Karen Izenberg
Karen has a BA in Art History and MFA in Painting & Textile Art. Most recently her focus has been on collage arts. She has also owned an art studio/gallery in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Renée Jarmolowicz
Renee has been teaching art teacher and educator for over 25 years. She is accomplished at the lettering and book arts, as well as drawing and mixed-media art forms. Her award winning work can be found in many national and international exhibits as well as private collections. She is the owner of the Artist Alcove, specializing in contemporary abstract calligraphy, mixed-media works on paper, and artist books.
*Nanci Jenkins
Nanci has been a cooking instructor in Ann Arbor for over 25 years. She currently works at Spice Merchants in Kerrytown. Her cooking experience includes teaching for Cuisinart, Calphalon, Kitchen Port, and at the University of Toledo. She describes herself as a foodie with a passion to share the delights cooking can bring to the home cook.
Alvey Jones
Alvey is a full time artist,and his works are shown locally and nationally. He has won numerous awards as painter and book artist. He is an exhibiting member of the WSG Gallery in Ann Arbor.
*John Jonna
John is co-owner of Vinology Wine Bar and Restaurant and a co-founder of the Merchant of Vino wine shops. Has served on the Michigan Grape Council and has traveled extensively in Europe studying food and wine.
*Elizabeth Marcano Kennedy
Originally from Venezuela, Elizabeth cherishes the cooking she did while growing up and enjoys cooking using many of the original recipes she learned. She also enjoys experimenting with a variety of other South American cuisine. Her self-taught skills have been advanced with formal training in baking and pastry confection, at Washtenaw Community College.
*Amanda Klain
Owner of Love Fresh, a local Ann Arbor business that promotes, practices and teaches the art of eating and living for health and happiness. Her passion for healthy food and limitless capacity for creativity in the kitchen makes her classes inspiring and enjoyable.
Hedi Kyle
Hedi Kyle recently retired as Head Conservator at the American Philosophical Society, and continues teaching as Adjunct Professor at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, where she teaches book structures to MFA students of the Graduate Program in Book Arts and Printmaking. Equally at home in the fields of conservation and the book arts, these fields have greatly infuenced her work and cross fertilized each other. Her one-of-a-kind constructions have been exhibited internationally, and are in private and public collections. She is co-founder of Paper and Book Intensive (PBI).
Monique LallierMonique is internationally recognized as a major award-winning design bookbinder and book artist. For 12 years she was the Chairman of the Standards of Excellence of the Guild of Book Workers. She is the current director of the American Academy of Bookbinding, which offers several workshops a year at Hollander’s. For more on Monique, visit her website at www.moniquelallier.com.
John Mackrell
John is a long time student of book conservation and fine binding and currently assists Don Etherington when he teaching American Academy of Bookbinding conservation workshops at Hollander's.
Jean McCormick
Jean was trained in bookbinding and conservation in England Czech Republic and American Academy of Bookbinding. She has conducted bookbinding for teachers workshops.
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Rita Conroy-MartinOwner of The Sage Dish, a personal chef service that offers cooking classes and in-home meal services. Rita is also a vendor at the Ann Arbor Farmers’ Market in the fall offering French style savory quiche and seasonal fruit tarts. With a Masters degree in Holistic Nutrition, she is passionate about teaching the health and economic benefits of using local, seasonal, organic, and non GMO ingredients in all of her dishes. Website:
www.sagedish.com
Cynthia May
Cynthia is a mixed media specialist and has been an art educator for over 15 years. She is an active member in the International Society of Altered Book Artists. Cynthia is also an avid weaver and fiber artist and often merges the crafts with her bookmaking.
*Wendy Mead
Wendy is an avid cook and a proponent of making easy, economical, and healthy style comfort foods. She regularly shops at the Ann Arbor Farmers’ Market and is an advocate of cooking with fresh and local ingredients.
Chela Metzger
Chela is a librarian, bookbinder and book conservator currently teaching full-time at the University of Texas. Her work in Latin America has fostered a strong interest in Spanish and Islamic-influenced bindings. She has taught workshops at the Paper and Book Intensive as well as at other schools around the country.
Julia Miller
Julia has an MA in Historical Archives and is the past senior conservator at the University of Michigan Conservation & Book Repair Lab. As an active book artist, she is heavily influenced by the structural and decorative elements she finds as she studies historical bindings. She continues to work in private practice and recently has taught at the Paper and Book Intensive.
Susan Mills
Susan is a bookbinder who has had her own boindery since 1990. She teaches traditional bookbinding workshops, many with an histroical slant. She teaches at the Center for the Book in NYC and the Nova Scotia School of Art and Design. Her works are found in many libraries and institutions throughout the United States and Canada.
*Lakshmi Narayanan
Lakshmi was born and raised in India. She enjoys cooking for
company and has taught classes at Kitchen Port, as well as hands-on workshops as fund raisers. Many of her recipes are simplified versions of traditional ones and some are tried and true favorites from her favorite Indian cookbooks.
Karen O’NealKaren is a local multi-media artist and has taught many workshops in papermaking. In addition, she is also accomplished at making papyrus. Her studio, Out of Hand Papermaking Studio, is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Karen is also an avid cook and has been making great gingerbread houses for over 30 years.
