Claus Clatter's Past Chat Guest's A very special thank you from Santamaker's to all  of our past guest's! Christmas arrived early with a very special gift for Santamaker Members! Our very first and special "guest chat" was with Doll Artist Jack Johnston on Tuesday, November 5, 2002. I couldn't possibly think of a better way to kick off the very beginning of the Santamaker's scheduled chats! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    Jack Johnston Original Art Dolls  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Managers of the Santamaker's Community would like to thank all of you that attended the chat with Jack Johnston. Thanks to everyone, the chat ran smoothly, was fun, informative and a great success! Seems like we all walked away learning something! For members who could not attend the chat, you can still view the Chat Transcripts  1 A very special thank you to Jack Johnston for taking time out of his busy schedule, to answer all the questions that were posed to him! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  "In only ten years, Jack Johnston, professional marketer turned dollmaker,  rose from an unknown to one of the industries'  brightest stars, astonishing doll artists and collectors worldwide with his nearly instantaneous success. His talent and artistic ability transcend every aspect of dollmaking. Jack also posseses the unique ability to pass on to others completely and successfully that which he has mastered."  According to Doll Crafter and Contemporary Doll Collector magazines... Jack Johnston is one of the nation's leading instructors in sculpting one-of-a-kind artdolls. He offers sculpting seminars each week at different locations around the nation. During these three day seminars students complete one-of-a-kind dolls, plus receive the knowledge of how to make their own original artdolls. Due out in Feb. 2003: "Artdolls - Basic Sculpting and Beyond"  Jack's new 144 page book will cover basic sculpting through advanced and on to marketing. The techniques shown within this book are the latest in one-of-a-kind polymer sculpting. Three hundred photographs and illustrations show the student artist how to sculpt, paint, dress, accessorize, display and market an artdoll. To find out more about Jack Johnston's art dolls, books, videos and seminars, please visit his web site at www.artdolls.com  Please contact your Chat Host  with any questions.

Bruce Baker Be a Dynamic Craft Seller    Bruce Baker was born March 6, 1951, in Sidney, Ohio. His interest in metalsmithing was aroused during his college days. Accordingly, he was awarded a M.A. from the Graduate School of Art, Bowling Green State University in Ohio in 1975. He opened his first retail store, Sweet Cecily, in 1987. This store sells handcrafted items with a focus on folk art. Bruce has taught more than 500 workshops throughout the United States and Canada on the subjects of Booth Construction, Marketing, Sales, Slide Presentations, Customer Service, Visual Merchandising, Trends that affect the Craft/Gift Business and Jewelry Display. He presents these workshops to both craftmakers and sellers as well as other industry related groups. Bruce served on the board of directors for the American Craft Council for three years from 1989 to 1992. He was a founding member and the vice chairman of the American Craft Association (a division of the American Craft Council a membership organization to provide services and benefits to crafts people).  Bruce lives with his wife Nancie, and two sons, Patrick and Quincy, in rural Middlebury, Vermont.  Bruce Baker's tape, Be a Dynamic Craft Seller   is designed to be a motivational tool for craftspeople who deal directly with the public. Listen to it in your studio or in your car prior to doing a show so it is fresh in your mind. I (Patty) have personally attended Bruce's workshop and have this tape. I listen to it on my way to my show's and it really did help me increase my sales by following just a few of his suggestions! For More Information, Fee Schedules or to Schedule a Seminar Phone: (802) 388-3434 (work) or (802) 388-6680 (home) Fax: (802) 388-7428 E-mail: seminars@dbakerinc.com    www.dbakerinc.com

The Claus Clatter Scheduled Guest Chat's would not be possible without the hard work and dedication of the Claus Clatter's Chat Host and one of the Santamaker's Managers: Lisa F of The Grand Father Claus  Thank You Lisa from all of us!

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