Our Team of Instructors
The Folk Tradition relies on the sharing of knowledge from person to person. All staff and instructors at the Michigan Folk School are practiced artisans in a wide variety of folk arts who are dedicated to sharing what they know. Click on any of their smiling faces to learn more about their journey and how they ended up teaching with the Michigan Folk School.
Amanda Howell
Farmer
Ashley Gadway
Natural Dyer
Ben Ernst
Chair Caner
Carly Wright
Leathersmith
Eileen Dickinson
Beekeeper
Iman Hathaway
Stained Glass Artist
Ivan Soucy
Blacksmith
Jennifer Malinowski
Spinner
Joey Traynor
Spoon Carver
Kadee Spangler
Stained Glass Artist
Kelly Brandt
Fiber Artist
Kim Easterday
Perfumer
Kristan Green
Natural Dyer
Mark Young
Blacksmith
Michael Kaufman-Schofield
Basket Weaver
Rodney Cole
Wood Worker
Tully Williams
Stained Glass Artist
Andrea Blohm
Milliner
Atticus Keesling
Blacksmith
Ben White
Bushcrafter
Darla Kroft
Wildcrafter
Emily Otto
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Inge Bruneel
Baker
Jason Gold
MFS Director
Jessica Bowden
Leathersmith
Julia Gold
Herbalist
Kathy McMinn
Basket Weaver
Kelly Savino
Folklorist & Fiber
Kirk Coppernoll
Mushroom Cultivator
Larissa Diem
Crochet
Megan Harris
Fiber
Nancy Binkowski
Broom Squire
Shelby Lincoln
Farmer
Victor Wooddell
Bow Maker
Angela Martin
Folk Singer
Ben Bohnsack
Printer
Blake DesRosiers
Metalsmith
Deanne Bednar
Natural Builder
Gina Ferrara
Stained Glass Artist
Irene Hochgraf Cameron
Bushcrafting Homesteader
Jen Davis
Environmental Steward
Jim McDonald
Wildcrafter
Justin Polley
Head Chef
Katie Waggoner
Phytologist
Kia Kouyate
Food Craft
Kirsten Brink
Leathersmith
Lori Evesque
Natural Dyer
Michael Daitch
Weaver
Nicole Gillies
Wet Felter
Talcon Quinn
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Wade Buck
MFS Program Coordinator