Hi. My name is Wiltis, but you can call me ‘Wolf’. I am part Navajo & Scottish. Raised on the reservation of Gallup, New Mexico, my first language is Navajo Athabaskan (which incidentally utilized in the Korean War for ‘code-talking’. I’ve been drawing since I was a kid, and I took some Life drawing classes [...]

Focusing on building an image in layers of wax and pigment. Utilizing hot wax and pigments students will learn how to paint and fuse the wax to a wooden panel. Imagery can be hand painted or come from existing student drawings on paper, imbedded papers and transferred copies of imagery (for instance a copy of [...]

Lori Landis is passionate about finding ones creative inner self through the therapy of art. She knows, as she has had to overcome polio in her arm, shyness and feeling inhibited. Her story was moving; she touched the veterans deeply and helped them greatly. Sharing her story was something they related to after returning from [...]

Sarge, a 3 tour Vietnam Combat Veteran (Purple Heart & Good Conduct Medal), has taken his war experiences and turned his pain into art and using it to help his fellow comrades. As a Blues singer and slam poet, Sarge is excited to  join forces with the American Healing Arts Foundation; We are proud and [...]

Even as a child playing in the creeks and streams of southern Illinois, Hal would often make small figures from the clay found there, leaving them to harden in the sun. As an adult, his talent was put on hold as life intruded.  Hal served in the U.S. Navy and attended college before moving to [...]