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BARBARA BASH
Author/Illustrator
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Barbara Bash has written and illustrated many highly acclaimed books about the
natural world for children and adults. She is a calligrapher, illustrator, and teacher who will come to your school for Author
Days and lead classes in field sketching as well as the popular Big Brush workshops where participants learn to trust their
own creative instinct while working with enormous horsehair brushes and great buckets of ink. Her illustrated journals have
long been a source of inspiration to colleagues and students.
Published Sierra Club Books for Children include; Ancient Ones, Shadows of the Night, Urban Roosts,
Tree of Life, Desert Giant, and Phantom of the Prairie.
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DURGA BERNHARD
Author/Illustrator
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Author/illustrator Durga Bernhard builds bridges for children between classroom studies, the world of publishing, and the
many subjects of her books. Her conceptual and multicultural titles inspire students in the areas of writing and social studies.
Her natural science titles connect easily to curricula in science. Programs may be tailored to fit a particular age group
or area of study. For older students and/or longer sessions, hands-on activities in book production and illustration are offered.
Durga loves meeting her readers, and is available for single sessions, half and full day visits, and longer residencies.
Durga is the illustrator of over twenty books for children, and the author of five. She has taught in numerous schools in
New York state, including a unique 3-year arts-in-ed program that was piloted through Bard College with a grant from the New
York Foundation for the Arts. She has participated in the Red Hook Central School District's annual Author's Day for over
seven years. Her educational programs have been sponsored by libraries, private schools, BOCES, and more.
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CAROL FIELD
Muraling, Scenic Technique, Art & Environmental Education
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(845) 687-7813
c.field@earthlink.net
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Carol has an extensive history of enlightening and influencing students K-12 in the Hudson Valley. Her workshops Muraling,
Scenic Design, and Art and Environmental Education have been conducted at schools in Rondout Valley, Ellenville,
and at the BOCES Alternative School where murals she has created with students are on permanent display. She has also
done residencies at the Rural Migrant Ministry, Women's Studio Workshop, Woodstock School of Art, Oakwood, and the Mohonk
Preserve, as well as Les Ateliers des Paris, to name a few.
The impressive professional background Carol brings to her teaching includes Production Design and Art Direction
in films, music videos and commercials, Scenic Design on various films and in theater. Her paintings have been
exhibited at galleries and museums throughout the Hudson Valley, in N.Y.C., Delaware, Philadelphia, and Albany.
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KAREN NOCHISAKI GAVIN
Batik Artist
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(845) 255-8089
kgavin@hvc.rr.com
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Karen's work has been shown and sold in many local arts and crafts shows including the UCCC Renaissance Festival, DCC
Crafts Fair, Bear Mountain Art Show and the Washington Square Outdoor Art Exhibit.
Karen has conducted workshops using a safe, no-heat batik technique for many elementary school classes, including African
Adire Eleko and Chinese Happiness Pillows and Self Portrait, Greek, Patriotic and American
Indian Totem t-shirts. Exploring
India and View Through a Window workshops were conducted for grades
7-12 using more traditional Batik methods. Karen
is able to adapt her batik workshops to enhance a number of cultural studies allowing students to create useful, durable and
machine washable clothing, quilts or pillows while learning about other cultures as well as themselves.”
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MAVIS GEWANT
Yantra and Silk Deity Painting
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Mavis Gewant learned the ancient techniques of yantra and silk deity painting from Tantric Master Dada
Shri Harish Johari, studying with him and serving as his personal assistant for more than twenty years. Dadaji encouraged
her to teach this knowledge and requested her to illustrate his last book, Planetary Meditation Kit, which contains
yantras and mantras of the planets.
A student of Vedic Astrology and an experienced teacher of many subjects,
Mavis is one of only a few persons living in the US, with over two decades of training in this sacred art, combined with the
devotion to teach others. Her sadhana consists of painting yantras and deities and helping others through this transformational
art form. Additionally, Mavis directed the summer arts camp at Unison for 5 years and was an art teacher at Mt. Laurel school
for seven years.
