Babette Cox

Babette is a nationally acknowledged artist whose has many diverse talents including flamework (making glass beads with a torch), fused glass, metal clay (fine silver), polymer clay, painting, mixed media collage, beading, and rubber stamping. With the assistance of Dallas TV, she produced a video "Making Paste Papers".

She exhibits locally and teaches and demonstrates at trade shows nationally as a certified professional demonstrator (CPD) and teacher (CPT), earning her certifications through The Craft and Hobby Association (CHA) in 1996. She has been a teacher of adults for over 15 years.

She has achieved Levels I, II, and III certifications with Precious Metal Clay (PMC), and is certified as an Art Clay Silver (ACS) instructor. She teaches lampwork instructor at Wild Beads in Arlington, and has also taught metal clay classes at the Craft Guild of Dallas. In addition to artistic pursuits, her occupation is digitizing though her company, Digit Designs.  By using computer technology, she digitizes corporate logos into embroidery stitches that can be sewn in embroidery shops on shirts, jackets and gift items.

AWARDS


2010 
State Fair of Texas
        - 3rd Prize Ribbon, Silver Clay
        - 2nd Prize Ribbon, Polymer Clay
        - 1st prize Ribbon, Fused Glass (Glass Slumping)

2009 
State Fair of Texas
        - 1st Prize Ribbon, Polymer Clay Jewelry
        - 1st Prize Ribbon, Silver Clay

2008 
State Fair of Texas
        - 2nd Prize Ribbon, Polymer Clay

2007
State Fair of Texas
         - 1st Prize Ribbon, Faces Collage Art Quilt
         - 3rd Prize Ribbon, Polymer Clay Soap Dispenser

Southwest Ceramics Show
        - 1st Prize Ribbon, Metal Clay Necklace with Face Pendant
           which included 24 K gold overlay.
        - 2nd Prize Ribbon, Metal Clay & Dichroic Glass necklace

2006 
State Fair of Texas
        - 2nd Prize Ribbon, Enameled Necklace
        - 2nd Prize Ribbon, Polymer Clay Canvas
        - 3rd Prize Ribbon, Polymer Clay Mermaid Sculpture

2005
State Fair of Texas
        - 1st Prize Ribbon, Polymer Clay Mask

BOOKS AND PUBLICATIONS:

"Introduction to Precious Metal Clay"
"Exceptional Works in Metal Clay and Glass"
"Bead Trends"
"Stamping Polymer Clay & Wire" by Design Originals
"Beading with Leather" by Design Originals
"Paper Play" by Design Originals (cover)
"College Cards Mini Books Slide Mounts and More!" by Design Originals
'"Stamp Artistry" by Rockport
"Somerset Studio"
"Rubberstampmadness"
"1001 Decorating & Craft Ideas"
"The Studio"
"Stamper's Sampler"
"Art Stamp Journal"
"The Rubber Stamper"
"Rubber Stampin' Retailer"

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