Meet the Teachers

Artists and teachers guiding each class with care and skill

Two paths, one shared way of teaching

At Siela, children, teens, and adults learn from working artists who teach with patience, structure, and respect for each person.

Our regular teachers lead the studio’s ongoing youth and adult offerings. Guest teachers bring special workshops, short-run sessions, and visiting subjects for adult learners.

Across the page, you will see different mediums and teaching styles, yet the heart of the studio stays the same: steady learning, thoughtful making, and a warm place to return to in Lemont.

Regular Teachers

Teaching children, teens, and adults

Asta Zimkus
Ceramic artist | Clay and ceramics

Asta Zimkus

“Where clay meets imagination.”

Asta brings clay to the center of studio learning. She teaches children and adults to build form with care, understand proportion, and move through each stage from shaping to finishing. Her classes feel steady, personal, and deeply rooted in making by hand.

Practice: Wheel work, hand-built ceramics, sculptural form, glaze work, surface detail

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Rasa Ibianskiene
Visual artist | Painting and drawing

Rasa Ibianskienė

“Color gives each work its own voice.”

Rasa brings a strong eye for color, balance, and visual expression. She teaches children and adults to observe more closely, strengthen composition, and turn ideas into finished work with greater control. Her classes feel thoughtful, expressive, and easy to grow in over time.

Practice: Acrylic painting, observational drawing, mixed media, composition, color study

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Agne Sabonis
Glass artist | Mixed media and glass

Agnė Sabonis

“Light and detail can change the whole work.”

Agnė brings patience, precision, and a careful approach to working with materials. She teaches students to explore glass and mixed media with confidence, make small choices with purpose, and build each project step by step. Her classes feel calm, attentive, and open to discovery.

Practice: Fused glass, mixed media, surface design, material control, studio projects

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Guest Teachers

Teaching adults through workshops and visiting sessions

Ieva Bagdonas
Acrylic artist | Mixed media

Ieva Bagdonas

“Every canvas begins with color.”

Ieva brings bold color, layered surfaces, and a lively painting spirit into adult sessions. She teaches adults to loosen up, try new directions, and build richer images through repeated marks and thoughtful change. Her classes feel active, personal, and full of visual energy.

Practice: Acrylic painting, layered media, floral painting, abstract work, color blending

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Sarune Braziuliene
Reflective art teacher | Neurographic drawing

Šarūnė Braziulienė

“Quiet lines can open new ways of seeing.”

Šarune brings a quieter pace and a reflective way of working into adult sessions. She teaches adults to use line, shape, and painting as a path into focus, inner attention, and personal expression. Her classes feel gentle, inward, and quietly absorbing.

Practice: Neurographic drawing, reflective painting, intuitive art, line flow, abstract expression

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Jovita Zvirbliene
Folk art teacher | Traditional crafts

Jovita Žvirblienė

“Old patterns carry meaning into the present.”

Jovita brings Lithuanian folk art and heritage-based making into the studio. She teaches students to work with patterns, rhythms, and traditional methods that carry meaning from one generation to the next. Her classes feel rooted, meaningful, and closely tied to cultural memory.

Practice: Traditional weaving, folk patterns, heritage crafts, textile work, cultural art forms

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