Our Instructors _________________________________________________________________Terry BrawleyAfter apprenticing in marble sculpture and stained glass under Master Sculptor Enzo Gallo, my studio opened in Gainesville, Florida in 1976, and began completing commissions for private residences, hospitals, and religious organizations. I was a designer in Los Angeles, NY and parts of Europe for over 25 years, and also worked at J.R. Lupkin Studios executing windows for Maureen McQuire, an international designer noted for her ecclesiastical stained glass. I have been very fortunate to learn from these people. In 2002, the studio was moved to Venice, Florida to complete several commissions, and continues to expand. We currently have dozens of projects scheduled. ____________________________________ Christopher BunnChristopher has been a commercial photographer for over thirty years. Both his editorial and advertising photographs have been published in international and national publications, designer and jewelry brochures and art museum catalogs. _____________________________________ Kellmis FernandezHolds a B.A. in Art History from Northeastern University, a. B.F.A and M.F.A from Massachusetts College of Art. He has taught for several years at Massachusetts College of Art, MIT and Horizons. Among his awards are a Fellowship to the Creative Glass Center of America in 1992 and the National Award of Fire Arts of Venezuela in 1989. His work is exhibited in galleries and museums in North America, Latin America and Europe. _____________________________________ Liana MartinStudied art at Kennesaw State University and has studied under several glass fusing artists including Gil Reynolds, Brock Craig, Avery Anderson, Steve Klein, Newy Fagan, Rudi Gritsch throughout the U. S. during the last eight years. She has taught actively in the Atlanta area as well as here in Florida. Her work has been exhibited in the Spruill Center for the Arts, Kennesaw State University, North Georgia Heritage Center, and other jewelry and gift shops nationally and internationally. _____________________________________ Linda MattesonA certified instructor for Precious Metal Clay, in the early 1980’s Linda studied stained Glass in Rochester, N.Y. After moving to Venice in 1997, she studied jewelry design at Edison Community College. _____________________________________ Katrina MeyerKatrina Meyer, certified secondary educator, Adult Ed administrator, ballroom dancer and award-winning wire artist, began her fascination with gemstones and minerals in 1987 when she left her hometown of Toledo, Ohio and moved to the Washington, D.C. area where she joined the Rockville, Maryland rock club. For several years she made semiprecious gemstone beaded jewelry to sell at craft shows in Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia. Beginning in 1996 she studied wire wrapping at William Holland School of Lapidary Arts in Georgia and in private sessions with master wire artists from around the country. Since moving to Florida in 1998, she has been a featured artist in Venice Gulf Coast Living magazine and her Arrow Bracelet project appeared in the national premier issue of Step by Step Wire Jewelry magazine. Katrina enjoys selling at area rock and shell club shows as well as juried art shows. Since 2001 she has taught wirecraft jewelry making workshops at various art centers, bead shops and glass studios._____________________________________ Bob OberingBob has been working with glass for the last 8 yrs, both in teaching and doing commission work. He has studied with local teachers along with researching the art with stained glass artists nationally. He has studied under Vicki Payne and has been certified as an Elite Instructor to teach the copper foil and lead came method. He has been specializing in 3D creations. His work has been exhibited in several locations including the Longboat Key Art Center. He has been teaching beginning and advanced stained glass at the Adult Education Center and several other art centers and Long Boat Key Art Center_____________________________________ Lois WhiteReceived education degree from Millersville University in Pennsylvania. Taught elementary classes in private and public schools. She has been working with glass for four years – stained and fused glass.
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