All posts tagged "wire sculpture faculty"

  • Lena Bugrimenko

    Lena Bugrimenko was one of our Tucson 2012 Instructors! Discover Lena’s chainmaille and beading classes here: Lena Bugrimenko Course Listings If you love chain maille then you’ll enjoy patterns and classes with Wire-Sculpture Faculty, chain maille artist...

    • Posted February 28, 2011
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  • Tracey McKenzie – Contributing Wire Artist

    Those of you who are signed up to receive Free Wire Jewelry Patterns may be seeing some patterns from Tracey McKenzie soon… Born in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England, Tracey has also lived in New Zealand and currently...

    • Posted December 2, 2010
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  • Jill Gentry

    Those of you who are signed up to receive Free Wire Jewelry Patterns may be seeing some patterns from Wire-Sculpture Faculty member Jill Gentry soon… Raised on a farm in Kentucky, Jill grew up with a talented...

    • Posted October 23, 2010
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  • Marty Blu

    Driven by her “Ethereal Muse,” Marty Blu is a lifelong artist who has only recently made wire her preferred medium. Her art training ranges from Seattle’s famed Cornish College of the Arts to many various workshops and...

    • Posted September 27, 2010
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  • Daily Tip July 3: Free Introductory DVD

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip July 3, 2010 Question: Where on the Wire-Sculpture website is the Free Instructional DVD, with Dale Cougar Armstrong? -Dusty in Pierre, South Dakota Answer: Good question! For our beginning wire artists, you...

    • Posted July 2, 2010
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  • Labradorite: Trendy Gem!

    We asked Dale what trend or theme she saw in the Tucson JOGS show this year. Her answer? Labradorite! Labradorite is named for the Labrador region of Canada, and it’s a beautiful gem, ranging in color and...

    • Posted May 3, 2010
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  • Mint Schlief

    Mint Schlief is a native Virginian and has lived there for most of her life. She is a graduate of Stuart Hall School for Girls in Staunton, Virginia and attended Westhampton College in Richmond. Mint also took...

    • Posted April 26, 2010
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  • wire wrapped garden quartz pendant by Dale Cougar Armstrong
    Dale “Cougar” Armstrong

    Dale “Cougar” Armstrong was one of our Tucson 2012 Instructors! Dale “Cougar” Armstrong is the Education Consultant emeritus for Wire-Sculpture.com. A die-hard rockhound, lapidary, and wire jewelry designer, instructor and author, Dale credits her mom for spurring...

    • Posted February 17, 2010
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  • Sherrie Lingerfelt

    Sherrie Lingerfelt is a native of the Deep South and a full-time, high school math teacher who has always had her hands in one craft or another. Her interest in jewelry making began more than twenty years...

    • Posted February 17, 2010
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  • Suzanne Hollingsworth

    At an early age, Suzanne was always busy in her dad’s shop, taking things apart just to see how they worked. The desire to work with tools has never left her. She blames Dale Armstrong for starting...

    • Posted February 17, 2010
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  • Lindi Schneck

    Thirty years ago Lindi received a Stained Glass Lamp Kit as a Christmas gift from her brother. Little did she conceive that she would one day start a stained glass business as a result, not to mention...

    • Posted February 17, 2010
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  • Sonja Kiser

    While on a business trip with her husband, Sonja discovered an article written by Dale “Cougar” Armstrong in Step-by-Step Wire Jewelry Magazine. The article intrigued her so much that she contacted Dale and began taking classes at...

    • Posted February 17, 2010
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  • Albina Manning

    Albina Manning was one of our Tucson 2013 Instructors! Discover Albina’s wire wrapping and weaving classes here: Albina Manning Course Listings Jewelry designer and instructor Albina Manning was born in Yoshkar-Ola, Russia, a small town not far...

    • Posted February 17, 2010
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  • Donna Zimmer – Contributing Guest Artist

    Ever a crafter, Donna has always had her hands into something creative, especially crochet, baking and cooking. Originally from Pennsylvania, Donna and her husband’s employment transferred them to Tennessee where she met Dale ‘Cougar’ Armstrong and was...

    • Posted February 17, 2010
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