Elizabeth Gouveia is involved with the Encompass Community for Independent Learning located at Friends Academy. They provide experiential offerings and free or affordable resources to support homeschool families and life-long learners of all ages.

Elin Noble is a master artisan of myriad fabric art materials and processes, including complex quilting, shibori resist dyeing, and the technique known as kyokechi. She is also an award-winning author of Dyes & Paints: A Hands-On Guide to Coloring Fabric.

Environmental Alchemist, Rhonda M. Fazio is the founder of Dyer Maker Studio specializing in natural color and sustainable textile design. A transportable maker space based in the South Coast, offering educational workshops -“Dyeing to Wear It” and “Teaching through Textiles” – for secondary schools and adults, taught regionally and abroad.

Design Art Technology Massachusetts Institute (DATMA) presents contemporary art with the convergence of design, art and technology through exhibitions, performances and education for all ages and cultural backgrounds in the SouthCoast region and beyond.

Denn Santoro Fine Art Photography’s photos concentrate on the interplay of angles and shapes and light. He composes with a point of view that is intended to confound the viewers’ normal perspective and view of the world.

Deb Ehrens uses her camera to create contemplative and painterly imagery. Her photography captures the ephemeral and artful moments hidden in the everyday and is a view into the unexpected rhythms and patterns in the natural world.

David Richardson is a furniture artist who specializes in antique restoration, handmade reproduction, and contemporary furniture in southeastern Massachusetts.

Cynthia Bliss Ray is an Interior Designer based in New Bedford implementing design solutions with an emphasis on color theory.

Colton Simmons is a wedding photographer from Southeast New England.

Chuck Hauck is a sculptor, humorist, inventor, preservationist, humanitarian and co-founder of the artist collective Gallery X (photo courtesy of Peter Pereira/The Standard-Times).