June Abbott has a Master's Degree in Music Education from Georgia State University and sings with the Atlanta Symphony Chorus and in the Atlanta community. She is a licensed Kindermusik instructor and has taught children in the pre-school classroom setting for many years. June was the recipient of Callanwolde's Dr. Samuel Goldman Award for Outstanding Instructor of the Year in 2005.
Nancy Albertson has been a studio artist for thirty-five years. Her medias include Fiber, Handmade Paper. Paper Arts, Photography and Jewelry. Nan originates from the great state of Michigan, earning a BFA with distinction from WMU, then a MFA from Syracuse University. Nan began her teaching career creating the Fiber Arts program for the University of South Carolina. Nan also lived and worked as part of the Penland School of Art community in North Carolina for many years. She has a long history of teaching adults in various workshops throughout the country. Her work resides in many corporate and private collections, including IBM, Price Waterhouse, Hyatt Regency Hotels, Fugua Industries, Cox Cable Corporation, Nationsbank, and Wachovia. Nan continues to work actively in her various studio endeavors, searching for personal meaning through her observations, exploring the metaphoric similarities of nature to herself and humankind.
Jenny Ashcraft
Dennis Assayac was born in Paris, France where he was educated and received his formal art training. His affinity for art was first recognized at the age of three by his kindergarten teacher. Because he was too young to formally enroll in the acclaimed Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris (Beaux-Arts School), Dennis received intense private tutoring in his home from several of the institution's finest art professors. He grew up in the romantic streets of Paris and spent the summers at the beautiful Chateau Granes in the southwest of France. Assayac moved from France to the United States in 1971 where he completed his education in American schools. Throughout the years he has worked on perfecting his own personal style. Mr. Assayac's artwork has been exhibited at shows and galleries in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and Miami. He received commissions resulting in a series of valuable limited edition prints taken from his original oils. Please visit his website at www.epicgallery.com.
Marty Barrett graduated from Concordia College, Bronxville, New York with a B.A. in early childhood education. He studied theater at Towson State University, and has performed, taught, and directed in the Atlanta area since 1978. He is on the roster of artists for Young Audiences in Atlanta, and he is pastor at New Covenant Community Church in the Chamblee-Tucker area.
Laura Bartels received a B.S. in Elementary Education from Auburn University and a Master's Degree in Early Education from Piedmont College, ESOL Certification. Laura currently teaches ESOL at Chesney Elementary School in Gwinnett County, working with Grades K-3. She has taught summer art camps at Callanwolde since 1998.
Terrence "Taps" Bennett began tap dancing at the age of nineteen at Norma's Academy. He advanced quickly to begin performing with the Senior Company, and then began substituting for all levels of tap dance classes. He currently teaches in studios throughout the Atlanta area, focusing upon individual style, clarity and ease, improvisation and choreography. In addition to teaching, Terrence can be seen at Cafˇ Tu Tu Tango in Buckhead, where he stuns audiences each week with improvised solo performances. He is the owner and creator of hooferwear.com, an online store aimed toward promoting and encouraging pride in the art of tap dancing.
Rick Berman holds a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Georgia. He was Callanwolde's first pottery director (1973-1980) and is the owner of the Berman Gallery.
Donalyn Brooks Catalano has a B.F.A. in Painting and Graphic Arts from the University of California, Los Angeles. Prior to relocation to Atlanta she worked in the entertainment industry as an art director and designer--some of her clients include Walt Disney Company, Parmamount Pictures, Fox International Home Video and Warner Brothers Recordings.
Bill Buckner is a studio potter who also teaches at the Marist School in Atlanta. Bill works mainly with high-fire porcelain and stoneware and has done extensive work with shinos and soda-fired ware. His work has been exhibited in national and international juried exhibitions and is in private collections as remote as Sydney, Australia. Bill studied ceramics, metals, and enamels. He holds a BA from Florida State University, and attended graduate school in the MFA program at Indiana University.
Josef Cillo holds a B.A. in Advertising from Marietta College (Ohio) and a B.F.A. in Art Education from Georgia State University. Josef is a local photographer and was a full time art instructor for DeKalb County Schools for several years. He currently teaches art at The Paideia School. Visit Josef Cillo's Website.
Mary Cobb graduated from Florida State University with a bachelor's degree in art education. She completed the Callanwolde Assistantship program, and has been a professional studio potter and teacher for almost 20 years.
