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A peek inside the classes!
Come join me for a peek inside the classes held at the Inaugural Event! We were over the moon to have instructors Kerry Bogert, Melissa Manley, Deryn Mentock, and Lesley Venable join us for a few days of creative bliss.
I shot some video with Kerry’s camera, then she took over and created this fantastic video. She’s a media mix-master….and I’ve asked her jokingly if she’d like to teach K.reating A.rt V.ideos next year!
Let’s continue our walk through the classrooms…..here are just a few of the MANY shots from the classrooms.
Frankie on her way to making beads!
Kerry Bogert and her lampworking class
Christine dapping metal in the popular Hard Candy Class
Melissa helping Nicole with enameling
Melissa Manley's beautiful enameled earrings
Pam working on her vintage album page
Lesley Venable teaching - Inside the Vintage Album
A finished vintage album page that highlights a treasured family photo
Lesley Venable and students
Deryn Mentock's new class: Link Love!
These hands sure know how to make beauty with wire
Deryn with many of her students
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Cindy Wimmer is a jewelry designer with a passion for combining vintage elements with modern wire design. She is the co-founder of artBLISS, hosting jewelry and mixed media workshops in the DC area. Her best-selling jewelry design book, The Missing Link, was released in Fall 2013. Read more.
What an awesome show with a great lineup of talented ladies! I should start saving my pennies now, and maybe I can make 2012.
Thanks for sharing photos!
Really really wonderful Post Cindy!! Such enlightenment!!
Im really looking forward to this spring theres some great things going on with some wonderful featured artists down yonder here…lol
I am so excited that the event went off without a hitch! I can’t WAIT to be there next year!
I am so glad this all turned out so perfect for you Cindy! You worked so hard and it paid off! I love seeing all your photos!
I’m still in awe of the fabulous classes and instructors. I’m definately going to check out the pics on Flickr. We can always count on you to tell the story with your pictures. Thanks!
All looks fabulous, Cindy! Thanks for sharing. Hope to see you there some year!
OMG Little Mama!!!
What an amazing venue you two have created!!! I’m sure everyone that went have their dates already marked off for next year!! Your photos certainly make this far away art sister wish for once she lived a bit closer!!! I hope that you and your guys will do a bit of celebrating this weekend. You have most certainly earned it!!! Way to go!! You Rock Little Mama!!
Pattie 😉
Mazatlan Mx.
PS. Not to worry the horrible landslides were farther south and inland in the state of Oaxaca Up in the Sierras. To find us on the map. On the pacific side find the tip of Baja now follow it across the canal of water (the sea of Cortes) to the main land. That’s were you will find Mazatlan. 🙂
Cindy – thanks for sharing these amazing photos! How I wish I could have been there to experience the awesome energy of such an event.
Congratulations again to you and Jeanette!
What a class!!! very rich and various!! thank you !!
The video was so wonderful– really made me want to be there! I really have a sense of what the classroom was like so sign me up as an instructor!! I am psyched!!! Looks like everyone was having a great time and the classrooms were really large, lots of room for everybody– a real switch from most venues. You and Jeanette did a great job!
Wow, Cindy, what an effort. I so wish I was closer so I could take a lampwork bead class! It looks like everyone learned so much, and had a great time. Well done!!
xx, Val
Ohh, Cindy, I wish I could have joined you. Thxs for sharing!
OH WOW!!!!!
That looks like it was fun. One day I’m going to make it to an event like this…one day. Hopefully. Until then, videos and pictures like these help make feel like a part of the experience. Thank you so much for sharing!!
How incredible-My hands are just ITCHING to create something as beautiful as what you all made 🙂
Thank you for sharing all your wonderful pictures for those of us who couldn’t make it! I’ve learned living vicariously through other people can be a good thing! LOL
HUGE CONGRATULATIONS Lit’l Mama!!!!!
Woooooo the cover girl on the new Easy Wire magazine!!!!!!!!!!! Wow a celebrity both in the States and across the pond!!!! Soooooon I predict the book publishers will be making offers for a book or two!!! Way to gooooo!!! You lLit’l Mama ROCK!!!!!
Pattie 😉
Mazatlan Mx.
Looks like a fantastic event Cindy…..but how could it not be with those great instructors. Everyone seemed to have a good time. Thank you so much for sharing.
Tootles
Diana