How to Succeed at Arts & Crafts shows: Insider Secrets from Applications to Thank You Notes

July 13, 2010 - PRLog -- Ann Turpin Thayer, 'Accredited Jewelry Professional' (GIA) and 'Graduate Pearl Degree' (GIA) with over 100 juried art shows and exhibitions, including ten years at the prestigious Celebration of Fine Art in Scottsdale, AZ – 10 weeks/7 days a week Fine Art Show, to conduct a lecture at Whaley Studios, in San Diego.

Ann's website proclaims: 'I work in precious metal wire - 18K & 14K gold, Argentium® Sterling Silver, and 14K gold-filled wire. I do not use solder to make any of the jewelry pieces you see here.'

And from her 'artist's statement; 'Although I had always worked as an artisan, when I discovered wire wrap I knew that this was the medium that could captivate me for the rest of my life. I had even been preparing for the career without even know it...I had been paying 12-string guitar for years, so my hands had already developed the strength needed for the painstaking metal wrapping.'

Ann chaired the Sonoran Festival of Fine Art in both 2003 & 2004 in Carefree, AZ and gained perspective from the promoter side of doing shows. As a teacher, Ann realized that her students craved her know-ledge on all that goes into doing local shows as well as getting on the art show circuit and traveling many states and wrote this book. This book is not limited to jewelers but artists of all mediums.

For more information on Ann, see: http://www.annturpinthayer.com/index.php?option=com_conte...

Lecture Fee

$35.00 per person; and her book price: is TBA

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Whaley Studios is a private and intimate jewelry making & metal arts studio located at 3848 5th Ave, San Diego, CA 92103. Phone: 877.594.2539, or email: jay (at) whaleystudios (dot) com, for information on classes and workshops offered.