| PRECIOUS METAL CLAY CLASSES IN MARYLAND, PENNSYLVANIA, VIRGINIA AND BEYOND! |
Ruth has taken Precious Metal Clay
classes including Introduction, Rings
and Advanced 1. You see her here
showing off one of her amazing pieces.
classes including Introduction, Rings
and Advanced 1. You see her here
showing off one of her amazing pieces.
| PMC Students at Bead Obsession in Alexandria Virginia |
Marjorie created
these amazing
pieces during a
PMC Hollow Bead
Class
these amazing
pieces during a
PMC Hollow Bead
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| Designed By Dawn Supports other Frederick Maryland Business Check out these great websites The Moonlight Attic.net |
| Lil'ole me was featured in the Washington Post Weekend Section 2/2/07....check it out! |
| There has been a lot of chatter out there on some of the PMC blogs regarding checking out teachers certifications. Being certified used to mean that you created 7 PMC projects and passed the requirements of the organization that sponsored that class. It no longer is set up the same way and as a result there are certifications out there that will pass you with as little as 3 projects. That might be great for some but it diminished the hard work Certified Artist used to accomplish. Certifications "discount" is also minimal. Maybe 6% at best. Mitsubishi did not build into the clay a wholesale value so you don't have to be certified to get that discount. Rio Grande offers the 6% (or so) discount if you buy more than 10 pieces of one product. The big thing to also remember is that being certified does NOT make you a good teacher. A good teacher is someone who has the technical knowledge and understands how the clay works, YES! But you also need to be creative, enthusiastic, passionate and be able to take all of those qualities and infuse your students with excitement and wonderment about the clay. As I have said before, I don't consider myself a "great" artist, but I am a "great" teacher. Read or post a review at www.pmcguild.com. Click here to see all three of my certifications! |
| DBD Art Studios Frederick Maryland |
Well after a year on construction DBD Art Studios is finally open. Yes, the siding still isn't
on the building, but the ceiling is in and the walls are painted and....most importantly all
the tools are in place.
We had our grand opening on May 16th with quests from as far away as the Delaplaine
Virginia and beyond. We shared our creations while great artists like Nancy Duvall-Vest
and Marjorie Barnes did demonstrations. What a great evening. Thanks to all of you for
joining us.
So finally we are in full swing. September 2008 will see all new classes from Beginners to
Advanced. New all day workshops featuring some old favorites as well as some new
items. PMC Bronze will be featured as well as Faux Bone, Prisma Color Pencils, Working
with Polymer Clay, Resins, Sterling and PMC combinations and WHISTLES!!! DBD has
invited some really great artists such as Donna "The Whistle Queen" Penoyer to come
and teach us this great technique. Local Artists such as Marjorie Barnes will be showing
us Sterling and PMC as well as Riveting, Prisma Colors and working with Resins. This fall
is going to be a great time at DBD so I hope you will consider joining us. If you are
interested in something specific and don't see it on the class schedule, drop me an e-mail
and we can create something special just for you.
on the building, but the ceiling is in and the walls are painted and....most importantly all
the tools are in place.
We had our grand opening on May 16th with quests from as far away as the Delaplaine
Virginia and beyond. We shared our creations while great artists like Nancy Duvall-Vest
and Marjorie Barnes did demonstrations. What a great evening. Thanks to all of you for
joining us.
So finally we are in full swing. September 2008 will see all new classes from Beginners to
Advanced. New all day workshops featuring some old favorites as well as some new
items. PMC Bronze will be featured as well as Faux Bone, Prisma Color Pencils, Working
with Polymer Clay, Resins, Sterling and PMC combinations and WHISTLES!!! DBD has
invited some really great artists such as Donna "The Whistle Queen" Penoyer to come
and teach us this great technique. Local Artists such as Marjorie Barnes will be showing
us Sterling and PMC as well as Riveting, Prisma Colors and working with Resins. This fall
is going to be a great time at DBD so I hope you will consider joining us. If you are
interested in something specific and don't see it on the class schedule, drop me an e-mail
and we can create something special just for you.
MY BLOGGING ABOUT CERTIFICATION