[Welcome] New Members for August 20, 2014

Please welcome our newest members…

Karen Bovard
Omaha, NE. USA

I am a full-time clinical laboratory technologist. My main hobby is
tatting & lacemaking. I create sterling silver, leather, and
copper-enameling tatting shuttles as a sideline business to my main
hobby business as a tatting book author. I am currently learning
lapidary to also make tatting shuttles. You can see my unique
artforms on my website.

Gayle Whiteley MInjarez
Santa Barbara, CA. USA

I have returned to the arts after a 20 year career as an insurance
agent. My experience in metals started in college, and I have been
taking weekly classes and workshops over the past 20 Years. After
retiring I opened my jewelry studio focusing on fold forming,
reticulation and hand dyed aluminum. Having a great time back in the
arts, originally in the 70’s I was a professional ceramic artist and
showed my work on both the East and West coast. That’s much easier
now as a jeweler.