Pam Wittfeld graduated from Florida State University with a degree in Art Education.
At FSU Pam studied under Dr. Fred Metzke, designer and namesake of pewter Metzke Designs.
She presently resides in Charlotte, NC and teaches Art for the
Charlotte Mecklenburg School System at Ardrey Kell High School.
In recent years Pam has focused on revisiting earlier college interests in Metals for the creation of jewelry forms. She has taken numerous courses in traditional metalsmithing, and has also spent a lot of time exploring a new material, Precious Metal Clay.
In addition to her studies, Pam has also been a workshop leader teaching a wide variety of jewelry related workshops for fellow art educators at the local and state level, as well as for individuals in the community in a variety of settings.
Pam's personal and educationally based work has been featured in publications and on the web.
Workshops and Related Studies in Metals:
- Jewelry and Small Sculpture - Idea to Reality, Marcia McDonald, Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts, July '08
- Spontaneous Departures & Imaginative Captures, Andy Cooperman, Arrowmont School of
Arts & Crafts, April ‘07- PMC: Kinetic Sculpture for the Body, Cece Wire & Chris Darway, Arrowmont School of
Arts & Crafts, June ‘06 - Creative & Experimental Surfaces in Enamel, Elizabeth Turrell, Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts, July ’05
- Small Metals/Jewelry Forms, McColl Center for Visual Arts Art Teacher Resource Residency,
self-directed study in Precious Metal Clay and Enameling, January 10 – March 25 ‘05 - Jewelry and Small Objects in Metal (Advanced Project Work), Mary Ann Scherr, Penland School of Crafts,
July ‘04 - Cold Connections and Fold Forming, Bob Ebendorf and Tim Lasure, CMS Professional Development,
November ‘04 - Boxing Lessons, Tim McCreight, Wildacres/Florida Society of Goldsmiths, June ‘04
- Real Glass Act, Part II, NC Center for Advancement of Teaching, Teacher Scholar resident, self-directed
study with jewelry forms using Precious Metal Clay and transformed Glass, November ‘03 - Metal and Glass, Chris Darway, Wildacres/Florida Society of Goldsmiths, June ‘03
- Precious Metal Clay, Barbara Simon, Wildacres/Florida Society of Goldsmiths, June ‘02
- Enameling on Metal, Linda Darty, NC Society of Goldsmiths, February ‘02
- Instructor Certification in Precious Metal Clay, Chris Darway/PMC Guild, January ’02
- Small Objects in Metal, Mary Ann Scherr, Penland School of Crafts, July ‘01
- Alternative Methods in Jewelry, Nell Keyes, Savannah College of Art and Design, June ‘01
- Ferric Chloride Etching on Metal, Bonnie Kubasta, Savannah College of Art and Design, June 2000
- Jewelry Fabrication, Savannah College of Art and Design, June ‘98
- Real Glass Act, NC Center for Advancement of Teaching, Teacher Scholar resident, self-directed
study in lamp worked bead forming (with mentor Tom Hanks) and loom woven beads for jewelry, March ‘98 - Fused/Slumped Glass, Gene Messick, Sawtooth Center, Winston Salem, February ‘97
- Creative Expression in Jewelry, Dean Johns, CMS Professional Development Workshop, June ‘95
- College Coursework, Dr. Fred Metzke, Florida State University, ’67-‘69
Workshops Taught:
- Jewelry Fundamentals, McColl Center for Visual Arts, February 9 - 16, 2008
- Precious Metal Clay, for Sax Arts & Crafts (National art supply vendor) NC Art Education Association
Staff Development Weekend, Wilmington, NC; November 2nd – 4th, 2007
- Etching on Metal for Jewelry Forms, McColl Center for Visual Arts, July 28th, 2007
- Alternative Approaches to Beadweaving, NC Center for the Advancement of Teaching, Region Six NC
Art Education Association Staff Development Weekend. - Enameling on Metals for Jewelry, District sponsored Professional Development Workshop for
CMS Art Educators, June ’05 - Jewelry Forms in Metal, Polymer Clay and Epoxy, District sponsored Professional Development Workshop
for CMS Art Educators, June ‘04 - Introduction to Precious Metal Clay, Bead Lush Bead Shop (retail setting), Charlotte, NC, July ‘03
