Mary Anne Huntington Educated as a technical illustrator, I worked and freelanced preparing academic artwork for journals, textbooks, presentations, etc., eventually working with computers and graphic programs. Retired from Suffolk County Community College, I turned to the creative efforts that have been my avocation for most of my life. While visiting in California, I was introduced to crafting silver clay jewelry--a kiln-fired fine silver medium. I return to San Diego annually to take classes with prominent gurus of clay and metalsmithing--Lu McGill, Max Buros, Deb Lovett Jemmott, among others. I continue to build on their tutelage in exploring and developing mastery of jewelry making on my own. Much of my work are manifestations of textures found in nature and skeuomorphs of found objects. In addition to Winter Harbor Gallery, my work has been displayed at East End Arts Council (Riverhead), Lyceum Gallery (SCCC, Riverhead), Hallockville Museum Farm (Riverhead), and select retail shops. My work was featured as "Artist of the Week" on the WLIW Ticket show in 2005, and in 2007, I participated in the Abiquiu, New Mexico studio tour at the Raven in the Sun Gallery. Currently, I teach bead and wire jewelry crafting locally and teach silver clay techniques in my home studio. Lately, I have been working with copper, a metal that has long-held my interest, and am exploring new ways of using it in jewelry. elsewhere on the web: