Why Do You Volunteer Your Time and Expertise to Teach at the Grünewald Guild?

“As a teacher, I define my role as enabling my students to discover in themselves the deepest sparks of their own creativity while giving them practical tools to master process.

At the Guild there exists a level of passion in the learners that challenges me to offer the best of myself as a teacher and to bring everything I know to the table. Although there is a budget for me to purchase supplies, I know that I will be filling my car with additional treasures from my studio, from bits of gold mirror glass to hand made frames and specialty tools because these materials are extra special to me, I know that I want to share them with my students.

I look forward to teaching mosaic and to creating wholeness from tiny broken bits of glass, mortar and grout.”

– Jill Ross

The Guild embodies everything that I hold most precious about life – community, artmaking, nature, and the ever-present invitation into depth and spiritual growth.

The beautiful Guild community offers a broad invitation to anyone and everyone to see themselves as an artist – a creative being capable of wonder, awe, and a story worth sharing.

The land gives me such nourishment – the sweet smell of the pines, the sound of the Wenatchee river flow, and the holy pace of everyday life that takes us out of our busyness and into deeper life.”

– Matt Whitney

“After 27 years (25 as a teacher) of coming to the Guild, what keeps me coming back is not just the natural beauty of the surroundings or the chance to explore an artistic subject in depth. I think it’s the openness of everyone there – staff, students, faculty, interns – to welcome new folks and make them feel at home.  This “instant community” allows for a wide variety of expression – even for a dedicated introvert like me!  I am grateful to be included.”

– Larkin Van Horn

I love teaching at the Grunewald Guild. Its gentleness is exactly the right environment for the sort of mark-making explorations I wish to instigate.

– Scott Burnett

“There is much joy in working with individuals integrated into a whole body of people who, though involved in different disciplines, are enthusiastic and encouraging to others about their work. 

I am excited when I see participants making use of the gifts of hands, eyes, mind and heart and learning that this work has great value—on a personal level as well as in community.  It is a time of happy growth.  I experience all of this when I teach at Grunewald!”

– Jean Tudor