TEACHER
BIOS CHRIS
BURBANK
Christine Burbank
is the owner and sole gardener of "Jardin des Brabant," a National Garden
Conservancy Open Garden since 2002. Christine has been gardening on this 3/4 acre
property since 1972. She has attended workshops at Longwood Gardens and Winterthur
and has herself taught gardening as part of the Meriden Connecticut Adult Continuing
Education Program. In 2003, her garden was the member garden tour selection of
the CT Horticultural Society. Christine has met and overcome many gardening challenges
and is still learning about new plants and techniques in every gardening season.
LIS-EL
CROWLEY
A passion for creative expression and love of transmutation
has lead Lis-el Crowley to embrace various artforms, including pottery, metalsmithing
and hot glass. From crystalline glazed porcelains to lampworked glass pendants,
Lis-el's work ranges from the funky to the fabulous. In order to bring creative
opportunities to others, Lis-el and her daughter, Alexis, have recently opened
Art & Soul/Creation Station. This artisan & fine art gallery showcases
Lis-el & Alexis' work along with other artists and artisans from Windsor and
beyond.
JIM
DINA
Jim Dina has spent
a lifetime recreating the skills and material culture of local Native Americans.
He specializes in the use of stone age tools of his own making when practicing
these crafts. His most ambitious project was the building of a birchbark canoe,
in which he traveled up the CT River, from his home in South Windsor to the Canadian
border.
CAROLINE
FINNEGAN
Caroline
Finnegan is a painter, gardener, sewer and general crafty lady. She graduated
from the School of Visual Arts in NYC and currently studies at the Rhode Island
School of Design.
CHRIS
GOODING
Chris
was born in the Berkshires and her fondest childhood memories are of summers on
her Grandfather's dairy farm. As a young woman, she raised her kids (both the
human and goat varieties) in a rural setting, milked her goats, made cheese, dyed
with natural substances from her land and pretty much led the life of a 60's idealist.
For the last 15 years
she has lived in a highly congested suburb, searching for ways to stay connected
to her roots and to express herself artistically through nature. Her most recent
adventure has been experimenting with gourds. Chris grows the gourds, then embellishes
them, often using items such as feathers, seed pods and twigs found on her property.
Chris is also a rug hooker, frequently using animal themes and mixed fibers in
her rugs. KAREN
ROSSI
Karen Rossi began
her professional fine art career in 1987 by winning several public sculpture commissions,
which she created in the shop of her family's specialty welding business. Highly
regarded for her original metal sculptures, she also licenses her flying characters
of hobbies and professions. Karen's designs are internationally collected and
dramatic 6ft - 30 ft versions have found their way into entry halls of banks,
restaurants, hospitals and shopping malls.
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Christine
Burbank's glorious garden 
Lis-el
Crowley's passion for pottery
Jim
Dina
Chris
Gooding
Karen
Rossi
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