Bev Aroh has worked as a studio potter in California for 20 years and at Craft Alliance for the last four years. She creates wheel thrown and altered porcelain and stoneware as well as Raku and has exhibited her work throughout the United Sates.

Pam Caskanett received an MFA from Louisiana State University and a BFA from Kansas City Art Institute. She joins Craft Alliance this fall in the Ceramics studio. Caskanett has taught both children and adults all aspects of working with clay, and her work has been exhibited throughout the country.

Lisa Colby has recently returned to St. Louis, where she maintains her own jewelry and metalsmithing studio. She has taught at the Penland School of Crafts, exhibits nationally, and her works have been published in Lark Books 1,000 Rings. Lisa’s work is currently represented through Craft Alliance, the Ogden Museum of Southern Art, Piedmont Craftsmen Gallery and Penland Gallery.  

Erin Cork attended the University of Missouri–Columbia, where she received a BS in Education with a certification in K-12 Art. She is continuing to pursue her interest in art as an MFA candidate in Textiles at Southern Illinois University–Edwardsville. Cork’s work utilizes found fabrics, felting and natural dying techniques to create sculptural forms.

Kelly Draper received a B.A. in French from Webster University. She has studied metalsmithing with Joe Muench and Jan Hessel and has shown her work at Craft Alliance and other locations throughout St. Louis.

Peg Fetter received her BFA in drawing from Winthrop College and her M.F.A. at Washington University under the tutelage of Heikki Seppa. Peg has for a long time exhibited her jewelry creations in the metropolitan area.

Jan Hessel has wide experience teaching metals and has been instrumental in the development of the metals program at Craft Alliance. She earned her MFA degree in Art Metals from Washington University where she studied with master goldsmith Heikki Seppa.

Renee Heyer-Starrett received her BFA in ceramics from SIU Edwardsville and is a clay artist focusing on functional pottery.  She teaches children of all ages to work with clay through handbuilding, and on the wheel.

Leslie Hickman attended the advertising-arts program at Williamsport Area Community College in Pennsylvania. She has worked as an illustrator, and in elementary education for several years. She incorporates wood, fiber weaving, wire sculpting, metals, found objects, glass, and lamp-worked beads in her designs. She has studied with Tom and Sage Holland and James Smircich.

Jurmane Hill received his Bachelor of Science in Education with a major in Studio Art from Lincoln University in Jefferson City.  He has worked in elementary and middle schools teaching art for the last four years.  His work has been in numerous Lincoln University shows, and he was commissioned to do a piece for the President of Lincoln University.

Amy Hoover joins Craft Alliance this session specializing in contemporary and traditional basketry techniques. Amy exhibits her work locally and regionally and is in many private collections.

Cindy Howenstein graduated from SIU Edwardsville with a BFA in and has an AD from Forest Park CC. She has studied with Helen Shirk and has taken workshops with Chuck Evans. Cindy is represented in the Evansville Museum of Art; she sells and exhibits her jewelry and sculpture throughout the region.

Deborah Katon has her MFA and BFA in sculpture. She has studied in Rome, Italy, Sydney, Australia, and Nanjing, China. She has been blowing glass for over ten years and currently teaches a variety of the glass classes at Craft Alliance.  Her work can be seen online at www.katonstudios.com.

Michelle Katz-Reichlin has studied with sculptors Sue Eisler, Peter Hoell, Joe Muench and Paul Sasso. She has a BA from the Univ. of Michigan and a MSW from Washington University; her background in social work and activity therapy has led her to specialize in teaching art to children and adults with special needs.

Denise Mandel was commissioned to weave "Papal Coat of Arms" tapestry for the Pope's visit to St. Louis. This is the fifth work by Denise purchased by the Cathedral Basilica. She earned her BFA at Kansas City Art Institute and has produced an instructional video entitled, "Creating a Weaving Canvas."

Ann Miklovic received her BA in fine art from Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville.  She apprenticed with a jeweler at Blondstone, a gallery in San Diego, CA for over two years, while showing her own work in that gallery.  Ann has worked with children as an artist and educator since 1997.

Kitty Mollman received her BA in Art History from Wellesley College and her M.Ed from Harvard University. She has been a potter for many years and four years ago discovered the joys of working with fused glass in a class at Craft Alliance. Her work is exhibited at several area galleries.

Nikki Nation received her BFA in metalsmithing from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville while studying under Paulette Meyers. She has experience in production work and teaching children and adults.

Natalie Nauert received her BFA from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville in textile art.  She has also studied photography abroad in a small village in Ireland.  Natalie has experience with both two-dimensional and three-dimensional art using found objects and mixed media in her own work.  Natalie is excited to explore art with kids and to help them find the excitement art can bring to their own lives.

