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TEACHERS

Our classes are taught by a skilled group of local educators, craftspeople, scientists, tradespeople, small business owners, and members of our Willamette Valley communities. Read below to learn about Tarweed Folk School teachers and their class offerings.

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Chris Bentley

Fibers

Nature

Anne Marie Cole

Fibers

Needle Felting

Deb Curtis

Basketry

Zen Rocks

Sarah Edwardsson

Fibers

Sustainability

William Fowlkes

Natural Building

Woodworking

Jaci Guerena

Herbalism

Nature

Chris Highfield

Youth and Family

Blacksmithing

Noah Jack

Bike Repair


Ashley Merback

Woodworking

Nature

Joe Scott

Traditional Ecological

Knowledge

Nathaniel Stein

Woodworking


Emily Wittkop

Farming

Nature

Kris Berg

Sewing

Fibers

Madelaine Corbin

Fibers

Natural Dye

Kiko Denzer

Natural Building

Farming and Foods

Duncan Ellinwood

Woodworking

Foods

Barry Glassman

Woodworking


Rose Holdorf

Woodworking

Basketry

Shalisse Millison

Youth and Family

Fibers

Laura Young

Ceramics


Marta Capriles

Youth and Family

Nature and Basketry

Stephanie Craig

Basketry & Traditional 

Ecological Knowledge

Katherine Edmonds

Woodworking

Nature

Caroline Feyling

Weaving

Textiles

Trevor Heald

Bike Repair


Margot Schwarz

Farming and Nature

Foods

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