Donna is an honored metal clay artist and educator living in Scottsdale , Arizona . She opened her first metal clay package in 2004, and never looked back. As she assisted students with their projects; she realized that helping others succeed was a most gratifying experience. Donna offers classes, workshops and private lessons in the Phoenix area. She is now travelling to hold workshops, most recently in Sonoma , CA at the Sonoma Glass Art & Bead Festival, and the Manning House in Tucson , AZ.
Two of Donna’s pieces were finalists in the 2007 and 2008 Saul Bell Design Award Competition. She was also a finalist in the Celebrating Beads, the Journey of Design Competition at the Bead Museum, Washington, DC. Her piece “Through the Heart” was on display in the anti war medal show at the Shaw Gallery, Northeast Harbor ME. “Tiniwrap”, a bronze clay piece was in Art of the Martini at Zaruba and Zaruba Gallery Fredericksburg MD.
Donna’s work has been published in Exceptional Works in Metal Clay and Glass, Wardell Publications, her piece “Queen’s Ransom” was the cover of the 2008 Art and Design of Metal Clay Calendar by Holly Gage. Her pieces are also in Making Beads with Metal Clay, Barbara Becker Simon; Lark Books.
LiL BeLLA ™ PMC and Art Clay humidifier is Donna’s invention. The early version was featured in Ce Ce Wire’s book, New Directions in Metal Clay by Lark Books.
"Teaching art is like crawling through others’ imaginations…" Donna Lewis