Woody Cornwell is an artist and founding member of Eyedrum Art and Music Gallery in Atlanta (www.eyedrum.org). Cornwell works part-time as an arts instructor for the Atlanta College of Art and as a display ad sales representative for Art Papers magazine. Woody has a MFA in drawing and painting from Georgia State University and a BFA from the Savannah College of Art and Design. He emerged as an accomplished painter in 2000 within the group shows "Hypnotic Post: Atlanta Abstraction Now," at the Swan Coach House Gallery and "Coming Attractions," at Vaknin Schwarz Gallery. In 2003 Woody's artwork was published in New American Paintings and he had his first solo exhibition in a museum setting at the inaugural opening of The Jacksonville Museum of Modern Art in Jacksonville, FL.
Sandy Culp
Glenn Dair received a master of fine arts from University of Georgia and has been the director of Callanwolde's pottery program since 1980.
Elizabeth D'Angelo holds a BFA in Electronic Intermedia from the University of Florida with a minor in Art History. Although her interests span a wide range, Beth has focused her creative endeavors on painting as she feels that is where she is most at home. She has been cultivating a series of what she calss "Centers". She speaks of healing, self-renewal, and the importance of balance in these pieces. Some of her numerous exhibition spaces locally have included The Ferst Center for the Performing Arts, The B Complex, Eyedrum, the GASP! Gellery at the Tula Art Center, and Be Original! at Miami Circle. You can see her work at www.elizabethdangelo.com.
Linda DeMars received her A.A. degree in Early Childhood Education from DeKalb College. Linda has been teaching at Morningside Day Out Pre-School for 21 years and has taught children's craft workshops and summer camp at the Midtown YWCA.
Josh DeWeese MFA, New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University. BFA, Kansas City Art Institute. Josh is presently the Resident Director of the Archie Bray Foundation in Helena, Montana. "I try to make pottery that is successful in several ways: comfortable to use, enjoyable to look at, and interesting to think about. For me utilitarian pottery is an arena for playing with the plasticity of clay and its potential in the fire, and a response to the rich history of ceramic arts throughout the world. I'm drawn to the beauty and mystery of high temperature melting and the element of chance that occurs in atmospheric firings. Woodfiring is a process where extreme surfaces can be achieved, in the subtle qualities of raw clays and the vibrant depths of a running glaze. Learning how to use this extremity in an appropriate way for making pottery is of great interest to me and I continue to search how to best integrate these two passions."
Patricia DiBona A native of Quincy, Massachusetts, Patricia attended the University of Massachusetts as well as the Portfolio Center in Atlanta, Georgia. She has taught a wide range of graphic art classes at both the Art Institute and the Portfolio Center in Atlanta, Georgia. Her art has also been published in Somerset Studio and Legacy Magazines in addition to other art publications. Award-winning Graphic Artist and Art Teacher, Patricia has taken her distinctive style of art into the imaginative world of altered art and bookart. With over 20 years experience in graphic arts and teaching, Patricia is known nationwide as one of the outstanding artists in her field. Known as "The Artist Who Journals on Canvas," Patricia became widely recognized in the art community in the late 80's for her ability to express her intuitive spiritual nature with a unique style of painting, which offers a message of love, healing, and inspiration. Her instruction includes a variety of topics including Photoshop, graphic design, bookmaking, altered books, collage art, typography, journal writing, and scrapbook page design. She further conducts interactive workshops such as Intuition and Creativity, Healing through Art, Creating Altered Books and "Pollage", which combines painting and collage art.
Stephanie Dopson has been creating candles and making cold processed soap for five years, and has taught at Callanwolde since 2002.
Judy Dyer has been knitting since she was 12 and has been an elementary teacher and learning specialist for twenty-two years. She has taught knitting camps for kids as well as many adult classes. Interested in all things fiber related, she is an avid handspinner, needle felter, and dyer. She is currently president of Peachtree Handspinners Guild. Judy has a master's degree in education from Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan, and did her undergraduate work at the University of Georgia. An avid lace knitter, Judy stays current in knitting by taking workshops from master knitters such as Lily Chin and Nancy Bush. She is the owner of Knitch, a new store dedicated to the art of knitting in the Virginia Highlands.
