Bettine Godwin is an accomplished East Texas artist, educator, and gallery owner whose work is known for its bold color, expressive brushwork, and dynamic sense of movement. Having spent part of her childhood in Brazil, Argentina, and England, she developed an appreciation for diverse cultures and artistic perspectives at an early age. After moving to

JDarrell Kirkley is a retired director, producer, artist, and photographer with more than 45 years in the film and video industry. A lifelong artist, he has studied under renowned artists and attended live drawing classes at SMU. His artwork has earned more than 60 awards, including 10 First Place ribbons at the State Fair of

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Danielle Tevebaugh has taught art at Harmony ISD for 9 years and loves watching students grow in confidence! She believes that everyone is able to draw and it’s a skill that must be developed just like anything else. Her favorite part of her job is watching students become more confident in their abilities and take

Fritz Schultz is a singer/songwriter, lead guitarist, and an instructor in most styles from rock, country, blues and roots music. He is proficient in styles including fingerpicking and flat picking as well. Fritz is happy to work with students from intermediate to professionals who are just trying to improve their skills and abilities. He offers

Rita Bledsoe, has been doing pottery since her first class at a local community center when she was 14 years old. Her parents then bought her a secondhand wheel to continue building her skills, she kept her passion and moved forward developing her talent all through high school and various community colleges, until her young

Jose Santos is a Winnsboro resident. He works as a successful physical therapist. He has been practicing martial arts for 40 years, his goal is to help people find ways to relax and harmonize with life.

Desi Tenpenny is a Winnsboro resident that enjoys life and nature in East Texas. She is a certified and experienced yoga instructor that delights in mindful movement and breath awareness making emphasis on stretching and relaxation while acquiring strength and balance.

Aaron Zook, a retired U.S. Army Colonel, is an accomplished musician with a Music Education degree from The Pennsylvania State University. His primary emphasis was vocal performance with the Penn State Choir and the Penn State Singers which included performances with the Philadelphia Philharmonic and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. He’s taught elementary music, guitar classes,

Fran Leddy has been teaching music for 29 years. She grew up singing country music in a family band with her brothers to later become classically trained, receiving her bachelor’s degree of Arts in Vocal Performance from the University of Texas at Arlington. Fran continued her education receiving other certifications to teach, such as All-Level

Mary White, Ph.D. is a classically trained pianist who began her studies at the age of 5 with her grandmother. Upon moving to Winnsboro, she studied piano with Willa Wilfong (and later with Lucille Wilson of Sulphur Springs) and organ with Sally Lucy Old. She continued her classical training with John Price at SMU and

Scarlet Diane has had a passion for crocheting for 45 years. She learned from both her Grandmothers. ” I learn to crochet lace from my mother’s mom and I learned to make crochet rugs from my dad’s mom”. She perfected her techniques with her cousins; her grandmothers had a very strong southern accent and her

Katrina Smith was born and raised in Pittsburg, Texas. She moved away in her early 20’s, eventually living in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, for twelve years, where she learned the art of stained glass. She has enjoyed this hobby for thirty years now, and is grateful to be back in Northeast Texas and have the opportunity to

Brenda Roberts traces her professional art career back to over 50 years ago where she designed her new high school’s logo. Her second job – and the first one that paid – was designing and painting cheerleader megaphones for a rival school, but she claims that’s still a secret. She has worked in graphic arts,

Efton Edwards has been very interested in various aspects of art from a very early age “Probably because my father, grandmother and uncle were all artists.” He graduated from Texas Wesleyan University but not with an art degree so he did some postgraduate study in art at North Texas State as well as Fort Worth