Teachers/Staff

	Carole Haines Carole Haines has been associated with Blue Santa since its inception in both shows and coordinating the new shop. She's been in the craft industry for more than thirty years and has been working with beads for over fifteen years. She's a published jewelry artist and teaches basic beading, basic wire, polymer clay and PMC in which she holds two certifications. She is a co-manager of the shop and does our class and employee scheduling.
	Linda Garrity Linda, our resident gardener, is a seed bead artist. She's new to beading and enjoys weaving and working new patterns. Linda will be teaching some of the more intricate patterned seed bead designs.
	Dori McClennen Dori is a member of the Media Art Council and has been teaching at the Wallingford Community Arts Center for about five years. She designs jewelry using silver and semi -precious stones. If you are interestd in riveting, fusing, stamping, etching or sawing then - she's the gal. You can view her past work here, or join her on Facebook.
	Kyra Lawrence Kyra Lawrence originally comes to us from New Orleans where her southern heritage exposed her to a culture rich in music, the arts, and craftsmanship. She has an associate degree in graphic design and in a previous career was a corporate trainer. For the last 7 years she has designed beautiful jewelry along with her sister as Elky Designs. Kyra has worked in the shop and also taught beading, wire working and knotting for the past 4 years.
	Marvella Harper Marvella has been interested in jewelry making since childhood but it became a passion about five years ago. After years in healthcare industry where I was an MRI technologist, I left in 2010 to focus on my jewelry business. Metals are my choice - silver, gold filled and copper. My favorite has always been making earrings. My teaching career is just beginning.
	Shelly Devore Coming Soon...
	Maggie Juliano Maggie has been beading for nearly twenty years now, beginning with simple stringing and moving into more complex wire work when she worked for a large bead store in Washington, D.C. She has training in color theory and graphic design, but loves to design jewelery. Maggie is also a yoga teacher and non profit leader. She teaches basic beading, knotting, and simple wire work.
	Karen Pontari Coming Soon...
	Suzanne O'Brien Suzanne has beaded for 5 years and her bead crochet designs and beading tips have been published in national beading magazines. Right Angle Weave is one of her favorite stitches, along with bead crochet and stringing. Suzanne is a licensed massage therapist and enjoys reading, hiking and spending time with her family.
	Cathy Osberg Codding Cathy has been creating jewelry since 2005. She is currently enrolled in a Master Beader Program (the "Program") through Bella Beads located in New Hampshire where she discovered her love of beading and creating. She recently accomplished all the requirements of the Apprentice Level of the Program and is working on achieving the requirements of the Intermediate Level. Cathy especially loves working with seed beads, enjoys teaching herself (and her daughter Justin) new techniques, participating in classes taught by fellow Beaders at Blue Santa, Riding her Harley, counted cross-stitch, crocheting, and playing with her two grandsons.
	Penny Gaskin I have worked for many years as an artist and calligrapher, and have most recently turned to beading, fulfilling a love of design, color, and a life-long passion for jewelry. made from fabric. to-make beads. Most of my designs feature my own handmade beads I enjoy teaching others how to create these unique and fun-to-make beads.
	Joyce Becker In early dress up days it was all about the jewelry, I did not care so much for Mom's pretty dresses or high heels, I loved to pile on the necklaces, bracelets and earrings-- bigger the better. I began creating my own jewelry to manage the obsession, if that is possible. In the past 20 plus years beading has become my passion. I love bringing others to the addiction. My classes are filled with clear direction, patience, laughter and sharing of lessons I have learned one bead a time. Come spend time with me to jump start your beading experience.