately at her studio. One of her goals since first attending William Holland in 1999 has been to teach at the school. Becky has studied under Jane Mobley, Virginia Tutterow, Dawn Thornton and Ruth Ann Moore. Becky greatly appreciates the opportunity to share her skill and knowledge with future wire artist at William Holland. WIRE I

ADDY DEPIETRO
  Addy began teaching at William Holland in 1991 while owning a full service lapidary rock shop that specialized in beading materials, stained glass and all lapidary supplies. Addy and her husband, Joe, won the AFMS "Each One Teach One" national award for the year 1989 when they were workshop directors for their local Gem & Mineral Club. She is a retired special education teacher that has been beading since 1973 and fusing glass since 1992. She has taught at her Rock Shop in Avon Park, FL, the local Gem & Mineral Club, and William Holland and for SFMS both at Wildacres and William Holland since 1988. She began fusing glass nuggets for accent pieces for beading projects. Addy has her GIA certification in Pearl and Bead Design. BEADING (BEAD KNOTTING) & GLASS FUSING (BASIC & ADVANCED)


JOE DEPIETRO
  Joe has been doing lapidary work since 1974. He has taught Cabbing and Opal Cutting at his Rock Shop in Avon Park, FL, and at his local gem club workshop where he was workshop director in 1988. He has been teaching at William Holland since 1992. He also teaches at Wildacres and William Holland for SFMS. Joe and his wife won the AFMS "Each One Teach One" national award in 1989. He has specialized in Opal Cutting and Casting since 1998. He has developed "Opal Cure" which is a simple method of healing cracks in opals and other soft stones. He teaches this technique in great detail in his Opal classes. Joe also specializes in the many uses of the new space age glues and epoxy, which he will explain. OPALS & CASTING

GINO DESKINS
  Since 2003 Gino has concentrated his time taking over 30 jewelry and lapidary classes at William Holland School. He has studied with Joe DePietro, Terry Higley, Dan Haga, Jim Dahlhausen, Will Smith, Randy Armstrong, Preston Kemp and nationally known jewelry designer and wax carver, Kate Wolf. Gino has also studied Scrimshaw with Rich Williams and Sandra Brady, well known scrimshaw artists. When not at the school he has been actively engaged in casting and jewelry making in his own studio with plans to teach faceting and chain making in the near future. CASTING & SCRIMSHAW

MARY ANN & KEN DEVOS
  Have been involved in the creation of art & craft items for more than 30 years. They have worked in many media, mostly three-dimensional. Mary Ann has been a potter and a studio jeweler. She now works primarily with silver clay. She has trained in Japan in the use of silver clay and is a Master Instructor for silver clay in the US. Ken concentrates on making chains & the use of silver clay for the creation of jewelry. Both Mary Ann and Ken have taught jewelry making around the US as well as in Europe, Canada, South Africa, Australia and Japan. Wardell Publications published their first book, Introduction to Precious Metal Clay, in 2002. Their second book, Precious Metal Clay in Mixed Media, also from Wardell, was released in 2004. Both believe in making an effort toward continual growth through education. SILVER CLAY (PMC) BEGINNING AND ADVANCED

DOTI DIENST
  Has attended William Holland since 1993 and started teaching in 1994. She has a BA in Art Education from Adelphi Univ. Has studied art and jewelry courses at the University of Kansas Retired from teaching art in Manchester, CT. She is also a basket weaver and watercolor exhibitor. ENAMELING

RICH DILLON
  Self taught in the lapidary arts, Rich has been collecting, mining and cutting stones for over 25 years. His favorites are fire agate and opal. He has attended classes at William Holland since 1998 and taught Gem ID with Terri Monagle and advanced glass fusing since 2005. In 2000, he and his wife Linda were introduced to dichroic glass while she was taking Addy DePietros fusing class. After seeing a dichroic cab that looked a lot like an opal, he soon caught the dichroic bug himself trying to recreate dichroic opals. He caught the bug so bad that he is now working directly with 3 dichroic manufacturers to create new and different effects in dichroic glass and even became a distributor for Navitar (formerly GM Vacuum Coatings) and C.B.S. (Coatings by Sandburg). Working in both 90 COE & 104 COE glass has presented the ability to create unique fused glass pieces for jewelry that are now in shops and galleries in Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin. After developing and teaching course materials in the corporate world for 25 years, he developed a basic and advanced fusing class and taught these at The Fine Line Creative Arts Center in St. Charles, IL until 2005. He now teaches out of his studio in Wasco. You may contact him at his studio/shop for more information. (Natures Creations, Ltd (630) 377-0197 www.dichroic.biz info@dichroic.biz ) GEM ID, GLASS FUSING & GLASS FUSING, ADV.

