Instructors Bios
Meet the Great and Talented Instructors that teach at D&L Art Glass Supply®!
Tonya Nelson:
Tonya Nelson, a Colorado native, fondly remembers her childhood artistic ventures of creating animals from balls of mud and decorating them with leaves, sticks, and seeds. She chuckles as she recognizes that forty plus years later, her fused glass art is created in much the same way with pieces of glass, frit, stringers, and confetti.
Tonya began creating with glass in 2011. She has won several contests with her art and is gaining recognition within the fused glass community. While having no formal art education, her art is heavily influenced by the late sand and fused glass artist, David Alcala.
Tonya has been a registered nurse for 25 years and continues to work full time in the emergency department. She lives with her supportive husband Brett, in Pueblo, Colorado, and shares her home with 5 dogs, 2 horses, and manages a feral cat colony of 10 to 15 cats.
