Our Mentors

Giving Tree Project Mentor Brandon is a woodcarver who built the Cedar Tree Structure for the Giving Tree! Thank you Brandon for all your help and enthusiasm.

Giving Tree Project Mentor They work at the Whatcom Hills Waldorf School teaching American Sign Language. They are also a woodburning artist. Based in Birch Bay, Washington, Chel finds inspiration...

Giving Tree Project Mentor Carol loves to make jewelry that reflects the beauty of her world with freshwater pearls and gemstones. She lives and works in Orcas Island. Carol is also a master...

Giving Tree Project Mentor Jacquie Bresadola is a figurative sculptor using many media to express her love of the human form including stone, clay, mixed media and bronze. She has been facilitating...

Creating with the girls, sculptures from branches, to be part of their Mumbi Tree story, has been wonderful. The girls are capable, vivacious and talented. As an artist, it is a great pleasure of...

Being with children and finding new creative frameworks for them to explore the subject of nature, beauty and climate justice is so rewarding. Empowering creativity and self expression as well as...

"I call myself sculptural basketmaker." My work focuses on transforming common materials into innovative, urban vessels that reflect abstract ideas, including societal excess and throwaway...

These paintings are a reminder of the wonder and awe of our natural surroundings. I offer these paintings as a plea to respect the preciousness and fragility of our planet. Expressing its majesty,...

I am drawn to paint water not only because of its physical beauty, but also for what it represents. For me, water is life -- we cannot survive without it, and it literally flows through all of us....

As an elementary school teacher, combining art and poetry is a passion of mine. I hope the kids' work inspires other children to express themselves too!