JESSIE DONNAN
  Jessie is an active member of the Aiken & Augusta Gem & Mineral Societies. She has been teaching wirecraft since 1997 and at William Holland School since 1998. Jessie has written ten wirecraft books. In 2002 she was a Featured Artist in the Wire Artist Magazine. WIRE I & II

JOHN EBERLE
  A retired professional engineer in the field of Mechanical Engineering. His training in gem faceting began in 1982 at Tri-County Technical School in Murphy, NC. John has taught classes in both beginning and advanced gemstone faceting since 1995 at William Holland. He has taught for the Elderhostel Program and SFMS workshops. FACETING I

NANCY ENGLISH
  Nancy is a retired nursing professor. She is an enthusiastic teacher, creative jewelry designer and values creative workmanship. Nancy and her daughter have been involved in lapidary and metal smithing for many years. She has attended design and manufacturing workshops in Nashville, TN, William Holland, Western Kentucky University and Louisville, KY, to extend her knowledge of the metal arts. Nancy has taught creative silversmithing in Nashville, TN, Bowling Green, KY. She is a member of the Middle Tennessee Gem and Mineral Society and Kyana Geological Society. As an active silversmith, she maintains a private workshop. SILVER I

BETTY FETVEDT
  Betty's fascination with the work of Josh Simpson led her to take a beginning lampwork bead class from Marilyn Jobe at William Holland in 2003. She has also studied with Pati Walton, Larry Brickman, Jennifer Geldard, Kristen Frantzen Orr, James Yaun & Kate Fowle. Betty is an exhibiting member of the Piedmont Craftsmen and a professional member of the ISGB. LAMPWORK BEADS I, LAMPWORK BEADS II

JOHN FETVEDT
  John who recently retired from IBM, was introduced to chain making in 2003 at William Holland, and has since done extensive research on chain patterns. John teaches both basic and advanced chain making at The Crafts Center at NC State of University in Raleigh, NC and has several projects published in the Lark book, Chain Mail Jewelry: Contemporary Designs from Classic Techniques, by Terry Taylor and Dylon Whyte, ISBN 1-57990-723-7. John can be contacted through www.bijoux-de-terre.com. CHAIN

VINCENT FLORES, SR
  Vinnie has been casting since about 1994 and began attending William Holland about the same time. CASTING (BASIC/BEGINNERS)

LORRAINE GARCIA
  A self-taught basket weaver from Ocala, FL who has helped her husband, Nestor, teach at William Holland since 1994. Lorraine has taught at community centers in Ocala and craft stores in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. BASKET MAKING (BEGINNERS)

BARBARA GREEN
  Has been making beaded jewelry since 1994 and it all began when she accompanied her husband on a business trip to San Diego. While he was in meetings, she spent an afternoon taking a beading class in a nearby bead shop. Little did she know it would take over her life and become a necessity to continue creating beautiful pieces of jewelry. Barbara entered her first arts and crafts show in 1998 and has been selling her work ever since. Using a variety of beads from glass, pearl, gemstones, shell, bone and wood, she incorporates cabochons of stone and glass in her work. Nature is the inspiration for the colors and flow of the pieces she makes. BEADING, SEED

BETSY GUTHRIE
  Began beading in the early 80s taking classes from Stars in Northern Virginia and Marg Helwig who was the founder of the WigJig. Jewelry making has become an addiction since then. In 1985 she opened a bead shop in Harrisburg, PA and taught classes as well as selling her beads and jewelry. The shop was open for about 6 years and then Betsy was transferred to California with her full time job. She began taking glass classes in Southern California in 1991 and working glass cabs into her jewelry. Betsy sold her jewelry in craft shows in California for about 10 years. She taught classes for about 5 there as well. In 2000 she moved home to Alabama and took a few classes at William Holland and began wire wrapping with Jessie Donnan. She also took classes from Esther Lee in Birmingham, AL and found chain making. She has taught and sold her chains ever since. Betsy makes a lot of things combining PMC, glass, enamel beads, glass beads and chain. CHAIN

DAN HAGA
  Dan learned the art of jewelry making over the past 15 years - but feels his real education was in the making of more than 7,000 fabricated pieces. His work is sold in galleries and stores throughout North Carolina. He has taught at William Holland School since 1995. SILVER I & SILVER II

BONITA & ED HARRIS
  Bonita holds degrees in education from Anderson University in Anderson, Indiana and Auburn University in Alabama. Bonita has experience as a private and public classroom teacher as well as a private tutor and home school administrator. With her husband, Ed, Bonita leads the Junior Rockhound Club, a part of the Mobile Rock & Gem Society. She teaches childrens geology in the Lets Take a Closer Look at Rocks summer camps at University of South Alabama, Mobile. JUNIOR ROCKHOUNDS

VIVIAN HEATH
  Vivian has been teaching seed beading, basic stringing and pearl knotting since 1984. She is a professional knotter and worked for jewelry stores in Jacksonville, Florida where she is originally from. She owned a bead shop in Jacksonville for nine years where she taught classes and helped customers in bead design. She also taught through the Jacksonville Gem and Mineral Society, teaching classes in bead design. She also taught through the Jacksonville Community School system. Vivian first came to William Holland School in 1986 to take classes and fell in love with the area. She relocated to Young Harris in April 2006 and is teaching six classes a year for the school. She also teaches for the Federation from time to time. She loves teaching and likes to start each student at her/his own level of expertise. Samples and class projects are planned to hit everyone in the heart, whether a beginner or advanced student. And she plans the class to advance at the individuals own speed. Above all else, she wants each student to have fun and to learn something new! BEADING (SEED BEADS)

ANNA HESS
  Anna has been a member of the Central Brevard Rock & Gem Club of Merritt Island, Florida since 1986. She and her husband Randall have attended classes at William Holland and Wildacres 20 times and Anna has taken many wirecraft classes. Anna hopes to pass on her knowledge and love of wirecraft. WIRE SCULPTURE

