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  Master Craftsman, Alan Shaw tells stories through pen making. Through this profession, he has met people from all walks of life- truck drivers and Presidents. In fact, he has met three US Presidents: George H. W. Bush, George W. Bush and Barack Obama. Here is his story: Alan’s Dad… Read More

  Deanna was born in Clearfield, PA, and moved to Wyoming in high school where a friend talked her into taking a Ceramics class. She continued taking pottery classes through college and earned her BA from the University of Wyoming in Art with an emphasis in pottery. After college, Deanna… Read More

  A headhunter once told Julie that because she had so much experience in so many different fields, she couldn’t be categorized as a single type of worker. Hers is the story of a woman with diverse experience and interests. Julie Martini’s love affair with jewelry started 50 years ago… Read More

Heidi Hammel became a wool sweater addict at the impressionable age of 12, when her family traveled to Norway. She has worked with fiber ever since. Thrift and creativity prompted her to learn how to sew and decorate her own clothes. After twenty-five years as a leader in progressive education,… Read More

Aviva moved to Pennsylvania from Oregon 2 years ago. About 2 weeks after arriving here, she attended the PA Guild’s Chase Show and immediately joined The Guild. Not long after that, she joined the Board of Directors of the Haverford Guild and has been serving on our Board ever since.… Read More

Doll Maker Gayle Griffith was born in Syracuse, NY.  As a child, she was always doing crafts and learned the skill of sewing from her grandmother, who was a seamstress. As a 17 year old entrepreneur, she sold little dolls she made and had them featured in Seventeen Magazine! The… Read More

Robin Flynn is a Master Artisan who works in the medium of fused glass. She was born in Washington, D.C. and received her BS in Interior Design from Drexel University.  She worked as an Interior Designer until the birth of her third son. Her transition into becoming a glass artist  began… Read More

Eileen was born in 1960 on the North Shore of Long Island. Luckily for her, her public high school had a great  Art and Crafts department. A large studio had ceramics at one end and metalworking at the other end with an adjoining wood shop. It was her teacher there… Read More

Jane is a Philadelphia native and has been a member of the HGC for the past 10 years. Though she started out as an accountant, her yearning to be an artist was to become her true calling. Jane was managing her tax accounting business between 1972 and 1983 and all the… Read More