2011 Metal Clay World Conference

2011 MCWC Presenters

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Lisa Barth Name: Lisa Barth
Presentation: Bezel Setting Stones with Panache
Bio: Lisa Barth is a wire jewelry artist and a Senior level certified teaching metal clay instructor from Atlanta, Georgia.
Lisa Barth
Mary Ellin D'Agostino Name: Mary Ellin D’Agostino
Presentation: The Marriage of Silver & Copper Clays
Bio: Mary Ellin D’Agostino is an award winning artist and teacher with over 20 years of experience
Mary Ellin D'Agostino
Alex Daini Brando Name: Alex Daini Brando
Presentation: A Perfect Match: Metal Clay & Ceramics
Pre–Conference: A Perfect Match: Metal Clay & Ceramics
Bio: Alexandra teaches Silver Clay workshops as a guest teacher at the Harvard University’s Ceramic program
Metal Clay and Ceramics
Robert Dancik Name: Robert Dancik
Presentation: Cold Connections
Pre–Conference: Faux Bone – Hands On!
Bio: Robert Dancik has been an artist/teacher for more than 30 years
Cold Connections
Lorrene Davis Name: Lorrene Davis
Presentation: Keum–Boo & More
Pre–Conference: Keum–Boo
Bio: Lorrene has been creating & teaching the Metal & Polymer Clays since 1996
Keum Boo and More
Christiane DeHaes Name: Christiane DeHaes
Presentation: Polymer Clay & Metal Clay
Pre–Conference: Making an Exotic Polymer and Metal Clay Ring
Bio: In the 90’ I started making jewelry with Swarovski beads, wrote a pattern book about it, but when I discovered Art Clay I found my niche
Polymer and Metal Clay
Pam East Name: Pam East
Presentation: Art Clay Copper
Pre–Conference: Enameling on Copper
Bio: Master instructor Pam East has been an enamellist since 1997. She started experimenting with silver clay in 2003 and has never looked back
Art Clay Copper Presentation
Pat Evans Name: Pat Evans
Presentation: A Tool Diva Tells All
Bio: Pat Evans, an Art Clay Senior Instructor, is a contributing editor for Metal Clay Artist Magazine
A Tool Diva Tells All
Joy Funnell Name: Joy Funnell
Presentation: Enameled Accents and Beyond
Pre–Conference: Enameled Accents – Hands On!
Bio: Joy is a Craftsman of the Guild of Enamellers and a Senior Art Clay Instructor.
Enameled Accents
Carol Hamilton Name: Carol Hamilton
Presentation: GlasClay
Bio: Carol has been working with GlasClay™ since she was introducted to it at the glass conference in Las Vegas.
 
Mary Hettmansperger Name: Mary Hettmansperger
Presentation: Patinas
Bio: Mary Hettmansperger is a fiber/jewelry artist exhibiting/teaching jewelry, basketry, surface design and quilting
Patinas
Jeanette LeBlanc Name: Jeannette LeBlanc
Presentation: How to Write a "How–to" Article
Bio: Jeannette Froese LeBlanc, B.A., B.F.A., M.Ed. understands both sides of the editorial desk, as an editor and an artist
 
Maria Martinez Name: Maria Martinez
Presentation: The Art of Critique
Bio: Maria is an artist who resides in southern California. A Master Instructor certified thru Art Clay World, USA
 
Ryota Mitsuhashi Name: Ryota Mitsuhashi
Presentation: New Mokume-Gane
Bio: Mistuhashi is a 2005 Graduate of Hiko Mizuno Jewelry College, High Jewelry course. In 2005 he joined Aida Chemical Industries Co.,Ltd. as a member of the planning team for Art Clay series products..
 
Cindy Pankopf

Name: Cindy Pankopf
Presentation: Teaching Tactics: Keep Students Coming Back
Bio: Cindy’s 15 year career as a graphic designer is the foundation of her current profession as a jewelry designer/ instructor.

 
Lisa Pavelka Name: Lisa Pavelka
Presentation: Essentials for Digital Photography
Bio: Lisa Pavelka is an award winning artist author and designer
Essentials for Digital Photography
Paula Radke Name: Paula Radke
Presentation: All About Glass Clay
Bio: I have been working with glass clay for a year and a half. I was first introduced to glass clay by Boyce at Camp Colton, Oregon in 1989.
 
Hattie Sanderson Name: Hattie Sanderson
Presentation: "Easy Button" Metal Clay Techniques
Bio: Hattie Sanderson is an artist, author, consultant and teacher.
Easy Button Metal Clay Techniques
Michael David Sturlin Name: Michael David Sturlin
Presentation: Developing an Effective Pricing Formula
Pre-Conference: Developing an Artistic Identity
Bio: Michael David Sturlin is a studio jewelry artist, educator, industry consultant, and an award winning goldsmith.
Effective Pricing
Gordon Uyehara Name: Gordon Uyehara
Presentation: Nature Forms in Metal Clay
Pre–Conference: Mixed Metal Spinning Prayer Bead Pendant
Bio: Gordon discovered silver metal clay at a local bead store
Nature Forms in Metal Clay
Priscilla Vasso Name: Priscilla Vassão Aliberti
Presentation: Surface Decorations
Bio: Priscilla has extensive training in several aspects of jewelry making, from traditional silversmithing techniques, stone setting, repoussée,
 
Judi Weers Name: Judi Weers
Presentation: Metal Clay Repairs; Pre & Post–Firing
Bio: Judi has been involved with some type of needlework or craft since a very young age
Metal Clay Repairs - Pre and Post Firing
Debora Wojnarowski Name: Debora Wojnarowski
Presentation: Soldering on Metal Clay
Bio: Debora Wojnarowski began metalsmithing as a teenager, learning from her mother who owned a jewelry business.
 
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