Kate Fetterolf has worked as a professional artist and Callanwolde instructor for over 15 years. She received a BA in painting and drawing from Duke University, and a master of art therapy from Vermont College of Norwich University. She pursued additional art training in figure painting with Constantin and Roman Chatov, Robert Brackman, and at the Art Students' League in New York City. As an active member of the Atlanta art community, she was selected to be a member of the Visual Arts Subcommittee of the Cultural Olympiad, and has been recognized by the state of Georgia for Achievement by Georgia Women in the Visual Arts.
Anastasia Fink has a B.A. in Graphic Design with a concentration in sculpture. She also holds a teacher's certification in art. During the school year, Anastasia teaches art full-time to K-12 students. She is also a studio artist in sculpture.
Ben Gandy is the Director of Training and Education at Scapes, LLC, one of Atlanta's leading Landscape and Design Build firms.
Joan Goodyear
Cat Goolsby has a degree from Georgia State University. She has continued her studies in metalsmithing and Jewelry Fabrication, taking more than 20 courses from other experts in the industry. While being highly motivated to learn new skills, Cat also enjoys teaching. She believes that creating jewelry ought to be fun, while also being a therapeutic outlet to bolster confidence and self-esteem. She looks to guide students to master techniques and improve their personal style and craftsmanship. Cat also teaches at Spruill Center for the Arts.
Carol Gray received a bachelor of fine arts from Ohio Wesleyan University. She is a member of the Atlanta Calligraphers Guild, and teaches calligraphy at many locations in Atlanta.
Barry Gregg
Sarah Hatch is a professional studio artist who has been teaching at Callanwolde since 1993. Sarah has exhibited her work in Atlanta and in various cities along the East coast.
Kate Hinkel grew up in Atlanta, where she studied ballet and modern dance at Callanwolde Fine Arts Center and the Atlanta Ballet. She received her BFA in Dance from Florida State University in 1999. In 2000 she received the A.J. Fletcher Foundation scholarship to the American Dance Festival in Durham, NC. Ms. Hinkel joined Room To Move Dance Company in the Fall of 1999. She also is a member of CORE Performance Company based in Decatur, GA and Houston, TX. She has performed nationally and internationally, including England, Canada and Germany. This is Ms. Hinkel's fourth year teaching and choreographing at Callanwolde.
Kate Holland is an Atlanta-based choreographer, performer, and teacher, whose live performance and video works have been well-received both locally and regionally. Her choreography and voice-over work were featured in the GPTV production "Starchild", which was nominated for a 1998 Emmy Award for "Excellence in the Arts." She has been an instructor at Callanwolde for the past ten years.
Claire Horn began dancing at a young age at Ballet Mississippi, and continued through her Royal Academy of Dancing syllabus to complete the Advanced exam under the instruction of Lisa Howell. She performed with Mississippi Metropolitan Ballet and while at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, choreographed and danced in works with the student group, Modernextension. Locally, she performs her own contemporary work and dances with George Staib II, Coriolis Dance Incorporated and Gathering Wild. She is also a Registered Yoga Teacher with the Yoga Alliance at the 200 hour level.
Carla House with over thirty-five years teaching experience, currently Semi- retired, and still loving teaching, has joined Callanwolde for the last four years. Prior to this she was with the Atlanta College of Art for 20 years, and a professor at the University of N.C. at Chapel Hill for eight years. She studied at the University of Illinois, Yale University, and the University of Mass./Amherst, and holds a BFA and MFA in Painting. Carla teaches botanical illustration, watercolor, landscape, still life, color theory and occasional workshops. Represented in numerous collections and widely exhibited, she maintains a studio in Inman Park.
Joe H. K. Hsu is a graduate of the University of Chinese Culture in Taipei, Taiwan. She has studied Chinese painting since the age of 9.
Tim Hunter has a BFA from the California College of the Arts in drawing and printmaking and a MFA from Georgia State University in painting. He has been teaching at the Art Institute of Atlanta for the past six years, as well as Georgia State University, Kennesaw State University, and the Atlanta College of Art. His artwork has been collected by many private individuals, corporations, and the Huntsville Museum of Art. Among other publications his work has been showcased in the national publication "New American Paintings, 2003". He has a long record of exhibitions, recently the Museum of Art and Science in Tallahassee, Florida ("Art and Ecology"). He has had mural commissions from the National Park Service (Atlanta) and the Georgia Council for the Arts. His artistic focus is on nature and environmental concerns.