TERRY HIGLEY
  In the early eighties, he became interested in the making of jewelry and attended classes in casting, faceting and silversmithing at William Holland along with two Swest Jewelry Manufacturing Workshops. In 1993 he closed his well and pump business and attended the Texas Institute of Jewelry Technology at Paris Junior College for two years receiving both a diploma as a Graduate of Applied Gemology and a certificate of completion of a course in Jewelry Technology. He then worked for the Goldsmith Jewelers for two years serving as an apprentice and then as a journeyman. He has been teaching casting at William Holland with Howard Siegel since 1999 & will be teaching with Gino Deskin this year. CASTING (LOST WAX)

BETTY JAMES
  Betty James joined the Mississippi Gem & Mineral Society in 1983 and immediately became active in their lapidary class in progress under the directions of Billy Scruggs, where she learned to make cabochons. The next year she entered a competitive exhibit of cabochons in the Jackson, Mississippi Show. At that time she began to demonstrate cabochon cutting in the show and to teach at their local workshop. In 2003, she was asked to fill in for a William Holland instructor who had to cancel. She returned in 2004 for another session. CABOCHON

ALLEN JEWELL
  Allen started studying Lapidary arts over 30 years ago while living in southern Africa. He studied silversmithing through adult education in Louisville, KY. He has taught and led work sessions in cabochon cutting, faceting and silversmithing for the Kyana Gem & Mineral Club in Louisville and the Blue Grass Club in Lexington, KY. His work is sold at art and craft shows as well as at Lapidary shows.
SILVER I & SILVER II

MARILYN JOBE
  Marilyn has been making lampwork beads since approximately 1992 and has been teaching at William Holland School since 1996. Being interested (primarily) in color, it has led to an interest in Glass Fusing, Enameling and, most recently, in Polymer Clay. Marilyn's focus is jewelry and she exhibits at various shows, mainly in the Southeast, and teaches frequently throughout the same area.
POLYMER CLAY & MIXED MEDIA

DOT KASPER-EBERLE
  Dot has a true love of beads and their history. She started beading using gemstones in the early 80s when Southeastern Federation decided to include beading as part of lapidary work. Dot has taught workshops for SFMS at Wildacres, Elderhostel groups, Cobb Gem and Mineral Society, and her favorite place, William Holland School. BEADING (BEAD KNOTTING)

JUDY KELLY Started in the Lapidary Arts in 1995.   She has taken many classes at William Holland and at bead and lampworking schools. Having an interest in seed beading, lampwork, beading and glass fusing. Judy became hooked on crochet beading and has found ways to create various looks with different beads. BEADING (CROCHET BEADING)

PRESTON KEMP
  First attended William Holland in 1989. Taking his first chain class with Bob Kennedy in 1994 and started teaching chain making in 1996 wanting to give back to others what he has been taught. CHAIN

MARY LOU KICK, G.G.
  Mary Lou specializes in gem cutting and gemology and has been in business since 1981 with her company Gemcutters, Inc. in Smryna, GA She can be reached at marylkick@yahoo.com GEM ID

JACK KING
  Jack lives in Cornelius, NC and is the owner of Camera World of NC in Charlotte, NC. Since the age of 12, Jack has been a rockhound when he spent every available weekend climbing the hills around Spruce Pine and Franklin. His dad made him his first tumbler out of a 55-gallon steel drum and his first gem-cutting machine was a B & I Gem maker from Sears. Jack has attended classes at Wildacres and William Holland and has been a private student of Sarah Lee Boyce for years. Although his primary passion is opal cutting, he loves cutting any material into cabochons. He prefers to cut free form stones that his wife Kathy wire wraps. CABOCHONS

KENNETH KIPNIS
  Has been a Commercial Photographer for over 70 years. He is a graduate of the New York Institute of Photography 1934. Kenneth ran a very successful commercial photography business in Miami Beach, FL for over twenty-five years. He opened the first Color Lab in the Bahamas in 1965 and spent 10 years there doing all types of commercial photography. From climbing smokestacks to photograph progress pictures of an oil refinery being built, photographing super tankers at sea transferring oil to smaller vessels for delivery, to photographing groups at conventions and the products they were promoting at Freeport, Bahamas. In the course of business photographed many items requiring the use of macro photography for brochures, magazines and newspaper ads. In 1975 moved back to the U.S. and settled in Atlanta, GA where he opened one of the first one-hour labs in the city, also continued his work in the commercial field for his new customers. His extensive experience will be put to good use in his instructions on building and using items needed to display your lapidary work to good advantage in the Digital Camera course. PHOTOGRAPHING JEWELRY

JACKIE KNABEL
  Jackie received her Masters degree from North Florida University, with more than 15 years in corporate training. She started making beads in 1995 after taking a class with Internationally renowned bead maker Kate Fowle. She has also studied under Loren Stump, Leah Fairbanks, Jim Smircich, Pati Walton, Stephanie Sersich and Bud Mellichamp. She is a corporate member of the International Society of Glass Beadmakers and has attended two ISGB Instructors seminars. Jackie has been selling beads at bead and art shows since 1996. LAMPWORK (BEGINNING)

RICHARD KORS
  Has a permanent certification as a Certified Supreme Master Gemcutter from the American Society of Gemcutters. Has taught faceting at the Tidewater Gem & Mineral Society and the Gem & Mineral Society of the Virginia Peninsula. Has taught at William Holland School since 1995. INTARSIA

