Learn from Great Arts Teachers

Hello, My name is Ricky from Fresno, California and I am a recent graduate of University of California Santa Barbara class of 2018. I have a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology. The Educational Psychology classes at UCSB give profound insight into how education and psychology inform one another.

Hello!, my name is Hugo, I am a passionate, creative, and versatile photographer; developer of visual narrative and storytelling across different subjects and styles, with more than 20 years in the trade. Expert in film, alternative techniques, and darkroom processes; as well as digital ones. I’d love to work with you towards your photography goals.

My name is Jeanne. I am a native English speaker from the Pacific Northwest of the United States. I have a Bachelor of Science degree in secondary education. I have experience teaching one-on-one with secondary students and adults in many subjects, specializing in English, History and Drama.

Sonal Raje, is a professional artist based in Guelph, Canada. She is actively involved in the local art associations, as well as global ventures that promote the arts. She is a member of the Canadian delegation that is invited to participate in the annual show of the Société Nationale des Beaux – Arts ( Est 1862) at The Louvre in Paris.

Gayle Roehm is a former management consultant who now devotes herself to knitting and other fiber arts. She teaches nationally for knitting events, guilds and yarn shops. Her designs have been featured in Knitter’s, Interweave Knits, A Gathering of Lace, and other publications. She has also sold work at a fiber arts gallery.

Brandy Clements and Dave Klingler run the nation's only chair caning school & museum, Silver River Center for Chair Caning, in Asheville, NC. With over 5,000 chairs woven between the two of them, they are considered experts in their field. They teach both in-person and online at the shop in the River Arts District, as well as on location at JCCFS, Arrowmont, and Penland.

Elizabeth Whitton is a mompreneur who turned her love of wool into a thriving family-run needle felting business called Felted Sky. A self-taught needle felter, she has a knack for designing beautiful small projects that she has turned into a line of needle felting kits suitable for beginners.

Curious exploration is the focus of Canadian knitwear designer and indie hand dyer, Kim McBrien Evans. A lifelong love of colour, texture, pattern, and shape prompted Kim to transition from working artist to textile maven. Her knitwear designs are known for their ability to turn an abstract idea into a wearable reality while simultaneously fitting and complimenting a wide range of…

Kellie Nuss will be teaching Finger Knitting at the 2021 MDSWF.

I am a TEFL-certified ESL educator currently based in Japan, where I work as an Assistant Language Teacher inside Japanese public schools every day. I serve as the lead teacher across all elementary grades and co-teach at junior high school level which means my teaching practice is active, current, and grounded in real classrooms rather than theory.