People

Janet Yunghans

Janet Yunghans and Krista Risley are friends who have neighboring Christmas Tree Farms in Southern New Jersey. Their shared love of quilting has fostered an interest in the art of barn quilts. A barn quilt is a large panel of painted wood featuring a traditional quilt block. These striking pieces of public art often represent a family history, local heritage or personal passion. This traditional art form has become very popular in recent years, particularly in rural areas. Janet and Krista will be joined by their artistic friend, Kiesha Bond who will bring her enthusiasm and energy to the class.

Cheryl Lampard

Cheryl Lampard is the creator of Knitter Matters, where her weekly knitting videos and workshops inspire a global community. She has created over 100 Knitter Matters episodes on YouTube. One client described working with her as “like having your very own Mary Poppins.”
Her journey began in Brighton, UK, when she founded YōMō Designer Yarns & Knitwear, a pioneering store known for its bold, color-blocked displays and exclusive designs. She was also commissioned to create a collection for the luxury cashmere house W. Bill of Bond Street, London. Certified by the Craft Yarn Council – the primary organization for the yarn industry – as both a Knit Instructor and Knit Teacher, Cheryl teaches knitting workshops across the
community. A cancer survivor herself, she leads a supportive knitting group at the Ann B. Barshinger Cancer Institute in Lancaster, PA, offering patients and carers the comfort of creativity and connection. She is also the founder of Style Matters International, an internationally recognized image consultancy, and has appeared live on Fox TV as a Royal Style Expert during the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. Cheryl can be contacted at cheryl@knittermatters.com.

Ellen Silberlicht

Ellen Silberlicht, based in Lititz, PA, brings a unique blend of humor and insight into her artistic exploration of the world. A graduate of the Rochester Institute of Technology’s School for Crafts. Ellen’s formal training as a sculptural potter laid the foundation for her artistic journey. Throughout her life, fiber has played a significant role in her work, with sewing patterns offering a critical understanding of sculptural form. This skill enabled her to transform a simple slab of clay into intricate, three-dimensional pieces. In 2010, Ellen discovered the world of wet felting—a revelation that deepened her creative process. The fusion of wool and clay has since propelled her on an unending artistic journey, blending the tactile qualities of both mediums to create innovative and thought-provoking pieces.

Brian Middleton

Brian Middleton came to art later in life. Over the last 10 years he has become an accomplished amateur potter, and for the last six years he has been perfecting his skills as a fluid artist. Fluid acrylics are the perfect medium for him, expressing his appreciation for the “predictable randomness” of pottery glazes and his adventurous spirit in combining colors in ways that sometimes fly in the face of traditional art. “I tell my students, ‘We can influence the outcome of our paintings, but we cannot determine the result.’ Every painting is like unwrapping a Christmas or birthday present – always something of a surprise!” Brian uses artist-quality acrylic paints thinned with commercial mediums and water to various consistencies, depending on the technique to be used. The paints are poured directly onto the canvas and then manipulated using forced air, swiping tools, or by tilting the canvas to achieve the desired composition. Brian enjoys trying out new recipes and techniques. He works on canvases from 6″ x 6″ to 24″ x 36″ and plans to use larger canvases soon!

Christine Wright

Christine Wright has been beadweaving since her early teens and continues to experiment with beads creating almost fabric-like designs and fun “characters” with beads. She believes that jewelry should go well beyond “special occasions,” with designs ranging broadly from “fun to formal,” –and even the formal pieces can be worn anywhere and with nearly anything. A beaded scarf looks great with a little black dress as well as a pair of jeans. She believes that jewelry to be worn because it makes a person feel good – regardless of the occasion. Currently, Christine is a Master Artisan with the Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen and the Haverford Guild of Craftsmen.

May Lucas

With a joyful heart and clay-covered hands, May Lucas brings over a decade of pottery experience—and a lifetime of artistic curiosity—to the studio. May founded Elegant & Earthy, a brand rooted in handmade beauty, warm hospitality, and soulful creativity. Known for her signature techniques—like vinyl cutout embellishments and layered underglaze designs—May blends refined craftsmanship with playful exploration. Her classes are more than just lessons—they’re community-centered gatherings where students are invited to create, connect, and celebrate their artistic voices. 

Michelle Piccione

Instructor Michelle (Shelly) Piccione grew up in a traditional PA Dutch house that her Grandfather built and Grandmother kept. She studied art all through her school years and follows in her Grandmother’s artistic footsteps painting and sharing the skills she acquired. She welcomes the chance to share a bit of Pennsylvania culture with all the students at the Guild.