DIANE KUZARA
  Member of the Midwest Mineralogical and Lapidary Society since 1975. Diane started teaching beading at William Holland in 1999 and teaches and demonstrates beading for various organizations. BEGINNING BEADING (SEED BEADS)


JULIA LARSON
  Began working in stained glass in 1987, studying under several instructors including nationally known glass artist Vicki Payne. She worked in traditional leaded glass and in the copper foil method of construction, and also in warm (kiln fired) glass. Julia a member of the Art Glass Association, the International Guild of Glass Artists, the Suncoast Glass Guild, the Suncoast Gem and Mineral Society and the Pinellas Geological Society. Huntington Street Stained Glass in St. Petersburg, FL, is a Vicki Payne Certified Stained Glass Teaching Center where she provides custom stained glass and fused glass. She also teaches stained glass, fusing, and mosaics, as well as teaching weeklong workshops in North Carolina and Georgia, and continued classes for the City of St. Petersburg Leisure and Recreation Dept. The beauty of natural surroundings has always inspired her. She says the unfolding drama of the universe, the breathtaking geology of our planet, the incredible diversity of life in the air, sea and earth, all send my imagination soaring. An inveterate reader, she tries to put a little poetry into each piece she creates. GLASS FUSING, STAINED GLASS - BEGINNING, INTERMEDIATE & ADVANCED

LORNA LARSON
  Started teaching at William Holland in 1997. BEADING

MEL LARSON
  Mel began faceting in 1987 with a faceting course taught by Pierre Rutledge in the Washington D.C. area. Mel has continued his education at William Holland with courses taught by Bob Raber, Earl Speigle and others. He has experience with most faceting machines and has noted each machine as well as each brand has unique personality traits. Mel has taught faceting at the club level since 1995 and has experienced designing and design modification with gem-cad. Mel believes when teaching, faceting should be enjoyable as well as instructive of stone qualities and skills involved. FACETING I

MEL LONG
  Has been in the lapidary field for over 20 years and operates a shop at home by appointment where she has taught wire wrapping since about 1995. Mel has participated in rock shows since about 1985 and belongs to several Gem Clubs. Mel started teaching cabochons at William Holland in 1987 and then wirecraft. She has written three instruction books on wirewrapping and teaches a structured class. WIRE I & II

DAVID LONSER
  Has been faceting since early 1960 and is always learning new techniques to pass on to his students. David has attended William Holland since 1987, has taught here since 1992 and has taught at Wildacres since 1986. FACETING I & II

DIANE MASON
  Diane is truly a William Holland graduate, having had all her wire wrap and wire sculpture instructions here. She began Wire I in 1999 and continues to upgrade her skills today. She has studied under Bobbie Brown, Jane Mobley, Irene Francis, Linda Chandler, Jessie Donnan, Betty Baxter and Dawn Thornton, with numerous repeat classes under several of these teachers. She began teaching in 2003 and assisting her husband with mineral identification. Diane and her husband travel to several juried festivals with their wire and silver creations each year. They also maintain a studio at their home where Diane teaches private lessons during the winter months. Diane loves to teach the beginning student wherever she is, but will quickly tell you that her favorite place is at the William Holland School. WIRE I & WIRE SCULPTURE

JERRY MASON
  Jerry has been an avid Rockhound since 1995. He retired from Lucent Technologies in 1989 and Electronic Test Engineer IBM, 1996. Jerry has attended classes at William Holland since 2000 and began teaching in 2003. He teaches private lessons in cabochon cutting and lectures on Rock and Mineral ID in several county schools. As an active silversmith he maintains a private shop at his home and has shown his craft at major craft shows and festivals in NC, SC since 2000. Jerry has been teaching Cabochons cutting since 2005. CABOCHONS

CORKY MAYER
  Corky retired from Martin Marietta Aerospace in 1986. He had (as a hobby) been in the Gem Cutters Guild in Baltimore, Maryland since 1960. He began combining this with silversmithing in 1993. Taking classes at William Holland himself, he soon developed his own style of teaching, allowing his students to design their own jewelry and teaching diverse ways to accomplish this. His easy-going manner makes his class one in which the students can relax and enjoy their creativity. SILVER I


GEORGIA MAYER
  Georgia studied as an art minor at the University of Northern Colorado and took silver classes at the University of Iowa. She renewed her silver skills at William Holland. She studied cabochons with Elderhostel and William Holland. She learned silver inlay with Roger Wilbur and Dale Smith at Ghost Ranch in Albuquerque, New Mexico. "There are too many rocks and not enough time to inlay all of them." SILVER INLAY BRACELETS (ADVANCED)

KENNETH MELVIN
  Kenneth started doing borosilicate lampwork professionally in 2001. His specialty was hollow vessels. He currently has a fulltime lampwork studio in Denver Colorado and regularly teaches at the Tennyson Gallery in Denver. His work can be seen in shows and galleries throughout the Rocky Mountain region. His philosophy of teaching is that if you understand the glass, the skill will follow naturally. He can be reached at www.KennethMelvin.com/boro FLAMEWORKING

ANN METZ
  Ann has been a member of the Treasure Coast Rock and Gem Society since 1987 in Vero Beach, FL as well as three other clubs. Ann has taught wirecraft at her local club for several years. She likes cabbing her own stones and Rockhounding. Ann has been teaching here at William Holland since 2001and started wirewrapping in 1992. WIRE II

