Learn from Great Arts Teachers

I'm a pianist and music director for Disneyland! I've been working full-time in music for 15+ years and I've worked in just about every style you can think of: pop, musical theatre, classical, jazz, and many more. I've worked on more than 100 live music productions: Broadway, Off-Broadway, cruise ships, theme parks, pop, classical, film, media, and many more.

Hello! I am an American saxophonist and electronic musician who has been teaching for 8+ years and playing for 14. I love all kinds of music and art; I think human expression through extra-linguistic media is one of the most liberating and satisfying pursuits as it not only allows us to express ourselves but also connect us to others and to history.

Jenn Lampen is a passionate knitter, instructor, and knitwear designer who publishes under Synaptic Stitches—a name inspired by her background in neuroscience and her love of innovative, brain-teasing knitting techniques. She specializes in brioche knitting patterns that challenge and inspire, helping knitters gain confidence while creating stunning, textural designs.

A weaver since 1998, Denise Kovnat has taught virtually and at conferences and guilds across the United States, Canada, and Australia. She focuses on parallel threadings, collapse techniques, painted warps, and deflected doubleweave. In 2022, she published a book on collapse techniques, Weaving Outside the Box: 12 Projects for Creating Dimensional Cloth.

JoEl Levy LoGiudice is a full-time studio artist from Ashland City, Tennessee whose work is celebrated across the Southeast. She is also an experienced instructor, who makes every class a creative adventure. She has taught at the Appalachian Center for Craft, Tennessee Tech, Arrowmont, the John C. Campbell Folk School, and SEFAA and is known for her expertise and infectious energy.

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Jennifer Davies-Reazor is a mixed media artist residing in Newark, Delaware. Her work is inspired by mythology, folklore, and the natural world. Her concentrations in art school were metals and painting, then she discovered ceramics - and now finds inspiration in the “mixed media” moniker, exploring ways to combine paper, metal, beads and clay.

I’m Siri, the founder of Handmade by Siri, a creative business I established in McKinney, Texas, in 2024. I specialize in beginner-friendly crochet, loom knitting, and mixed-media crafts, with a teaching approach centered on clear demonstrations, patient guidance, and projects that help students build confidence while creating something they can finish and enjoy.

I am a professional visual artist and art educator with more than 30 years of international experience. Throughout this time, I have worked full-time as an artist, developing my practice through exhibitions, research, artist residencies, and projects in different countries.

Cara Bevan is a self-taught, professional artist who's been painting and sculpting since 2007. Growing up on an animal rescue farm and nature preserve gave Cara a deep respect for animals and nature. Her work focuses on creating life-like animals made from gourds, wire, clay, and other unusual materials.