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Robert Banks is a locally celebrated artist and has been showing students how to explore the basics of drawing and painting for over 30 years. His unique approach to teaching offers a fresh and enjoyable approach to the world of colorful and creative exploration.
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Annette Baron (on right)
After earning a bachelors degree in Music and working as a professional musician, Annette made a career change, took classes at the Toledo Museum of Art, and studied the museum's vast glass collection. Eight years later, she established her teaching studio in Ypsilanti, MI. where she continues to create her own work for galleries and shows across the country. Today she enjoys sharing her studio with other artists and current and former students.
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Sandra Bozer took her first painting class in 1996. It was a Rec & Ed evening class at Clague Middle School on the basics of painting using acrylic paints. The following years, Sandra explored acrylic painting, watercolors, water-based oil paints, pastels, and drawing.
Sandra's love for oil painting and portraiture began with a portrait workshop taken in 2001. She has discovered the many facets and techniques of oil painting through intense self-study, from the classes and workshops taken locally and around the country, and studying with accomplished and nationally recognized artists.
Appreciating her initial start of painting, Sandra wants to give back to the program that got her started: Rec & Ed. "It's a wonderful program that helps the people in the community explore new areas that may enhance their lives."
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Oil Painting
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Connie Carello has been involved in custom art glass for eight years and owns "Three Sisters Art Glass".
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David Cowen has taught sculpture, drawing printmaking classes that emphasize personally meaningful pathways of learning for the past 10 years. His lessons are designed to integrate an understanding of aesthetics, art history, and critical thinking with the process of creating art.
As a Ranger-Naturalist in Yellowstone National Park, David directed a nationwide arts education outreach effort and resident artist program. More recently, he developed a place-based arts curriculum for students in the Bozeman, Montana, School District.
David received his training at the University of Michigan, Art Center College of Design, and Colorado State University
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Sculpture
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Barbara Goodsitt (on right) is a detail-oriented artist who works on exhibits her fine art in shows and galleries. She is also a professional illustrator and designer. Her commissions include book illustrations, architectural renderings, posters, fabric designs, jewelry, and portraits.
She is an exhibiting member of the Ann Arbor Women's Artist Organization and the Colored Pencil Society of America. Barbara has been working with colored pencils for over a decade and loves this medium. She enjoys sharing her knowledge and love of colored pencils with her students.
CHECK OUT BARBARA'S OFFICIAL WEBSITE AT: www.barbaragoodsittstudio.com
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Colored Pencil
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Andrea Inostroza attended the University of Concepcion in Chile and she graduated with a Bachelor Degree in Education with a major in Visual Arts. She has discovered that writing is an excellent way of therapy. See her work at http://www.andreainostroza.com/index.html
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Bauer Painting
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Idelle Hammond-Sass
Jewelry Designer and metalsmith Idelle Hammond-Sass is a working artist in Ann Arbor, Michigan. With a background in painting and sculpture, she received her B.F.A. from the Art Institute of Chicago and continued her studies at Oxbow and Penland. She frequently attends and teaches workshops and classes. She has over 25 years of experience as a designer and fine art jeweler, shows her work at fine craft fairs and galleries and also offers custom design.
She loves the opportunities jewelry offers for self expression, invention and creativity and enjoys nurturing and sharing her skills with others.
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William Shultz has been with Rec and Ed for many years and is very popular among his students. He has developed a ceramics program that focuses on individualized instruction in a comfortable and supportive environment. |
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Mary Thiefels (on left) is an Ann Arbor native, working within the community as a muralist and educator for over 10 years. She has taught Acrylic Painting for Ann Arbor Rec and Ed for 4 years. Over the years she has created a following of students, many returning to her classroom for the constant encouragement she provides. Mary takes pride in reconnecting individuals with their creative roots by creating an environment that is unintimidating, hands on, and fun.
CHECK OUT MARY'S OFFICIAL WEBSITE AT: www.treetownmurals.com
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Drawing & Painting
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Debbie Walters specializes in Early Childhood Education and worked as a pre–K teacher as well as a Sunday school teacher for several years.
“I have enjoyed working with preschoolers in the multi-cultural atmosphere for the last four years at Rec & Ed. For me it is all about sharing. The preschoolers share with me their willingness to learn, curiosity, and their amazing creations. I share with them my creativity, patience and enthusiasm. We all have fun together.” |
Preschool & Youth Art
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Katherine Willson (on left) is an artist and an educator who agrees wholeheartedly with Pablo Picasso's statement that "every child is an artist - the problem is how to remain an artist once s/he grows up." Katherine marvels at her good fortune to have a job that pays her to play with others in her community.
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Preschool, Youth, & Adult Art |
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Jennifer Wolf teaches adult watercolor classes. She has a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Eastern Michigan University, with majors in painting and printmaking, and a minor in art history. While earning her degree, Jennifer was the teaching assistant for the lithography department. Jennifer's artistic philosophy has remained unchanged for twenty years – she is a "process person" energized by artistic experimentation and the challenges of translating ideas to canvas or paper. She adheres to the adage "paint what you know," stating that "…regardless of what inspires a person to create a work of art, the inspiration needs to come from a very personal level if one is to sustain an interest in the artistic process." |
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Susan Wright is an official “townie” – born and raised in Ann Arbor. Except for her college years at MSU, she has lived here her entire life. Her life as an artist began as a weaver, and continued for 10 years.
Susan actively weaves, crochets, knits and needle felts. She is constantly working on ways to combine all of these passions. She has enjoyed the process of translating almost 30 years of studio knowledge into projects for students in all age ranges . |
Preschool, Youth, & Adult Art |
