Instructors

Our national instructors are dedicated to the growth and learning of our participants and carefully selected for both their artistic and instruction skills. Instructors travel to campus for the duration of their workshop before heading back to their own home and studio practice.

Meet the Artists Teaching in 2027

More instructors are being added—please check back for updates.

2027 Instructors

Three colorful ceramic vessels by María G Albornoz.
María G Albornoz
Ceramics Studio Instructor
Portrait of jewelry artist Adam Atkinson wearing a plaid shirt against a dark background.
Adam Atkinson
Metals/Jewelry Studio Instructor
Artist Suzi Banks Baum outdoors in a garden setting.
Suzi Banks Baum
Special Topics Studio Instructor
Ceramic artist Casey Beck working at a pottery wheel in a studio.
Casey Beck
Ceramics Studio Instructor
Jordan Borstelmann
Blacksmithing Studio Instructor
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Pete Braspenninx
Blacksmithing Studio Instructor
Ray Brown
Ceramics Studio Instructor
Artist Ron Donoughe standing in his studio surrounded by paintings.
Ron Donoughe
Drawing/Painting Studio Instructor
Ceramic artist PJ Hargraves smiling in a portrait against a gray background.
PJ Hargraves
Ceramics Studio Instructor
Jewelry artist Everett Hoffman seated indoors wearing a brown shirt.
Everett Hoffman
Metals/Jewelry Studio Instructor
Blacksmith Glenn Horr working with heated metal at a forge.
Glenn Horr
Blacksmithing Studio Instructor
Elliot Kayser smiling holding a small elephant teapot in a ceramics studio.
Elliot Kayser
Ceramics Studio Instructor
Stained glass artwork by Soeun Lee depicting a chair and table.
Soeun Lee
Glass Studio Instructor
Blacksmith Tom Latane working with heated metal at the forge.
Tom Latane
Blacksmithing Studio Instructor
Metalsmith Maia Leppo seated in a studio surrounded by plants and artwork.
Maia Leppo
Metals/Jewelry Studio Instructor
Jewelry artist Andy Lowrie wearing a gray shirt against a light background.
Andy Lowrie
Metals/Jewelry Studio Instructor
Artist Deb Mackie smiling in an outdoor portrait with greenery in the background.
Deb Mackie
Special Topics Studio Instructor
Michael Mangiafico working with materials at the torch in Touchstone's Glass Studio.
Michael Mangiafico
Glass Studio Instructor
Robin Menard
Drawing/Painting Studio Instructor
Jewelry artist Wyatt NP seated in a studio with equipment.
Wyatt Nestor-Pasicznyk
Metals/Jewelry Studio Instructor
Circular ceramic plate by Sean O Connell with an abstract dark green and black design.
Sean O Connell
Ceramics Studio Instructor
Artist Jodi Reeb smiling in a portrait against a dark background.
Jodi Reeb
Drawing/Painting Studio Instructor
Molly Shulman wearing a black shirt and glasses against a light background.
Molly Shulman
Metals/Jewelry Studio Instructor
Ceramic artist Michelle Solorzano wearing a black top in a portrait against a wall.
Michelle Solorzano
Ceramics Studio Instructor
Ceramic artist Olivia Tani working on a large circular clay form.
Olivia Tani
Ceramics Studio Instructor
Black-and-white portrait of ceramic artist Chance Taylor.
Chance Taylor
Ceramics Studio Instructor
Black-and-white photograph of a metalwork on the anvil horn by Jake Trogdon.
Jake Trogdon
Blacksmithing Studio Instructor
Artist Sierra Weir holding a stone and standing in front of a stone wall.
Sierra Weir
Drawing/Painting Studio Instructor
Ceramic artist Melissa Weiss seated behind a display of handmade pottery.
Melissa Weiss
Ceramics Studio Instructor
Blacksmith Andrew Welton smelting glowing hot metal at the furnace with people watching.
Andrew J. Welton
Blacksmithing Studio Instructor
Ceramic Artist Travis Winters seated in studio holding a dog named Pete
Travis Winters
Ceramics Studio Instructor

Scheduled Teaching Artists in 2026


Scheduled Teaching Artists in 2025

  • Gasali Adeyemo
  • Phil Ashworth
  • Jamie Bates
  • Jordan Borstelmann
  • Geoffrey Bowton
  • Erika Broas
  • Daniel Brockett
  • Ray Brown
  • Anne Bujold
  • Meghan Burke
  • Robert Burns
  • Cheryl Capezzuti
  • Joseph Cavalieri
  • Pattie Chalmers
  • Addison DeLisle
  • Meredith Edmondson
  • Annette Eshelman
  • Stuart Gair
  • Misty Gamble
  • Glen Gardner
  • Daniel Garver
  • Sophie Glenn
  • Geoffrey Gorman
  • Ren Higuera
  • Joshua Hoffman
  • Erika Johnson
  • Doug Jones
  • Maya Kini
  • Joy Knepp
  • Anna R. Koplik
  • David Kring
  • Zachery Lechtenberg
  • Sandra McEwen
  • Barbara McFadyen
  • Robin Menard
  • Nathan Murray
  • Michael Nashef
  • Masaka Onodera
  • Lucas Pointon
  • Victoria Ritter
  • Nick Rossi
  • Beck Schimpff
  • Leslie Tharp
  • Daniel Tomcik
  • Touchstone Staff
  • Steven Walker
  • Melissa Weiss
  • Andrew J. Welton
  • Sarita Westrup
  • Bill Wilkey

Scheduled Teaching Artists in 2024

  • Gasali Adeyemo
  • Mark Aspery
  • Phil Ashworth
  • Adam Atkinson
  • Tom Bartel
  • Kimberlyn Bloise
  • HP Bloomer
  • Erika Broas
  • Daniel Brockett
  • Wes Brown
  • Meghan Burke
  • Cheryl Capezzuti
  • Jesica Clark
  • Ann Coddington
  • Aminata Conteh
  • Austin Coudriet
  • Addison DeLisle
  • Katy Dement
  • Meredith Edmondson
  • Wesley Fleming
  • April Franklin
  • Motoko Furuhashi
  • Glen Gardner
  • Lisa Geertsen
  • Joshua Hoffman
  • Glenn Horr
  • Margaret Jacobs
  • Laritza Janiga (Garcia)
  • David Jarvinen
  • Erika Johnson
  • Drew Kail
  • Kathy King
  • Maya Kini
  • Joy Knepp
  • Anna Koplik
  • Stacy Lund Levy
  • Jan Loney
  • Susan Madacsi
  • Michael Mangiafico
  • Sandra McEwen
  • Nathan Murray
  • Marce Nixon-Washington
  • Sam Oliver
  • Jared Ondovchik
  • Nanette Pengelley
  • Michele Randall
  • Victoria Ritter
  • Margaret Saylor
  • Gretchen Schermerhorn
  • Emily Schroeder Willis
  • Tony Serviente
  • Sarah Jane Sindler
  • Julie Snidle
  • Joan Stolz
  • Daniel Tomcik
  • Touchstone Staff
  • James Viste
  • Melissa Weiss
  • Andrew Welton
  • Douglas Wilson
  • Anne Wolf
  • Dallas Wooten