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I am a hip hop, popping and vogue teacher, dancer and choreographer in Los Angeles. I started dancing at "Aura" Dance Theater, the first contemporary theater in Lithuania. At that company I trained in contemporary and ballet and performed at their dance theater shows. I also trained ballet and contemporary at The School of Dance and National Capital Dance Educators in Ottawa.

Crystal Hesser has been spinning yarn for over a decade. She’s a regular contributor to Ply and Tiny Studios Magazines and is the creative mind behind Spin Up Girl. She shares her fiber exploits on Instagram at @spin_up_girl. Her specialties are inspired art yarns and supported spinning, but is also well-versed in traditional styles.

Hello! I’m Baba Súle Greg Wilson, from Washington, DC--now living in AZ. I’ve been sharing African/Post-African and more--folklore, music, movement, story, craft—for over fifty years. A founding member of the Grammy Award-winning Carolina Chocolate Drops, I’ve authored Funky Banjo, Levels One and Two, The Súle System/Drumpath Rhythms, and the award-winning book, The Drummer’s…

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.

Lauren “Ren” Tysinger (they/them) come from a long line of textile artists, tracing back to their great grandmother escaping Eastern Europe during the height of WWII who made a living for herself and her family with the craft she brought over to the States: lacemaking.

Hello! I'm Ianina, a creative writing teacher in Spanish, with a degree in Literature (Licenciada en Letras), and professional experience as a writer, editor, proofreader, and creativity facilitator. I teach creative writing entirely in Spanish to adults (18+) who want to develop their writing skills, explore their creativity, or receive professional guidance on their writing…

Meagan Condon is a librarian and fiber artist with more than 10 years of teaching experience. Her areas of focus are microscopy of fiber, breed studies, plant fibers, natural dyes, digital community, and the science behind textiles. She has been published in PLY Magazine, Spin-Off Magazine, and The Wheel.

Hi, I’m Travis Sykes — a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and music educator with over a decade of real-world experience. I hold a Bachelor of Musical Arts in Songwriting from Berklee College of Music, where I studied under department chairs in Songwriting, Harmony, and Bass Guitar, and attended masterclasses with legends like James Taylor, Paul Simon, and Victor Wooten.

Sarah Boink is a New York–based fiber artist and educator whose work focuses on tapestry weaving with hand-spun, sustainable fibers. She is the founder of Sizz Handmade, where she creates contemporary tapestry work and weaving education rooted in material awareness, place, and environmental responsibility.

Joe Synan has been a painting student at the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston for 15 years. In addition, he has attended 17 classes in the painting studio at the Campbell School. Joe has been a Campbell School instructor since 2019, and has taught 8 painting classes in the online program with Lessonface.