Presentations
The SINTER Conference is built around three days of one-hour presentations by metal clay superstars which allow you to learn techniques, methods, or how to market yourself as an artist. The presentations are geared to all skill levels, and offer a wide range of topics including skill-building, new techniques, design, and business and teaching topics.
All 24 presentations will be scheduled three times each throughout the conference to ensure that you get to see your top choices. You’ll be able to attend 12 presentations, so review all your choices below and select those which interest you most.

Using Resin with Metal Clay
Anne Acker
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Fri 9:30am – Mellon Room
Fri 3pm – Mellon Room
Sat 3pm – Westinghouse

Patrice Baker
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Fri 3pm – Heinz Room
Sat 3pm – Thompson Rm
Sun 11am – Thompson Rm

Ed & Martha Biggar
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Fri 9:30am – Foster Room
Fri 4:30am – Foster Room
Sat 11am – Heinz Room

So You Want to be in The Show!
Robert Dancik
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Fri 1:30pm – Frick Room
Sat 11am – Frick Room
Sun 9:30am – Frick Room

Enameling on Metal Clay
Pam East
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Fri 9:30am – Frick Room
Fri 4:30pm – Frick Room
Sat 1:30pm – Thompson Rm

Hadar’s Powdered Clay
Pam Feindel
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Fri 3pm – Westinghouse Rm
Sat 1:30pm – Westinghouse
Sun 11am – Westinghouse

Tension Stone Setting Ring
Corina Gheorghe
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Fri 9:30am – Westinghouse
Sat 4:30pm – Westinghouse
Sun 11am – Mellon Room

Video for Social Media
Sian Hamilton
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Fri 1:30pm – Foster Rm
Sat 1:30pm – Frick Room
Sun 11am – Foster Room

Champleve Finish with Jooltool and a flex shaft
Terri Hickey
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Fri 9:30am – Thompson Rm
Fri 4:30pm – Thompson Rm
Sat 3pm – Foster Room

How is it hanging?
Annemarie Klappe
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Fri 11am – Frick Room
Sat 1:30pm – Frick Room
Sun 11am – Frick Room

Drawing Mandalas
Clement Marquaire
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Fri 1:30pm – Westinghouse
Sat 9:30am – Foster Room
Sat 4:30pm – Foster Room

Soldering on metal clay
Anna Mazon
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Fri 4:30pm – Westinghouse
Sat 9:30am – Westinghouse
Sat 11am – Westinghouse

Torch Fired Enamel
Paula McDowell
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Fri 3pm – Foster Room
Sat 11am – Foster Room
Sun 9:30am – Foster Room

Start With Why
Amy Newell
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Fri 11am – Foster Room
Sat 9:30am – Mellon Room
Sat 4:30pm – Mellon Room

Fast, Fun Texture Tricks
Donna Penoyer
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Fri 11am – Heinz Room
Sat 9:30am – Thompson Rm
Sat 4:30pm – Thompson Rm

Draw It – Make It
Cindy Pope
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Fri 1:30pm – Heinz Room
Sat 3pm – Heinz Room
Sun 11am – Heinz Room

Humankind’s Downfall
Julia Rai
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Fri 9:30am – Heinz Room
Fri 4:30pm – Heinz Room
Sat 1:30pm – Foster Room

Picture it…
Jayne Roth
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Fri 11am – Mellon Room
Fri 4:30pm – Mellon Room
Sat 3pm – Mellon Room

Thinking Outside the Bezel
Kim Rumberger
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Fri 11am – Thompson Rm
Sat 11am – Thompson Rm
Sun 9:30am – Thompson Rm

Liz Sabol
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Fri 1:30pm – Mellon Room
Sat 1:30pm – Heinz Room
Sun 9:30am – Heinz Room

Barbara Simon
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Fri 3pm – Thompson Rm
Sat 9:30am – Frick Room
Sat 4:30pm – Frick Room

Construction Techniques
JJ Singh
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Fri 11am – Westinghouse
Sat 11am – Mellon Room
Sun 9:30am – Westinghouse

Teaching Techniques
Tracey Spurgin
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Fri 1:30pm – Thompson Rm
Sat 1:30pm – Mellon Room
Sun 9:30am – Mellon Room

Spray Clay
Karen Trexler
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Fri 3pm – Frick Room
Sat 9:30am – Heinz Room
Sun 4:30pm – Heinz Room