Irene’s Resume
IRENE HAYS-PIERCE
P.O.Box 780202
San Antonio, TX 78278
H: (210) 479-3880
C: (210) 392-3880
Formal Education
2002 PMC Certification PMC Guild
2001 Stone Setting Revere Academy, San Francisco, CA
1995 Economics (B.A.) St. Edwards University, Austin, TX (cum laude)
1990 Corrections Officer Travis County Sheriff’s Academy, Austin, TX
1989 Peace Officer Travis County Sheriff’s Academy, Austin, TX
1983/84 Med. Lab Tech Community College of the Air Force, Wichita Falls, TX
(honor graduate)
Invited Shows
Kathleen Sommers Annual Bracelet Show #4,5,6,7, 8
Hunters Creek Jewelry Show 2015, 2016
Juried Exhibitions
2009 Women’s Works 22nd “Series 1 of 5(Removable Pendant On Bracelet)” Northwest Area Arts Council,
Anniversary First Place
“Leap of Faith”
“Cowgirl Passion”
2007 Topeka Competition 28 : “Graceful Alignment” , Juror: Robert Ebendorf , Sabatini Gallery, Topeka, KS
All School Exhibition “Eternal Light “ Russell Hill Rogers Gallery San Antonio, TX
“Waves of Color”
2006 Copper Kitchen XIII: “Cowgirl Passion” Student Art Display, SSAC, San Antonio, TX
All School Exhibition “Cowgirl Passion #2” Russell Hill Rogers Gallery San Antonio, TX
“Nature’s Delicacies”
2005 All School Exhibition “Infinite Movement” Russell Hill Rogers Gallery San Antonio, TX
In Triplicate Show “Cowgirl Passion” , Russell Hill Rogers Gallery San Antonio, TX
“Nature’s Delicacies”
2003 All School Exhibition “Heroes & Waves” Russell Hill Rogers Gallery San Antonio, TX
2002 All School Exhibition “Dreams in Motion” Russell Hill Rogers Gallery San Antonio, TX
Related Experience
Sep-Dec 2008 Instructor Advanced Class, SSAC, San Antonio, TX
2002-2010 Lab Monitor Beginners Class, SSAC, San Antonio,TX
2011- present private in home instructing
2016-present active in woodworking and teaching woodworking
Classes, Workshops & Seminars
2019 Byron Young - Woodturning A to Z
2019 Louis segmented bowl turning
2017 pen making
Southwest School of Arts and Crafts
2008 Juan Carlos Caballero-Perez Surface Embellishment
Nicole DesChamps-Benke Links+Links= Bracelet or Necklace
Phil Reede & Clay Aston Casting & Mold Making
2007 Cynthia Eid The Hydraulic Press; Intro to Argentium
Phil Reede A Fabricated Gold Project
Phil Reede & Clay Aston Casting & Mold Making
Marne Ryan Patterning & Fusing Sterling Silver
2006 Deb Stoner Making a Spectacle
Andy Cooperman Imaginative Setting Solutions
2005 Rachelle Thiewes Body Ornament: Concept & Design
Arline Fisch Textile Techniques in Metal
Barbara Becker Simon Clasps & Findings in PMC
Ronda Coryell Granulation
2004 Trish McAleer Metal Corrugation
Holly Goeckler Boxes & Lockets, Intro into Mokume Gane
Jan Harrell Enamel Sampler, Stencil, Sgraffito & Silkscreen
2003 Mary Maynor Embossing PMC & Polymer w/ photopolymer print plates
Nicole DesChamps-Benke A Quick Ring Project
Leonard Urso Creative Metal Forming
Teri Blond A Colorful, Wearable Bug
Celie Fago Treasures & Charms/ Bangle Bracelets
2002 James Lynn Gold Ring
2001 Bill Lee Colored Stone Inlay
Alan Revere Stone Setting, Jewelry Design
2001 Martha Prentiss Casting
2001 Marjorie Simon Fire, Form & Color
2000 to Claire Holliday Basic Jewelry Constr., PMC, Casting, Sculptural Jewelry Design, Keumboo, 3 Rings,
2008 Advanced Metals Studio Projects, Pigments & Patinas, Chasing & Repousse, Etching
Surface Texture Exploration, Creative Jewelry Design, Enameling , tool-making, Designers
Notebook, Sculptural Jewelry Design, Alternative Casting Techniques, Conceptual Jewelry
Design , Anticlastic Raising, Different Forms of Construction & Multiple Design Aspects
2008 Gary Schott Advanced Metals , Independent Study, Mechanical Motion
Arrowmont
2004 Diane Almeyda Plique-a-jour
