Sherry Ploof

Sherry Ploof began making lampwork glass beads in 1996. She learned lampworking by taking classes from several internationally renowned lampwork artists, including Beth Williams, Kristina Logan, Kate Fowle-Meleney, Dan Adams, Sally Prasch, Diana East, Caitlyn Hyde and Emilio Santini. Sherry has taught jewelry making, lapidary, and lampwork glass bead making at the Worcester Center for Crafts, Snow Farm (formerly Horizons Craft Center), and private workshops at her studio.

In addition to lampworking, Sherry is an accomplished jeweler and lapidary. Her beads and jewelry are featured in several New England galleries. Sherry's beads appear in the book 1000 Glass Beads: Innovation & Imagination in Contemporary Glass Beadmaking from Lark Books! You can also see her beads in Spotlight On Silver, by Corina Tettinger. Sherry has been creating Jewelry and Lampwork Glass Beads for over 10 years.

Her husband Chris Ploof is a metalsmith making Gold, Platinum, Damascus Steel and Meteorite jewelry. To view Chris' work, see his website www.chrisploof.com.