JANE MOBLEY
  Jane hales from Wetumpka, Alabama, where she lives with her husband, Randy and their two cats. She has been wire wrapping since 1994 after having taken a class at William Holland from Otto Glass and has been wire sculpting since 1995. She also has taken classes from Roy Long and Betty Baxter, among others. Her interest in wirework began after seeing it done by Jim Fowler at gem shows while she was trying to become educated about rocks in order to teach earth science and environmental science to her school students in Montgomery, Alabama. She has since retired from school teaching and is getting to spend more time on her discovered passion. She believes that when a person is involved in a service industry as livelihood, it is very rewarding to create a product on order to get the satisfaction of seeing an end result from effort. WIRE SCULPTURE

TERRI MONAGLE
  Has worked for 17 years for J.W.Tenhagen Gemstone, GG, FGA, ASA a Gemologist/Appraiser as an assistant in investigation as well as standard gemology. Has been teaching at William Holland School since 1992 and attended since 1990. BEADING - PEARL KNOTTING & GEM ID

ANN MONROE
  Ann began teaching as a Wirecraft instructor in the mid-1970's. She has also taught Jewelry Design at Wildacres and Beginning Silver at William Holland. She also teamed with her husband to teach Lost-Wax Casting at the John C. Campbell Folk School. She and Don continue to teach as a team feeling that this approach gives the students an opportunity to learn more than one way to produce jewelry. She has studied with several well-known instructors including Jean Stark, John Cogswell, and Alan Revere. Her studio work consists primarily of commission pieces incorporating casting, fabrication, and PMC. Many of the pieces that she and Don produce feature Scottish or Celtic motifs and are done at the request of members of various Scottish Clans. CHANNEL, SILVER I & II

DON MONROE
  Started teaching at William Holland in 1997. He uses silver, gold and blacksmithing techniques to produce commission pieces based on Scottish, Celtic and Etruscan motifs. He teaches most often as a team with his wife Ann and they operate a jewelry business known as "Different by Design". Don has taught at the SFMS workshops at Wildacres Retreat and William Holland and on occasions, at John C. Campbell Folk School. He has studied with several well-known instructors such as Jean Stark, John Cogswell, Tim McCreight and Dr. Jim Batson. CHANNEL, SILVER I & II

B.D. MOORE
  B.D.s working life was mainly in the repair field consisting mainly of repairing machinery. He also worked with electrical repairs, and has welded, both electrical and acetyl in oxygen. He and his wife Ruth Ann became interested in lapidary while on a trip to Colorado in 1992. They both took classes from Otto Glass at Beads and More in Avon Park, FL, then William Holland in 1993. Since then B.D. has taken numerous classes. The 1st faceting class he took in 1994 with Bill Monagle. He has studied under Bill Deazly, Earl Spiegel, Bob Raber and other. He has been an instructor at William Holland since 2003. FACETING I

RUTH ANN MOORE
  After traveling Ruth Ann worked in a local gift shop for approximately 3 years (1993-1996). She did many shows and now is down to one big show a year. She has taught at Yia Yias Bead and Artisans Shop in Lakeland, FL since 2003. Ruth Ann started teaching at William Holland in 1996. WIRE I & II

KATHY MORRIS
  Has studied at William Holland and the SFMS Wildacres workshops. She has been doing Wirecraft and Chainmaking since 2002. BEADING, (SEED BEADS), COLD CONNECTIONS, WIRE I & WIRE II

ARCH MURPHREE
  Is a former member of the North Mississippi Gem and Mineral Society where he served as chair on several committees and is the past president. He is also a member of the American Opal Society. He started his studies at William Holland in 1998 with classes in cabbing and silversmithing. After taking classes in Opals, he found that this is his first love. Arch has been cutting and studying Opals since 2003. OPALS

VIRGINIA MURPHREE
  Has been taking lapidary classes at William Holland School of Lapidary Arts since 2001. She learned chainmaking under Tim Tater. She offers chain classes from her studio to the public as well as classes in both of her Mineral Society clubs. CHAIN MAKING (BEGINNING & ADVANCED)

DIONE OUTLAW
  Dione is an award winning glass bead artist. She has won many awards in Fine Art shows in Florida. Her work is also shown in many galleries. She took her first class at the William Holland School in 1999 and that was the beginning of her love of glass beads. She has taken many other classes since then, some from well-known artist like Pam Dugger. Dione has taught at William Holland, John C. Campbell Folk School, and The Bead Bar in Orlando and at her homes in Florida and Young Harris, GA. LAMPWORK I & II

LARRY OUTLAW
  Larry has been teaching art for 23 years in public schools. He has been an instructor of both pottery and jewelry making at the high school level for the past ten years. He has also been teaching adult and children classes at the local art center. Larry has studied at the University of Central Florida and the Savannah College of Art and Design. In addition, he has been a student at William Holland and the John Campbell Schools, applying skills and techniques in his daily teaching. ENAMELING, COPPER

BECKY PATELLIS
  Becky is the owner of Naturally, a wholesale and retail company specializing in semi-precious stone jewelry to compliment the wardrobe. Her experience in jewelry design and production started in 1985, with a background in apparel. Becky started teaching at William Holland in 1997. Becky is also a regular instructor for Beads by Design, Marietta, GA., Cobb County, GA Gem & Mineral Society, and for Beadfest, sponsored by Lapidary Journal and Step by Step Magazine, and teaches private and group classes in her studio. Her website is www.beckypatellisjewelrydesigns.com. BEADING

