About Sandra Lupo
Sandra teaches wire techniques for jewelry-making in her home state of New Jersey. She conducts regular classes at the Newark Museum Arts Workshop and at regional bead shops and she also teaches annually at both regional and national events. As an Ambassador for CREATE YOUR STYLE with CRYSTALLIZED™ - Swarovski Elements, Sandra has been an instructor in Tucson, Arizona since 2006. She enjoys meeting new and former students from near and far.
Sandra's designs have been published in Lark Books' Beading with Crystals and Beading with Pearls and Interweave Press's Wire Style. She has worked as a technical editor for several publishers on different project-oriented books, and she is a member of the team of experts for Fire Mountain Gems and Beads® Ask the Experts.
“Designing jewelry is a natural part of my day. Curiosity about tools and gadgets often leads to exploring how best to use all the materials that are available. And with a metalsmithing background, I find it important to introduce good function into all of my designs. Weaving design, function and material together into a lovely, versatile finished piece is a delight for all in this do-it-yourself craft.
“My wire and bead jewelry is inspired by my surroundings and travels and has been influenced by the knowledgeable and experienced jewelers who have been my teachers. My designs are steeped in traditional methods, styled with color and texture and a mix of Old World and New World materials. I seek to design wearable art as ‘feel good’, ‘look good’ and ‘function well’ pieces. My passion for gemstones, pearls, crystal, glass and just about anything that can be wired together and worn is only matched by a desire to teach technique and share my explorations with students.”
My teaching experience includes these venues -
- The Newark Museum Arts Workshop
- Bead Fest Wire and Bead Fest Philadelphia from Interweave Press®
- CREATE YOUR STYLE in Tucson, a CRYSTALLIZED™ - Swarovski Elements event
- J.O.G.S. Gem & Jewelry Show - Tucson, 2010
- Extraordinary Beads, Clinton, New Jersey
- Beads by Blanche, Bergenfield, New Jersey
- The Birds and the Beads, Morganville, New Jersey
- To Bead True Blue with Parawire - Tucson, 2009