Bob Redcay

Around 1999, I began to take some watercolor evening classes at a local high school. I was hooked by the creative process! Upon reading a 2002 article, in “Birds and Blooms” magazine entitled, “Her Canvases Grow on Trees” about an artist who painted on dried leaves, I had to try it. I have been painting on leaves ever since. I have been awarded numerous First Place and Best of Show Ribbons at local fairs for my leaf paintings. In August 2024, I was awarded “Master Artisan” status in Fine Art after presenting five of my bird paintings on preserved leaves to the PA Guild of Craftsmen jury. It is fun and satisfying to use a humble leaf for a work of art to enjoy for years to come.

Wendy Merron

Wendy Merron is an award-winning polymer clay artist and a member of The International Polymer Clay Association. https://wendymerron.com/

Tara Potter

As an experienced glass artist, I turned to felting in search of a more freeform way to express myself. My journey into fiber art began during a trip to Peru, where I was inspired by the intricate textile traditions and the beauty of Alpaca wool. This sparked a deep curiosity to explore felting further. Since then, I have taken numerous online courses in wet and needle felting, refining my skills and developing a style that blends traditional techniques with contemporary design. My work is a reflection of my ongoing exploration of texture, color, and the natural world, capturing the beauty and creativity I find in nature.

Ann Benton Yeager

Ann Benton Yeager is a native of Lancaster County, and more specifically, hails from a small college town named Millersville. Ann is representative of a lineage of very accomplished artists, including her Great, Great Uncle, Thomas Hart Benton (an American Regionalist Painter 1889-1975). Benton taught and mentored Jackson Pollock (an American Abstract Expressionist 1912-1956). To add to her credentials, Ann has been internationally published in the 2016 International Contemporary Artists, Volume XI, publication. She also won the first Readers’ Choice Award for Best Artist for the “Simply the Best” contest in Harrisburg Magazine in 2021. Ann has won numerous awards at juried exhibitions in the local area.

Ann is an abstract, contemporary artist who specializes in acrylic mixed media, cold wax and oil and acrylic pouring. Ann also works heavily in alcohol inks and dabbles in watercolor. She enjoys adding serious texture to her works by using unusual materials to add interest to the canvas.

Ann also teaches art classes in several counties in Central PA. She absolutely loves sharing her knowledge with others who have the same passion or simply want to try something new.

Some of her artistic influences are many of the modern and post-modern expressionistic artists of the 60’s and 70’s, primarily Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning, Jane Plum and Mark Rothko.

Ann has exhibited in numerous juried shows, cultural centers and galleries, as well as local community shows and art galleries. She is an artist-in-residency at The Millworks, 340 Verbeke Street, Harrisburg, PA. Feel free to stop by Studio 103 to meet her and see her works in person.

Ann hopes you find her art fun, interesting and thought-provoking.

Ann Benton Yeager | www.annbentonart.com | 717-343-5077 | annbentonart@gmail.com

Elena Lagana

I teach epoxy resin, micro beads and epoxy sculpt jewelry making, and mosaics at local gift shops, Tamaqua Arts Center, and Gallery on the Square in Millersburg. My classes are tailored for students aged 5 and up, accommodating 10-12 participants per session. Depending on the project, classes are offered as one-day or two-day workshops, providing hands-on instruction and creative exploration.

www.etsy.com/shop/elenasboutiquestudio

FB page: Elena’s Boutique Studio 

Bob Jacques

Bob Jacques is an experienced educator with a lifelong commitment to hands-on learning and technical skills development. With a 35-year career teaching technology and woodshop at Cumberland Valley High School, Bob has guided countless students in mastering foundational and advanced techniques in woodworking. Bob brought his expertise to Harrisburg Area Community College (HACC), where he has spent the last six years continuing his passion for teaching. 

Laura Tanzer

I am a sustainability artisan, entrepreneur, textile artist, clothing engineer, and educator. I work with textiles, sculpting wearable art for the body.
I experiment with digital printing by printing my art photographs on textiles and using those prints as basis for creating wearable art for the body. I use raw materials such as vintage and dead stock – all are natural fiber materials, such as cotton, silk, linen. I create almost no waste and teach others how to do the same. My workshops are “small batch” – limited to less than 10 in person as well as online. That affords participants individual attention. I teach the skills for working with textiles, including, but not limited to sewing, handwork, pattern making, and draping.

