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  • Sharon Goldman
    Sharon Goldman
    Literature: Children's; Literature: Fiction; Literature: Other; Visual Arts: Illustration; Visual Arts: Painting
    Sharon Goldman, a native Floridian and Fine Arts graduate of the University of Florida had a long career in the advertising business as an Art Director. After raising three children (now college graduates) she started a new career focusing on painting, teaching art classes, and writing and illustrating children’s books. She has also co-authored a romance novel and a musical with her sister. Sharon has been juried into more than 50 gallery shows including solo exhibitions, won numerous ribbons, and her art has been purchased by private collectors. Sharon’s style can be described as painterly realism. Her unique images, cropping, and use of light and shadow are key elements of her paintings. Her colorful palette and design background help her envision her novel compositions. Working from her own original photographs, she paints in both acrylics and oils. Sharon strives to create work that captures the spirit of Florida. The creative process is what gets her going in the morning and sometimes keeps her up at night while thinking about her next idea. Sharon and her husband Richard, a nature enthusiast, live in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. When time permits, he likes to fish in the backyard lagoon, while Sharon, phone in hand, is ready to capture the photo of his next giant bass. Of course, he throws it back. Sharon has written, illustrated, and published two children's books under her company Toolywoo Publishing: The Land of NO: A Story of Positivity When a new family moves into town, they make a positive difference in the lives of the unhappy, closed-minded, intolerant people in The Land of NO.  A humorous and inspiring story about the townspeople who are suspicious of this upbeat, kind, and colorful new family, but in the end, realize their negativity is positively wrong. The illustrations transform from black and white to color as the people embrace change. Great for 6-10-year-olds. There's a Day Out There Look outside your window. What do you see? A ladybug, a butterfly, a cloud, or the sea? Mother nature invites a young boy to learn about the wonderful world waiting outside his window. Great for 4-7-year-olds. Good for encouraging children to go outside and explore nature. Click here to purchase her books in paperback and hardcover.
  • Mary Jane Hayes
    Mary Jane Hayes
    Literature; Literature: Children's; Theatre
    M. J. (Mary Jane) Hayes is the author of eight children’s books and two plays, both plays adapted from Emma’s House of Sound, published in 2009. This play received a grant from the St. Johns Cultural Council when it was performed at Limelight Theatre. Cummer Museum in Jacksonville, Florida performed the play in 2012. MJ was a Featured Author for the Florida Heritage Book Festival in 2011 for Emma’s Freaky Sneakers. MJ holds an MA in education and a Professional Diploma in Organizational Studies, Certificate of Advanced Standing from NYU. She has been in the educational arena as a teacher, counselor, and writer for over 35 years. Awards and Honors: • Long Island Writers Guild NY– Above and Beyond Commitment Award 2009, 2010 • Florida Heritage Book Festival – Featured Author 2011 • Long Island Writers Guild NY– Dedication of Distinction 2008 • The play, Emma’s House of Sound – awarded a grant from the St. Johns Cultural Council • Visual Arts Award, Honorable Mention
  • Chris Kastle
    Chris Kastle
    Folk Art: Puppetry; Folk Art: Storytelling; Literature; Literature: Children's; Literature: Fiction; Literature: Non-Fiction; Literature: Poetry; Music; Music: Composition; Music: Vocal; Visual Arts; Visual Arts: Illustration; Visual Arts: Other; Visual Arts: Painting; Visual Arts: Photography
    As a professional touring musician and storyteller, songsmith, author, artist, and educator for half a lifetime, Chris Kastle has performed throughout the United States and in Canada, Europe, and New Zealand. As a recording artist, and part of a duo, she has released 12 critically acclaimed CDs and a DVD and recently, three solo CDs of music and spoken word. In 2015 Chris was the recipient of the Annette J. Bruce Lifetime Achievement Award from the Florida Storytelling Association. In May of 2016 she posted a video of her song, El Faro, in memory of the crew. As an educator, she worked as the Director of Education at the St. Augustine Lighthouse & Museum, an instructor for the Inland Seas Education Association, a Visiting Professor at Governors State University, Community Educator for Friends of A1A Scenic & Historic Coastal Byway, has done a myriad of educational residencies, and is currently on the faculty at the Old Town School of Folk Music, and a Teaching Artist for VSA Florida. As an author, she has penned articles for maritime publications and been a contributing author in a maritime history anthology published by Claremont Press. She has many original short stories to her credit and, most recently, was the author/illustrator of a new children’s book, Dolly the Decorator Crab, inspired by her work as a teaching artist for VSAFL and also From the Icy Fingers of the Deep, a book of short, scary, sea stories that received five stars in Goodreads.com. As a visual artist, Chris has helped students of many ages and abilities to create personal and collaborative artwork such as watercolor, sculpture, collage, set design, and puppets.  Her individual work has been displayed alongside that of her students at the Cummer Museum of Arts and Gardens and by the Thrasher-Horne Center for the Arts. As an arts administrator, advocate, and producer, she is the Executive Director of Common Times, the folk-arts organization that presented the "Chicago Maritime Festival" and the "Chinquapin Folk Music and Storytelling Festival" and has served on the boards of the Florida Storytelling Association (Past President) and the Tale Tellers of St. Augustine (Secretary, Past President). She is a one-time Tall Ship sailor from Chicago who has found a new home in St. Augustine, the nation's oldest port city, and is enjoying the best of the old world and the new!