JUDY PEPPERS
  Judys art career began in the 1980s with painting of seascapes, landscapes and critters! Love of color brought her to stained glass that soon became her second passion, kaleidoscopes being the focus. Next, fusing glass in a microwave kiln from scraps led to wire wrap as a medium to use the glass in jewelry designs and since 1993 wire art has consumed a good portion of her time. In 2000 Judy began classes at William Holland taking numerous classes and in 2001 began lampwork classes. Since that time she has taken several workshops and courses from many instructors. Glass Beads has become the focus! Continuing education in the jewelry arts brings both classic design and modern innovative wire art designs to Judys work. Judy has been producing and selling at art galleries and craft festivals throughout the southeast since 1987. LAMPWORK I & WIRE I

BETTY PORTER
  Betty is a Graduate Gemologist of the Gemological Institute of America and a Registered Gemologist Appraiser of the International School of Gemology. She has taken classes with Mary Lou Kick, Terri Monagle, Rich Dillon and Sarah Lee Boyce at William Holland. Betty has studied scrimshaw with Rich Williams and Sandra Brady, well-known scrimshaw artists. Her love of colored stones began 30 years ago when she traveled for years to Europe to buy antique jewelry. This combined with a Masters from George Washington University and a BFA from Memphis College of Art has given her experience with the design of jewelry and knowledge of the use of colored stones through the ages. Knowing what a stone is and what its worth often dictates what kind of jewelry it should be in. GEMSTONE IDENTIFICATION AND APPRAISAL & SCRIMSHAW

VICKIE COLE PRILLAMAN
  Vickie is a member of Georgia Goldsmith Group, Florida Society of Goldsmiths and the North Carolina Society of Goldsmiths. Vickie completed a one-year apprenticeship with a Goldsmith from Germany in the Atlanta area. She has taught beginning silversmithing at Wildacres for the Eastern Federation for several years and has attended classes there. Vickie has attended workshops in metal techniques with several known masters. Vickie designs and creates jewelry in silver and gold using these metals in combination with each other. She started teaching at William Holland in 1997. SILVER II (ADVANCED/SPECIAL)

ZANE PURCELL
  Mr. Purcell holds a Bachelors Degree from Piedmont College in Demorest GA in Business Administration with a minor in Accounting. He is the president of the Purcell International Corporation, organized in 2000 as an import firm dealing in diamonds and other fine jewelry. Since then, the company has had several endeavors in retail stores, wholesale distribution, manufacturing, importing and trade shows. Zane is a graduate of the Holland School for Jewelers in Selma, Alabama. There he completed courses and received diplomas in Practical Gemology, Jewelry Casting and Manufacturing, Basic Repair and Stone Setting, Advanced Stone Setting and is recognized as a certified Master Jeweler. In order to become a master jeweler, he demonstrated skill and proficiency in appraisals, gem identification, practical gemology, finishing, casting, model and mold making, stone setting, jewelry making, basic and advanced jewelry repair, and diamond setting. Zane has enjoyed making high-end pieces of custom jewelry for noted executives, celebrities and political figures. His work has been featured in several trade publications, including an article in the Stuller Standard, produced by Stuller Settings of Lafayette, LA and features his ability in diamond ring fabrication. Zane is a member of the North East Georgia Gem and Mineral Society. COLD CONNECTIONS

JIM RICHARDSON
  Jim's education includes an M.F.A. from the University of Georgia in 1995 with emphasis on silver alloys, repoussi and non-ferrous forging. He also has a B.A. in Fine Arts from Columbus State University. Emphasis there was on metalwork and enameling. He attended various workshops from 1984-1993 studying numerous silver techniques. His areas of interest are ancient metalwork, current and classical manufacturing techniques, fabricating his original designs, teaching and learning. He currently works as a bench jeweler in Athens Ga., producing custom work for private clients, designing, manufacturing and marketing his own line of gold and silver objects. GOLD & SILVER II

DON ROBERTS
  Holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Arts Education, with a major in metals. Taught metal and jewelry classes in the Florida school system. He is a board member for the West Coast Chapter of the Florida Society of Goldsmiths and Vice President as of January 1995. Don has been teaching silver classes at William Holland School since 1993. SILVER II

FLORENCE ROBERTS
  Florence has been an artist and crafts person for many years. She began taking Silver, along with many other classes at William Holland School in 2001 after moving to North GA in 2000. Most of her silver pieces have been given as gifts to friends and relatives, although she has produced a few commissioned pieces. She specializes in one of a kind design and has explored mixed metal pieces as well as pieces combining silver and glass beads. Having recently retired from teaching at the college level, Florence wants to give back to William Holland for all the wonderful classes she has been privileged to take. SILVER I

PAUL ROBERTS
  Paul has enjoyed jewelry making since 1993 and has been attending William Holland classes since 2000. Paul has taken classes in Beads, Cabochons, Opals, Seed Beading, Wire Wrap and Intarsia, he was led to Silversmithing first as a way to mount his Cabochons and then to explore this medium for its own sake. He has taken silver under Allen Brown, Allen Jewel, Bill Cady, Dan Haga and Don & Ann Monroe. In 2007 Paul and his wife Florence apprenticed with Don & Ann Monroe and are team teaching at William Holland in 2008 for the first time. Paul & Florence pieces have been displayed and sold at North Georgia shows and businesses under the name of Moonrush Artworks. They are members of the Dahlonega Arts Council and the Southeast Federation. Both Paul and Florence enjoy working in Silver immensely and are anxious to share the fun. SILVER I

