2D Instructor | Mixed Media

Aleksandra (Sasha) Azbel is the founder of Sashoonya, a sustainable textile studio based in Providence, Rhode Island. She specializes in natural dyes—grown and foraged—to create accessories, apparel, home goods, wall hangings, and site-specific installations that celebrate the beauty and power of the ecosystems we inhabit.

2D Instructor | Mixed Media

Lynne Moulton has been making wood art since 2013 when she bought her first saw.  A recent transplant from upstate NY, she now works out of her basement woodshop in East Greenwich and has been an enthusiastic member of the South County Art Association community for several years. 

2D Instructor | Mixed Media

Renée Syed is a self taught artist who found art as a healing process and journey into self love and empowerment. She focuses on an intuitive approach to painting, and art in general

2D Instructor | Painting | Mixed Media

As a secondary educator for over 26 years, I have had the pleasure of inspiring students each  day about the arts. I also regularly teach adult workshops and classes.

2D Instructor | Photography | Mixed Media

Christina Ascani is an artist and photojournalist with a diverse background in both media and education.

2D Instructor | Mixed Media | Wellness

Erica is passionate about art being accessible and enjoyable to all people, and that the process of creating is a powerful tool for healing.

2D Instructor | Mixed Media | Papermaking

Papermaking captured my interest while I was studying painting and sculpture at the Art Students League in New York City. I was attracted to the manipulative aspects of the medium and its creative and functional possibilities.

2D Instructor | Mixed Media | Collage | Printmaking

Sarah is a mixed-media collage artist from the woods of Rhode Island. Her background as an English teacher explains her love of books, which she also enjoys using as the primary material for her collages.

2D Instructor | Mixed Media | Papermaking

An experienced artist and teacher, Suzi has an aesthetic informed by the freedom she has always felt and still feels in the outdoors. This unfettered feeling is revealed in nature, on the farms, gardens, and ocean around her.

2D Instructor | Mixed Media | Painting | Printmaking

Taleen is an award winning multi-disciplinary artist and educator whose current work includes textiles, drawing, painting, and printmaking. She has been faculty member at RISD CE program for over 15 years.