 |
Tracy Stanley: Celebrity Guest Teacher
Tracy Stanley has spent her life in the Pacific Northwest, which has definitely influenced her art. Her love of natural and organic elements comes though in each piece she creates. She loves to follow a path not knowing exactly where it is going to lead or where she will end up. Tracy doesn't force the process, but allows it to happen. The integrity of each piece she makes is so important to her. "A piece should not only be beautiful to the eye but function well."
Tracy has been teaching beading and wire-work classes since 1994. Her teaching career began at Beads and Beyond in Bellevue, Washington. In addition to teaching in Bellevue, she also travels and teaches at a variety of bead stores and shows around the country. Some of the places that she has taught include: NanC Meinhardt's in Highland Park, Illinois; Crystal Creations in West Palm Beach Florida; Alaska Bead Company in Anchorage, Alaska; Creative Castle in Newbury Park, California; Bead Expo; Bead and Button Show; and Bay Area Bead Extravaganza.
Sharing her skills with students brings her such satisfaction. Passing on the proper use of tools and techniques so that they too can allow the process to flow allows them to create pieces that are uniquely their own and that they will be proud to wear.
|