Sam Oldham taught Summer Camp with CA in the summer 2007.  He is in the Fine Arts program at Forest Park and he hopes to go in to industrial design focusing on Toy Design.  He has also been an assistant teacher for an elementary school in the late 90’s and early 2000’s. 

Rebecca Osborne received her BA in jewelry design from Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington.  Prior to this, she received her Associate Degree from the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York, NY.  Her work focuses on layering techniques with different metals, and has been exhibited on both coasts.

Michael Parrett earned a BA in graphic design and photography from Webster University and his MFA from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville while studying with Paulette Myers.  Michael exhibits his jewelry, flatware, hollowware and sculptures locally and nationally and has recently been published in the Lark Book “500 Metal Vessels: Contemporary Explorations of Containment”.

Batya Rich began taking classes at Craft Alliance five years ago beginning with pottery, moving to metal and final moving to glass.  The last two years, she has focused mainly on glass fusing and lampworking with a specialty in Judiaca.  Batya taught camp with us in the summer of 2007 and has been a glass monitor at Craft Alliance since 2006. 

Luanne Rimel, currently the Senior Director of Education & Exhibition Programs at Craft Alliance, earned an MFA in Fibers from SIU Edwardsville and has taught numerous workshops, college classes and residencies in fiber-related media. Her combined silk and photographic work is exhibited locally, nationally and internationally in many private collections.

Emily Robbins learned the stained glass craft from her grandfather and has gained further experience through commission work in large scale windows and glass and tile mosaic work. Emily is a faculty member of Craft Alliance, teaching classes in stained glass and received her BFA from Maryville University.

Carol Rominger is a studio artist who began her ceramics education at Craft Alliance.  She teaches all ages and works with the Community Outreach Program and Summer Camps.  Her two and three dimensional works have been exhibited throughout the region. 

Melissa Schmidt has a BA from National Louis University. She has been working with glass for 12 years. Her glass jewelry can be viewed online at www.guild.com as well as in Craft Alliance's Gallery Shop.

Mary Smith is a studio glass artist with a concentration in lampworking and jewelry design. She spent 20 years as a graphic designer in St. Louis, MO prior to becoming a full time studio artist in 2000. She holds two first place international jewelry design awards (Saul Bell Design Award) in the bead category for 2006, 2007. She is the first jewelry designer to win the award 2 consecutive years in a row! She was a St. Louis Art Fair exhibitor in 2007. In July 2005, she was filmed and featured on HGTV. You can see more of her work at: www.beadedjewelrybydesign.com

Nancy Spence received her BS in Art Education from Eastern Illinois University and her Masters Degree in Art Therapy from Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville. In both two-dimensional works and trhee-dimensional clay and mixed media sculpture, she tries to instill in her students a sense of adventure to experiment with the materials, and the freedom to find their own unique styles.

Sukanya Subramanian is an artist and an art instructor whose classes emphasize on expanding her student's creativity. She teaches her students to draw and paint with confidence, create complex color relations, balance compositions and determined forms and shapes.

Yuko Suga received an Intense Minor in Metals from Washington University under the tutelage of Heikki Seppa and a Masters in Occupational Therapy form the Washington University School of Medicine. She works with children with special needs and facilitates skill development through art, play and movement. Her work in metals is exhibited both locally and nationally.

Claire Taylor is a metal artist specializing in Precious Metal Clay. She has studied under various artists including Barbara Becker Simon and Tim McCreight. Claire produces and sells her work independently under the label Taylor-Made Jewelry.

Erin Taylor holds a BA from the University of Kansas in Architecture. He has studied glass blowing and lampworking, and teaches at Craft Alliance. He is a current member of the St. Louis Lampworking Society.

Bernhard Voss has worked with wood all his adult life as a cabinet maker, carpenter, shop teacher and wood turner. He taught in the Fine Art Department of the University of Missouri for over 8 years. His turned wood pieces are currently carried in the Craft Alliance Gallery Shop.

Janice Wallace holds an AD from Penn Valley Community College and a BFA from the Kansas City Art Institute in drawing and printmaking. Her work appeared in the International Print Exchange at the Museum School of Fine Arts, Boston, MA.

Katie Wang received her BFA in Studio Arts from Maryville University in Saint Louis.  She works conceptionally incorporating printmaking, photography, ceramics, and sculpture in her work.  Her internship last summer with the Bemis Center for Contemporary Art affirmed her excitement of art-based community involvement. She eagerly looks forward to sharing her experience and skills with students.

Sue Wuest has been exploring many different art media throughout her artistic life. Lampwork became the focus of her creativity as soon as the introduction was made over 5 years ago. She has studied with Jim Smircich, Corina Tettinger and Jeri Warhaftig. Her work is sold locally and has been featured in Corina's Spotlight On book series. She is currently the Treasurer of the St. Louis Lampworkers Society.