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Art For the Sky has grown far too popular for only one leader to do this work and thus, 2006 marked the beginning of a training program for several new leaders. They weren't easy to find as there are so many hats one must wear to do this work successfuly! They were found however and are now ready to do this work along with program founder, Daniel Dancer. You may work with any one of them depending on availability and many other factors.
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Daniel Dancer. Daniel founded Art For the Sky in 2000 and has been doing related work for 25 years. His photographs of art and nature have appeared in 100's of publications worldwide. He is the author of Desperate Prayers: A Quest For Sense in a Senseless Time and The Four Seasons of Kansas. He just released his first CD entitled Wild is the Way. Daniel lives in the Columbia River Gorge in Oregon in an environmental community he founded called Rowena Wilds. He is the father of two children, a windsurfer, kite-boarder, river-guide, back-packer and general all around lover of life. Dancer has a MA in Human Development from Kansas University. |
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Kara Sisk has privately taught children nationally and internationally for two decades. She is the owner and founder of her own art school called Innerscape and has been the head co-ordinator for the Young Artist Scholarship Project for at risk youth in 9 Public Schools in Portland, OR.. Kara has a personal interest in working one-on-one with children in grief, using art as a means of healing. She is currently a facilitator of private grief groups and also has been a volunteer for several years at the Dougy Center for Grieving Children. Kara is an extremely diverse and talented artist specializing in environmental sculptures, print-making, puppetry and book arts. Kara holds a BFA in painting from Pacific Northwest College of Art.
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Kim and Jason Leslie have been professional educators and artists for more than 10 years. Kim earned a BA from Dartmouth College and continues to learn from everyone and everything around her. Jason recieved an art degree from Skidmore College in upstate New York. From the coasts of the East to the mountains of the West, Kim and Jason have inspired learners of all ages to explore the world in new ways and experience the joy of working together to create incredible things. Kim and Jason currently reside in the beautiful Columbia River Gorge where they are often found with a pair of ski boots or bike shoes on their feet |
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Rose Madrone has been working as a teacher, a botanist, an herbalist and an ethnobotanist for over 20 years. Her passion in Nature Education assists others in establishing a deeper connection with the Earth, and thus finding a deeper understanding of themselves and others. She is well aware that if we take the time to know more about something, such as our natural environment, we will come to love it. And when we love something, we will take care of it in the best way that we can. She has a BS in Ecological Botany from Humboldt State University, and is a graduate from the California School of Herbal Studies as well as the Regenerative Design Institute of Permaculture. |
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