JoyBeadz Glass

Joy Knepp began her journey as a glass artist more than 20 years ago when she discovered the art of working with glass using flameworking techniques at a workshop at Touchstone Center for Crafts.  She considers herself a “lifelong” learner and has continued exploring techniques at Pittsburgh Glass Center, Goggleworks, Reading, PA, The Studio at Corning Museum of Glass as well as many other workshops affiliated with the International Society of Glass Beadmakers, of which she has been a member since 2004. She is a retired K-12 educator where she taught visual arts for 27 years. Her education includes a B.S. and B.A. degrees from Pennsylvania State University and Masters’ degree work from Frostburg State University in Maryland and The University of the Arts in Philadelphia. She has taught techniques in glass at Touchstone Center for Crafts, Laurel Arts in Somerset and Brockway Center for Arts and Technology.  She maintains an active membership in the Pennsylvania Art Education Association as well as membership in the Craftsmen's Guild of Pittsburgh. Her work has been exhibited and sold in galleries and art centers in the region.