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HANDS ON HISTORY
Weaving, Pottery, Colonial Crafts
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Contact: Alice Seeger
(914)
475-0204
aliceseeger@handsonhistoryinc.org
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Hands On History Inc. is a not-for-profit corporation for the purpose of research, development and presentation
of experiential, living history programs.
School Programs:
Standards and assessments for elementary school students continue to require increasing demands
on teacher's time, talent and resources. Inviting a specialist into the classroom is a way of expanding resources while providing
a balanced approach to learning. Hands On History workshops are created to support curriculum and successfully meet educational
goals. Supplemental study guides have been developed for each program.
Some of the programs offered include; Traditional Weaving of Peru, Weaving of the Navajo People, Colonial American Spinning
& Weaving, and Colonial Crafts.
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LIZ LAWRENCE
Painted Earthenware
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Liz Lawrence conducts classes regularly in both pottery
making and painting earthenware. She recently completed a tile muraling project with the Onteora
gifted and talented program using the theme, "Preserve Our World".
Liz has been painting on her pottery for over 20 years. Liz
paints detailed landscapes, floral, and Victorian interior and porch scenes on functional earthenware pottery. "I try to create a special world, a peaceful world,
where everyone has just stepped out so that viewers can imagine themselves into the scene."
Liz paints with underglazes and covers the piece with a clear lead-free glaze.
Her work has been featured in Matter Magazine; "Formal Country,"
a book by Pat Ross; the American Craft Council Show (Baltimore, MD); the Invitational Show of NYS Ceramic Artist (Cooperstown
NY); and at nationwide museums and craft galleries.
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Built in 1790, Locust Grove is a unique setting for learning about the settlement of Kentucky and this region. Students tour
the house and grounds, studying life on a farm when Kentucky was "the West". The influence of Locust Grove’s
most famous resident and founder of the city of Louisville, George Rogers Clark, is also explored through a trip to this
National Historic Landmark.
A variety of programs are offered for students of all ages
some of which can be adapted for the needs of your curriculum: Lucy’s
Treasures (K-2) A hands-on lifestyle experience
including a slide presentation, trunk game and mini tour of house and grounds. Pioneer
Days Craft Sampler (2nd and up) Life on a Kentucky farm ca. 1800, touching on Croghan
and Clark family histories. Includes a video and tour of the house and grounds with costumed demonstrations of cooking, spinning,
and woodworking. History Tour (Middle School and Up) The
history of Locust Grove, the people associated with the site, including George Rogers Clark, and their impact on this region.
Tour begins with a video and includes the house and grounds. Architecture (High School) Early Kentucky architecture, especially Georgian, using Locust Grove and elements of
construction as examples. Tour begins with a video and includes the house and grounds.
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NESTOR MADELENGOITIA
Painter, Muralist
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Mr. Madelengoitia's K-12 student created mural installations can be seen throughout New York City and the Mid-Hudson
River Valley. Titles include "Ethnic Diversity in US Flag, All About Snails, Views from the Hudson and West
Point, Sloop Clearwater, Science, Literature and Mathematics, A History of Shoes, and many more. Muraling residencies
are ongoing student collaborations which encourage team-work and reflection. Mr. Madelengoitia is the
recipient of Dutchess County Executive Arts Award for Arts in Education, 1999.
His own murals and portraiture have been exhibited in NYC and the Mid-Hudson as well as in Lima, Peru.
Murals include large Hudson River mural on Main Street in Poughkeepsie, cited in press for greatly enhancing area, and outdoor
mural at Demitasse Cafe. He has also been featured in a number of journals and magazines including, New York Newsday, El Diario,
AHA Hispanic Art News, and The Poughkeepsie Journal
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RONA MAYNARD
Painter, Illustrator, Muralist
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Rona Maynard's areas of visual arts expertise include watercolor and landscape. She has worked with students
Grades 1 through 8 on a variety of projects, including "on the spot" painting field trips at local places of interest and
beauty, and a recently completed a Muraling project at the Edson School which integrated Social Studies and Literature curriculum.
