Learn from Great Arts Teachers

Elaine Robnet Moore has spent a lifetime not just making art, but passing the torch — and she does it with warmth, wisdom, and an infectious love for the creative process. As a master teacher, she works with makers domestically, internationally, and at Montgomery College in Takoma Park, Maryland, meeting students wherever they are and helping them discover what they're truly…

Jimmy Parker, Animal Nutritionist, does rations formulation for the farmers co-op line and several independent feed companies for all species. He also does farm consulting 3 days a week in a territory that covers all of Alabama, half of Tennessee, West Georgia, East Mississippi and the Florida Panhandle.

My experience teaching both in-person and online has strengthened my ability to make complex concepts accessible through any medium. I prioritize a warm, professional atmosphere in which students can take risks, express themselves authentically, and experience the joy and discipline of artistic practice.

I am a certified Special Educator and Shadow Teacher based in India, with nearly 11 years of hands-on experience supporting children with autism, ADHD, learning disabilities, and other developmental needs across early childhood, school-age, and teenage years. My approach is rooted in patience, trust-building, and personalized learning.

I was raised in an environment steeped in textile arts, guided and inspired by my mother and both of my grandmothers, all of whom were exceptionally skilled fiber artists. I began studying bobbin lace in 2010 after encountering it at a historical reenactment, and around the same time I started creating handmade buttons while producing period clothing for family and friends.

Lee Langstaff began working with wool through knitting and spinning 40 years ago without imagining that it was providing the basis for establishing a handspinners flock on Shepherd’s Hey Farm in Maryland beginning in 2000. After attending the MD Sheep & Wool Festival she selected foundation breeding stock based on her personal preference for desirable fleece qualities for…

Hi, I'm Dana and I'm the owner, designer. & educator of So Cal Urban Gardens. My company designs, installs, and maintains both edible gardens and CA Native plant landscapes. As a journalist (my previous career), I covered CA food and agriculture issues for years.

Hello! I'm an ESL teacher from London who has worked in China for 6 years total. Now I'm back in the UK to obtain a new teaching qualification. While still in the UK I worked at the Tate Galleries in London and Liverpool. Whilst there I took part in group exhibitions in cafes, bars and gallery spaces.

I am inspired by words, particularly the sound of the human voice and the person behind it. Language through handwriting and the forming of letters in different cultures – ultimately the universal concept of breath forming a line through writing, painting and speech.

Crystal Lawrence has been knitting since her Grannie taught her when she was 11. She has always been fascinated by the next challenge around the corner and when her friend and owner of a LYS offered to sell her a knitting machine 12 years ago she was hooked. Almost everything she has learned for MK has come from experimentation, hand knitting know-how, and vintage books.