Judith Krone is an artist and weaver. She completed her MFA in Textiles in 2002 from Georgia State University, where she studied under textile artist Junco Sato Pollack. She has won numerous awards for her weaving. Her work has been exhibited at Emory University, The Swan Coach House Gallery of the Atlanta History Center, the Chattahoochee Handweavers Guild, Convergence in Atlanta and Denver and the Blue Ridge Handweaving show in Asheville, NC. Her article on Weaving Design appeared in Handwoven in March/April 2004. Her work is available at the Georgia Mountain Fiber Gallery in Blue Ridge, Georgia.
Toni Lee has been a freelance writer/researcher and independent filmmaker since the late 1980's. She has produced and researched for Turner Broadcasting, ABC affiliates, PBS affiliates, small companies, municipalities, non-profit organizations, universities and major corporations, She has conducted, and continues to conduct screenwriting workshops for several southeastern universities and art schools including Spelman College, Georgia State University, Milsaps University, Callanwolde Fine Arts Center and others. She has written for UPSCALE Magazine, served as Assistant Managing Editor for EPOCH Magazine, freelances for other publications, and has completed her first novel "Duplicity," which sells through an e-book publishing company, Powerhousepress.com. She has also served as project manager or production manager for sales presentations, independent films, historical presentations, children's programs and other diverse entitities, and served as Line Producer for the nationally released, independent feature film "Trois." She has begun work on her second novel.
Carol Lee Lorenzo has been teaching at Callanwolde for almost 15 years. Her novel, "Nervous Dancer" received the 1994 Flannery O'Connor award from the University of Georgia.
Rick Lubrant has a bachelor of fine arts degree in photo design. He is a professional commercial photographer, and has been teaching photography at Callanwolde for over 20 years.
Susan McCracken is known both in Atlanta and nationally for her Arts & Crafts inspired style and original designs. She is also respected in her field for her expertise in glass painting-a skill that has been almost totally lost in the art world. Through the use of glass as canvas, McCracken achieves a level of detail in her work that would not be accomplished with a standard stained glass technique. In 2006, three of her pieces were featured on HGTV's long-running design show Designer's Challenge. McCracken is an active participant in the Atlanta arts community, and is a founding member of Cabbagetown Clay & Glass Works, a collaborative artist environment that teaches adult and children's crafts in ceramics and fused glass. Please visit her website at www.architecturalartworks.net.
Katy McDougal holds a B.F.A. in Ceramics from Appalachian Center for Crafts in Tennessee. Katy has taught elementary and middle school art classes in the Atlanta area since 1998. She completed the Callanwolde Pottery Assistantship program in 2003, and has been teaching Kaleidoscope and Masters since 2002, and adult classes in our pottery program since 2003. Visit Katy's website.
Emily Mlot believes she was born to create art. A drive, a passion, a love for something that motivates and inspires day in and day out is what keeps her life, not only as a dancer, but as a human being, full of breath. Emily thinks that the ability and desire to create are inherent, but can be nurtured and cultivated with time and patience. Emily received her BA in dance from James Madison University and her MFA in dance from Florida State University. While at FSU, her piece, An Interlude Subsided, was selected to represent the dance department at the American College Dance Festival in Oxford, Mississippi. Currently, Emily is dancing for an emerging modern dance company in Atlanta, under the direction of George Staib. She also is a part-time professor at two universities, George College and State University and Georgia Perimeter College, where she teaches Modern and Improvisation. Emily has her 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training Certification, and teaches Yoga at various gyms in the Atlanta area.
Aalia Mujtaba
Lisa Nall earned a Bachelors in Music degree from Samford University. She is an organist, piano teacher and licensed Kindermusik educator. Lisa has many years of experience working with children in graded choirs and has maintained a private piano studio for over 25 years.
Bill Nixon has lived and taught art in Atlanta for the past 20 years. He graduated from Boston University with a bachelor of liberal arts degree and earned his master of fine arts at Georgia State University. Bill's special areas of expertise include studies of the human figure in sculpture and drawing. Additionally, he has developed special techniques for application of faux bronze surfaces for sculpture. He maintains a sculpture studio in Marietta.
Kelly Oakes-Dent began balletic training when she was 3 years old. Kelly graduated from Virginia Intermont College. She danced with the Modern Dance Collective and taught ballet while living in Mississippi. In Atlanta, she has danced with and taught at the Ruth Mitchell Dance Company. Kelly is certified to teach ballet by the Royal Academy of Dance. She has been teaching at Callanwolde since 1991.
