Learn from Great Arts Teachers

Joshua Clemenger began his musical journey in community theatre and choir, where he quickly fell in love with music. Following his training at the Theatre Aquarius program, he performed much of the great musical repertoire playing Curly in Oklahoma, Sgt Cable in South Pacific, John in Miss Saigon, Anatoly in Chess, and President Wintergreen in Of Thee I Sing.

Kim Langley founded YarnStory, an LYS in Honolulu, where she taught hundreds of people to knit and introduced many to the joy of hand knit socks. Currently based in Wisconsin, she developed a fascination with sheep breeds and works with local shepherds and woolen mills to create breed specific yarns; view the results at www.purveyoroffineyarns.com.

A former communications professional living in the San Francisco Bay Area, Amy Snell has been teaching knitters joy and confidence in their craft for nearly 20 years. Amy loves to help knitters explore new techniques and expand the way they think about their knitting.

I am an immunologist (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polly_Matzinger) and sheep farmer. i teach basic and advanced immunology, and the genetics and biology of sheep color and breeding.

Elaina is the shepherdess at Avillion Farm in Efland, NC where she tends flocks of Shetland and Jacob sheep, Angora goats, Suri Alpaca, and cares for a large herd of Angora rabbits. After 30+ years raising fiber-producing livestock and experiencing lots of fibers in various stages of preparation and utilization, I still enjoy all aspects of fiber production, processing and making.

Beth is a CBA- and ABANA-certified journeyman blacksmith and instructor, and a member of the Society of Inclusive Blacksmiths. She got a chance to live in Denmark for a year, which led for forging for a viking ship reconstruction and trying to make the stuff we see in museums! She has taught enthusiastic students on three continents, both in person and on line.

Steven Inglima was hooked the first time a silver halide print magically came to life in the developer. From his first Brownie 127 film camera, the quest began to capture the things that mattered to him. This lead to 37 years in the designing, manufacturing, and marketing component of the photographic industry.

Amanda Page is a writer, editor, and filmmaker from southern Ohio. Her work appears in Belt Magazine, The Daily Yonder, 100 Days in Appalachia, and Literary Hub. She is the editor of The Columbus Anthology from Belt Publishing and The Ohio State University Press, and founder of Scioto Literary, a nonprofit that supports writers and storytellers in Scioto and surrounding counties…

Cassie Dickson is a heritage member of the Southern Highland Craft Guild, specializing in spinning, natural dyeing, and the traditional arts of coverlet and linen weaving. With a passion for preserving historical craftsmanship, Cassie grows flax and processes the fiber into linen, and she raises silkworms and transforms their cocoons into beautiful silk fabric.

Sara Dismukes is a multidisciplinary artist and educator based in Montgomery, Alabama.