ROWAN ROSE
  Rose Rowan has been doing wirecraft jewelry since 1994. Rowan has been a member of a local Gem & Mineral Society of the Virginia Peninsula for over 20 years. She demonstrates wirecraft with the Society at gem shows and teaches one-on-one classes in the area. One of Rowan's designs was recently published on the cover of the September 2002 Wire Artist magazine and featured in the December 2003/February 2004 issue. She does cabbing, creating many of her own stones to wrap. She has been teaching at William Holland since 1998 and has taught both beginners and advanced wirecraft. WIRE I

SUE ROWAND
  Sue has been teaching at William Holland School since 1994. She sells wirecraft jewelry in her shop in Florida and has participated in many craft shows. WIRE I

ANN ROYER
  Anns love of glass began with stained glass then expanded first to fused glass and then to glass bead making. She is now addicted to the fluid nature of lampwork beadmaking. Her work is displayed in galleries in Florida and she has exhibited in Art Shows in Florida and North Carolina. She has attended classes with Stephanie Houston, Dione Outlaw, and Judy Peppers. Ann has taught bead making at the St. Lucie Rock and Gem Club and now teaches at her studio in NC. LAMPWORK BEADS I & II

JOHN RUNKLE
  John is retired from engineering. He learned chain making at William Holland under Tim Tater, Preston Kemp and Bob Kennedy. CHAIN

JILL RYON
  Jill has studied jewelry making under several different instructors at William Holland and John C. Campbell Folk School. As an antique silver dealer for 20 years, she has used these skills in restoring metal antiques. COLD CONNECTIONS

DELLA SAMUEL
  Is from Kissimmee, FL in winter & Dillard, NC in summer. She has been doing cabochons & faceting since retiring in 1972. She demonstrates both at the Franklin Gem & Mineral show in July & October. Della has been teaching at William Holland since 1993, and also teaches privately. CABOCHONS

JIM SAVAGE
  Jim has been faceting since approximately 1996, and has been teaching at the club level since 1999. He has taken classes at William Holland from Jim Dalhausen since 1999. He has taught Faceting I at William Holland since 2006. FACETING I

GENE SHERIDAN
  Gene started making jewelry as a hobby in 2003. He continued his work with wire and in 2005 was a victim of hurricane Katrina. Among the few items that he was able to save were his wire making tools and supplies. He moved to Vicksburg, Mississippi in 2006 where he took a position as a Wire Artist and Jewelry Designer for a major company. Gene made three instructional DVDs titled, Interchangeable Cabochon Pendants Volume I and II and Interchangeable Bead Pendants Volume I. He attended William Holland School and took Wire II under Lisa Roberts, PMC under Mary Ann & Ken Devos, Silver I under Dan Haga and Don & Ann Monroe, as well as Cabochons under Diane Brooks. Now that Gene is retired, he teaches privately at his home studio and at a nearby Senior Citizen Center. He now lives in Decatur, Alabama. WIRE II

HOWARD SIEGEL
  Has been taking classes at William Holland since 1994 and has been actively working in the lapidary arts, silversmith and chain making. He is an active member of the Society for Midwest Metalsmiths and has taught a number of chain making workshops for them and also for the Jacoby Arts Center, Alton, Il. He has a Masters Degree in Metallurgy and taught at Washington University while working for McDonnell Douglas. He has recently had chain making articles published in Art Jewelry magazine and a soon to be released book titled Twisted Wire. CHAIN, ADV.

WILLIAM E. SMITH
  William has a degree in Geology from the University of Nebraska. Bill worked as an electrical engineer, MSEE, University of Texas, during his professional life in the military. After retirement from the Air Force, he pursued his lifetime love of rocks. He currently lives most of the year in Guatemala where his time is spent finding jadeite and other valuable minerals throughout Central America. Hence, he is only available to teach at William Holland between visas. MINERAL ID

WILL H. SMITH (SMITTY)
  Will has been fabricating jewelry for resell for more than 15 years using gold and silver. He cuts many gemstones each year for himself and to sell to other artists. He has been an active member and officer of the Middle Tennessee Gem & Mineral Society that has meetings in Murfreesboro, Tullahoma and Nashville Tennessee. He has promoted and taught lapidary, wire art, and silver/gold classes, which his Club sponsors at both the Nashville and Tullahoma schools for many years. He has been teaching here and at Wildacres since 2003, including classes for the Eastern & Southeast Federations schools. SILVER I

