About
Barbara Tilley
approaches her artwork the same way that she approaches a jelly donut, with
both hands and no worries about the powdered sugar! She never met a craft
she didn’t want to try, or a craft supply she didn’t want to buy! She
would love to share all her fun with you and invites you to take a ride with
her to where ever the sugar rush takes her.
Barbara spent the last
15 years making and selling her jewelry at different craft shows. She
started with wire jewelry and made lots of jewelry, friends, and a little
money. Wanting to get into bigger and hopefully more profitable shows,
she decided she needed to make completely unique beads. Do you know how
to find unique beads? “Unique” up on them. – get it? No
really, she decided to make her own beads and jewelry components. This
led her in the direction of fired arts such as porcelain and glass. (Not
to mention the 6 kilns...) The newest path she has taken is that of
metalwork which includes enameling, but she has to go now because we hear the
ice cream truck outside.
Barbara Tilley is an
author of four books and one DVD available on Amazon. She teaches
workshops for Albemarle County Open Doors Program twice a year, as well as in
her home studio. Barbara earned her MBA
while working full time as an accountant. She has participated for many
years in the Neptune Festival and Sea Wall Art shows among many other shows on
the East coast.
About Me
Welcome to the Barbara Tilley School of Arts & Crafts.
Located in Charlottesville, Virginia. The Barbara Tilley School of Arts & Crafts is a place to teach and learn.