Teacher Biographies

Korie B.

A former attorney turned paper-artist, Korie teaches book arts and rubber stamping at several local stores. Korie discovered her love for all things paper after mocking a girlfriend for becoming a suburbanite scrapbooker. One glimpse at all those pretty paper colors and cool tools, and Korie was hooked herself! Eight years later, she's elbow deep in adhesive and Twinkling H2Os and she couldn't be happier. If she had any spare time, she would enjoy walking barefoot in her backyard in West Virginia, gossiping late into the night with her girlfriends and perfecting her homemade ice cream recipe.

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Paula B.

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Beth F.

Beth brings a world of experience to the Rubber Chicken Art Institute. She has studied under several nationally-known book artists, then added her own flair! Beth has been teaching collage and bookbinding classes for several years in VA, MD and PA. She loves to create Star Books and has done several variations! Her preferred type of artwork is collage; she loves all types of embellishments and her motto, "the more, the better", applies to both vintage and new ephemera! Beth has recently been published for her first time in "Design Originals' Basic Books and Beyond".

Kathryn K.

Kathryn has been designing and creating artwork for at least 30 years and was bitten by the “Stamping Bug” during Christmas 2000. Since then, she has been obsessed (sound familiar?) with this amazing and versatile art form.

Kathryn began teaching stamping classes in the spring of 2001, focusing of techniques that create dimension and add texture. She is especially fond of layering different paper colors and finishes to create interest. Fibers, buttons, charms and other small objects provide an endless array of tools to add dimension and texture to her creations. And of course there’s all those pearls and rhinestones to add sparkle and elegance. Kathryn has gained a loyal following and she always gives great lessons on mastering the exacto knife - a very useful skill!

Suni L.

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Robyn M.

Robyn is a retired Registered Nurse from Southern California who came to Maryland to be with her daughter, (Leesa Webster, also a stamp teacher on special occasions) and her two wonderful granddaughters, Abby and Jordan. She has been teaching since 1989, and loves collage, fibers, unusual techniques & looks and of course, postage stamps. You can find some of her 23,000 postage stamps included in the Collage Elements sold through Rubber Chicken as well as unusual fibers in the FooFooz section. Robyn is an avid college football fan and loves the University of Southern California.

Lauri N.

Lauri lives in Boonsboro with her husband and two boys. She is a teacher by nature and an avid crafter. Lauri added stamping to her obsessions 5 years ago and "has it bad" (don't we all?)

She has taken classes from coop celebs like Robyn, Beth, Betty, and Kathryn as well as national celebs Stacy from Stacy Stamps, the Obertin's, Roben-Marie Smith from Paper Bag Studios, Joyce Hazen from A Stamp in the Hand and her personal "Rock Star", Dee Gruening from Posh Impressions.

Lauri's passion is that everyone be able to let their art flow and finds that stamping feeds the artistic part of us that longs to get out.

Lesley R.

Best known for her Fragment series of small fabric collages, Lesley is also a nationally known mixed-media artist with a passion for color and the written word. Her work takes the form of altered book, art quilts, dolls and more. She has taught from coast-to-coast and her art and articles have appeared in numerous publications.

Her art and writing focus on her passion – the inspiration and creativity of women. In her current position as Arts Editor of the new magazine Cloth Paper Scissors, Lesley hopes to showcase new talent and mixed media art.

Her first book, Quilted Memories, will be out April 2005. She is currently working on her second book, Fabric Memory Books.

With her art and her website www.LaLasLand.com, Lesley aspires to inspire others to find their own voice and create their art.

Rubber Chicken is proud to be Lesley's home store!

Betty S.

Betty is a native New Yorker who has lived in Maryland for more than 23 years. Betty has been stamping for over 10 years. She enjoys time with her family and Boxer, Niko. Growing up, she was always involved in a craft with her mother and sister. If they weren't knitting, sewing or doing needlework, they were painting on canvas or clothes. It wasn't until living in Maryland that she had the opportunity to learn about stamping. By day she works in an office, but come the evening and weekends - she is an avid stamper!!!