Emily Parrott earned her Master's in Music from Georgia State University in Vocal Performance in May 2005. She has performed with the Atlanta Opera, the Atlanta Lyric Theatre, the Capital City Opera, and continues to perform regularly throughout Atlanta. Emily has extensive experience in Opera performance, as well as Musical Theatre. She won First Place in the NATS Vocal Competition under the Musical Theatre category in 2005, and a Second Place in both the Musical Theatre and Classical Categories in 2004.
Margaret Patterson
Mary Renshaw has studied art at Georgia State University in the Painting, Drawing and Printmaking Department and is a member of Atlanta's calligraphy guild, the Atlanta Friends of the Alphabet. She spent four years in Brazil where she taught nineteenth century and Brazilian art history at the Methodist University of Piracicaba. Through her work with the calligraphy guild she discovered the technique of dry embossing and became interested in greeting card design. She now teaches embossed card making in several locations including Callanwolde.
Leisa Rich has been instructing art to students of all ages for 31 years. She holds Bachelor of Fine Art, Bachelor of Education in Art, and Master of Fine Art degrees. Her own art works are Fiber Sculpture and Installation. Leisa exhibits internationally and nationally. In 2007, she will be featured in the PBS "In Context" televised series.
Nancy Riggs received a B.F.A. in Acting from the University of North Carolina- Greensboro. Nancy has taught drama at various theatres and camps around Atlanta for many years. She is a professional puppeteer, director and actress for theatres such as The Alliance, The Atlanta Shakespeare Tavern and Dunwoody's Stage Door Players. She once starred in The Fantastiks at Callanwolde.
Perry Rintye
Ann Ritter As a yoga teacher and therapist, Ms. Ritter teaches at Callanwolde Fine Arts Center and Emory University, and practices privately in Decatur. She is a certified as an instructor of Kundalini Yoga at the 200-hour level and is pursuing certification at the 500-hour level in both Kundalini Yoga and Integrative Yoga Therapy. Ms. Ritter's background also includes study in traditional Hatha, Kripalu, Integral and Kali yogas. Her additional certifications include polarity therapy at the associate practitioner level, and Thai yoga massage and bodywork from the Lotus Palm School in Montreal, Canada. She has been teaching yoga for more than 12 years. Also an avid fan of dance and movement, Ms. Ritter has pursued the integration of narration and movement in performance through Fieldwork, a national program co-sponsored locally by Several Dancers Core and Emory University's dance department, for the past two years. She is on the board of Beacon Dance Company, Decatur, and has performed for three seasons with Beacon's Mapping Project. She also sits on the board of the Friends of Theatre Emory.
Lori Rowe, Tai Chi Instructor
Steve Schaefer's work has been published on the front pages of The Washington Post, USA Today, The New York Times and other national and international publications. He has worked The Associated Press, Reuters, Agence France-Presse and Getty Images. Prior to going free-lance in 1991, Steve was a staff photographer for papers in Seattle, Washington, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and Atlanta, Georgia. More recently he worked as a contract photographer for the New York Times best-selling book America 24/7. His client list as a commercial photographer includes national corporations such as Delta Airlines, BellSouth and Emory Hospital. Steve recently completed his Masters of Fine Art At Georgia State University and is currently an adjunct faculty member at The Art Institute of Atlanta, Gwinnett Technical College, and Georgia State University.
June Akers Seese, the instructor of Callanwolde's Memoir I-IV courses, is a novelist who has also taught "Women and Fiction", "The Fictional Process", and "Style and Politics in the work of Pearl Cleage and Grace Paley" in the Callanwolde writing program. Her novels include: What Waiting Really Means, Is This What Other Women Feel Too?, and James Mason and the Walk-In Closet. She earned a fellowship from Yaddo in 2001. Her novel, Some Things Are Better Left to Saxophones, is forthcoming in the summer of 2007.
Polly Sherrill B.F.A. in Ceramics, Kansas City Art Institute. "Polly the Potter" completed the Callanwolde Pottery Assistantship Program to begin teaching beginning and intermediate classes to both children and adults. Polly has been teaching at Callanwolde for over twenty years.
Jena Sibille received her BFA and MA from the University of Georgia. Her drawings and paintings have been exhibited locally and nationally in both commercial and non-profit galleries. She has received numerous critical reviews and her works are included in both private and public collections. In 2003, she was a finalist for the Forward Art Foundation's Emerging Artist Award. She has taught both adult and youth studio drawing and painting classes. A former educator for the High Museum of Art, Jena has extensive experience in engaging audiences with works of art. She has worked as a literacy and visual arts consultant with Fulton County Schools, Clark County Schools, the DuSable Museum, Chicago, and the High Museum of Art.