Denise Wilz

Denise Wilz has been creating Pennsylvania Redware since 2002. She is a Master Artisan of the Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen and is included in the Directory of Traditional American Crafts presented by Early American Life magazine. Denise has a degree in Studio Art from Moravian University and was a computer programmer prior to opening her pottery studio. Veranda magazine featured her work in 2023 in the article “A Fiery Renaissance ~ Modern potters are reshaping centuries-old ceramic arts, signaling a bold new era for American craft”. Her article Pennsylvania Redware was published in Pottery Making Illustrated magazine and is included in three books by the American Ceramic Society. wilzpottery.com

Erika Ortiz

Erika Ortiz is a product manager at Adobe Express where she builds features to bring to life Adobe’s mission of Creativity for All.

Christine Wright

On the “crafty” side, Christine Wright is a Master Artisan in bead weaving and creates jewelry the ranges from fun to formal using seed beads. On the other side, Christine Wright has been a professional graphic designer for the past 25+ years in both the realms of print and web design. She frequently designs, builds and maintains websites for a number of clients in a large variety of industries.

Christine’s approach to website design is to identify the current purpose for that specific client first, targeting how a website can function as a useful tool for that particular business. Then after that, choosing the right approach, right platform and right content all while leaving room for future growth.

Debbie Fonash

Deborah Fonash was a teacher for 50 years. She taught Kindergarten, Second grade, and was a Special Educator in Seventh Grade. She has helped her husband Roger Serfass design, build, and finish his unique inlaid furniture and wood accessories. Together they have exhibited in over 250 juried art and craft shows.

Roger Serfass

Roger Serfass of Village Wood Designs creates furniture and accessories as well as two and three-dimensional art in domestic hardwoods and exotic wood veneers combining the techniques of marquetry, inlay, and lamination. Since 1976, he and his wife Deborah Fonash have maintained a studio workshop in Lancaster County, PA. Here, they design and build unique wall units, bookcases, shelves, boxes, and wall art. Influences include George Nakashima, Frank Lloyd Wright, the Shakers, and the Art Deco movement. Artistic woodwork that is well-crafted, sustainable, and affordable is a primary goal.

Roger has been a juried member of the PA Guild of Craftsmen for 45 years, receiving the “Craftsman of Distinction” Award in 2014. He has exhibited and sold his woodwork at over 200 juried craft fairs in PA, DE, MD, and VA since 1975.

Evan Germann

Evan Germann is a highly skilled craftsman specializing in millwork, with a strong background in cabinet making, and furniture design. He has a Bachelor’s degree in History of Art with a minor in Business Administration from the University of Kansas, and a further specialized education from Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology in Cabinet Making and Wood Technology. Evan has seamlessly blended artistry with craftsmanship. His career has spanned roles such as the Specialty Millwork Department Lead and cabinetmaker at Seven Trees Woodworking, where he found a niche in elaborate exterior doors. Evan’s entrepreneurial spirit also led him to establish his own business, offering custom furniture, cabinetry, and millwork. With skills using both industrial and hand power tools, Evan is a dynamic professional capable of bringing complex designs to life.

Aya Kinoshita

Aya Kinoshita is a mosaic artist living in Lancaster, PA. She is originally from Tokyo, Japan. She has enjoyed working with visual and performing artists and also researching and teaching about art management and cultural anthropology. Since 2016, she has been making mosaics and made multiple mosaic murals for Penn State Medical Centers in and around Lancaster. https://ayatrapeze.wixsite.com/mosaics

Lisa Stuckey

Lisa Stuckey is an artist, educator, and life long learner with 25+ years of teaching experience. She has a B.S. in art education, and earned her Masters in Art Education while staying home to raise her family. Lisa has worked in a variety of places over the years which enabled her to continue growing as an artist. She’s passionate about helping others unleash their creativity and encourages playful experimentation, fun, and JOY in her workshops.

http://@lisastuckeyart

Lindsey Sansoni

Born & raised in Harrisburg PA, Lindsey Sansoni was re-introduced to macrame during the pandemic and hasn’t put it down since. Sharing her love of the craft with others has become a passion of hers and now full-time job.

Lindsey has been teaching macrame classes every month since March 2021. She’s taught over 200 students how to create various projects. Her mission at Why Knot is to cultivate a welcoming environment for diverse learners, from novices to seasoned creators. 

http://www.whyknotpa.com

Margery Erickson

Margery Erickson received Master Artisan status with the Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen in 1991. She specialized in hand weaving and wearable art. Other fiber interests include spinning yarn, crocheting, and knitting. Her formal education includes a degree in Social Science from Penn State and a Masters degree from Millersville University in Special Education.

Andrew Reineberg

Andrew Reineberg received his BFA in Printmaking from Millersville University in 2016, but has been making since a child at the kitchen table with his grandparents. He has since taught community classes at local galleries and institutions and shown his work at Millersville University’s Sykes Gallery and locally at the Lancaster Museum of Art and various pop-up shows around town.

