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Donna Dewberry
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Painting Needlecrafting
Donna Dewberry is a self-taught artist whose mother encouraged crafting. The One Stroke Painting method was developed when Donna had to fill an order for several thousand pieces of painted tinware. She enlisted the help of family and friends, taught them to paint and the rest is history.
Plaid discovered Donna at a craft show and partnered with her to publish books and Reusable Teaching Guides. The line quickly expanded with tools, brushes, videos and kits.
Donna's true passion is teaching. She developed an education program to teach people how to paint and how to teach others. To date there are more than 6,000 Certified One Stroke Instructors worldwide in more than 15 countries.
Donna has created more than 100 books and videos, has her own show on PBS, and regularly appears on the Home Shopping Network.
Donna lives with her soul-mate/husband Marc in Clermont, FL. They have six surviving children and soon to be 11 grandchildren.
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Cathie & Steve
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PaintingDecoupage
Cathie Filian and Steve Piacenza are handcraft designers, Emmy Nominated television hosts, book authors, lifestyle experts and the inventors of Hot Glue Gun Helpers.
They never met a craft project they didn’t like and believe that digging in and just starting is the first step to creativity.
They created, produced and co-hosted more than 100 episodes of the hit crafting show Creative Juice and the mini-series Witch Crafts for HGTV and DIY. Their shows can be seen in the United States, Australia, South Africa, The Philippines and on the Armed Forces Network. They were nominated for two Daytime Emmys. (With the category company of Martha Stewart, Emeril Lagasse and Paula Deen.)
Cathie and Steve has also appeared on numerous network shows and specials for NBC, ABC, Discovery Channel, HGTV, DIY and Food Network. Programs such as Rachael Ray, IVillage Live, View From the Bay and the Florence Henderson Show have featured their creative ideas.&
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Mary Engelbreit
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NeedlecraftingStamping
Mary Engelbreit estimates that she has completed more than 5,000 illustrations since beginning her professional career. Her art springs from real life, and real life—she is quick to point out—just keeps happening. With the help of her staff, Mary goes to great lengths to make certain her artwork is reproduced as faithfully to her original work as possible.
Today, Mary Engelbreit Studios and The Mary Engelbreit Online Store are headquartered in Mary’s hometown, St. Louis, Missouri. Thousands of national and international retailers sell Mary Engelbreit products. It’s an amazing degree of success for any company, but even more remarkable considering that it all began with a single-minded young girl who decided at age 11 that she was going to be an artist. And while Mary Engelbreit Studios has grown into a global licensing and retail business, that same girl still sits at its core, grown up now, but drawing her pictures with the same sense of wonder, imagination, and enthusiasm.
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Andrea Tachiera
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Needlecrafting
Andrea Tachiera's colorful designs have the ability to transport you from daily urban bustle to Nature's paradise. Specializing in bright, fun and innovative illustrations, Andrea's unique sense of color and pattern give her work a distinctive look and feel.
A native Californian, Andrea has always felt the pull of the natural world around her and translates this love of the outdoors into all her paintings. She and her husband and two sons are avid travelers and many designs are influenced by their family trips across the US and abroad.
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Alma Lynne
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Needlecrafting
Alma Lynne designs almost anything! Her work has been interpreted into figurines, buttons, flags, fabric, needlework kits, quilt patterns, dolls, and of course in her own publications for her business, Alma Lynne Originals. Her work can be serious, but leans a bit toward whimsy, which suits her best. Alma Lynne resides in a pink bungalow, two blocks from the Atlantic Ocean in the wonderful seaside resort, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. She shares her cottage with her grandchildren, from time to time, and always with her Chihuahuas, Prince Harry and Prince William. She is the proud mother of David, Clay and Seth. "I am so lucky to be in love with my life and my work...I hope you will enjoy it too! Having my work presented by Plaid is so thrilling, a true high point in my career. Happy Stitches Everyone...and remember, NEED has NOTHING to do with it!"
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Karen Embry
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Painting
Artist/designer Karen Embry believes "art feeds the heart & soul," and is well known for her sophisticated, yet whimsical artistic style. Karen is a colorist whose delightful images include pizzazz and personality which is reflected in her bold and captivating design collections. From the time she was a child, Karen always knew that her path in life would evolve into a joyful, creative way to express herself.
As owner of Karen Embry Designs, LLC, Karen focuses on creating new and trendy designs for licensing to manufacturers. The response to Karen's art has been phenomenal and her designs can be found worldwide on giftware, home decor and craft products, with many new products regularly released.
Karen is a native Floridian and attended the University of South Florida. She is a proud mother of two children, Davi and Kyle. She still resides in Florida with her husband Chuck and their two dogs, Jake and Ginger.
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Priscilla Hauser
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Painting
With "I can teach you to paint" as her motto, First Lady of Decorative Painting Priscilla Hauser has inspired thousands of decorative painters since taking her first tole painting class in the early 1960s.
In the beginning, Priscilla's path was quite different. "Mother and dad wouldn't pay for art school, so that's how I wound up in dental hygiene," she admits. Her interest in art prevailed, and she decided to learn how to paint. Her neighbors admired her work, and encouraged her to begin teaching classes in her garage. Classes outgrew her garage, and she opened Priscilla's Little Red Tole House.
In 1972, Priscilla gathered 21 people in Tulsa, and founded the National Society of Tole & Decorative Painting (today, the Society of Decorative Painting).
A world renowned teacher, author and decorative painter, Priscilla has published many books with Plaid, and is currently their spokeswoman for FolkArt. | | | |