Marian is a child of the California 60's. Wild times and tall tales. She earned her Fine Arts degree from California College of Arts & Crafts. She worked at the California School for the Blind and then Encinal High School teaching art as therapy to Special Education students.  She retired to Graeagle where she has been active in the Plumas County Arts Commission as she continues to tell her tales and create her special art. 

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She is a community builder, patron of the arts, lake swimmer and a dog lover.

Basketry has reframed my imagination. I literally look at the world differently now. The whole process of foraging, washing, sorting, and preparing the pine needles makes me feel more connected to my environment. Then the choosing of cabochons, thread colors, textures, beads, cordage, and found objects bring it together in a finished basket. The process is meditative and the unique result truly seems a tiny miracle."

I have been creating for as long as I can remember; drawing, painting print-making, logo design, mural painting/tile work, pottery, and photography. I have also had the privilege of teaching Art to Kindergarten through 8th grade students along the Mendocino/Sonoma Coast.​​

I grew up in a family of craftspeople where creativity was part of everyday life. We spent our time
sewing and making clothes, canning fruit and vegetables, and making beautiful handmade Christmas
decorations. Those early experiences taught me the joy of working with my hands and making
meaningful things from simple materials.

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I earned a Business degree with a minor in Fine Arts, and while raising
my two boys, I began teaching. I truly believe that creativity lives in everyone, and that through art and
crafting we develop important life skills-such as coping, connecting with nature, clearing our minds, and
building community.

Watercolor was my first love. Today, my passion is printmaking. I love its simplicity of line and color, and the way it allows art-making to feel playful and accessible, without the pressure of realism. Line, texture, and experimentation play a big role in my work, and watercolor pairs beautifully with printmaking because of the transparency. 
I love teaching and helping others find their own creativity and am excited to share that process.

Kristine is an illustrator and designer with a passion for portraits and botanicals. She currently resides in the high desert wonderland of Reno, NV. This is an inspiring place for someone with a fascination of the desert landscape, and an affinity for the cool, dark forest and the shimmering waters of alpine lakes. Being a part of this world between worlds offers her the environment to fuel her botanical passions. She is all about soaking in the details, a trait she pours into her designs and illustrations. She teaches through her love of watercolors and nature, enriching others by encouraging creative exploration, attunement to the cycles of our environment and inspiring beauty through simple moments of self care.

Lily Rothrock is communications and marketing professional with a passion for traditional crafts, including basketry and sewing clothing. She works with the nonprofit River Partners to bring life back to California’s rives. She lives in Chico, CA and traces her ancestors back to Irish, English, and German peoples. She first learned basketry from renowned Native Californian basketweaver Corine Pearce and learned European basketry traditions from basketweaver Nick LaHaise. 

Rebecca Shelly was trained in oil painting at the Maine College of Art. She later pursued her Master of Fine Arts Degree in Contemporary Arts Practices at Portland State University.

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She has taught at California State University, Chico, and Butte College in their Art Departments. In Spring 2020, she was given the Fiber Arts course to teach. She quickly added  weaving, spinning and natural dyeing to her skill set.

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She did not realize that this would turn into her own business, Weft and Willow Fiber Arts Studio. She hosts workshops, a YouTube Channel, and opportunities for gathering together.

A third generation fiber artist, Lynn found wool in its organic form to be dynamic - it can be transformed into infinite possibilities, which is one reason she enjoys working with the fiber. The foundation of felting, and especially wet felting, allows her to combine wool with other types of fibers of varying colors and textures and feel them unite into a one-of-a-kind textile or sculpture. The focus of Lynn's work combines aspects of the beauty and uniqueness of nature as well as her environment.

Lynn teaches felting at studios in Northern Nevada, Lake Tahoe, and California as well as the Nevada Museum of Art, and her work is available under her business name, Wool & Wildflower. When not in the studio, she can be found in her flower garden, enjoying her three young grandsons, or on the road with her husband and three dogs.

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Jeri is a fiber artist and founder of 5080 Camp for Artisans and Crafters.  Surrounded by fiber arts from an early age, she is fluent in many of these domestic hand skills.  For some strange reason, she choose  business school over art school.

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She created 5080 Camp for Artisans & Crafters to support the creative pastimes that are essential to a well-balanced life and to build a community for those seeking craft education.

You are passionate about your craft. Your happiest moments are spent thinking about your craft, dreaming up new designs, experimenting with new facets of it, and making lots of it. Talking about it animates you. You can spent all day immersed in your craft. You walk gently on the earth and love working outside.  Your craft is made by hand using simple tools and natural materials. You are excited to share your skills and coax emerging ideas from your students. 

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Does this sound like you? Then we want to meet you!  Send us your workshop proposal.

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Oliver began blowing glass at the Crucible in Oakland, CA when he was 15 years old. He went on to earn degrees in Scientific Glass Technology and Glass Art at the Salem Glass Center in New Jersey. 

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After eight years working with functional glass artists and lighting designers in Philidelphia, he returned to northern California to establish his own glass hotshop.

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His intuitive craftsmanship and engineering skills are further put to work building custom cabinetry for the Truckee Tahoe region.

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