Mary Louise Ravese

Mary Louise Ravese specializes in nature and travel photography from locations across the world. In 2020 she was recognized as “Master Artisan in Fine Art Photography” by the Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen. Her photographs are in private, university, and corporate collections in over 40 states and are exhibited nationally. Mary Louise is an experienced photography instructor who has trained hundreds of amateur photographers. She enjoys teaching on a wide range of topics related to nature, travel, and creative photography. She leads classes and workshops at a variety of locations across the United States and abroad. For more information, visit her website at https://shop.bellavistaphotography.com.

Paula Lewis

Paula Lewis has been experimenting with fiber art for some ten years. She is a Master Artisan of the Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen and has served them in various volunteer roles for almost 20 years, most recently “retiring” from the position as vice president of standards. Paula is always happy to share the joys of studio play (and gardening and cooking). The process is equally important as the finished work – both should make us happy.

Barry Miller

I live in Denver with wife of 30 years, Diana, and we have three adult children; Emily, Andrew and Allyson. We also have two grandchildren; Olivia and Jeremiah. I work locally for an Alarm Service provider as a Fire Alarm Designer and Systems Engineer. We enjoy camping when we have the time as well as hiking. I grew up in Lancaster County PA and graduated from Cocalico High School and then served in the United States Army for three years and the Oregon Army National Guard while in College.

Amanda Church

I have loved crafts since I was young and always enjoyed paper crafts since it is a material easy to obtain and inexpensive. Having spent many years as a Bookkeeper, crafting has always been a good way to relax and unwind. Modular Origami is my main passion as the designs that can be produced are limitless. It is a way to spread joy with paper without words.

Tara Labosky

Tara Labosky is a York County artist, architect, construction manager, and educator whose fascination with buildings began at a young age. She has been designing and drawing buildings since the 8th grade and counts architectural drafting as her favorite class in high school.

Tim See

I am a ceramic artist born in Syracuse, New York in 1979. I have lived in the Greater Syracuse area, commonly known as Central New York, all of my life. I began working in clay while an art student at Onondaga Community College and completed my Bachelor of Fine Arts in Ceramics with Honors at Syracuse University in 2004.

My work has been shown at the Smithsonian Museum in Washington, D.C, the Everson Museum in Syracuse, NY, the Memorial Art Gallery in Rochester, NY,  and, at Baltimore Clayworks in Maryland  – as well as many other galleries and shows. The work has been recognized with awards every year since 2003.

I have taught beginning, intermediate and advanced pottery to adults in a community-based ceramics studio at Clayscapes Pottery, Inc. since 2006. I also have taught children and teens at the elementary, middle and high school levels in workshops, as a visiting artist, and, in year-long after-school programs. I have really enjoyed traveling throughout the northeast engaging potters in half-day, full-day, and multi-day workshops tailored to their unique goals.

As a founding member of the Independent Potters Association, I work collaboratively with fellow artists to organize and implement several charitable events each year as well as group exhibitions. I help organize group shows, an art trail, and a high school ceramics competition annually as well.

Social media have provided me with many platforms to communicate with more than 11,000 potters nationally and internationally. Since 2007, I have produced 92 educational videos on pottery that have been viewed almost 2 million times and attracted more than 13,000 subscribers.

My wife Brenda Pierce and I live in Bridgeport, NY with our cat Viggo.

Sara Gallo

Sara Gallo is an artist, jeweler, and CAD designer based in Lancaster, PA. She earned her BFA and BSE from Millersville University and MFA with a concentration in Metals/Jewelry/CAD-CAM from Tyler School of Art at Temple University. Sara exhibited in the prestigious PMA craft show in 2011 and 2016. She currently works part-time as a custom jeweler, teaches with the PA Guild, and is a stay-at-home mom to her two kids.

Lauren G. Koch

Lauren G. Koch is an internationally exhibiting, interdisciplinary artist and musician. She is originally from Georgia with strong roots in Appalachia; however, she has been based out of Maryland since 2017. Lauren received her MFA from the University of Maryland in the midst of the 2020 COVID lockdown. When she is not teaching printmaking, sculpture, watercolor, and creative mindfulness workshops in the DC area, she is supporting art non-profits as a graphic designer and marketing manager. Lauren’s work is strongly influenced by her heritage, drawing from fleeting personal experiences and remnants of collective memory.

