Celia is an artist, designer, educator, and materials specialist with over 30 years of experience in fine and applied art.

Lydia is a singer-songwriter, storyteller, and teaching artist with a Master’s in Deaf Education from Hunter College. Lydia creates engaging, hands-on programs incorporating music, puppetry, and American Sign Language. Her interactive performances inspire creativity, cultural understanding, and environmental awareness across all ages and abilities.

Wendy is a skilled En Plein Air watercolor artist. She earned her associate’s degree from the Art Institute of Philadelphia, followed by undergraduate and master’s degrees in art and literacy from SUNY New Paltz. As the high school art teacher for the Catskill CSD, Wendy enjoys sharing her expertise with her students, inspiring the next generation of artists.

Tracy Loring is a mixed media painter, instructor, intuitive storyteller, and Colonie Art League Board Member. Her work explores luminosity, color, and texture, and she encourages artists of all levels to create intuitively and view art as a powerful tool for self-expression.

Seth McNeill is a playwright whose work has been developed and presented at theaters and festivals nationwide, including the Samuel French OOB Festival, Valdez Theatre Conference, and Lanford Wilson New American Play Festival. He has worked as a script reader, dramaturg, and educator, earning a Master’s in Theatre from Hunter College.

Sara is a mixed media artist, toggling between painting, sculpting, and cultivating a greener environment.

Ruby Silvious is internationally recognized for her miniature paintings and collages on used tea bags. Her art is exhibited internationally and is featured in public and private collections.

Chantal, founder of Magic Lantern Puppets ‘n Crafts, taught puppetry in France and Canada. She studied arts education at Lesley University, and applied arts at Sunbridge Institute, a Waldorf school. For more than 25 years, she has taught at private schools and art centers throughout NY.

Elly has been leading hootenannies and sing-alongs since she was a kid at summer camp. Elly is also the creator of the “Our Song” program which gives young people a first-hand experience of the creative process by writing, recording, and performing an original song as a group.

Monika is a visual artist working in sculpture, installation, collage and drawing, with predominantly pre-used materials.

She has worked as a teaching artist for various organizations in NYC for 16 years, before moving to Catskill, where she now lives and has her studio.