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      <title>Handbuilding on Mondays</title>
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      <description>September 14, 21, 28 &lt;br&gt;
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           HANDBUILDING ON MONDAYS
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            September 14, 21, 28
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           Mondays 6-8:30 pm
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           Clay is purchased as needed. $65 for #25.
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           Handbuilding is the art of using our hands and tools to create ceramic pieces instead of using a wheel. The sculpting of cups, bowls, containers, and choice objects will be demonstrated and are the basic options to create in this course. Guidance and support will be provided to make clay objects… and have fun. Primary ceramic techniques such as coiling, slab, and pinch pot construction, along with ceramic vocabulary will be taught and explored to create effective artworks. 
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             watery clay mixture used as “glue” and texture 
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             flatten or spread clay from a lump to an equal &amp;amp; even squared slice 
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            the fundamental act of rolling clay to use to build/create 
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           Students have access to additional studio time outside of class. Each student purchases clay from NISDA (25 lb box). The fee includes the cost of firing and glaze.
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      <title>Seaside Landscape Paint-a-long</title>
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           SEASIDE LANDSCAPE PAINT-A-LONG
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           Join instructor Lenny Moskowitz for an ezciting one-day workshop focused on creating a large-scale painting on a 30" × 30" canvas. Using a provided reference image, you'll follow a guided, step-by-step paint-along.
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      <title>A Weekend of Drawing</title>
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           Feel free to bring a drawing journal, personal paper, or favorite mark making tools. 
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           These classes will take special interest in capturing the eye-moving rhythms of the figure and drapery . We will have a special warm up ~ exploring the figure gesturally, with wire. 
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           Friday the studio will be lit to create dramatic forms with the draped figure. Sunday we explore the figure as part of the natural landscape. 
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      <title>Donna Elle</title>
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           NISDA STAFF
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           For Donna Elle, Nantucket has been a muse ever since she moved here as a teenager and fell under the spell of its natural beauty. Nantucket is where she chose to design a life for herself, exploring her passion for design first as a dressmaker and then in her bridal and upholstery workroom and through studies at the Rhode Island School of Design. Nantucket is where she chose to raise a family.
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           The island is part of who she is, and each project is an expression of her kinship with it. With Donna Elle Design, she offers clients an approach that is both highly intuitive and deeply experience-based.
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      <title>Interior Design: The Shape of Space</title>
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      <description>September  10&lt;br&gt;
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           THE SHAPE OF SPACE
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           Donna Elle
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           Donna Elle takes us inside her creative philosophy with “The Shape of Space,” exploring how the places we live in can influence how we feel, connect, and experience everyday life.
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      <guid>https://www.nisda.org/interior-design-the-shape-of-space</guid>
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      <link>https://www.nisda.org/sam-resetarits</link>
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           BLACK + WHITE DARKROOM PRINTING BASICS
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           Adult 18+ // All Skill Levels
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           A 2.5 hour Hands-On Tutorial in the NISDA Darkroom and Photo Studio.
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           $225 up to 2 students
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           am Resetarits
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           This tutorial is designed to bring people back into the darkroom — literally. It's built for photographers who've already done the hard part (shooting and developing black-and-white negatives) and want to learn how to turn those negatives into physical, hand-made prints.
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      <pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 08:16:36 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.nisda.org/sam-resetarits</guid>
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      <title>TUTORIAL:  Black + White  Darkroom Basics</title>
      <link>https://www.nisda.org/tutorial-black-white-darkroom-basics</link>
      <description>&lt;b&gt;Fall Tutorial:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;
2.5 hours&lt;br&gt;
$ 225 up to 2 students &lt;br&gt;
Materials included&lt;br&gt;
&lt;b&gt;Apply Online&lt;/b&gt;</description>
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           BLACK + WHITE DARKROOM PRINTING BASICS
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           Adult 18+ // All Skill Levels
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           A 2.5 hour Hands-On Tutorial in the NISDA Darkroom and Photo Studio.
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           Tuition:
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           $225 up to 2 students
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           Materials included
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           Sam Resetarits
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           This tutorial is designed to bring people back into the darkroom — literally. It's built for photographers who've already done the hard part (shooting and developing black-and-white negatives) and want to learn how to turn those negatives into physical, hand-made prints.