Chad Pastotnik
Chad has a BFA, printmaking and established Deep Wood Press in 1992, located in Marcelona, Michigan. He publishes limited edition, hand-bound, fine press books that are letterpress printed and illuminated by original intaglio, wood engraving, and linocut prints.
*Thais Anne Peterson
The ultimate foodie: a chef, a cooking teacher, a food writer, and most importantly an enthusiastic student and lover of food, wine, and cooking. She was employed as the demonstration chef for many years at Busch’s in Ann Arbor, sharing recipes and answering thousands of questions on food and cooking.
*Elle Preston
Culinary instructor, executive chef and owner of The Traveling Palate, Elle’s cooking is influenced by a melting pot of cultures including Hispanic, Cajun, Creole, Armenian and Italian flavors. She has worked as a private chef and as a food industry consultant and is now living in Ann Arbor. You can find Elle exploring the Farmers’ Market and keeping active with a variety of culinary adventures. Website: TheTravelingPalate.net
Marilyn Prucka
Marilyn has a BFA in printmaking and an MFA in Textiles. She has done collographs for over 20 years and currently is an exhibiting artist at the Washington Street Gallery in Ann Arbor.
Benjamin Reynaert
Ben graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design. He recently interned for the Center for Book Arts in New York City, and is apprenticing with Bloodroot Press in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He also works full-time on the staff at Hollander’s and is currently the workshop coordinator.
Ann Ridout
Ann is a recently retired bookbinder and book repair specialist at the Preservation Division of the University of Michigan Library. With over 35 years of experience, she has taught countless book repair workshops.
*Marcia Rockwood
Marcia is the innkeeper at the Ann Arbor Farmhouse Bed and Breakfast. She enjoys traveling and cooking, using original and revamped recipes that she has collected from around the world.
*Brigitte Romero
Brigitte was born and raised near Paris, France and comes from a family of caterers, pastry chefs, and chocolate crafters. She loves sharing the joys of a beautiful French dinner experience. Owner of France Cuisine, a personal chef service in Ann Arbor.
*John Savanna
John is the fourth generation of owners of Millpond Bread in Chelsea. He is a regular vendor at the Ann Arbor Farmers’ Market and enjoys teaching bread making classes at his bakery. His breads use stone-ground flour and all organic ingredients.
Matt Shlian
Matt has a BFA from Alfred University and an MFA from Cranbrook Academy of Art. He currently teaches at the University of Michigan and Washtenaw Community College. His focus has been in printmaking and sculpture and his unique paper engineering models are widely exhibited in galleries. He is a designer of pop-up books, toys, cards, and advertisements, and is currently working with a major publisher on a pop-up book. Visit Matt's website at www.mattshlian.com.
Linda Soberman
Linda has a MFA in photography. She is a photo based, mixed media specialist and exhibits and teaches nationally and internationally. Linda received the Jewish Women in the Arts Award for lifetime achievement in 2006. Linda also just returned from a month-long artist residency and tour of China, where she was one of 25 invited artists to participate in the First International Printmaking Exhibition and Symposium.
*Peter Stark
Organic farmer who has been using, collecting, and studying herbs and wild plants for forty years. Peter has lectured at Matthai Botanical Gardens and at many other botanical organizations. He is a regular exhibitor at the Ann Arbor Farmer’s Market.
Bonnie Stahlecker
Bonnie has a MFA from the University of Wisconsin with a background in typography, letterpress, and bookbinding. Bonnie has taught at Penland, Haystack, and at the Paper & Book Intensive. Bonnie is a highly accomplished and recognized nationally as a book artist.
*Brian Steinberg
Brian is a cooking instructor, avid gardener, fermentation hobbyist, and has produced his own cooking show. He is currently starting a home grown business called Inchworm Microgreens which will offer microgreens to restaurants and friends. When he is not writing for his blog - astoneeating.wordpress.com, he can be found making home cooked meals at home in Ann Arbor.
*Max and Eli Sussman
Brothers and authors of “Freshman in the Kitchen: From Clueless Cook to Creative Chef", their book is geared towards the beginning cook. While Eli lives in Los Angeles, Max lives in Ann Arbor and is currently a chef at eve’s, in Kerrytown.
*Greg Upshur
Greg was an American Culinary Federation gold medallist in Hot Food Competition, has appeared on the Food Network Channel, claims the most watched spaghetti recipe video on You Tube, and is a food stylist for Hour Magazine. He has also published a book, Path to Magic. Website: www.mustangchef.com.
Tom Veling
Tom is a recently retired engineer from Ford. He has taken many workshops and is currently the Monday night Open Studio monitor. He is also a Hollander’s graduate.
*Yuyang Ye
Yuyang, an accomplished artist, has done many Chinese calligraphy presentations including at Pfizer, local high schools, and Asian Cultural events. Growing up in China, with a father from the south and mother from the north, Yuyang experienced two different styles of Chinese home cooking. She is enthusiastic about teaching how to make not only healthy, but authentic, great tasting Chinese cuisine.