Learn from Great Arts Teachers

Hi, I’m Phoebe, an Australian IELTS and ESL specialist based in Sydney. With over 25 years of experience helping English learners succeed, I specialise in IELTS preparation and professional English communication. I support candidates preparing for both IELTS Academic and General Training across all four skills with structured, practical coaching tailored to their goals.

Barbara's love for weaving started at an early age. Her Grandmother gave her her first loom, a piece of cardboard with slots at each end. She was hooked. Barbara is a graduate of Bowling Green State University with a BA/ Art Education. She taught Elementary Art for 28 years.

T-Claw is a professional dance caller and musician with 20 years of organizing experience. He’s a passionate community-driven instigator for traditional music and dance, frequently employing unorthodox methods for maximum engagement. Growing up in Nashville, TN, he played mostly punk and jazz, all the while fighting for human rights, social justice, and better biscuits.

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.

Hi! My name is Flavia. I’m a singer and vocal instructor with experience teaching voice in both private and institutional settings, including CEMM, Hogar Musical, and Nuad Studio. My background combines jazz, classical, choral, and early music training.

Melanie has been enamored with all things fiber since her grandmother taught her to knit and crochet when she was five or six years old. She has spent a lifetime delving deeply into every fiber art you can imagine. She has even travelled to Peru and Bolivia to study knitting and to Mexico and Guatemala to study Mayan backstrap weaving and embroidery.

Rusty Boyd has been a crocheter since the age of 9. At age 34, he took his first knitting class and was “hooked.” Since that time he has taught himself to knit lace, cables, stranded, mosaic and more. After attending his first Men’s Knitting Retreat, Rusty had his first pattern published by Skacel for their Simplicity Men’s Booklet.

Australian clarinettist Emma Scott has over 20 years experience as a professional clarinet player and teacher. She is originally from Perth, Western Australia and has also lived, studied and worked in the Netherlands for a decade, performing with orchestras throughout Europe and the UK.

I have been involved with music for thirty- six years. When I was sixteen, I started singing in the church choir and I fell in love with singing. I worked a part time job to pay for music lessons. This led me to pursue an associates in arts degree for liberal Arts Emphasis in Creative and Applied Arts. I soon grew interested in making and producing my own music.

Ira S. Murfin is a writer, educator, scholar, critic, and artist based in Chicago. He holds both an MFA degree in Writing and a PhD in the study of theatre and performance. His past published and produced work includes playwriting, fiction, non-fiction, poetry, criticism, and scholarship.