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      <guid>https://www.nisda.org/tutorial-black-white-darkroom-basics</guid>
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      <link>https://www.nisda.org/clay-handbuilding-wheel</link>
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Monday and Wednesday&lt;br&gt;
September 14, 16, 21, 23, 28, 30&lt;br&gt;
&lt;b&gt;Registration open&lt;/b&gt;</description>
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           CLAY WHEEL + HAND BUILDING WORKSHOP
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           Beginner to Intermediate
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           Adult 18+
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           Fall Session: September 14, 16, 21, 23, 28, 30
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           Monday + Wednesday 
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           NEW Time:
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           6-8:30 pm
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           Penny Hanson
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           Helen Mills
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           Tuition 3 week session:
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           $425.00
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           Clay: $65 for #25 bag
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           This includes glazes and firing.
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           Discover the possibilities of working with clay! Explore throwing, hand-building, coiling, pinching, trimming, glazing, and more while developing your own creative approach. Through group demonstrations and individual guidance, you’ll have the freedom to experiment, build confidence, and bring your ideas to life. The final week focuses on surface treatments and glazing, giving you the chance to add color, texture, and a personal finish to your work. Whether you’re new to clay or looking to grow your skills, come ready to create and have fun with the process!
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           Students purchase Clay #25 from NISDA.
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      <guid>https://www.nisda.org/clay-handbuilding-wheel</guid>
      <g-custom:tags type="string">Clay,Adult</g-custom:tags>
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      <title>Surface Design &amp; Direct Techniques</title>
      <link>https://www.nisda.org/surface-design-direct-techniques</link>
      <description>Textile and Fiber Arts at the Heifer Barn&lt;br&gt;
August 4–27&lt;br&gt;
Tuesday + Thursday 4–6:30 pm</description>
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           SURFACE DESIGN + DIRECT TECHNIQUES
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           for Fabric, Paper, Clay Tiles and Wood
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           Textile and Fiber Arts at the Heifer Barn!
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           Adult 18+
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           (Teens are invited to register)
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           Date + Time:
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           August 4–27
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           Tuesday + Thursday 4–6:30 pm
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           Personal Projects: August 18–25
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           Kathy Kelm
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           Mae Blackwell
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           Avery Reinhold and Seamus Chandler
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           (NISDA Summer Interns, RISD Textile Majors)
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           Tuition for 4 weeks:
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           $425 + Lab Fee for 4 Weeks $65
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           2 DAY WORKSHOPS
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           INTEGRATED INTO SURFACE DESIGN:
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           Memory Patterns + Design Layout:
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           Tuesday + Thursday August 4 + 6, 4–6:30 pm
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           Tuition for the week: $125 + $20 Lab fee
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           Delve into your memories, personal motifs and ornamentation. Enjoy learning about design layout and repeating your patterns. You will recognize the presence of nature and imagery in your life, allowing your innate designs to emerge.
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           Mono Printing, Stenciling + Stamping
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           Tuesday + Thursday August 11 + 13, 4-6:30 pm
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           Tuition for the week: $125 + $20 Lab fee
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           Explore patterns, surface design layouts, direct painting, mono-printing, stenciling and stamping on paper and cloth. You will create beautiful, often surprising, designs for textiles and other surfaces. Your technique experiments may eclipse into decorative surfaces for cloth, paper, clay tiles, wood, interiors and beyond!
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           A place to begin, or begin again. this workshop teaches the foundations of seated meditation, breath &amp;amp; the fundamental yoga postures within a vinyasa (flow) practice. the intention of this workshop is to provide a deeper understanding of the alignment, energetics &amp;amp; ancient intelligence within the practice. all props provided. wear something comfortable to move, sit and rest in~ pack a cozy layer for relaxation as it is an outdoor practice. come as you are, always &amp;amp; in all ways.
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      <title>Mary Grazer</title>
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           Mary Grazer is a ceramic artist and painter from Fort Worth, Texas. She graduated with a BFA and K-12 teacher certification from Midwestern State University in the Spring of 2026. She is currently a post-baccalaureate student at Western New Mexico University in Silver City, New Mexico. Her art has been exhibited in multiple galleries in Texas, including Wichita Falls and San Angelo.
