Everlasting Treasures
About Me
I am a Metal Clay Master's Registry, Registry II (the 7th person in the world to attain this credentialing!), and an Art Clay Certifying Senior Instructor.
Creating in one form or another has been a driving force my entire life. The women in my family have greatly influenced this creative spirit and my love of nature. My mother is a well-known scupltor and medallist, my aunt was a printmaker, my grandmother was a weaver, and my great-grandmother was a sculptor. My first memories of art are that of being given paints or clay in my mother's studio to keep me quiet and out of her way while she worked. I also come from generations of gardeners and nature lovers, thus nature is the major inspiration for my work. I feel that today's society is too removed from nature and I try to give it voice with my work.
Although I work primarily in metal clay, I also work in felt. Metal clay is a new product, only a little over a decade old. Working in it can be exacting and precise, requiring concentration and attention to detail, but not much physicality. Felt is an ancient craft, thousands of years old, thought to be man's first textile. While steps must be followed to make good felt, it is a looser, much freer process and much more physical. Moving from one to the other keeps me from becoming stale or bored in either. I am still working on a piece of jewelry that combines the two!
Honors/Awards
2nd Prize - 2011 Bead Dreams Competition, Metal Clay Category.
Bronze Medal Grand Prize - 2010 Art Clay/Metals Contest, Fire Mt. Gems & Beads, Grants Pass, OR
1st Prize - 2010 "Your Designs Rock" Contest - Metal Clay category, Rings & Things, Spokane, WA
2nd Prize - Carpe Beadum Contest, 2009 - Metal Clay Today Magazine
3rd Prize (tied) Art Clay/Metals Category - 2009 Fire Mt. Gems & Beads, Grants Pass, OR
2nd Prize - 2008 North American Design Contest, Art Clay World USA, Oaklawn, IL
2nd Prize Freeform Wearables Category - 2008 Fire Mt. Gems & Beads, Grants Pass, OR
1st Prize Art Clay Category - 2007 Fire Mt. Gems & Beads, Grants Pass, OR
1st Prize Art Clay Category - 2006 Fire Mt. Gems & Beads, Grants Pass, OR
1st Prize Beaded Wearables - 2006 Fire Mt. Gems & Beads, Grants Pass, OR
2nd Prize Organic Beads - 2005 Fire Mt. Gems & Beads, Grants Pass, OR
2nd Prize Precious Metal Beads - 2005 Fire Mt. Gems & Beads, Grants Pass, OR
Galleries
Maison de L'Art - Nashua NH
Woman Made Gallery - Chicago, IL
The Craftworkers' Guild; Spring, Harvest and Holiday Fairs - Bedford, NH
Soo Rye Gallery - Rye, NH
Publications
BOOKS
PMC Guild 2011 Annual by PMC Guild
PMC Guild 2010 Annual by PMC Guild
A Crafter's Devotional by Barbara Call
Picture Yourself Making Metal Clay Jewelry by Tammy Powley
1000 Jewelry Details by Sandra Salamony
Exceptional Works in Metal Clay and Glass by Mary Ann Devos
Making Designer Mixed Media and Memory Jewelry by Tammy Powley
MAGAZINES
Art Jewelry Magazine - Dragonfly Pendant, May 2011
MetalClayToday.com - Hollowform earrings - Winter 2010
Bead Unique Magazine - Flowered Felt Cuff - Fall 2010
Metal Clay Artist - Micromosaics in metal clay pendant - Winter 2010
MetalClayToday.com - 2009 - Featured "Rising Star" for the premier issue
Fired Arts & Crafts Magazine; June 2009 - How to project - Seed Bead Enameling
Bead Trends Magazine; July 2009 - How to project - Chunky Quartz Bracelet & Yellow and Green Necklace
Art Clay Society Quarterly; Spring 2009 - How to project - Pine Cone Earrings
Bead Trends Magazine; Febuary 2009 - How to project - Valentine Charm Bracelet
Art Clay Society Quarterly; Winter 2008 - Featured Cover Artist
Bead Trends Magazine; November 2008 - How to project - Vintage Necklace
Bead Trends Magazine; May/June 2008 - How to project - Funky Felted Cuffs
OTHER PUBLICATIONS:
2010 - The Art and Design of Metal Clay Jewelry Calender
Featured in
2011 - Art Clay Conference, Prague, Czech Republic. Work featured in a presentation on "Enameling" by Pam East.
2010 PMC Conference, Purdue IN. Work was featured in a presentation on "Mixed Media & Metal Clay" by Tonya Davidson.
2009 World Metal Clay Conference, Chicago IL Work was featured in presentations on "Clasps & Closures" by Carol Babineau; "Making Rings" by Hattie Sanderson; and "Enameling on Metal Clay" by Pam East.
2007 World Metal Clay Conference, Las Vegas, NV featured in presentation on "Color on Metal Clay without a Kiln" by Louise Duhamel
2007 Featured at Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL in exhibition "Contents Include Metal Clay"