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Mi-Sook Hur is a metalsmith and enamelist known for contemporary works combining metal and vitreous enamel. She earned her BFA from Seoul National University and her MFA from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. A Fulbright Scholar, she is a professor at the School of Art and Design at East Carolina University.…
Zoe Lowenthal is a University of North Florida graduate who specialized in ceramics while earning a multidisciplinary bachelor’s degree in art, psychology, and sociology. After taking her first ceramics class in college, pottery has become her biggest passion. She primarily makes wheel-thrown, utilitarian work but also enjoys sculpting and hand-building.…
Debra Tornaben is an award-winning development professional, television producer, and advocate for both the arts and humanitarian causes. For over 35 years, she has raised millions of dollars for nonprofits supporting the arts, the elderly, children in foster care, and those affected by trafficking, with a lasting impact on the…
Cary Stamp Cary Stamp, CFP®, CAP® Cary Stamp is a Certified Financial Planner® and the founder of Cary Stamp & Co., a wealth advisory firm serving families around the world. He developed the Principled Wealth Process™ to help clients use their assets to create lasting impact across generations. His firm…
Laura Martinez-Bianco lives in New York’s Hudson Valley where she has grown to appreciate the importance of preserving our lands through conservation and the arts. Each of her pastel paintings is a record of the landscape at a particular moment in time. When not painting close to home Laura travels…
A native Venezuelan, Porras has dedicated over twenty years to portraying the peoples of Amazonia, splitting his time between his studios in Paris and the United States and his work in the field among different tribes of Venezuela, Brazil, and Colombia. Painting with oil on canvases that average six to…
Ace Tilton Ratcliff is a genderqueer, disabled metalsmith, multidisciplinary artist, photographer and writer who also moonlights as a narrative and deathcare consultant. The Little Book of Dog Care with Simon Element was their first book. Their metalsmith work was part of SNAG’s 2024 In Focus exhibition, in collaboration with Queer…
Stacy recently moved to Florida and is thrilled to be teaching at Lighthouse Art Center. Prior to her move (and retirement), Stacy owned, and taught at, an arts studio that concentrated in Ceramics, Fused Glass and Textile & Fiber Arts. In total, she has taught art and fine crafts to…