Learn from Great Arts Teachers

Siobhan Boothe is a Natural Yarn Dyer from Southwestern Virginia. She lives on her family farm with her two daughters, husband, beef cows, beloved chickens, dog and cats. She's been dying yarn since 2015 and crocheting for over 15 years. She loves bringing her love of crochet and Tunisian Crochet to more stitchers!

Since first encountering The Penland Book of Handmade Books at the public library in 2006, I have been passionate about making books and have been learning and practicing the crafts involved in making books – binding, making paper, marbling paper, creating book cloth, and woodworking.

Gary Miller has been a photography educator at the university level for 20 years. He has taught at The Academy of Art University in San Francisco, CA, Texas Tech University in Lubbock, TX, The Art Institute of Houston, and The Art Institute of San Antonio, both in Texas. He achieved the level of Associate Professor at The Art Insitute of Houston.

Hi, I am Marco Belli, an Italian animator with a passion for traditional techniques and analogue painting. I have spent the last 8 years immersed in the world of animation, working as an animator, director of an animation team and film director.

Quoted by the London Contemporary School of Piano as “a classical pianist with a jazz spirit, connected to the improvisation traditions of classical music,” I bring a blend of tradition and innovation to every lesson I teach. With over 24 years of piano performance experience (starting at age 7) and 9 years of dedicated teaching, I’ve performed across the U.S., U.K., and Greece in…

Carol James is a self-taught textile artist who has been exploring low-tech textile methods for 30 years. Focusing on sprang, she has examined items in collections across the US and Europe, and is known for her ability to replicate these historic textiles. She has also created modern garments deemed worthy of the Handweavers Guild of America fashion show.

Jill Duarte spends their days geeking out about all things fiber, diving into the nuances of fiber preparation, color, and the act of spinning. As co-owner of HipStrings, Jill is dedicated to the resurgence of modern craft that is based on a foundation of technical and historical knowledge. This approach is reflected in the fiber, yarn and tools they’ve developed and produce.

I’m Yacine Haboubi, a Tunisian musician and dancer with a lifelong connection to music. My journey began as a child, moving to the sounds of Michael Jackson and James Brown, which taught me how to deeply absorb rhythm, melody, and emotion.

M. Theresa Brown is a long-time professional portrait artist whose art career embraces many areas of the arts. Her years of printmaking and color work led her to explore the fiber arts. Using many similar skills and accumulated knowledge, she evolved as a hand painter and ecoprinter on natural fibers.

Roy grew up working in his family’s woodshop and has made fiber art equipment for most of his life. He frequently write for PLY Magazine and is the president of Lambtown Festival, the largest sheep and wool show in California. Along with his father Henry, he has introduced many innovations to the fiber arts community and their equipment is known for being not only thoughtfully…