INSTRUCTORS 2009
RAEvN’s Nest Art retreat is proud to present the following group of talented, nationally recognized artists/teachers for the 2009 venue.
Jill K. Berry Jill is a mixed-media artist, teacher, and mom in the
Rocky Mountains
who makes story-telling structures. Her work involves social issues, maps, symbols, houses, housewives, and the mystique of charisma, and can be seen in LAR, Somerset Studio, In Flight and Interactive Workshop: Mixed Media in Motion.
Her handmade books and mixed-media pieces are in the collections of the Newberry Library in Chicago, the Denver Public Library, and private collections nationally. She has taught at three universities and other institutions around the country. Jill feels that art is essential!
Laurie Mika Laurie is a mixed-media artist with a passion for combining and overlapping a variety of mediums creating an original style of mixed-media mosaics using handmade polymer clay tile. "Laurie’s background in painting is evident in her mixed-media works influenced by medieval and Renaissance art. The gilded devotional panels of the past become secular icons imbued with personal narratives. Art and folk traditions referenced in her work derive from her travels and experiences of living abroad. The highly embellished surfaces, including segments of text, form sumptuous tapestries of traditional and modern materials. Like a modern-day alchemist tinkering with the ancient art of mosaics, Laurie finds magic in combining disparate elements."
Laurie’s mixed-media mosaics have been included in many group shows and galleries. She was featured on both HGTV and DIY networks. Her work has also been published in numerous books and magazines. Her own book, Mixed Media Mosaics, was published by North Light Books in 2007. These days, Laurie spends a lot of time on the road teaching and sharing her passion for polymer clay!
Richard Salley Richard has recently retired from teaching in public schools to devote more time to his art and teaching workshops around the country. He considers himself not so much a jeweler or artist but rather a “maker of stuff”. His interests include digital art, mixed media collage/assemblage, sculpture and jewelry. His work has been recently appeared in Step-by-Step Wire Jewelry, Susan Kazmer's book Making Connections and featured in Exhibition 36 by Susan Tuttle.
Jill is a mixed-media artist, teacher, and mom in the
Laurie is a mixed-media artist with a passion for combining and overlapping a variety of mediums creating an original style of mixed-media mosaics using handmade polymer clay tile. "Laurie’s background in painting is evident in her mixed-media works influenced by medieval and Renaissance art. The gilded devotional panels of the past become secular icons imbued with personal narratives. Art and folk traditions referenced in her work derive from her travels and experiences of living abroad. The highly embellished surfaces, including segments of text, form sumptuous tapestries of traditional and modern materials. Like a modern-day alchemist tinkering with the ancient art of mosaics, Laurie finds magic in combining disparate elements."
Richard has recently retired from teaching in public schools to devote more time to his art and teaching workshops around the country. He considers himself not so much a jeweler or artist but rather a “maker of stuff”. His interests include digital art, mixed media collage/assemblage, sculpture and jewelry. His work has been recently appeared in Step-by-Step Wire Jewelry, Susan Kazmer's book Making Connections and featured in Exhibition 36 by Susan Tuttle. 