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2009 ESSA Staff

Executive Director
Peggy Kjelgaard, Ph.D.
Eureka Springs

Assistant Director
Patt Carmichael
Eureka Springs

Program Coordinator
Sabina Miller
Holiday Island

2009 Board Members

President - Elise Roenigk
Eureka Springs

Vice President - Ron Morrison
Eureka Springs

Treasurer - Bobbie Foster
Eureka Springs

Dana Jones
Tulsa, Oklahoma

Judy Jones
Eureka Springs

Sandra Lockhart
Rogers

Eleanor Lux
Eureka Springs

Mary Springer
Eureka Springs

Doug Stowe
Eureka Springs

Larry Wagner
Cassville, Missouri

Jan Wallace
Eureka Springs

2009 ESSA Workshops & Classes

Clay
Session One/June 1-5, Susan Siegele & Mike Haley, Colored Clays Session Two/June 8-12, Laurie Spencer, Ceramic Whistles Session Three/June 15-19, Kathryn Semolic, Polymer Clay Session Four/June 22-26, W. Lowell Baker, Figurative Sculpture Sessions Seven July 15-17 & July 20-24, Laura Waters, Intensive Ceramics Processes

Fiber Art
Spring Session/March 20-22, Suzanne Sanders-Tourtelot, Silk Dyeing Spring Session/April 17-19, Joyce Roberts, Making Your Own Spindle Session Three/June 15-19, Jan Hawks, Sculptured Threads Session Four/June 22-26, Debbie Hurd, Basket Weaving Session Five/June 29-July 3, Ruth Walker, Intensive Introduction to Wet Felting Leandra Spangler, Hand Papermaking Session Eight/July 20-24, Valerie Damon, Shaman Doll Workshop Session Ten/August 3-7, Dolph Smith, Bookmaking Suzanne Sanders-Tourtelot, Creative Fabric Art Collage Fall Session/October 2-4, Leon Niehues, New Ideas for the traditional Basket

Glass
Spring Session/April 17-19, Fran Carlin, Glass Mosaics Session Seven/July 13-17, Roberta Katz-Messenger, Stained Glass

Metals
Spring Session/April 17-19, Lyla Allison, Chain Fabrication Workshop Masters Class/May 15-17, Bob Ebendorf, Found Objects Session One/June 1-5, Judy-Lee Carpenter, Beginning Jewelry Session Two/June 8-12, Judy-Lee Carpenter, Advanced Jewelry Techniques Session Three/June 15-19, Jim Wallace, Metal Sculpture Session Four/June 22-26, Sarah Davison, Pendant Books Session Eight/July 23-25(Special 3-Day Class), L.J. Smole, Basic Enameling Session Ten/August 3-7, Jim Wallace, Blacksmithing Fall Session/September 18-20, Judy-Lee Carpenter, Basic Jewelry Techniques

Wood & Stone
Session One/June 1-5, Greg Thomas, Wood Bowl Turning Session Seven/July 13-17, Doug Stowe, Wooden Box Making Session Eight/July 20-24, Sonny Carpenter, Stone Carving Session Nine/July 27-31, Gerald Chisholm, Wildlife Woodcarving Mia Hall, The Tactile Surface Session Ten/August 3-7, Kip Powers, Plate Turning

Two Dimensional
Spring Session/March 20-22, Jody Stephenson, Pastels Linda Shearer, Chinese Brush Stroke Painting Spring Session/April 17-19, John Willer, Painting Session One/June 1-5, Carol Peacock, Oil Painting Session Two/June 8-12, Richard Stephens, Watercolor Painting & Design Julie Kahn Valentine, Plein Air Painting Session Three/June 15-19, Marlene Gremillion, Beginning Watercolor Session Four/June 22-26, Marlene Gremillion, Portraits in Watercolor Session Five/June 29-July 3, Gary Simmons, Pen and Ink Session Seven/July 13-17, John Willer, Painting Session Eight/July 20-24, Mary Springer, Life Drawing Session Nine/July 27-31, Jody Stephenson, Collage in Oils & Acrylics Jack Miller, Printmaking Fall Session/September 18-20, Julie Kahn Valentine, Life Drawing Fall Session/October 2-4, Richard Stephens, Beginning Watercolor Al Hooks, Digital Photography

Youth Art Week
Session Six/July 6-8 (Ages 12-17), Jamie Tait, Hand Printed Wallpaper Kathryn Semolic, Painting Mary Tait, Fun with Slipcovers Jessica Kresse, Bookmaking Mike Gibson, Stained Glass Session Six/July 9-11 (Ages 7-11), Jamie Tait, Hand Printed Wallpaper K. Michael Crawford, Cartoon Character Art Carry Marry, Loom Weaving Mike Gibson, Bookmaking