Three New JOGS Instructors

Mostly self-taught, Debora Mauser has been making jewelry for more than ten years and teaching at national venues for 7 years. Her schedule includes Bead Fest, Bead & Button, William Holland School of Lapidary Arts, Wild Acres and Sawtooth School.

Her passion is sharing techniques including wire, metal, enameling, forming and cold connections. She is a certified instructor in the Paint with Fire immersion method of enameling. Debora’s classes are packed with information but maintain a low-key approach to learning.

Jackie Truty began working in flat glass as a hobby. When she finally settled on fusing glass for jewelry full time, she began studying the mechanics of dichroic glass, researching its beginnings and ultimately writing a book published in 2002. She added wire wrapping and lapidary arts to her skills as she searched for the perfect outlet for her creative expression.

Jackie is the President and owner of Art Clay World USA, which is the distributor for Art Clay Silver and Copper in the US and Canada. She is a certified Master Instructor and has been working in Art Clay silver for 14 years. She is also a lapidary, glass artist, and is a certified GIA graduate gemologist. Jackie has written 3 books, 2 about metal clay, “Art Clay Silver: 18 projects to make in a day,” and “Metal Clay, the Complete Guide.,” and one about dichroic glass, “Dichroics: Art Glass All Dressed Up. Jackie’s passion may be Art Clay, but her mission is to empower women through its use. She is determined to provide an opportunity for women to establish a place for themselves in the high-end art arena with a minimum investment and a maximum return both financially and creatively.

Janet is an accomplished metal artist, jeweler, and author with her work shown in museums across Texas and published in several books and magazines, Contemporary Metal Clay Rings, Metal Clay in Color, American Craft Magazine, Metal Clay Artist Magazine, Contemporary Metal Clay Rings, Metal Clay 101 for Beaders, and in New Directions: Powder Metallurgy in a Sheet Metal World.

She also is an author of many online tutorials, magazines, and books. Her work is shown on the cover of October 2013 Metal Clay Artist Magazine. She has over 40 years experience in jewelry metal arts as a bench jeweler, metal clay artist, jewelry designer,and instructor. Janet has a BFA in Metals from the University of North Texas and has studied metal workingwith several Master Jewelers.

She has GIA certification in diamond grading and stone setting. Additionally, she has certification in Precious Metal Clay with Rio Grande, Crossover Certification with Art Clay, and is a PMC Connection Senior Instructor and Technical Advisor for the PMC Connection.