2011 Summer Workshop Faculty

Kelly Cunnane is the author of children's picture books, FOR YOU ARE A KENYAN CHILD, MALAFA, and, out this July, CHIRCHIR IS SINGING. She lives on Beals Island and most recently was teaching in Prague and Sub Sahara Africa. She helps kids connect to other cultures through art, stories and games with great enthusiasm.

Anne Claude Cotty is a multi-media artist. She teaches art on some of the surrounding islands as well as in her studio. She is a master when it comes to finding magic in a box with her pinhole cameras. Her gallery and studio are at her home in Stonington, Maine.

Malinda Curtis lives in Stonington and is a home school mom to her two children. She is an active member of the Beamark board. She enjoys making baskets from many different materials.

Sarah Klofft is a high school Junior from Sudbury, MA. She spends her summers in Brooklin, ME. Sarah has been creating things from recycled and ordinary materials for as long as she can remember. She has assisted artists at Island Arts Camp and participated in many Seamark workshops.

Samantha Hutchinson has always enjoyed painting and different crafts. She lives in Surry, ME and is a hair stylist with an artful eye at Verde Salon in Blue Hill. She is a mom and enjoys doing crafts with kids.

Farrell Ruppert is a metal sculptor / artist from Deer Isle. He has taught and assisted several workshops at Haystack, Penland, and in New Zealand. He shows his work at the Isolos Gallery in Stonington, ME.

Bruce Bulger is an artist, sculptor, and fine woodworker. He graduated from Philadelphia College of Art and has been making his living creating beautiful things his whole life. He has taught many interested young people his craft. To see some of his work, visit his gallery at Seamark and website at www.brucewbulger.com.

Jill Hoy is a plein air painter from Stonington. You may see her painting around the island when the light or the tide is just right. We are happy to add her to our teaching roster this summer. She lives and paints in Somerville, MA in the winter and has had many shows in galleries around New England and California. Visit the Hoy Gallery in Stonington to be inspired!

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