Karen O’Lone-Hahn

A professional artist with 30 years of experience as a painter. Awards in local and regional shows. Paintings and prints are in public and private collections around the world. Ten years as a ceramic artist creating functional illustrated pots with white porcelain and paper clay. Awards in local and regional shows. Exhibitions: Ceramics: Havre de Grace 57th Art Show, Havre de Grace, Md- Second Place, Oct. 2022 Artists of Yardley 10th Juried Exhibition, Yardley, Pa. – Honorable mention, May 2022 York Arts Festival, York, Pa. – First Place, August 2021 Rehoboth Beach 48th Annual Fine Craft Exhibition, Rehoboth Beach, De. -First Place, July 2021 Rehoboth Beach 47th Annual Fine Craft Exhibition, Rehoboth Beach, De.-Honorable Mention July 2020 Education B.A. in Art Education, Buffalo State College, Buffalo NY, 1991 Ceramics Penland School of Craft, 2014 Arrowmont School of Crafts 2016 The Art Studio, Wilmington De. 2012-13 Skills and specialties: Hand building, wheel throwing, Mishima technique, altering thrown objects, surface decoration and illustration, porcelain and porcelain paperclay 35 Kimbelot Lane, Landenberg, Pa. 19350- cell: 610-299-3210 karenolonehahn@verizon.net IG-@karenolonehahn/FB-risingstarart www.karenolonehahn.com

William Jefferies

Hello there! My name is William and my obsession with the fashion industry started in 10th grade when I first learned screen printing and I began making t-shirts for family and friends. After high school, I embarked on a mission to gain further knowledge about the fashion industry attending Bradley Academy for the Visual Arts(AiYork) and the Art Institute of Philadelphia, graduating in 2007 with a Bachelor of Science in Fashion Design.

John E. Ruggles

John E Ruggles is a maker currently living and working in Berks Co, Pennsylvania. A native of the area, he enjoys birdwatching the many beautiful parks and woodlands. He has been making and exhibiting work professionally since 2005. His work can be found in private and corporate collections internationally. He has been an educator for many years, teaching at both Penn State Berks Campus, and Rochester Institute of Technology. He is a freelance photographer and graphic designer.

Laura Scott Steiger

Laura Scott Steiger is an internationally exhibiting fine artist and crafter, based in Berks Co, Pennsylvania. Since graduating from Kutztown University in 2007 with a BFA in Studio Art and minoring in Fiber Arts, Laura has been creating and exhibiting her work; ranging from portraits, landscapes, and interior/exterior murals to felting, weaving, sewing, sign making, window art, graphic designs for small businesses, privately teaching, ice carving, sand sculpting, pumpkin carving, body painting and more. Laura loves all forms of art and the creative process and enjoys sharing them with others.

Ilene Schenkel

Ilene is a member of the PA Guild of Craftsmen. She is on the Boards of the PA Guild of Craftsmen (PGC) as well as the Lancaster Designer Craftsmen Chapter of the PGC. She has a successful Etsy shop and has participated in some local art fairs. Her glass works are displayed at the Guild store, other shops in Lancaster, and in other locations in Pennsylvania. Ilene has been flameworking for over 15 years and recently completed classes at the Studio at Corning and at the Tuscarora Lapidary Society.

Etsy site – beadsbyileneshop – https://etsy.me/30m2RtN

Beckie Hynes

Lancaster, Pennsylvania-based textile designer Beckie Hynes blends her passion for weaving with her love of recycling by creating woven goods from salvaged t-shirts. She slices the shirts into a continuous strip and then weaves the t-shirt “yarn” on her upright tapestry loom. This is the same exact loom on which she learned to weave in

Juliana Kapusta

About the Instructor:  Juliana is a certified rug hooking teacher whose main objective is to teach students to create beauty whether as folk art or fine art. Her early formal training is in advertising and design. Currently, she teaches adults in her home, Lancaster Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen, Tyler Park Center for the Arts and

Jeff McCombie

About the Instructor: I am a retired educator who has been been working with hardshell gourds for over 25 years. I am driven by the beauty and imperfections of nature. My artistic goal is to create impressionistic representations of nature’s elements. Techniques borrowed from potters, woodcrafters, and blacksmiths result in artistic and sometimes functional art for

Nicholas Tucci

I have been making things all my life, with much thanks to my parents who had the care to nurture my creativity. I have always been a woodworker and in 2008 I graduated from Millersville University with a degree in Earth Science and a minor in Fine Art Metals.  Shortly after I worked for several

Beth deVitry

Beth deVitry is a studio artist selling her work at craft fairs and galleries on the east coast. Beth graduated from the Maryland Institute of Art with a degree in Fine Art. After 25 years as a goldsmith for a fine jewelry store, she uses her skills to design her own creations in her home

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