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           For the last two summers, she has been an intern at the Nantucket School of Design and the Arts, teaching classes and exhibiting her work. Grazer’s utilitarian artwork explores form and function, with a focus on the feminine. Her work focuses on women's representation in media and calls the viewer to consider their personal beliefs surrounding womanhood.
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           Ross Rosenberg is a recent graduate of Massachusetts College of Art and Design where he majored in ceramics. At MassArt he explored the material qualities of paper clay and honed his skills on the wheel. In both these explorations he has focused on themes of interpersonal engagement, using art making as a means of navigating relations to self, others, and environment.
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           Ross has served as a technical assistant for multiple MassArt ceramics classes and recently held a position as studio monitor. Ross is enthusiastic to be a part of the long shed this summer!
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           Thank you for your interest in scheduling a private workshop with us at NISDA! NISDA offers workshops for small groups to explore their own creativity through clay.
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           I’ve always defined myself by the work I have done. I grew up on the island, and consider myself as close to a native as one can get without being born on the rock.
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           Work has been my salvation in this world into which I have fallen. On the island I have worked as a busboy, a salad chef, a short order cook, a scallop shucker, a sailing instructor, a bartender, an airplane parker, a carpenter, and an instructor at the Nantucket Island School of Design and the Arts.  
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           I am now a professor emeritus, having taught at the state university of Chihuahua for the past 20 years, and at Stephen F Austin State University, a branch of the University of Texas, for the past 50 years.
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           The key to my happiness is that I adore what I do, and am engaged in a passionate anti-entropic imperative – a quest that creates order in the face of chaos, a life’s work that gives joy to the people I touch. 
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           And I’m not done yet. Lots of irons in the fire. As the old timers I worked with banging nails on the island used to say, “Onward through the fog!” 
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           Penny Hanson received her BFA from Iowa State University in May of 2008. Metals, ceramics, painting, and fibers were her foci along with a BS in psychology as well. 
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           Handbuilding is her preferred area of interest in ceramics. Prior to moving to MA, Penny has taught several different classes at a local student art center at Iowa State and has taken many ceramics classes. She has been teaching hand building for the past 2 summers at NISDA on Nantucket. 
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           When she isn't teaching, she is the woman chiropractor and enjoys walking her dog, Dalilah all around the island especially the beach. Dalilah is a 12 year old white poodle and she has a 4 year old little brother who is a bearded dragon called Kevin. Penny stays very active in her community with volunteering at the Nantucket Elementary School, Nantucket Pride, as well as The Nantucket Island Fair.
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           Donna Torney (LMHC, CZT) is a Psychotherapist in private practice. Her practice focuses on helping teens and adults to manage stress and build resiliency through Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and mindfulness techniques including yoga, drawing and creative journaling. She is the author of Mindfulness for Emerging Adults: Finding balance in the digital age.
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           Spencer is a professional artist working in the medium of oil paint with a focus on landscapes, portraits and commissions. He studied at The Florence Academy of Art in Italy. He is affiliated with the Buck &amp;amp; Doe Trust, the Brandywine Conservancy, the Nantucket Conservation Foundation, the Nantucket Artists Association, and the Institute of Classical Architecture &amp;amp; Art. 
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           For over a decade, my compositions have advocated for the profound importance of our natural world by focusing on preserved lands and protected water sources in both Pennsylvania’s Brandywine River Valley region and Nantucket, Massachusetts. Alongside my ongoing work, I’ve painted commissions for the Nantucket Conservation Foundation, the Nantucket Historic Association, the Brandywine Conservancy, the Buck and Doe Trust, and the Cheshire Land Preservation Fund, each with the mission to raise conservation awareness and promote the stewardship of natural resources among their respective communities.
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           Laura Herhold attended the Silvermine College of Art and the Art Institute of Boston before earning her degree in Ceramics at RISD. She also did graduate work at Lesley University in “Integrated Teaching Through the Arts.” Throughout her work life she has been engaged in the creative world, whether it be studio life, teaching, or as part of a design/business collaboration. In her mind it all flows together, one strand informing and supporting another. The greatest reward of art making is the realization of one’s creative thinking. Her students will be coached through skills &amp;amp; techniques, encouraged to lean into their intuition and imagination as they engage in the work.