KIM ST. JEAN
  Graduated from USC Aiken with a degree in Education and a minor in Art Appreciation. After teaching in the public school system for 10 years, Kim decided to explore jewelry making and it was not long after that she combined her creativity with her love of teaching and began teaching others how to make jewelry. Kim finished her second session at Wildacres Retreat for SFMS in the fall of 2007. Kim has taught 4 years for Swarovski Crystals in Tucson at their Create Your Style seminars. She instructed for the first time at the prestigious Bead and Button show in 2007, and already has had four of her designs picked up for the 2008 show. She also teaches at the Beadfest shows sponsored by Lapidary Journal and instructs regularly at the Down the Street Bead Shows. Kim was invited to be a guest on the Glass with Vickie Payne Show, showcasing her Cold Connecting techniques. The episode was filmed in August, 2007 and will air in the spring of 2008 on PBS/UNCTV. Ms. Payne also invited Kim to submit some of her original designs to be included in her new book. Several of Kims original designs have been published in national beading magazines. Kim is co-owner of Expressive Impressions, Inc. in Charlotte, NC, Swarovski Crystals first recommended bead store in the USA. A full service bead store offering many disciplines of jewelry making and designing classes along with tools, findings and beads. COLD CONNECTIONS

CHRISTIANA TAGLIAPIETRA
  Has been involved with Arts and Crafts (such as pottery, knitting and stained glass) since childhood. She is a member of the Leamington/Ontario Arts Center. Starting in 2003, she has attended various classes at William Holland. ENAMELING

ROBERT V. ("DOC") TOMPSON
  A Retired General Surgeon, Robert began Silversmithing in the 1970's. He took private lessons and had other classes such as channel inlay and sand casting. SILVER I

ALICE TURNER
  Took her first class in wirewrap in 1984 and has been demonstrating and teaching ever since. She gives private lessons in her home, demonstrates at the near-by club shows. But she gets the most pleasure, and just plain fun learning, when she teaches at William Holland where she has been teaching since 1988. Alice has also made a video/DVD on wire wrapping. WIRE II

GRIT TURNER
  Irwin "Grit" Turner has been demonstrating and teaching spool knitting since about 1995. It is a craft that his generation of mothers taught their children, you know, back before TV. Because he is tall - 6' 4" - he wanted a longer bola cord so he learned to make his own. SPOOL KNITTING

DIANE WALKER
  Has been a member of the Tennessee Valley Rock & Mineral Club since it was founded and grew up with the hobby. Through an interest in medieval history she learned to carve soapstone into molds to cast pewter into, and incorporates this technique into the class, along with bas-relief and 3-D carvings. CARVING

RANDY WALKER
  Randy learned faceting at William Holland in 1988. He is an active member of the Faceters Digest and the Gemking Discussion Group (both are internet faceting lists), and of the Tennessee Valley Rock & Mineral Club. FACETING I

JOHN WELCH
  John is a self-taught wire wrapper who has been creating wire pieces for twenty years. He attended the Jewelry Institute of Design in Richmond, VA. He has taught for four years, each class has a heavy emphasis on design. Currently, his pieces are being sold through Lone Wolff Trading Co. on the Outerbanks in NC. WIRE I & II

LARRY WHITE
  Larry has been doing multi-media jewelry design & fabrication since 1991. He started teaching in 1998. GOLD

TOM WILKIE
  Tom began faceting in 1991. After taking advanced faceting, cutting several hundred stones, and taking intarsia from Phil Magistro, Tom began teaching in 1997. He has taught both faceting and intarsia at William Holland and Southeastern Federation of Mineralogical Societies workshops at Wildacres. An information technology manager for Eastman Chemical Company in the working world, Tom retired in 1995. He is past president of the Unaka Rock and Mineral Society of Johnson City, TN and of the Kingsport Gems and Minerals Society in Kingsport, TN. For several years Tom taught a gem appreciation course in the Kingsport Senior Center. He and his wife, Jenny, have a small business for the custom cutting of faceted gemstones and creation of intarsia pieces. INTARSIA

RICH WILLIAMS
  Rich has been doing scrimshaw for approximately 25 years. His work has been featured in the National Engraver's Journal and he has taught, lectured and demonstrated his craft on television, in schools and museums and to various lapidary clubs and associations in Michigan, California, Ohio and Indiana. He enjoys keeping this historical craft alive and teaching it to others. SCHRIMSHAW

MARGIE WOOD
  Margie, in her words, is a novice teacher/ancient flameworker. She's had 30 years learning and enjoying glass off-hand blowing and lampworking. Schooled at Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, Maine; Georgia Southwestern University, Americus, Georgia; Pilchuck Glass School, Washington State; and Penland School of Crafts, Penland, North Carolina. She was Andersonville, Georgia's Fair glassblower for 21 years. She's been accused of "sand-bagging" in order to strip all flameworkers of their tips and knowledge, all of which she'll gladly share with those who have a sincere desire to start learning flameworking. FLAMEWORKING

RENEE WRIGHT
  Renee began her jewelry career in 1971 managing a bead shop in Binghampton, NY. When she began putting designs together as samples of what you could do with beads, the customers wanted to start purchasing them, but the shop owner did not like the idea, so Renee left and starting doing shows. Back then there may have been only one jeweler in a show and no classes to learn how, so she is mainly self-taught. She has traveled up and down the east coast doing shows and this will be her 36th year. In 2007 she took 4 awards at fine art shows and participates in many major shows including Yellow Daisy in Stone Mountain, GA and Gatlinburg Fine Arts Festival among a few. Renees jewelry skills include Lampwork Beads, Beading, Wire Wrapping, Copper Working, Silversmithing and Glass Fusing. She has been fusing Dichroic Glass since 2001 and has developed many great ideas, including engraving the pieces and adding to them. LAMPWORK BEADS, GLASS FUSING & ENAMELING