A Quick Chat With…
Hear from the community of Craft Alliance, including class participants members, artist faculty, and exhibition artists.

A Quick Chat With…Artist Paul Dresang
“It’s not so much what you make. It’s why you make it.” Paul Dresang is an American ceramics and glass artist and retired Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville professor. He has presented his work in countless solo

A Quick Chat With…Tim Henry
Tim is our development & communications directory. He grew up in the Metro East and attended St. Louis University as an undergrad and law school student. After practicing estate law for five years, he felt

A Quick Chat With…Nick Merlo
Nick Merlo is a graduate of our Crafting a Future (CAF) program, which he participated in his junior and senior year of high school. He’s currently a sophomore at the Rhode Island School of Design

A Quick Chat With…Artist Moraa Nyaribo
Moraa Nyaribo is a Kenyan textiles artist who teaches in Craft Alliance’s fibers studio and is featured in the Slow/Make exhibition. Nyaribo has a B.A in Fashion and Textiles from the University of Nairobi and