Marcia Dressel is a retired teacher-librarian with a lingering passion for picture books. She enjoys creativity in many forms including the kitchen arts, watercolor painting, old school correspondence, community choir, and play-acting.

Margo Novak has been creating and professionally selling jewelry for over 20 years. What began as a creative outlet during her career as a school counselor and teacher has grown into a deeply fulfilling craft in her retirement. She enjoys working with all types of metals and gemstones to design one-of-a-kind pieces for clients who…

Mary Anne Kinane has been and still is an artist and art teacher (50 yrs).She has been showing her work regionally, nationally, internationally, won awards, and doesworkshops in many places in Minnesota. She is a graduate of Moorhead State University, and hastwo masters from St Mary’s University: BS, M Ed, M AA

Meagan’s love of plants began early and has only deepened over the years. Meagan’s particular plant passions include home food crops, succulents, herbs, and edible flowers. She also loves sharing her love of the natural world and has been teaching life sciences in Saint Paul Public Schools for more than a decade. She holds a BS…

Meena Mangalvedhekar is a MN-based artist and woodworking instructor passionate about sharing the craft as a tool for creativity, mindfulness, and connection. Meena’s teaching practice focuses on empowering students of all backgrounds to explore woodworking fundamentals. Her approach blends tradition and innovation, encouraging hands-on learning and fostering community through craft. Meena’s classes emphasize the meditative…

Megan Connors is an Early Childhood and Special Education teacher with a deep passion for the outdoors and early childhood development. She currently leads nature-based parenting classes on local trails and in outdoor spaces, helping families connect with the natural world. Megan’s goal is to support parents and encourage time spent outdoors with young children,…

Michael is the author of Untamed Mushrooms and an educator with over 30 years of experience exploring the world of fungi. A passionate forager, there’s no place he’d rather be than in the woods searching for mushrooms—unless it’s in the woods chasing birds. When he’s not hunting for fungi, Michael is an avid birder who…

Michelle Greenhouse leads textile workshops throughout the Twin Cities, including at Textile Center. She studied at Philadelphia College of Textiles and Science and graduated with a master’s degree in weaving, then worked in the corporate design industry for 20 years at Calvin Klein, Jack Lenor Larsen, and Target. Michelle also has a master’s degree in…

Molly Sanford advocates for reuse and repair by spreading hands-on skills like sewing, welding, woodworking, and general troubleshooting. Molly believes that extending the lifespan of our belongings can be a joyful way to combat consumerism and climate change. She has taught a variety of hands-on classes at Fireweed Community Workshop (formerly Women’s Woodshop), Leonardo’s Basement, and the University…

Meet Peg Medcraft, a devoted art educator and passionate creator. With ‘CRAFT’ in her surname, her creative path was destined. Affectionately known at school and in the community as “Crafty,” Peg has inspired over 2,000 learners during her 35-year teaching journey, nurturing a love for art and ceramics.

In the early ’90s a friend took me on my first true Boundary Waters canoe camping trip – a group of women. The camaraderie, the laughter, the solitude for reflection, the joyful teamwork as we gently paddled and portaged the wilderness…I WAS HOOKED! I’ve now racked up some 25+ years of wilderness trail experience, leading…

Petra Guenthner Johnson is a fiber artist who lives and works near the Kinnickinnic River in River Falls, Wisconsin. She studied art at the University of Wisconsin–Superior from 1998 to 2001 and earned her Bachelor of Science in Visual Arts from North Dakota State University in 2003. Petra believes that art has the transformative power…