Instructors

Meet Our Art Instructors

Nancie Roark  (Jewelry) – After earning a BA at North Carolina State University, Nancie moved to New Orleans where she studied art at the University of New Orleans and New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts. Now living and working in the Nashville area, she works as a jewelry artist and teacher.   She  approaches jewelry as small sculpture to wear and says of her work that “Jewelry allows me to showcase metals and gems in a vivid counterpoint of shape, reflective color changes and contrasting textures.”

John Sellberg (Beginning and Intermediate Pottery) – John Sellberg is a graduate of the Appalachian Center for Craft. He is a working artist selling his pottery at juried fine art shows and is featured in regional galleries, including the Copper Fox in Leiper’s Fork, TN. He enjoys sharing his years of experience and skills with the students at Sarratt Art Studios.

Eliot Caldwell (Acrylic Painting and Clay Sculpture) – New to Nashville, Eliot is a contemporary designer and sculptor.  Her distinctive style emanates inquisitive study of form and object, both in functional and decorative expression. She studied mixed media at Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, and received her B.F.A from Texas Tech University. Additionally, she’s had a solo photography exhibition for her studies across China and sculptures represented across multiple interior design studios in Texas.

Dave Wilson (Watercolor and Drawing)

Jin Chen (Beginning Pottery)

Lantana Grub (Beginning Pottery)

Abigayle Plunk (Beginning Pottery)

Sandy DeWald (Book Arts)

David Lu (Jewelry)

David F Heustess (Director – Sarratt Art Studios and Gallery, Pottery, Fiber Arts) – Shortly after moving to Nashville in 1988, David began to take pottery classes and in 1992 took a “leap of faith” by enrolling in the BFA program at Tennessee Technological University’s Appalachian Center for Crafts. After completing his degree in 1995 with studio concentrations in clay and fiber arts, David returned to Nashville and began teaching at Cheekwood Botanical Gardens and Museum, The Nashville Institute for the Arts, Sarratt Art Studios at Vanderbilt University and other community arts-based programs.  In 2003 David became Assistant Director for Visual Arts at Vanderbilt University where he directs the art classes and gallery for The Office of the Dean of Students. Fall 2021 marked David’s 25th year of working for the university. His passion for teaching and making art work has allowed him the opportunity to share a variety of mediums with students from all parts of the Nashville community.