River School

Louisa “Louie” Carl

Disciplines:
Creative Writing, Literature, Social Sciences, Environmental Studies and Science, Art, Outdoor Travel Activities, Leadership and Communication Skills

Education:
B.F.A. Sculpture, Washington University School of Fine Art
M.S. Environmental Education, Audubon Expedition Institute of Lesley University

Selected Work History:
Variety of Faculty and Education Division Positions, Audubon Expedition Institute at Lesley University

Artist, with exhibitions at Waterfall Arts Center, Gallery 407, The Drawing Room, Belfast Bearfest, Steinberg Gallery, Bixby Gallery, University of Kentucky Gallery

Art teacher, Maine Coast Artists, Roundtop Center for the Arts, Albert Stevens Elementary School, JCCA Fine Arts Camp

Writer, with poems and articles published in Talking Leaves, Pathways, Conversations, Option

Conference Coordinator and Planner, Great Turning Conference, Commonfire Conference, Green Future Fair, Maine Environmental Education Association Conference

Middle School Girl’s Mentor and Program Planner, Girl to Girl Program

Secretary, Town of Waldo Planning Board

Instructor, ECO-ACT High School Environmental Education and leadership Program, Missouri Botanical Garden

Instructor, Hog Island National Audubon Society Youth Ecology Camp

Librarian, University City Public Library Children's Department

Hobbies:
Gardening, reading, writing, making and viewing art, playing and hiking with my sons Rio and Max

Educational Philosophy:
“Learning is something humans are hard-wired to do. Yet by the time most people reach high school, their passion for learning has dulled to a dim ember, and much of the learning process has become rote and boring. I love being involved in experiential student-centered education because it creates an atmosphere in which an ember becomes the roaring fire it should be once again. Seeing a student begin to love learning, discover how to act upon their passions, and figure out how to translate this into daily life and work is deeply satisfying.
Another value I hold strongly is that of guiding students in the process of becoming engaged citizens. Our world, and especially our country at this time in history, is in desperate need of leaders, of people who care what is happening around them, and who want to take action to improve things. It is important to me that the educational process expose students to information and experiences that inspire them to care and to act.”

Randy Fein

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Disciplines: Fine Art, Ceramics, Public Art

Education: BS Art Education, Ceramics Major, State University of New York at New Paltz
MFA credits: Massachusetts College of Art
Instituto Allende, San Miguel De Allende, Mexico
Non- Degree study: Haystack Mountain School, Penland School of Crafts, and Arrowmont School of Crafts

Professional Highlights:

Owns Mountain Studios, a clay arts business focused on teaching and original ceramic works, begun in 1984.

Has conducted over 100 ceramic art workshops in public/private schools and colleges as a teaching artist-in-residence, including Babson College, Vermont State College, and over 60 k-12 schools in Maine.

Received seventeen commissions for ceramic installations throughout Maine and in Vermont (Percent for Art), and has created many installations for corporate and private clients, including Eastern Maine Medical Center, Westbrook Vocational Center, and Fidelity Insurance.
Has been the featured artist in local, national and international exhibitions, with works highlighted in print and television media, including the Bangor Daily News, CBS Evening News, and Preview Magazine.
Conducted student workshops of 3-21 days resulting in a permanent clay relief mural at sites in 30+ schools, including: York H.S; Camden/Rockport H.S; Portland H.S; Acton Middle School, Camden Middle School, and Rockport Elementary School.
Awarded five competitive Artist-in-Residence positions to create original works on site.

Artist’s Statement: “Clay is my material of expression.
It is Mother Earth. It is the common mud under my boots.
It is familiar to all cultures since the dawn of civilization.
Over the past 30 years, I have mastered a wide variety of expressive styles with this shapeless stuff called clay.
Whimsical fish, introspective sea women and expressive Maine landscape tile paintings are my most recent focus. All my work celebrates the gift of life.
My expressive sculpture and painted pottery are never exactly repeated.
I create each work to be unique and one of a kind.”