2008
Barbara Andrus-Weaving Trees
Barbara Andrus is currently living and working on two islands, Swan's Island and Manhattan. Recent shows include "Tree Weave: A Quiet Corner"" at the Groton School, Groton, Ma and evolving installations at Stone Quarry Hill Art Park, Cazenovia, NY. She recently completed an installation in the lobby of the 30/30 Hotel- as part of the Art Now Fair, Manhattan.
Marta Bernbaum-Intermediate and Advanced Torchwork
Marta Bernbaum grew up in Maine and received a BFA from the Mass College of Art where she studied a multitude of disciplines involving glass as a medium. She also studied torch work in New York City and now uses the torch to create detailed and delicate glass pieces. www.jmbglass.com
Avy Claire-Summer Artist in Residence and Building "the nursery"
Avy Claire is an artist who divides her time between a studio in Maine and one in New York City. The challenges of landscape and conceptual involvement are significant to her art. " I am interested in the dynamic tension between human mechanistic activity and nature's deeper order. I call this intersection 'The Garden'." www.avyclaire.com
David Estey-Drawing the Figure in Nature
Maine native David Estey is an award winning painter/printmaker who has taught and exhibited widely in the eastern US. His work covers a wide range of styles and media. He received degrees from the Rhode Island School of Design and George Washington University, and studied further at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and Haystack Mountain School of Crafts.
Russell Kahn-ART+Nature Camps
Russell Kahn appreciates "the privilege of watching each child's creative vision unfold. Their approach is refreshingly absent of preconceived notions." An artist and highly regarded art teacher, Russell brings many cultural influences to his work through his experiences living in New England, South Africa, the Southwest and New York City.
Paul Oberst-The Printed Voice
Paul Oberst has been making art since childhood but professionally since 1982. Since then he has been exploring his image of the "temple" first covered in abstract and representational marks, then in gallery, museum, university, dance and site-specific performances or installations. He took a break from building temples to build his home with surrounding stone walls in Montville during the early 90s. In 1989, Paul returned to making temples in various media incorporating clusters of words that he composes himself. He also travels to Mexico and the Southwest to study the architecture and cultures of the Mayan and Pueblo peoples. Oberst's work is in numerous museums, corporate, private and university collections.
Deb Pickering-ART+Nature Camps
Currently, Deb Pickering teaches art at the Cornerspring Montessori School in Belfast. Previously, she ran the Woodland Schoolhouse Early Learning Center in Searsmont. Her experience and dedication to learning through exploration and play sparks creativity in young minds.
Lynn Pussic
Lynn Pussic started studying and working with clay seven years ago to explore the intriguing combination of form and glaze available with clay. She studied at Unity College with Master Ceramicist Gretchen Luchessi. For the past two years Lynn has taught children and adults at Waterfall Arts the processes of creating pottery. She also crafts stained glass and is a professional desktop publisher.
Lesia Sochor- ARTicipation
Lesia Sochor began her studies as a teenager with Ukrainian watercolorist Peter Mehik. A graduate of Philadelphia College of Art, Lesia has taught art and exhibited her watercolors for 25 years in Maine.
Suzanne Southworth- Beginner and Youth Torchwork
Suzanne Southworth lives in Rockport ME. She is a 1995 graduate of S.U.N.Y. New Paltz, New York. She has a Bachelors Degree in Art Education with certification to teach k-12 Fine Arts. She teaches at Camden Hills High School. Suzanne has a strong background in metalsmithing, glass, and painting. Four years ago Suzanne learned the art of glass bead making right here at the Waterfall Arts Center formally known as Kingdom Falls in Montville. She has many hours of teaching and experimenting with this medium under her belt and looks forward to sharing it with others.
Linda Stec-MUDClub for teens
Linda Stec is a multifaceted artist, whose areas of expertise include ceramics, puppet theater and nurturing the artistic spirit of young children at the Starrett Center in Belfast. She holds BA and MA degrees in ceramics.
Richard Tremeglio-The Little Green House from A to Z
Richard Tremaglio grew up in a family of resourceful builders. Educated at Brown in art and MIT in architecture, he has practiced and taught extensively from a Cambridge, MA base since the early 80's. His appropriate, environmentally sensitive buildings, in diverse settings from Colorado to Maine and Prince Edward Island, reflect a passion for the art of building in support of place and community. Hands-on experience, initiated in early participatory design-build projects, is central to his teaching philosophy: that we draw inspiration and information from materials-at-hand.
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