She has also taught drawing & water color in the Rondout Valley Middle School after school program and at Ulster
County Community College, and taught and headed the art department at the Good Shepherd School, where she specialized in work
with ESL and Special Needs students. Additionally, Rona has been a Home Educator in the Evenstart Family Literacy Program.
Rona regularly showcases her students' work at the Emily Hoystradt Gallery in Kingston, where she is curator. Her
own work has been exhibited there as well as at the Buttonhole Gallery in Saugerties and the Fort Lee Gallery and Library
in New Jersey.
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NANCY OSTROVSKY
Painter, Muralist, Performance Artist
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Nancy Ostrovsky has been an Arts Educator
since 1983 in such projects as: Drawing From Musicians Workshop at the Institute
of Contemporary Art in Boston; Mentorship with the WISE Program for various Ulster
County School Districts and the Arts Mentor Program for Ulster BOCES; Master Classes at Rondout Valley High School, and Drawing from Musicians
classes at the Friends of Great Black Music Loft in Boston. She has lectured
at Northeastern University and Eastman School of Music and has served as an Arts in Education Board Member
for the Women’s Studio Workshop.
Nancy studied at the Maryland School of Art and Design and is an accomplished muralist and painter as well as Performance
Artist, specializing in Live Painting. Her
performances as well as Solo and Group, Public and Private exhibitions have been seen throughout New York,
Massachusetts, California and Germany.
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JAMES RANSOME
Illustrator/Children's Book Author
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Mr. Ransome has presented workshops in schools across the country along with his wife, author Lisa Cline-Ransome
(Mayor Taylor Champion Cyclist, Quilt Counting, Satchel Paige). These include a slide show introduction to
the field of children's books, the variety of books they have illustrated and written, artistic influences, and
how they create books, and workshops in both drawing and creative writing.
The Children's Book Council named James E. Ransome as one of seventy-five authors and illustrators everyone should know.
Ransome has received numerous awards for his work, including; the Coretta Scott King Award for Illustration and the IBBY Honor
Award for his book, The Creation, the Coretta Scott King Honor Award for Illustration for Uncle Jed's Barbershop,
The Simon Wiesenthal Museum of Tolerance award for The Wagon, the 1999 NAACP Image Award for Let My People
Go, and others. PBS's Storytime featured his book, The Old Dog. Ransome has exhibited works in group
and solo shows throughout the country. He has completed several commissioned murals for the Children's Museum in Indianapolis,
The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati, Ohio, and the Hemphill Branch Library in Greensboro, NC. He
created a historical painting commissioned by a jury for the Paterson, NJ Library and a poster for the 50th Anniversary Celebration
of Brown vs the Board of Education. His traveling Exhibit, Visual Stories has been touring the United States
since 2003. His work is part of both private and public children's book art collections.
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MICHELLE RHODES
Clay Artist
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Ms. Rhodes has been teaching
children, teens, and adults since 1975. Most recently she completed a residency with New Paltz High School Art
students. She maintains a clay studio with several wheels and kilns to produce her own work, to teach others, and since 1995,
for the full range of Deep Clay offerings. She has also worked as a Psychotherapist using the arts.
In 1978-79 Ms. Rhodes was
apprenticed in Japan with the renowned Fujiwara family of Bizen, studying traditional methods of pottery-making. She has also studied
Tea Ceremony in Kyoto and New
York. Her work has been exhibited
locally and in New York City, and can be seen at her showroom by appointment.
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SAMUEL DORSKY MUSEUM OF ART
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The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art, originally known as the College Art
Gallery (founded in 1964), is a not-for-profit educational institution located at the State University of New York at New
Paltz.
