Metal Clay Guild of Greater St. Louis
Inspiring the artist in you
Kay Adams
Influenced by her father, Kay has had an interest in art her entire life. After raising her son and daughter Kay earned a degree in fine art. She has work in several mediums, including textiles, yarn, ceramics, oil and acrylic paints, screen-printing and etchings. She started out working in 2 dimensions, but her true love is sculpture.
While living in San Antonio, Kay learned of metal clay. Since she had worked in ceramics it was natural for her to check it out. She enrolled in a class and became hooked. After moving back to St. Louis she began working full time with the new media. She eagerly joined a local group if metal clay enthusiast and the group enriched her experiences. Kay has earned a certification to teach classes the use of Precious Metal Clay. If you are interested in knowing her work visit her website at http://www.karozfinesilver.com or email her at karoz@flash.net
Wendy Arnsmeyer
As a visual art teacher Wendy Arnsmeyer had a lot to do with the arts and the creative experience but little time to really explore her own talents and interests. While looking up images and lesson plan recourses on the internet she ran across a project involving metal clay. She was immediately excited; what a novel medium with so many possibilities! Taking classes (especially the certification class with Cece Wire) and working with fellow pmc artists has furthered her knowledge base and cultivated her creative spirit.
Now nestled within 20 acres of St. Louis County she works in her studio (Rare Earth) using her love of gardening as her inspiration to explore, design and create small works of art for personal adornment.
Lou Kappel
Lou has been featured in Studio PMC several times over the past few years. As a retired engineer, Lou has the ability to construct objects from the inside out. In 2006 he was featured in a book published by Lark Books reguarding PMC and enamelling.
Dona's hand-carved BronzClay.
Maribeth Meyer
Wink'n Girl
As a child, Maribeth spent many summers either in the studio with a paintbrush or throwing clay in a studio. So it seemed natural for her to get a degree in art. She received her B.F.A. in painting from Maryville University in St. Louis, and now works at Glasshopper Studio, a glass and bead studio. Maribeth has been working with PMC for about 3 years now. She enjoys the clays versatility and is drawn to it's capability to accept a wide variety of media. Her work primarily consists of masks or faces that have an African or Northwest Coast Indian influence. Her work has a deep, intrinsic quality that flows from her heart...and from her imagination.
Melodie Moshure
Melodie came from a family of artists and grew up exposed daily to fine art. After years of dabbling in art classes and not being particularly passionate about any of it, she discovered the world of wire and beads. After taking a precious metal clay workshop at a local college, she found a unique niche combining her wire background with metal clay. She now has a small studio and more tools than her husband. Melodie has finally found her passion in wearable metal art. For more information of Melodie Mosure, please see her website at: