Course Listing - by Instructor
| Name | Biography |
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| Joshua Altobelli | |
| Ester Antony | |
| Amanda Baldi | Amanda has spent her life dedicated to the arts - both sharing and making. Her love for art started as a small child and has continued into adulthood. Amanda has a BFA in Studio Art with a focus in Ceramics alongside a BA in Anthropology from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. While at UMass Amanda studied at the Michaelis School of Fine Art via the University of Cape Town in South Africa for six months. After working as a craftsperson and historical potter following the completion of her bachelors degree, Amanda decided to seek out a MA in Art History and Visual Culture from Richmond American University London in England. Throughout her life Amanda has participated in and organized art events and exhibitions, as well as received awards and honors along the way. |
| John Barrett | Learn more about John and his work here: Bladeandwheel.com |
| Lauren Beaudoin | Lauren Anabela Beaudoin is a Salvadoran born metalsmith, craft educator and sole proprietor of Creative Dexterity. After taking her first metalsmithing class as a teen Lauren knew this was a passion she wanted to pursue. This led her to the Massachusetts College of Art and Design where she earned her BFA in metals. Working primary in sterling silver and other copper alloyed metals her designs investigate shape, depth and kinetic movement. Her latest adornment series explores color and texture through the patination process. As a craft educator Beaudoin has taught various jewelry/metalsmithing adult and youth courses throughout Massachusetts. She currently resides in Western Massachusetts where she is an active studio artist. For more information about her work and craft education visit her website at creativedexterity.com Achievements 2019 Featured in Bella Armoire Jewelry Magazine ‘Color and Texture Layered Pendant’ - Spring Issue, USA 2014 Jewelry to be featured in upcoming book Retrash: Recycle, Upcycle, Repurpose, Reuse by Nathan Devine, Self Published in New York, USA 2012 Featured in The Pulse Magazine - September, USA 2010 Featured in The Pulse Magazine 'The Master Metalsmith Behind Creative Dexterity' - February, USA 2009 Jewelry featured in Macworld Magazine 'Responsible Recycling' - April, USA 2009 Jewelry featured in book 1000 Ideas for Creative Reuse: Remake, Restyle, Recycle, Renew by Garth Johnson, Quarry Books, USA |
| Alison Bruun | |
| Elizabeth Buck | |
| Clay Studio Faculty | |
| Rachel Dubicki | |
| Paul Dumanoski | Paul Dumanoski studied photography at the Worcester Center for Crafts under Peter Faulkner. The subject for his work is the environment, both natural and man-made. He has exhibited his photographs in juried shows throughout the region and recently won an award in Preservation Worcester's Architectural Images VI. |
| Laura Dusty | |
| Nicki Favreau | |
| Louis Garcia | |
| Jon Glabus | |
| Glass Studio Faculty | |
| Peter Grigg | Peter Grigg Education Past work Artist Statement |
| Polly Marie Hansel | www.pollyachiart.com |
| Sage Holwell | |
| Jay Kipp-McGowan | |
| Brianna Ko | Brianna Ko, a second-year art teacher at Marshfield High School with a BFA from the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, specializes in metalsmithing. Committed to creating a safe and supportive learning environment, she encourages students to develop skills, techniques, and a lifelong appreciation for learning. In her personal work, Brianna explores nature, light, color, and storytelling through metalsmithing, drawing inspiration from art history. Beyond the classroom, she enjoys hiking, traveling, and engaging in the arts. Brianna looks forward to continuing her artistic and teaching journey, eager to learn from her students. |
| Jeanne Kowal | |
| Steph Kubish | |
| Holly Lauer | |
| Sophie Lever | Sophie Lever is a ceramic artist who creates both functional and sculptural work. Growing up, she moved around a lot, and spent time in many different states on the east coast and midwest. This (along with other factors) created a desire for order and structure in the work that she makes. Fascinated with pattern, geometry, and organization, both her functional and sculptural work contain these elements, whether that be through surface decoration or form. |
| Alexander Lucier | |
| Kiely MacDonald | |
| Lori Mader | Lori Mader Education Achievements Artist Statement Exhibitions Online Work Website |
| Caterina Maina | |
| Auden McKenna | |
| Metals Studio Faculty | |
| Tom O'Malley |
