Juliette Aristides, Founder and Director of the Aristides Atelier, is a Seattle artist, author, and educator who seeks to understand and convey the human spirit through art. The author of six best-selling books, including Lessons in Classical Drawing and Lessons in Classical Painting (Watson-Guptill, NY) which have been translated into six languages. Her newest book, The Inner Life of the Artist, was released in the spring of 2025. Her artwork and writing have been featured in dozens of articles in publications such as Fine Art Connoisseur, American Art Collector, Artist’s Magazine, and American Artist. She exhibits in solo and group shows nationally, including Observations, a solo exhibition at the Reading Public Museum of Art (2013), A Life’s Work (2022), and Charcoal and Terracotta (2024) at the Customs House Museum, TN. Aristides is the recipient of an Elizabeth Greenshields grant, a Fine Art Connoisseur Lifetime Achievement Award (2022), and is an Art Renewal Center “Living Master.”

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Lishu Rodriguez is an environmental artist/designer and a current art teacher at a public elementary school. She once heard someone say that creativity and imagination are the seeds for innovation, and uses this statement as a guiding force in their practice. As an art educator, she strives to nurture creativity and imagination. Her classes emphasize exploration, experimentation, play, observation, and various art techniques. Rodriguez’s ultimate objective is for her students to enjoy the art-making process while understanding its vital role in our socio-emotional health and development. Let’s create art together!