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TORY HUGHES
b. 1958, BA Smith College, 1980 (studio art, minor in geology)  Artist, teacher, author, creative consultant
1519 Upper Canyon Road
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501 (studio)

BASIC IDEA
Life is one big conceptual art project. Creative action is the movement from idea to object, from energy to form, directed by our minds and hearts. The more aware and deliberate we are, the more satisfying the result. Innovation is vital.

ART - selected list

2009 2003 ‘02, ‘01, 00 09,’00, ‘98, ‘96 2001 2000 2000 1999 1999 1999 1998 1998 1997 1997 1997 1997 1997 1996 1996 1996 1995 1993 1993 1993 92,88,85 1992, 91 1984-91 90, ‘88 1990 1989 1989 1989 1986-89 1981, reorg. ’90

FULLER MUSEUM OF CRAFT-Brockton, MA “Sculpting Color”, inv. exhibit BROOKFIELD CRAFT CENTER- Brookfield,CT “Moves in Polymer Clay”, inv. exhibit CLAYWORKS – Annual Invitational Polymer Clay Jewelry and Sculpture Show INTERNATIONAL BEAD EXPOS – Santa Fe, NM COURTING THE MUSE- Bryn Mawr PA, nat’l conference exhibit MARIPOSA Albuquerque, NM – “Bugs” invitational show of mixed media artists SFAC Highland Park IL – nat’l l inv. polymer exhibition SOCIETY FOR ARTS AND CRAFTS Boston, MA – inv. polymer exhibition OHIO CRAFTS MUSEUM Columbus OH “In Praise of Plastic” nat’l inv. exhibit MAGNIFICO GALLERY Albuquerque, NM – fine arts exhibition TARGET GALLERY – Alexandria, VA nat’l juried polymer exhibit THE RAVE/ RAVENSDALE BOX EXHIBITION – Olympia, WA, nat’l conference exhibit MONTREAL VISUAL ARTS CENTER – “Polymorphes” inv. international show NANCY MARGOLIS Portland, ME – invitational show NANCY SACHS GALLERY St Louis, MO – invitational show MIPCES THE CUTTING EDGE / OCC Masters Invitational exhibit. Demarest, NJ KANAZAWA GALLERY Tokyo, Japan – invitational polymer exhibition KAMIJI SHOW Tokyo, Japan – invitational international polymer clay exhibition MAIN STREET GALLERY Annapolis, MD – “New Art Forms” – invitational show UBIQUITOUS BEAD TWO Bellevue Wa – international inv. show ARTISANS McLean VA – “Beyond Beads; New Works in Polymer Clay” – inv.show ARTSCAPE Baltimore MD – “Ornament/Interiors” exh.: Fashion exh.- inv.show JOANNE RAPP/THE HAND AND THE SPIRIT Scottsdale, AZ “Beads”- inv. exhibition TOURING POLYMER MASK SHOW Berkeley CA etc. – inv.traveling show ARTISAN GALLERY Northampton MA – one-woman shows BEADAZZLED Washington, DC and Baltimore – “International Polyform Show” ACC CRAFT SHOWS West Springfield, Baltimore, and San Francisco CRAFTS AT THE CASTLE Boston, MA – Award for craft excellence, 1988 OBSIDIAN GALLERY Tucson, AZ “Lost and Found” – inv. show SCULPTURE TO WEAR Los Angeles, CA – inv. show “Span of Time – Continuum” MASTERPIECES – American Craft at the Armory New York City ARTPARK Lewiston, NY – Artist in residence DETROIT GALL. OF CONTEMPORARY CRAFTS “Annual Jewelry and Boxes Exhibition” ART FOR LIFE – wholesale/retail jewelry and objects: business begun

TEACHING – selected list

2009 from 1984 2004 from 1993 2009-02 2003, 01- 00, 1992-97 2000, ‘98. 96 1998 1998 1997-94 1997-95 1997-95 1997-83 1997 1996-94 1996 1996 1996 1996 1995 1994 1994-93 1993 1993-91 1993 1989 1989 – 1984

ARTRANCH CLASSES AND SEMINARS – National teaching/ lecturing series ARTRANCH BOLINAS RETREAT – Invitational weeklong masterclass SNOW FARM CRAFT CENTER – 2-6 day and Elderhostel classes ART NEW ENGLAND Bennington, VT Summer program: week-long intensives RAVENSDALE Nat’l Polymer Clay Conferences – teaching, lecturing, exhibiting SOUTHWEST CRAFT CENTER – San Antonio, TX WHIDBY ISLAND RAVE – nine-day intensive retreat MONTREAL VISUAL ARTS CENTER Quebec- curated show,taught, lectured MAFA at BUCKNELL Harrisburg,PA – conference: week-long classes TORPEDO FACTORY/ ART LEAGUE Alexandria VA 2-day classes HORIZONS Williamsburg MA – guest teacher/ artist, 2- to 5-day classes CUTTING EDGE Demarest, NJ conference: group and individual artists’ review sessions/ master classes COUPEVILLE ART CENTER Whidbey Isl. WA four- to six-day classes RENWICK GALLERY / SMITHSONIAN two-day demonstration; show of work. ARROWMONT week-long intensive CANADIAN BROADCASTING/TELEVISION – interview about my teaching LIFETIME TV 2 segments – nat’l t.v. program; teaching polymer techniques. THIRD INT¹L BEAD CONFERENCE Washington, DC – class, lecture; exhibitor U.S. ARMY Fort Riley KS – int’l art educators conference: four-day class COOPER-HEWITT MUSEUM – one and two-day classes METAL ARTS SOCIETY of SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LA – class/ lecture ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE Santa Barbara CA high school, White Plains NY high school ARTRANCH / Wheaton, MD year-long series weekly classes, range of topics ARTPARK Lewiston, NY three-week teaching residency SMITH COLLEGE Northampton Ma – guest lecture / presentation VARIOUS TEACHING including Mendocino Art Center CA, Boston Museum School MA, FIT/ New York Bead Society NY, Handworkshop of Richmond VA, Maryland Inst. College of Art MD, Polymer Guilds of San Diego, Detroit, Houston, Chicago, Maryland, Northern California, Wyoming, Minneapolis, Denver, New Mexico, and others