  • Frances Keiser
    Frances Keiser
    Literature; Literature: Children's; Literature: Fiction; Literature: Non-Fiction; Literature: Poetry; Visual Arts; Visual Arts: Illustration; Visual Arts: Other
    Frances Keiser has been designing and publishing books for over 20 years and is a faculty member of the University of North Florida Department of Continuing Education teaching publishing-related classes. She is a multi award-winning author, artist, and craftsman. A 25-year resident of St. Augustine, Keiser is also a University of Florida Master Naturalist and writes the weekly Backyard Adventures column for The St. Augustine Record. She is married to award-winning artist and illustrator, Hugh Keiser.  
  • Jenny Keyser
    Jenny Keyser
    Crafts: Jewelry; Literature: Children's; Literature: Poetry; Visual Arts; Visual Arts: Painting; Visual Arts: Photography; Visual Arts: Sculpture
    Jenny Keyser is an independent, multi-disciplinary artist, and educator. Keyser has presented her work and research at both the Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association Conference and the Art in Society Conference at UCLA. Her art has been shown internationally in galleries and museums. Recent shows include Works on Paper at the Philadelphia Sketch Club in Philadelphia; Loss, Redemption and Grace at EBD4 in Atlanta; and Lon Art’s Sheroes Revoluciones online London exhibition. Additionally, Keyser’s poetry and photography book has been acquired by the Joan Flasch Artist Book Collection at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She has participated in the Alchemy residency in Canada and the Art and Soul International residency in New Mexico. Keyser’s work in accessories and wearable art was sold nationally at Barney’s New York and has been included in publications like Lark Books’ 1,000 Beads, InStyle Magazine, and Women’s Wear Daily. She is the Founder of the Mother Art: Revisited collective which has had recent shows in both London and Scotland. In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, Keyser created a platform to provide live, online art instruction. She currently is teaching children through adults across the United States. Keyser has a B.S. in Biology from Vanderbilt University, a certificate in Museum Studies from Northwestern University, and an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Please email me for a free intro course!
  • Stephanie Ribeiro
    Stephanie Ribeiro
    Crafts; Crafts: Ceramics; Literature: Children's; Media: Video; Visual Arts; Visual Arts: Illustration; Visual Arts: Painting; Visual Arts: Photography; Visual Arts: Printmaking; Visual Arts: Sculpture
    Brazilian-American. B.F.A. in Art Education. M.F.A. in Interdisciplinary Arts. LANGUAGES Portuguese & English
  • Catherine Avery St. Jean
    Catherine Avery St. Jean
    Literature: Children's; Literature: Poetry; Media: Video; Visual Arts; Visual Arts: Other; Visual Arts: Painting; Visual Arts: Photography; Mixed media
    Member of St Johns County Library Advisory Board. Life Member Of St Augustine Art Association, chair of Receiving for Shows St Augustine Art Association Board of Directors, PR and Marketing
  • Debra Weller
    Debra Weller
    Folk Art: Storytelling; Literature: Children's; Visual Arts
    Debra Weller, Storyteller, is a dynamic performer who brings folktales to life with lively characters, guitar accompaniment and audience participation. Debra has performed in many cities in the USA, China, Vietnam, Scotland and Germany. She also teaches workshops and Professional Development on storytelling in the classroom and family history storytelling. Her work includes storytelling camps for children to help each child gain confidence in public speaking skills through storytelling. Her favorite character is performing as Mrs. Santa Claus during the holidays to tell myths of the North Pole. Creating life stories for weddings, memorial services and anniversaries is another speciality. Debra is an artist and calligrapher. She works in the mediums of watercolors, acrylic and tissue collage. Debra is a retired educator. She serves on the Board of Directors of the Florida Storytelling Association and the Tale Tellers of St. Augustine.
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