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           Mae Blackwell is a native Nantucket artist who enjoys working across a variety of mediums and materials. She holds a Bachelor of Arts from Simmons University, with a strong focus on photography, screen printing and textiles. She also has a strong background in Arts Administration, with experience in curating, installing and documenting exhibitions, archival work, and teaching. Mae sees art as a powerful method for community building, collaboration, connection and healing. She aims to integrate this belief in the workshops she teaches and in her day to day life, and she can't wait to share her practice with others
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           Coming from a large family of artists and nerds, I've settled quite happily in ceramics. Playing in the mud and creating is how I spent most of my childhood growing up in Indiana. I found a love for studying life and completed a bachelors of biology at Purdue University. Each semester I would enroll in a fine arts course for myself, and eventually I happened to reconnect with ceramics in 2020. I found that I had the patience and curiosity needed to fall in love with clay. Since then, I have been a bit obsessed with the process. It is an outlet, a self-study, a practice in discipline, and a form of expression. Creating offers us the opportunity to connect to source, connect to others, and connect to ourselves as we explore the process of bringing something to life.
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           Ian Torney is an artist, an arts educator and administrator, and an exhibition curator. Mr. Torney has been teaching in the Visual Arts for over four decades – he began his career as a Teaching Fellow at the Hotchkiss Summer School, followed by five years at the Pomfret School and 21 years at St. Paul’s School, where he served as both the Fine Arts Director and Arts Division Head. He joined the faculty at his alma-mater Milton Academy in 2012 to teach in the Visual Arts and served for 10 years as the department Chair – he currently serves as the Nesto Gallery Director.
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      <title>Michael Frassinelli</title>
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           Michael Frassinelli studied art at the University of Connecticut, with a focus on design and sculpture, receiving his BFA in 1986. He has been a prop maker, set designer, mask-maker, free-lance artist and ship’s carpenter, and has worked with a variety of people, from Berkeley California's Shotgun Players and The San Francisco Ballet and to Vermont’s Bread and Puppet Theatre, a German theater production company, and a Balinese mask-carver. Although he has worked in a variety of art mediums over the last 40 years his recent work from the Legend of the Pianistas series which includes sculpture made entirely out of piano parts and photorealistic cabinets of curiosity. Since 2002, Frassinelli has taught at the Dana Hall School in Wellesley, Massachusetts, where he is Chair of the Visual Arts Dept. and Director of the Dana Hall Art Gallery.
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           Elizabeth (Betsy) Sibley is a practicing artist and teacher. In addition to receiving her MA, MFA in Fiber at UWM she has studied with many Fiber/Textile artists throughout the country. Her own recent work utilizes computer images, rescued materials in addition to stitchery to create personal imagery. Betsy is a familiar face at NISDA.
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           Kathy Kelm is NISDA’s Founding Director. Rhode Island School of Design, BFA/Fine Arts. RISD Assistant Professor; Textiles, Art-in-Environment, Art Ed; Cultural Expressions: Interdisciplinary Curriculum at Providence Campus and founded Nantucket RISD Summer Session 1973 – 1978 which birthed Nantucket Island School of Design &amp;amp; the Arts, founded in 1978 through affiliation with Mass Art Boston. In 1973, with Larry Cronin, began 1st Sand Castle Day, orchestrated NISDA’s program facility rentals: Islander homes for housing, Public High School classrooms, Academy Hill, Coffin School, Historic Association’s Lightship Nantucket, to purchase of 71 Washington Street Artist Residency cottages, Seaview Farm Dairy Barn, Long Shed and gifting of 55 Wauwinet property and house for Residency.
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           Eve Wetlaufer, who in addition to being a professional potter,  has dedicated her life to animal welfare and environmental justice  earning an advanced degree in Animal Studies at NYU. She is currently pursuing a graduate degree in Art Therapy.
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      <title>Larry Cronin</title>
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           Nantucket Water Gardens and Nantucket Photography; Photo documenta6on of RISD – NISDA Nantucket Programs. Suppor6ve anchor to NISDA’s founder, overseer of NISDA School and Residency Building through the decades.
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