About Our Instructors
Sylvia Apple
Sylvia is an artist and poet who has worked in many media for thirty years and
written
haiku for over fifteen years. She is best known for her intricate quilts and silk
paintings
which owe much of their richness to her practice of haiku writing. She
has written several
haiku books and been published in Philadelphia Poets.
Bob Baumbach
A retired high school art teacher from State College, Bob taught many mediums
and
started
the high school photography program over twenty years ago. He has seen the
photo
program
at State High through the digital revolution. He has taught crafts, drawing
and
painting as well
as adult education watercolor classes for the State College
Community Education
Program.
You can review Bob’s photography and art at his
website
www.rbaumbach.com.
Jake Johnson
Jake is an accomplished ceramicist, patient instructor, and just completed an
outstanding
Masters Thesis Show at the Zoller Gallery, Penn State.
Terry Johnson
After obtaining her MFA in 1981, Terry began her tile making career as a studio
production
artist selling her work in galleries and shops in the U.S. England, and Japan.
Terry has been
an arts specialist for the Southern Alleghenies Museum and the Galaxy
Program.
Ruth Kempner
Ruth, a New York native, holds a fine arts degree from Cooper Union. She has
studied
at NYU,
Yale, PSU and the Rhode Island School of Design. Her paintings have won
awards
in many
juried shows throughout Pennsylvania, including the prestigious CPFA
“Images”.
Ruth has also
served as a juror for a number of Central Pennsylvania shows
and has taught art
for over 40
years.
Blake Ketchum
Blake’s work includes portraiture, architectural ornament, iconography, and
scientific
models.
Her work has bee commissioned by Yale, Cornell, University of Michigan, many
science
centers, theaters, and the International Special Olympics. Blake earned a BFA
from the
University of Michigan, an MS in Forestry and a PhD in Soil Science. See her
work website
at
http://www.sculpturelaboratory.com.
Jeff Mathison
Jeff received his B.F.A from Penn State in 1972 and has been the graphic
artist for A&H
consultants for twenty years. His artwork has been exhibited in many galleries
and juried
shows. See his work at
www.artbymathison.com.
Katy Mcnamara
Katy holds an M.F.A, Painting, San Francisco Art Institute and Corcoran School
of Art.
She
has exhibited in many shows in California, Maryland and Pennsylvania and won
numerous
awards. She has also participated in Public Arts Projects. To see her full
resume go to
www.katherinencnamara.com.
Ken Plattner
Ken is a stained glass artist who has worked in the area since 1977. He started
producing
stained glass to help pay for his engineering studies at Penn State, but
decided
that
glasswork was what he really wanted to do. Ken has taught in the area for
many
years. His
business, Abby Stained Glass, is located on Main Street in Boalsburg.
His works
are installed
worldwide and seen in numerous public and private places
locally.
Christy Wells
Christy is a recent graduate of Penn State with a degree in Elementary Education
and a
concentration in Spanish. After a 20 year stint as an Advertising Executive and
Underwriting
Coordinator for regional and local TV and radio stations she chose to
return to
school and
enter the field of Elementary Education. She has worked in many
mediums
including portrait
drawing, photography, wood sculpture, fiber arts, and dance.
She specializes in
the use of
“Green Art” in teaching.