Instructors

Becky McDonah

Metalsmith Becky McDonah focuses on the format of the reliquary for its ability to elaborately protect and display venerated objects. She explores issues dealing with importance of position, presentation, and…

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Hillary Waters Fayle

Hillary Waters Fayle is an artist and Assistant Professor of Craft/Material Studies at Virginia Commonwealth University. She has taught at Penland, Arrowmont, and Truro Center for the Arts, among other…

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Miles Gracey

Miles Gracey (he/him) is a woodworker located in the Hudson Valley, NY. He uses sculptural furniture to build and expand upon narratives within domestic spaces, blending personal stories with fictions…

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Rebecca Hutchinson

Rebecca Hutchinson’s sculptural work is informed by observations of the natural world, drawing inspiration from what she sees as its resilience and resourcefulness. As a UMassD Professor she has taught…

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Andrew Kuebeck

Andrew Kuebeck is an Associate Professor and Area Head of the Jewelry/Metals/Enameling Department at Kent State University. He has lectured nationally on the incorporation of photographic images onto metalwork. He…

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Chena River Marblers (Regina and Daniel St. John)

The St. Johns have been full-time professional fabric and paper marblers for the past 36 years. Their work is recognized nationally. They are frequently called upon by book artists to…

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Steven KP

Steven KP is an artist and educator based in Providence, Rhode Island. Their carved wooden forms, knots, and gestures explore relationships between bodies, objects, and memory. Their work has been…

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Erica Bello

Erica Bello studied metals/jewelry design at the School for American Crafts where she earned her BFA. Erica’s work has been showcased at New York Jewelry Week, The Museum of Art…

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Michael Nashef

Born in Lebanon and immigrating to the United States in 1998, Michael Nashef earned his Master of Fine Arts in Metals and Jewelry Design from Bowling Green State University. His…

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Luke Huling

Luke Huling is a ceramic figure sculptor from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He currently resides in North Carolina and is an Associate Professor and Coordinator at Sandhills Community College. He received his…

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Madeleine Adair

Madeleine is an artist and art educator from Denver, CO. She graduated from Metropolitan State University of Denver in May 2026 with a BFA in Art Education, where she focused…

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Izzy McRoberts

Born March 13th, 2004, in Belair, MD, Izzy McRoberts is an east coast artist and an active member of the broader Craft community. McRoberts completed a BFA in Craft and…

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Kerianne Quick

Kerianne Quick is a nationally recognized artist, Professor of Jewelry and Metalwork at San Diego State University, and co-founder of Secret Identity Projects and Craft Desert. Their work has been…

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Mia Kaplan

Mia Kaplan is a studio artist, bench jeweler, and educator. She was born in Zhanjiang, China, was raised in North Carolina, and now resides in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She earned a…

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Lori Elling

Lori Elling is a ceramic artist based in Vancouver, Canada. Lori creates functional ceramics with a strong focus on surface design. Her surfaces are abstract and bold, with saturated color…

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Jason Walker

Jason currently lives in Utah where he is an Assistant Professor of Ceramics at Southern Utah University. He has shown extensively nationally and internationally. His work is included in museum…

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Caitlin Murphy

Caitlin trained as a silversmith and jeweller at Glasgow School of Art (GSA) and Bishopsland Educational Trust. After graduating in 2022, she committed to building her practice full-time. During her…

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Cara Murphy

Cara holds a Royal Warrant by Appointment to Her Majesty Queen Camilla. She is a Freeman of the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths; a QEST scholar; an Associate Academician of the…

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Robert Lopez

Robert Lopez is a self-taught metalsmith whose one-of-a-kind jewelry explores the tension between control and chaos. Combining Argentium sterling silver, titanium, hand-cut stones, and found materials, he creates layered, textured…

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Jim Dailing

Jim Dailing began his career in metals and jewelry after watching a friend cut an opal in college in 1977. His first “real job” was in 1984, at Maui Divers…

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Joyce Lin

Joyce Lin is a Houston-based artist and furniture maker whose practice explores the relationship between surface and structure and the shifting boundaries between the natural and human-made. She holds degrees…

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Mary Rhein

Mary Rhein is a potter from Southern Illinois. She graduated in 2021 with her BFA in ceramics from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Her work has been exhibited nationally at numerous…

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Aniana Heras

Aniana Heras is a Spanish ceramic artist from Sigüenza. Her practice is rooted in material exploration, intuition, and the transformative nature of making. Working between sculpture and functional objects, she…

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Fay Davis Edwards

Fay is a studio artist who teaches with College of the Albemarle (NC). She earned her BFA from East Carolina University (NC) in painting and drawing, with an emphasis on…

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