David Spencer, Certified Ballroom Dance Instructor
Christine Stanton
Laurie Steele is a professional studio potter. She completed the Callanwolde Assistantship program and has been teaching here since 1994.
Carol Sutherland is a graduate of Agnes Scott College where she earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in fine art, elementary education and art education. She continued her studies in fine arts at Georgia State University. Carol taught art for nine years at St. Pius X High School where she served as chairman of the Fine Arts Department. She formed her own Carol Sutherland Studios in 1979 and worked as a professional artist focusing on corporate commission work. She has major works of art across the Southeast that may be seen in offices and major corporate centers. Carol returned to teaching in 1990, teaching art courses at Emory University, Callanwolde Fine Arts Center and, since 1997, at Atlanta Botanical Gardens. She is a member of the American Society of Botanical Artists and has been drawing botanical subject matter since 1991, when she was inspired by a trip to four of the Hawaiian Islands.
Beth McCloskey Taylor received a B.A. in Interior Design from The American College. Beth has been designing textiles, upholstery, wallcoverings and carpets for over 13 years throughout the United Sates and Europe.
Kelly Thames holds an MFA with a concentration in sculpture from Georgia State University. In addition to teaching at Callanwolde for the last eight years, Kelly has taught at the American InterContinental University and Georgia State University's Continuing Education Division. Kelly is currently on faculty at the Art Institute of Atlanta.
Carl Tiegreen is a graduate of Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts, with a bachelor's degree in composition/arranging. He has been with Callanwolde since 1994 as guitar instructor, and has also worked with other fine arts centers in the Atlanta area. Carl teaches beginning through advanced guitar lessons in all styles of music.
Memye Curtis Tucker, Ph.D. is the author of The Watchers (Ohio University Press, 1998 Hollis Summers Poetry Prize), and three chapbooks: Admit One (State Street Press 1998); Storm Line (Palinquin Press 1998); and Holding Patterns (Poetry Atlanta Press 1988). Her poems have been published in Georgia Review, Denver Quarterly, Southern Review, Colorado Review, Oxford American Review, Prairie Schooner. A Callanwolde instructor since 1989, she has been a Fellow at MacDowell, VCCA, and Hambidge, and a Scholar at Bread Loaf. She has received artists grants from the Georgia Council for the Arts and is a senior editor at Atlanta Review.
Ana Vizurraga holds a bachelor of fine arts in painting/ceramics from Georgia State. She has also completed the Callanwolde Apprenticeship in pottery, and attended Penland Craft School in North Carolina. She has been teaching at Callanwolde since the early 1980s.
Will Waggenner is a native of Atlanta. He has been studying with Sifu Mark Warner for over 7 years. He has competed nationally and internationally. Most recently, he won an AAU National Championship.
Al Waller has a BFA in Animation from Savannah College of Art and Design and an MFA in Writing from Spalding University in Louisville, Kentucky. He has over fifteen years of experience working with children and teens and currently teaches Art in the Henry County School System. Along with teaching, Al is a freelance animator and writer.
Mark Walsh, Piano Instructor, B.A., West Virginia University
Jerylann Warner has been teaching and choreographing dance in the north and southeast for many years. Her teaching credits for adults, children and professionals include many esteemed universities, studios and performing arts high schools. She has been a presence as a creator, writer and founder for many dance initiatives. Her modern dance class was cited by the AJC as TOP CLASS IN ATLANTA. Her company, GATHERING WILD DANCE was critics pick for BEST DANCE COMPANY, 2001. Jerylann resides with her family in Decatur.
Mark Warner has been studying Kung Fu for nearly 30 years. Ranked 4th eg. Black Belt under Grand Master Johnny Lee and has been teaching for Master Lee since 1982. Mark began teaching Tai Chi at Callanwolde in 1991 and Kung Fu at Callanwolde in 1999. Mark also offers Tai Chi classes at Atlanta Botanical Gardens and Kung Fu classes at Jeans Body Shop in Buckhead.
Thomas Zwierlein has a master of fine arts in sculpture/ceramics from the University of Kentucky. He has been teaching at Callanwolde since 1993.