Owner and jewelry designer Eva Sherman began beading as a way to spend time with her daughters but soon became hopelessly addicted.  She traded in her architectural career,  as well as her bank account for the opportunity to spend all her time among beads.  Eva has been published in Stringing Magazine,  Step By Step Wire and Bead Trends.  

Jewelry designer and wire crochet instructor Ava Domotorffy is a new convert to the world of beading.  She took one class and has not looked up from her bead board since.  Ava loves necklaces and has been known to shamelessly ask innocent bystanders to remove theirs for further inspection.  Her designs may be viewed at VivaVoceDesigns. 

Pearl knotting instructor and vintage bead hunter, Denise Conde enjoys creating jewelry with her many found treasures.  As her stash of vintage beads grew, she became intrigued with the art of hand bead knotting and has incorporated this technique into many of her creations.  She sells her work at local galleries and enjoys teaching students the traditional art of pearl knotting by hand. In addition to her bead addiction, Denise is a preschool teacher. 

Jewelry artist and wire wrapping instructor Rose Baker began designing her own jewelry after the birth of  her son.  Treasures by Rose, a line of funky, edgy creations, are exhibited at various local beauty salons, craft shows and home parties. Rose enjoys the constant challenge of keeping up with the latest trends in the jewelry, accessories and beauty industry while being a full time mom.  She keeps the creative sparks firing by teaching classes and exchanging idea's and inspiration with her students.

Certified PMC instructor, Cheryl Bonner is a graduate of the Gemological Institute of America and has been a goldsmith for 18 years.  She is the owner of Stanton Jewelers in Westlake, Ohio where she designs and creates custom jewelry.  Cheryl enjoys exploring new mediums and is especially fond of working with PMC.  Students are able to make professional pieces with little or no previous experience.  

Metalsmith Kristina Malcolm is the founder of Fluxusmetalworks, a business that evolved from her passion for creating 3-D designs and working with metals. Kristina combines the beauty found in nature with her love of art and jewelry into all her pieces. She uses only naturally occurring stones and avoids the use of synthetic or dyed gemstones in her designs. She has degrees in Sculpture and Metalsmithing from the University of Akron and has done graduate work at the University of Oregon as well as Claremont University.  She has taught a variety of jewelry and metals classes and loves to share her talents with students.

A far cry from her day job where she designs things meant to be reproduced, Jennifer Stuart Lesch loves the one-of-kind aspect of creative beadwork.  Several years ago she discovered  a passion for lampworking and now happily "plays with fire" to create her own unique glass beads. She began experimenting with macrame jewelry as another way to incorporate her finished beads into jewelry and is enjoying the resurgence of this hot fad from the 60's. You can view Jennifer's lampwork  at StuartLesch.etsy.com.

Jenny Barnett Rohrs is a trained musician and a self taught "crafty chick" who will try anything once.  She is particularly fond of mixed media, swarovski crystals and freshwater pearls.  Jenny has made (and sold) her own design for the past 3 years and has been working with polymer clay since 2001.  You can veiw some of her work at Jenny.etsy.com.

Jewelry artist and instructor Melissa Muir began working with wire on a whim after moving to the Washington DC area.   Wire inevitably led to fire and metals and there's been no stopping her since.  Melissa enjoys teaching others to take their jewelry to the next level with simple soldering techniques.  You can view Melissa's designs at kcjewelbox. 

Seed bead instructor and jewelry artist Shelley Gross has been  beading for as long as she can remember and bead weaving for about 3 years.  Her passion for weaving began as a child when she fell in love with "Aunt Wanda's" necklace, a beautiful woven piece that her Aunt had made.  The first time Shelley saw that necklace she knew that she would be a bead weaver one day.   Her work is currently on display and for sale at the Lake Erie Artists Gallery.

Upon taking a stained glass class, jewelry designer Ramona Pacheco fell in love with the process.  She took what she learned in class and adapted it to create stained glass jewelry.  Ramona uses components from vintage jewelry,  glass tiles  and lead free solder to create beautiful wearable works of art.  Her work continues to evolve as she finds new materials to incorporate and expands her artistic vision.  Ramona's work may be seen at  Ramona.etsy.com.