- Constructive Design through Jewelry Techniques, District sponsored Professional Development Workshop
for CMS Art Educators, June ‘03 - Alternative Materials and Methods in Jewelry, District sponsored Two-Part Professional Development
Workshop for CMS Art Educators, Fall ‘02 - Precious Metal Clay; Developing A Crafts Curriculum, Mint Museum of Art sponsored workshop for area
Art Educators, July ‘02
- Constructions in Bead Weaving, District sponsored Professional Development Workshop for CMS Art
Educators, June ’02 - Beadweaving on a Loom; NC Art Education Association, Workshop Leader to State Art Educators, Nov. ‘99
Exhibits/Shows:
- American Craft Council - Demonstrating Artist - by invitation; November '08
- Barnful of Quilts, Waxhaw, NC, October '08
- Art Institute of Charlotte, August '08; 2nd Place
- Ballantyne Alive!, Charlotte, NC, May '08; Judge's Choice Award/3D Design
- Artists @ the Pavilion, November 10th, ‘07
- Fusion, Whitehead Manor, Charlotte, NC, September 21st, ‘07
- Art Institute of Charlotte, October 5th – December 3rd ‘07; Honorable Mention
- Artists @ the Pavilion, April 18th, ‘07
- Artists @ the Pavilion, November, ‘06
- CMS Art Educators Exhibit, Spirit Square Wachovia Gallery, Summer ‘06
- ASSEMBLE: New Work by Art Teacher-in-Residence Alumni, 2002-2007; McColl Center for Visual Art,
March 23 - May 19, 2007 - Artwear in Motion, Textile Center, Minneapolis, MN, October, ‘06
- CMS Art Educators Exhibit, Spirit Square Wachovia Gallery, Summer ‘06
- CMS Art Educators Exhibit, Spirit Square Wachovia Gallery, Summer ‘05
- Winter ’05 Artists in Residence, McColl Center for Visual Arts; Exhibits; print and web publications,
January 10 – March 25 ‘05 - Diversions, Art Institute of Charlotte, November 4 – December 4, 04
- CMS Art Educators Exhibit, Spirit Square Wachovia Gallery, Summer ‘04
- Cleveland Springs Gallery, Shelby, NC, November ’03 – February ‘04
- Thoughtful Diversions, Collaborative Show of six artists, Spirit Square Wachovia Gallery, Charlotte, NC,
June – September ‘03 - Ritual, Play, and Performance, Collaborative Show of six artists, Spirit Square Wachovia Gallery,
Charlotte, NC, June – August ‘02 - NC Art Education Association Member Exhibit, November ’01, ’03, ‘04
- Penland Studio Exhibits, July ’01 and ‘04
- Wildacres Workshop Exhibits, Florida Society of Goldsmiths, June ’02, ’03, ‘04
- Art Educators’ Forum, Savannah College of Art, , seven time participant, over period of June ’93 – ‘01
- Charlotte Area Art Educators, Queen College, six years exhibiting through fall ‘03
Publications:
- Metal Clay Beads, Barbara Becker Simon, Lark Publications, Fall 2008, featured work
- Making Metal Beads, Pauline Warg, Lark Publications, September 2006, featured work
- Found Objects and Alternative Materials in Jewelry, The Nature of Craft and the Penland Experience, http://www.mintmuseum.org/penland/other/for_teachers.php, Mint Museum, 2004
- The Penland Experience Personified, Charlotte City Magazine, July 2004, featured artist
- Found Object Jewelry; Art Talk, Fourth Edition, 2005, Glencoe/McGraw Hill. Lesson and Student Work
Awards and Recognitions:
- Bobbi Bowman Scholarship, NC Art Education Association, to attend Arrowmont, November '08
- Regional Arts & Science Council Emerging Artist Grant, November, 2006.
- McColl Center for Visual Arts, Art Teacher Residency, an eleven week juried residency and sabbatical;
a collaborative participation between Charlotte Mecklenburg School and the McColl Center, funded by CMS and Wachovia; January 10th through March 28th, 2005. - McColl Foundation NC Art Educator Full Scholarship to Penland School of Craft and Design, July ‘04
- Penland School of Craft and Design, Teacher Scholarship, June ‘01
- Bobbi Bowman Scholarship, NC Art Education Association, to attend Penland, June ‘01
- NC Secondary Art Educator of the Year, NC State Art Education Association, 2003
- Artwork featured in SCAD 2001 Summer Art Educator Forum Brochure (handmade book)
- World Affairs Council Grant (for my classroom) – Beads – Weaving History and Culture Together, Fall ‘99
