Award winning poet Wendy Videlock serves as Western Slope Poet Laureate. She writes a syndicated newspaper column, hosts Lit Radio on KAFM and teaches across the arts and advocates for the arts in schools and public spaces. Wendy believes the arts might just be the answer to all that ails us.
Gwylym teaches filmmaking and has produced and directed video shorts for 20 years, including 3 feature films and one web series pilot.
Lauri Lynnxe Murphy is a Sculptor and Bio-Artist who collaborates with living creatures such as bees and snails to create artwork that inspires people to protect their habitats.
Earth is what it’s about. Earth mixed with water = MUD! We connect with our vital selves more fully by interacting with the elements: earth, air water, space and light. Igniting people’s passion for creativity in innovative ways, Helen is a master instructor. Her classes and workshops expand the box, create community, and curate playful environments in which to explore deep personal and interpersonal ideas and feelings surrounding identity and the environment.
Emily vonSwearingen is a mixed and multi-media visual artist, eclectic musician and sound maker, instrument creator, certified Sound Healer, certified Nature/Forest therapist. She specializes in integrative learning, sensory and tactile engagement and adapting materials, tools and teaching methods to be accessible and inclusive for people of all ages and abilities.
