Teachers share their creations

Do you have a particular reason for making beard oil, or just for fun? “When I first started growing my beard and was reading up on beard culture...one of the things [I found] is that you need to use beard oil to hydrate [your beard], so that it doesn’t get wiry or dry or dandruff, which is a real problem. You use oil to keep it hydrated. Anyway, you can go on Etsy or Google and for one ounce [...

 Is there anything specific that sparked your interest in glass blowing? “From watching when I was a little girl...it kind of mesmerized me, and so I could just spend a long time watching people blow glass...And then just as I got older, because I like art, I just decided to experiment with glass. I had done ceramics so I wanted to branch out to glass, and I thought it would be fun.” How l...

When and how did you start doing ceramics? “I started doing it when I was finished at college...I was looking for something to occupy myself, and I’ve always had a creative side. So I started taking lessons and just loved it.” Do your pieces come in handy as gifts? “Yes, they do. [Some teachers] have some. When we do our yankee swap and at Christmas, I usually bring in a piece.” ...

What got you interested in making cookies? “ I went to go visit my friend in D.C. a couple years ago, and she was just trying to think of things for us to do. One of them was taking a cookie decorating class...then when we got there we both kinda got extremely competitive and way too into it. since then it’s just kinda taken off.” Do you have a lot of friends who make and decorate cookies as well...

What got you into weaving? “My husband’s grandmother did a lot of weaving and she did it in Farmers’ Museum up in Cooperstown, New York.  I was always interested in what she did, and when she passed away, all her weaving stuff and spinning stuff came to us.” How long does it usually take you to weave something? “It probably takes half a day [in total] because you have to measure it out,...

What got you into crocheting? “I actually have a part time job at night where I work as a security guard and I basically just sit and can’t use electronics. So I had to kind of come up with something to do. I just watched YouTube and I started doing the loom...I started doing hats, and then I watched videos on how to crochet and that’s how I started.” How long have you been crocheting...