Meet Your Instructors

Teaches: Wild Clay 

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Kyle Bird is a full-time ceramic artist based in the Springfield, Missouri area with over a decade of experience working in clay. His practice is rooted in experimentation, with a particular love for exploring glazes and pushing the boundaries of traditional and alternative firing techniques. Kyle regularly leads hands-on classes and workshops in pottery, wild clay, and raku, sharing both technical knowledge and a deep appreciation for the creative process. His teaching style encourages curiosity, exploration, and a strong connection to the material from the ground up. You can learn more about Kyle at Craftwork Ceramics. 

Teaches: Bookbinding, Botanical Printing, Earth Pigment Paints, Earth and Plant Pigments & Sticks, Mixed Fiber Arts, Nature Journaling, Weaving the Wild & Basketry. 

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Cina is the Founder and Director of Wild Arts Learning. She produces all Wild Arts media, organizes instructors, programming and curriculum, hosts kids' summer camps, is a lead instructor ad the Wild Arts Learning Teacher Trainings and is the coordinator for the Wild Arts Learning Conference for Educators. 

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