If you live in the Monterey Bay area and make jewelry or “metal art”, you’ve probably heard of Carol Holaday.  If you aren’t already familiar with her, or her work, let me introduce you to this local treasure.

Carol is an artist, historically working in enamels, but has caught the glasswork bead bug.  Her pieces–glass and metal– are always exquisite, with meticulous attention to detail.  Her website is, of course, beautiful and inspiring.  It is one of those sites that falls into the “the more you read, the more you learn” category.  Her breadth is pretty amazing: photography, metal fabrication, enamels and now bead making.

You can gain from her experience for the pittance that is Community College tuition.  You’ll find her most Fridays teaching enamels at Monterey Peninsula College (MPC, to locals).  Fall, Spring and Summer, if it’s Friday, it’s enamels!