Lyle Rayfield

Lyle Rayfield is an Art Clay Master Instructor and award-winning metal clay artist. She is also an Accredited Teacher for Hadar’s Clay and a Rio Rewards PMC Certified Artisan. After many years of various jewelry ventures, Lyle discovered the world of metal clay and expanded her love of teaching into the metal clay community. She is a studio jewelry artist and currently offers classes on a regular basis at her home in Tucson, AZ, as well as through local arts education venues. In her own words, “I love to nurture a student’s artistic talents and guide them in opening unknown doors to their creativity.”
Lyle has also taught at several national metal clay venues, including the Metal Clay World Conference, Art Retreat in the Desert, and the Bead and Button Show. Lyle is an active member of Desert Artisans, a local cooperative gallery in Tucson, AZ, and regularly writes step-by-step jewelry tutorials for Metal Clay Today, an online e-magazine for the metal clay community.