The Museum uses its collections and develops changing exhibitions primarily to enrich and amplify the academic programs
at the College. The Museum is dedicated to collecting, researching, interpreting, and exhibiting works of art from diverse
cultures. The permanent collection spans a period of almost 4,000 years. Areas of specialization include 20th century prints
and paintings, Asian art, Pre-Columbian art and artifacts, decorative arts (metals), and photographs. The Museum has a special
commitment to collecting important works of art created by artists that have lived and worked in the Hudson Valley and Catskill
regions.
The temporary exhibition program includes exhibitions of works of art by faculty, alumni, and students in the Art Department,
and exhibitions, installations, and projects by nationally and internationally recognized artists. Each summer the Museum
sponsors thematic exhibitions featuring works by artists living in the mid-Hudson Valley and Catskill Mountain regions. The
Museum is a major cultural resource in the Hudson Valley serving a broad-based constituency from both on and beyond the New
Paltz campus.
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CHARLES R. SMITH JR.
Author and Photographer
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Charles is an inspiritational speaker, presenting both hands-on workshops and assemblies. His pubished
books of poetry and photography include, Tall Tales, Rimshots, Hoop Queens & Hoop Kings Short Takes, I Am America,
Perfect Harmony, and Brown Sugar Babies.
His presentation focuses on how an artist takes things from their life and puts it into their work. Charles presents
his photos, performs poems and discusses his artistic choices. He discusses how he came up with his poetry style
and shows poets who’ve influenced him as well as books by photographers whom he admires. He also talks about his
interests as a person and how that determines his projects in areas of Geography, Visual Arts, Literature, Math, Physics,
Foreign Language, Creative Writing & Poetry, and Sports.
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MICHAEL WEISBROT
Photographer
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During Mr. Weisbrot's empowering Stories Within residencies (recently conducted at
Kerhonkson and Marbletown Elementary Schools) students make self-portraits to accompany their own "I AM" writing, They
use computers to learn about layout , design, type fonts, etc., as they create a book of their work to present to other
students and the community. Mr. Weisbrot also uses photographs to stimulate ideas and feelings that lead students to
the creation of stories. Structure, description, vocabulary, etc., are stressed in order to use language to make pictures
in the reader's mind.
Michael's personal and assignment work has received grants and awards, been exhibited in galleries and
museums and published in many books, American Photographer Magazine, Newsday Sunday Magazine, Life, New York Times, Mothering,
etc. Clients have included the Greg Allman Band, Bardavon Opera House, Bard College, and Simon and Shuster Publishing.
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WOMEN'S STUDIO WORKSHOP
Hands-on-Art
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Contact:
Anita Wetzel,
Development Director
(845) 658-9133
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WSW seeks to offer school age youth the opportunity to work and learn in a professional arts environment which includes
extended work time (full days) in multiple studio visits, use of tools and equipment not available in the school setting,
and the opportunity to work with individuals whose careers are centered in the creative arts.
Hands-on-Art takes place both in the school classroom and in the 6,500 square feet of studio facilities WSW maintains
for intaglio, letterpress, papermaking, silkscreen, photography, book arts and ceramics. Hand-printed artists' books
are a specialty of WSW.
School programs range from simple day trips to the studio to ongoing, intensive residencies. WSW has collaborated
on programming for students K-12 with the Kingston City Schools for 20 years, and with New Paltz CSD from 1996-2000.
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ROBERTA ZIEMBA
Collage, quilting, sculpture...
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Roberta works in various different mediums including painting, sculpture, collage, mosaic, puppet making, screen-printing
and others, to help students think and feel like artists investigating materials, developing ideas, sharing, and exhibiting
their work. Arts experiences are linked to literacy or cultural themes and support the classroom curriculum.
Some examples of projects are, Art and History, a mosaic map of the community combining mosaic art with local
history and culture; The Arts of Australia, muraling inspired by the traditional Aboriginal style; Art and Science
where students create clay sculptures and their habitats, and The Arts of Japan, block printing, brush
and ink painting and designing kimonos inspired by nature.
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Ulster BOCES Arts in Education
175 Route 32 North
New Paltz, NY 12561
(845) 255-1402 ext. 1312
FAX: 255-3836
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