Tom O'Malley began studying ceramics in high school and received his BFA from the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University in 1985. He received his MFA, with honors, from the Rhode Island School of Design in 1994. O'Malley has exhibited nationally and internationally, winning numerous awards. He received an LCC Grant in 1998 and his pottery was the recipient of the People's Choice Award at the 2002 Strictly Functional Pottery National. His work has appeared in a number of publications, including Lark Books 500 Tiles, and is slated to appear in the forthcoming publication 21st Century Ceramics. He has taught at RISD, Rhode Island College, Becker College, Worcester State University and the Worcester Center for Crafts, and has presented a variety of workshops and lectures throughout New England. He has been a board member of The Studio Potter since 2005 and currently is the Studio Liaison and Program Director of the Worcester Center for Crafts. View Tom's Latest Work and Profile: Tom O'Malley Ceramics |
| Carlie Paharik | |
| Lars Paulson | |
| Alona Popova | |
| Dahlia Popovits | Dahlia Popovits has been weaving creative cloth for 40 years. She designs and hand-weaves all the garments and accessories in her collection. The tactile aspect of the work also draws her in, as she encourages a visitor to feel the softness of a bamboo jacket. Bamboo has become a popular material for environmentally-conscious clothing designers because of its sustainability. “It’s an incredibly comfortable fiber that wicks away moisture and is comfortable year round.” Inspired by fashion, color, texture and nature, her clothing is comfortable, stylish and distinctive, with fans who know it when they see it on other women. “When somebody wears a Dahlia garment to a meeting or function and another woman says, ‘Oh, you’re wearing a Dahlia,’ it’s recognized, and that to me feels great.” |
| Kaitlyn Ripaldi | Kaitlyn Ripaldi, owner of YellowLeaf Design, is a Worcester-based illustrator and designer with a focus on both fluid watercolor paint and technical Micron pen. She is known for her custom house portrait illustrations, her food and drink illustrations and greeting cards. She shares her love of the medium through her watercolor classes and Paint-Your-Own greeting card designs. For more visit @yellowleafdesign on Instagram or www.yellowleafdesign.com. |
| Angela Risotti | |
| Rick Rocha | |
| Elizabeth Ryan-Belton | Elizabeth Ryan-Belton studied jewelry and metal smithing at the Universary of Massachusetts at Dartmouth and Massachusetts College of Art and Design. She graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Mass Art in 2005. After graduation Elizabeth worked as a production / bench jeweler for a local artisan before she started her own jewelry business, Looka Jewelry, in 2011. Her jewelry has been exhibited throughout the United States at fine art galleries and in juried exhibitions including The Paine Gallery, Providence Art Club, Michele Mercaldo Contemporary Jewelry, Paradise City, Artrider Fine Craft Shows and sold at Don Muller Gallery in Northampton, MA, The Boulder Arts and Crafts Co-Op in Boulder,CO , The Clever Hand Gallery in Wellesley, MA and the Worcester Center for the Crafts gallery and Holiday Festival. Elizabeth's contemporary art jewelry has been published in the following publications:
Elizabeth enjoys teaching the craft of metal smithing to students of all ages and her favorite techniques include hand-piercing (often with a tiny sawblade), hand fabrication and soldering.
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| Tomo Sakai |
Tomo graduated from Tama Art University in Tokyo, Japan, with a specialization in glass, and went on study glass engraving and coldworking in the Czech Republic. She was an artist-in-residence at Worcester Center for Crafts from 2012-2014, and now has her own studio in Worcester. She teaches regularly at the Worcester Center for Crafts, the Massachusetts College of Art and Design, and the Corning Museum of Glass. Website: www.cruzesakai.com
Instagram: @cruzesakai
Education Artist Statement "My journey as an artist has been informed by my experience growing up in Japan - the nexus of a profound, traditional past in co-existence and interaction with an energetic, hyper-modern future. My choice of glass as a medium reflects my experience: it is both rooted in traditional techniques while at the same time projecting a modern materiality. I want to capture this reality in my work, balancing the old and the new, honoring tradition and innovation, exploring past and future." Exhibitions |
| Claudia Sarver | |
| Jana Silver | |
| Heather Small | |
| Edward Steffanni | |
| Joshua Swalec | Education and Experience Awards and Achievements Artist Statement I strive to make art which is functional, and which leaves people wondering how it was made. As a blacksmith, I integrate ancient and modern technologies to produce effective and beautiful tools and products. Website Blog Facebook Page |
| Victoria Taft | |
| Ava Travers | |
| Rachel Tufts |
