Learn from Great Arts Teachers

6x Teacher of the Year 2020 through 2025 for Voice, Pop Voice, Voice Artistry, and Artist Development. I have been teaching for six years and have taught over 4,200 lessons on Lessonface. Across online and in person instruction in voice and piano, I have taught more than 10,000 lessons.

Varian Brandon started knitting at age eight. A trip to the islands of Great Britain rekindled a love of color and created an interest in the traditions of Fair Isle design and construction. She is currently designing stranded colorwork patterns for several yarn companies, as well as her own website.

Dana has been a Folk School instructor since 2004. Her most recent collection of poems is One Light, Texas Review Press. Her environmental memoir, "Back to Abnormal: Surviving with an Old Farm in the New South," was finalist for Georgia Author of the Year.

I am a passionate professional photographer who is dedicated to share my knowledge with people who love photography. Whether you are a beginner looking to learn the basics of photography, or an intermediate photographer looking to improve your skills, I will tailor our lessons to your level of understanding.

Kris Jenkins is owner of alk&me, an ohio-based indie dye company. She has been immersed in the fiber world for 10 years now and teaching for the last six. When she is not attending festivals, she is teaching at her LYS or in her studio in Northfield Ohio.

Peyton Waggener is a passionate fiber artist who loves the textures and colors she works with – feeling silk slip through her fingers as she spins, felting wools, and weaving cotton. It’s all magic! She is continuously honing her skills and enjoys teaching various textile techniques, including knitting, needlepoint, cross stitch, spinning, dyeing, Kumihimo braiding, and sewing.

I am deeply passionate about guiding others through the wonderful world of creativity. Through my expertise in oil painting, acrylics, and wire wrap jewelry crafting, I strive to create an environment where students can flourish and explore their artistic potential.

Laura is a contemporary Renaissance woman living and working on her family’s century-old homestead farm outside Hayward, WI. From fiber arts to creative writing, music to storytelling, she never tires of the magic of transforming idea into form and overlapping narrative and visual.

Driven by curiosity and colour, Kim is a dedicated fibre artist and educator who brings a rich blend of science, skill, and creativity to her teaching. Her approach is to first help students examine and understand their unique “signature” spinning style.

Elizabeth Domingue is a professional naturalist, educator, nature photographer, writer, and guide with extensive experience hiking, backpacking, photographing, and studying the natural world. Natural history has been her lifelong pursuit and passion.