PUBLICATIONS
2002 POLYMER- THE CHAMELEON CLAY Victoria Hughes (Krause) 128 pps

2009-1989
ORNAMENT MAGAZINE
Feature “The Path From Nothing to Something” Summer 2009
Cover Story “Art is a Conversation, Not a Conversation Piece” Winter 1989/90
Master Classes with Tory Hughes
“Hinging in Polymer II”: Winter 2002/03
“Hinging in Polymer I”: Winter 2000
“Banded Agate”: Fall 2000;
Features and articles
“Show review”: Fall, 1992
“Beads!” 15th Anniversary Issue, Summer 1992
“Ivory + Coral”: Fall 94
“Jade + Turquoise”: Summer 1994

1998, 1994 MASTERING THE NEW CLAY WITH TORY HUGHES
DVD / Video series: 15 volumes, 90 minutes each, (Gameplan/ArtRanch)
2000 CRAFTS REPORT Feature Artist interview, April both print and online issues.
1999 AMERICAN STYLE Overview article Contemporary Polymer Clay
1999 FOUNDATIONS IN POLYMER CLAY DESIGN Barbara McGuire, (Krause)
1997 ARTISTS AT WORK: Polymer Comes of Age. Haunani / Ashcroft (Sterling)
1997 LAPIDARY JOURNAL Show Review, Fall
1995 COLLECTIBLE BEADS Robert Liu (Ornament Publications)
1995 CREATING WITH POLYMER CLAY Ford / Dierks (Lark)
1994 THE JEWELER¹S ART Alice Sprintzen, 1994 (Sterling)
1991 THE NEW CLAY Nan Roche (Flower Valley)

On air interview
Talking with Victoria Hughes! | Craftcast 2/18/08

Ornament Magazine

Ornament Magazine The Art And Craft of Personal Adornment has had a number of articles about me or written by me.

Vol 13, no. 2: Winter 89/90
“Art is a Conversation, Not a Conversation Piece” cover story and feature article on my work
Vol 15, no. 1: Autumn 1991
“Beads in Contemporary Jewelry; Ornament’s 15th Anniversary” group retrospective
Vol 17, no. 2: Winter 1993
“Polymer Clay Simulations: Jade and Coral, Master Class with Tory Hughes”
Vol 17, no. 3: Spring 1994
“Polymer Clay Simulations: Ivory and Turquoise, Master Class with Tory Hughes”
Vol 26, no. 3: Spring 2003
“Hinged Polymer Pendants, Master Class with Tory Hughes”
Vol 30, no. 3: Spring 2007
Publication Review of “Polymer, the Chameleon Clay”
Vol 32, no. 4: Summer 2009
“The Path from Nothing to Something” feature article on my new work

Jewelry Crafts Magazine June 1994 Cover story and feature article

Selected Books
Polymer the Chameleon Clay Victoria Hughes: Krause Publications 2002
The Art of Polymer Clay Creative Surface Effects By Donna Kato, Carol Duvall, Vernon Ezell: Watson Guptill 2007
The Art of Polymer Clay Donna Kato: Watson Guptill 2006
Beading For The Soul: Inspired Designs Deborah Cannarella: Interweave Press 2005
Creating with Polymer Clay Steven Ford and Leslie Dierks: Lark Books 1996

Collectible Beads: A Universal Aesthetic Robert Liu: Ornament Press 1995
The New Clay-Techniques and Approaches to Jewelry Making Nan Roche: Flower Valley Press 1991

Videos
Mastering the New Clay 15-volume instructional video series Gameplan ArtRanch Productions, 1992-1997, reissued on DVD in 2009
Titles:
Foundations, a Beginning Workshop
Introduction to Surface Techniques
Metallic Surface Techniques
Beads and Bead Shapes
Molds, Stamps, and Tools
Buttons and Embellishments
Mokume Gane
Vessels: Boxes, Bowls and Pots
Recreating Turquoise and Lapis
Recreating Bone and Ivory
Recreating Jade
Recreating Amber and Coral
Mixing Media with Polymer Clays
Caning and Millefiore
Hinges in Polymer Clay