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Laura Andrews - Oronoco, Minnesota
Training in art, color, theatrical costuming, glass lampworking, metalworking, wirework, beading, and communications have led Laura to teaching beadwork as art. Her extensive background in theatrical costume design has provided a great deal of related experience, especially in color selection and tonal relationships. Laura had the wonderful opportunity to train with a Miyuki master instructor in Tokyo. As a recognized national instructor, Laura is eager to return to the Northwest Bead Festivals to share her love of color and bead artistry.

Kelley Angeley - Florence, Oregon
Kelley has been teaching beading for hte past three years, but has always had beads in her life. She is an internationally recognized artist and has been publlished in several books and magazines, including: Beadazzled: Where Beads and Inspiration Meet, Beadwork, and Bead & Button.

Janice Berkebile - Bothell, Washington
A native to the northwest, Janice has been working with beads for over ten years. She has taught several national shows and has been published several times in Beadwork Magazine. After her first year at the 2006 Puget Sound Bead Festival, we are pleased to have Janice sharing her talents at the 1st Annual Bellingham Bead Festival.

Christine Briggs - Tacoma, Washington
Christine has been working as a manager and teacher at The Bead Factory for the past five years. Her expertise in PMC and jewelry design has made her an inspirational and innovative teacher. She is also the class coordinator for both The Bellingham Bead Festival and The Puget Sound Bead Festival.

Melissa Cable - Bellevue, Washington
Melissa is the owner of Beadclub bead store in Woodinville, WA. Her work has been featured in Interweave Press's A Beaders Stash and Stringing magazine. IN addition to teaching at her store, she has taught at several bead shows around the country and was a featured demonstrator at the Northwest Bead Society's Bead Bazaar. Although she enjoys all mediums, her true passion is developing innovative projects from metal and wire using low-tech tools that her students can enjoy using at home with minimal investment.

Lisa Claxton - Berkeley, California
Lisa Claxton is currently a board member of the Bead Society of Northern California, serving as the Program Chair for the 2007-2008 calendar year. In addition to her work with the Bead Society, Lisa has been beading and twisting wire since her teenage years. Her current work focuses on textile techniques with wire and anything that involves torches and texture. Although her home base is Baubles & Beads in Berkeley, CA, where she has taught beading and wire classes for over ten years, she can be found inspiring students around the country and online.

Liana Crandall - Tacoma, Washington
Liana has been working and teaching at The Bead Factory in Tacoma for the past three years, where she is also the in-house jewelry designer. Her enthusiasm and skill allow her to bring a new creative approach to wire and other mediums.

Carrie Hamm - Tacoma, Washington
Carrie has been working and teaching at The Bead Factory for over ten years. She has been helping in class development for The Bead Factory for the past four years. Carrie's designs can be found in many fine shops around the Pacific Northwest.

Mark Lareau - Tacoma, Washington
Mark has been teaching wire working nationally for the last 13 years and is co-owner of The Bead Factory in Tacoma. He is the author of the highly-acclaimed book All Wired Up, and recently released Getting Started Making Metal Jewelry. Mark's gift for teaching has made him The Bead Factory's most popular instructor.

Viki Lareau - Tacoma, Washington
Viki is the co-owner of The Bead Factory in Tacoma and has been teaching marketing and jewelry design for over fifteen years. She teaches at several national conferences and does business consulting for many jewelry designers. Viki is also the producer of the Puget Sound Bead Festival, and author of Marketing and Selling Your Handmade Jewelry.

Tracy Stanley - Bellevue, Washington
Tracy Stanley gained a deep appreciation for natural and organic elements through living in the Pacific Northwest. Having taught the past 15 years, Tracy finds great satisfaction in passing on knowledge and skills that give her students solid techniques and pieces of which they can be proud. She teaches at a local bead store and travels to teach at bead stores and shows nationally as well.

Leilani Williams - Tacoma, WA
Leilani is the current store manager at The Bead Factory in Tacoma, and has been working with beads and teaching for the past four years. Her skill and clear way of teaching make her classes fun and rewarding for students of all levels.