Craftworx - Diploma Support Centre

Owner: Tracey Spurgin

Location: Bishop Burton, East Yorkshire

Address: Craftworx Studio, Cold Harbour Farm, Bishop Burton, East Yorkshire, HU17 8YD

Tel: 07961 883115

Information about Tracey

Tracey Spurgin has been in the creative world for just over 30 years. She first trained in fashion design and textiles, weaving through her life picking up many new art and creative skills along the way, working with different media, always in a professional capacity.

The discovery of metal clay was purely accidental, but quickly became her devoted joy. All those previous skills acquired in other media such as ceramics, polymer clay, silk and glass painting dovetailed into the transition of working with metal clay.

After ten years of teaching for local authority organisations, colleges, schools and networks, Tracey dived head first dedicating and focusing all her time into working with metal clay. Never has one medium offered her the fascination and versatility to stretch herself, her imagination and her skills. While working toward developing her own work, she really enjoys exploring new techniques and products in the ever changing world of metal clay.

As an experienced tutor, Tracey has always had an aptitude and passion to share and teach others her discoveries and development of new projects. All her courses are delivered with enthusiasm, offering encouragement and support to each individual learner. The sessions are carefully planned to ensure each learner achieves high quality standards and gain the rewards and fulfilment of satisfaction in their own work.

Alongside her courses and workshops, Tracey goes a little further to share her ideas and has submitted many articles to Beads and Beyond, Making Jewellery, and Metal Clay Artist Magazine.

Tracey is now the owner and Principal of Craftworx Jewellery Workshops. Her studio is part of an artists’ community that enjoys running joint activities such as open studio and summer school events bringing all seven artists together.

When she is not teaching at her own studio based at Cold Harbour Farm in East Yorkshire, Tracey travels far and wide across the country to teach at other venues as well. In addition she visits trade shows and exhibitions to demonstrate and promote her passion for metal clay.

Tracey's Qualifications and Experience

Mid Cornwall School of Jewellery Diploma in Silver Metal Clay, Level 1 and 2 Art Clay Senior Instructor; Level 2 PMC Connections Artisan; City and Guilds 730 Teaching Certificate.

Member of the Association for Contemporary Jewellery and also East Riding Artists.

Tracey’s own work is exhibited at two local galleries and via appointment at the Craftworx studio as well as through events listed on the Craftworx website.

Tracey is currently working on the Masters Registry. She attended a two year silver smithing course with a leading local silver jeweller. She has served as Education Coordinator for the Art Clay Guild for the past three consecutive years.

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