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Meet our teaching artists
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Susan Damone Balch
Susan Damone Balch
Susan Damone Balch
Susan Damone Balch is an accomplished quilter, fly fisher and teacher. She has been quilting since 1978 and has exhibited her work and won awards throughout the country. Fly fishing, nature, and her extensive fabric collection provide the inspiration for Susan’s original art quilts. Susan teaches machine techniques such as piecing, appliq
Susan Damone Balch is an accomplished quilter, fly fisher and teacher. She has been quilting since 1978 and has exhibited her work and won awards throughout the country. Fly fishing, nature, and her extensive fabric collection provide the inspiration for Susan’s original art quilts. Susan teaches machine techniques such as piecing, applique, and quilting. Whether you are a traditional quilter or looking to push yourself to work more intuitively, Susan can guide you through the process.
Tracy McKee
Susan Damone Balch
Susan Damone Balch
Tracy McKee believes the meditative nature of making art is just what we need these days. She is a local painter who works with mixed media materials. She has shown her work throughout New England and has pieces in private collections in both the U.S. and Canada. Most recently, she completed The Enso Circle, a three-month, international
Tracy McKee believes the meditative nature of making art is just what we need these days. She is a local painter who works with mixed media materials. She has shown her work throughout New England and has pieces in private collections in both the U.S. and Canada. Most recently, she completed The Enso Circle, a three-month, international invitational residency and continues to participate as a Continuing Resident.
Karen Bruyn
Pollyanna Sidell
Pollyanna Sidell
Karen has been sewing as a hobby, since she was an early teen under the guidance of her mother. Early projects included many clothing and home dec projects. She began machine quilting when her mother opened a quilt shop in the early 1980s. Her bed-size and wall-size quilts have been exhibited in local shows, several winning “viewers cho
Karen has been sewing as a hobby, since she was an early teen under the guidance of her mother. Early projects included many clothing and home dec projects. She began machine quilting when her mother opened a quilt shop in the early 1980s. Her bed-size and wall-size quilts have been exhibited in local shows, several winning “viewers choice” awards. Since retiring from her accounting career in 2016, she enjoys playing with fabric, sharing projects and learning new techniques with fellow quilters and sewists.
Pollyanna Sidell
Pollyanna Sidell
Pollyanna Sidell
Pollyanna is a lively teacher who is passionate about learning and sharing her knowledge. She has been sewing her own clothing since she was 10 years old. Her career was in marketing. After receiving a Master’s degree in Creative Arts in Learning, she changed gears to teach middle school for 14 years using the arts to engage learning in t
Pollyanna is a lively teacher who is passionate about learning and sharing her knowledge. She has been sewing her own clothing since she was 10 years old. Her career was in marketing. After receiving a Master’s degree in Creative Arts in Learning, she changed gears to teach middle school for 14 years using the arts to engage learning in the classroom and raising her two wonderful children. Pollyanna returned to marketing for 7 more years where she developed digital content and media plans before retiring. Coming full circle, Pollyanna is back in a classroom spreading her passion for the arts in every weaving project she envisions.