Designs by Laura

Artistic Resume

Laura Pacino

Designs by Laura

Fine Beaded Jewelry

Handcrafted, Unusual, Beautiful

Wearable art jewelry made with the highest quality materials
including artist lampwork glass beads, precious metals, pearls,

gemstones, Swarovski crystal, PMC, Bronze Clay

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Experience:

Website Sales * Art Festivals
Online Etsy Shops * Boutique Sales/Trunk Shows

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Offering Classes in Creative Jewelry Making:

Wire Wrapping & Coiling * Chain Maille
Beadweaving * PMC and Bronze Clay

Beginning/Intermediate Metalsmithing Techniques

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Current Teaching Venues:

My Jewelry Studio

Pickerington, OH

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AllyBeads

New Albany, OH

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Pink Flamingos

Powell, OH

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Need2Bead

Canal Winchester, OH

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2009

l Have Been Granted "Teacher" Status on

Eni Oken's new website:

Jewelry Lessons by Eni Oken & Friends

I have published written tutorials on the site,

both Free, and Pay-for-Instant-Download

Jewelry Making Lessons

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2005 - 2008

1 Stop Bead Shop, Columbus, Ohio

2008 - Intergalactic Bead Shows

Pittsburgh, Akron, Louisville

2002 - 2004

Pink Flamingo Bead Shop, Powell, Ohio

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Publications

Belle Armoire Jewelry

Spring 2009 (released May 1, 2009)

"Blueprint for Creativity":

Blooming Vine Pendants

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Belle Armoire Jewelry

Summer 2009 (release date June 1, 2009)

**Bead Encrusted Gemstone Necklace**

**Gemstone Butterfly Wing Pendants**

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Related Education:

2009:

Connie Fox: Cold Connections and Colored Metal

Kate McKinnon: Exploration of Tubular Beadweaving

2008:

Leslee Frumin: Crystal Elements and Variations Beadwoven Necklace

Sherry Serafini: Bead Embroidered Broad Collar

2007:

Connie Fox: Baluman Wire Pendant Workshop

Dallas Lovett: Online Workshop: Pearl Hope Necklace

Tracy Stanley: Rivets: Let's Go For It! 2-day Workshop

Tracy Stanley: Let's Cage It! Wire Wrapping Workshop

Connie Fox: Metal: Fusing Sterling Silver 2-Day Workshop

Janice Berkebile: Cascade Waterfall Earrings

Kriss Silva: Herringbone Wire Wrap Rings

Kriss Silva: Wire Bezeled Components

Iris Sankuhler: Fused and Textured Fine Silver

2006:

Kriss Silva: Metal: Stamping, Dapping, Riveting

Tracy Stanley: Japanese Chain; 4-in-1 & 6-in-1

Lisa Niven Kelly: Silver Mermaid Braid

Iris Sandkuhler: Coiled Gemstone Necklace

Kate McKinnon: Shag Carpet of Pearls

Pamela Wolfersberger: Lampwork Sculpting: Fish

Tink Martin: Blown Lampwork Vessels

Laura McCabe: Sculptural Seed Bead Weaving

2005:

Barbara Becker Simon: Lampwork Beads

Tink Martin: Lampwork Beads

Ginger Seiple: Metal Bezel Stone Setting

Ginger Seiple: PMC with Glass

Barbara Hart: PMC

Stephanie Sersich: Spiny Knotted Bracelet

2004:

Tink Martin: Lampwork Florals/Bicones

Tink Martin: Hollow Lampwork Beads

Pamela Wolfersberger: Beginning Lampwork

Connie Fox: Wire Jewelry: Charms 2-Day Workshop

2003:

Connie Fox: Wire Jewelry: Brangles 2-Day Workshop

From 1990:

The Shepherdess Bead Store, San Diego:

A variety of classes in seed bead weaving

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Professional Memberships:

Great Lakes Beadmakers Guild

National Precious Metal Clay (PMC) Guild

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