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Tahoe Mountain Bead Retreat Instructors
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Sherry Serafini
Sherry Serafini is a beadwork artist from Natrona Heights, Pennsylvania. Her work has been recognized both locally and nationally; her work was published in 500 Beaded Objects by Lark Books, and her feature articles have been published in several beading magazines. An artist since birth, Sherry experimented with many forms of artwork until she discovered design work with beads in 1997, and she hasn't looked back since. Her beaded body adornments have been worn by celebrities such as Melissa Etheridge and Steven Tyler, front man for the band Aerosmith. Visit Sherry's website at www.serafinibeadedjewelry.com |
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Jean Campbell
CREATE YOUR STYLE Ambassador Jean Campbell is a designer and author who's got a thing for shiny, bright objects. She's the founding editor of Beadwork magazine, has written and edited dozens of books on beading, and has penned articles for numerous beading magazines. Jean writes a popular weekly blog on Beading Daily. She has appeared on the DIY Jewelry Making show, The Shay Pendray Show, and PBS' Beads, Baubles, and Jewels, where she gives how-to instructions, provides inspiration, and lends crafting advice.
Jean's work has appeared in numerous beadwork exhibitions, including
Beadwork I: Up Close; Beadwork II: The Embellished Shoe; Beadwork III: The Beaded Cloth; Beadwork IV: The Beaded Figure; and Miyuki Delica: Myths and Folktales. She teaches off-loom beading and metal clay workshops throughout the United States. She lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with her family and a whole lot of beads. Visit Jean’s website at www.jeancampbellink.com. |
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Jeannette Cook
My goal is to enlighten, educate, and inspire people to create beauty and express themselves through beadwork. Teaching is my number one joy! I have been teaching for 20 years, beading for 36 years, and was born to be an artist! I see many people come into my class with preconceived limitations regarding art and beadwork. I strive to guide them through those limitations through experimentation and play. So many of my students are literally afraid to bust out and create freeform, fun beadwork. By the end of the class session, many thank me for pushing them beyond previous limits. This is the most satisfying aspect of teaching. I continue to push my own creativity and fears about acceptance of my art and try to listen to my instincts when making beaded art or art-to-wear objects. Visit www.beadyeyedwomen.com for more information. |
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Laura Ripley Timmons
Laura Timmons of Vintage Moon Creations™ has designed her entire life and has created jewelry professionally for the past eight years, selling her unique designs across the nation. In most recent years, Laura has developed a new passion that feeds her soul—teaching—which incorporates her love for both people and design. Over the past three years, Laura has had the privilege of teaching internationally for Swarovski as well as consulting and designing for their DIY, Marketing, and Interior Design segments. She has traveled to Thailand and Mexico to teach and demonstrate for Swarovski. Laura is a published designer as well, and is currently working on many exciting projects. In November 2008, she hosted her first beading cruise with Lisa Pavelka as one of the Crystal Chix! Visit Laura's website at www.vintagemoon.net. |
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Linda Hartung
Linda has been a lover of crafts since childhood. She learned to make jewelry through books and teachers, and is also largely self-taught. As a very young girl around 4 years old, Linda's family would go camping. She’d look for pretty rocks with holes in them, hang one on a shoestring, and wear it around her neck. At around 10 years old, she became fascinated with a beading loom and began to create her own patterns. Today, Linda and her husband, Tim, own Alacarte Clasps™, producer and distributor of designer clasps and WireLace®. Visit their website at www.alacarteclasps.com. |
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