Sulie Girardi was born in Chicago, but has lived in Vienna, Austria for the past 30 years, where she owns and operates Vienna Impressions. Sulie has obtained the Art Clay Levels 1,2 and Teachers Certificate/Higher Diploma, as well as the Metal Clay Diploma from the Cornwall School of Jewelry. She teaches in her own studio and is also a frequent guest instructor in the US. Sulie’s work has been published in numerous magazines in Europe and the US, and has won awards in the Fire Mountain Gems and Beads Jewelry Competition and Bead Dreams.