Educator.

Claire views teaching as a core part of her artistic practice. Outdoor time, Studio time and Teaching time are the three legs of her practice. Time wandering outdoors provides inspiration and connection to the land. During solitary studio work, she transforms her discoveries outdoors into woodcuts and commissions. Exploration and discovery in community, also called teaching, is where small groups learn from each and the land what is within and around them.

Claire has taught students ages 4-94 in many places in Montana including STEAM teacher trainings at the Yellowstone Institute, the Missoula Art Museum, the Master Naturalist Program at the Montana Natural History Center, the Berkshire School, Montana Audubon, the Teller Wildlife Refuge, the University of Montana Wilderness and Civilization Program, UM Printmaking Department, Project WET, as well as schools and nature centers in Alaska, Massachusetts and California.

She especially enjoys working with elementary, high school and college students as an Artist in Residence in schools across Montana, funded in part by the Montana Arts Council. Please contact Claire for her current programs and for inquiries about workshops or residency programs in the schools.

Stay tuned for upcoming openings in private lessons, group programs and field journal retreats.