About Us

With degrees in Child Development and Psychology from Cal State Northridge and more than 30 years of experience working with children, Saramanda is passionate about fostering creativity, connection, and care. She previously owned Honey Tree Preschool in Longmont and Carbondale, served as a CASA volunteer with Voices for Children in Boulder County, and interned as a child life specialist at UCLA Children’s Hospital.

Wren’s Nest was born from her desire to create a nurturing, inspiring space where both children and adults can explore the arts and build a sense of community. As an abstract artist, her work has been collected throughout the U.S. and Canada. www.saramandaz.com

Visitors to the studio will find a warm, welcoming environment where creativity is encouraged and each child is cared for with intention and respect. Wren’s Nest reflects Saramanda’s deep commitment to both artistic expression and human connection.

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Heather is passionate about sharing her mindful approach to life with others. After almost a decade of experiencing the benefits of meditating Heather started asking herself, “Why didn’t someone teach me this when I was a kid?”. In 2016, she took Mindfulness to her childrens schools in California and subsequently in Texas. Heather has taken the Mindfulness Fundamentals course and the Mindful Educator Essentials course through Mindful Schools and is trained in the Mindful Schools curriculum. She has also furthered her coursework with the Mindful Communications class through Mindful Schools, and the MAPs or (Mindful Awareness Practice Class) through the UCLA Mindfulness Awareness Research Center. She was certified by the Mindfulness Meditation Teacher (MMTCP) with Jack Kornfield and Tara Brach through Berkeleys Greater Good Science Center, & Awareness Training Institute in 2021. She is passionate about teaching people the tools to cope with stress and develop a more mindful approach to life in order to nurture a positive state of mind.​

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I'm Jessica Marshall, a mom, artist, gardener, beekeeper, wife and sometimes professional in start-ups in and around Boulder. I'm multi-passionate and insatiably curious about nature, color, the meditative practices of creativity and building community. My hope is to bring out the creative in you, even if it's for a small window of time each week. As much as I believe that being outside is good for my body and mind, I also believe creativity can be a joyful and restorative practice to add to your life. Please consider this an invitation, together I hope to laugh and dance while we explore the flexibility of acrylics. Join me and find out what kind of art comes from your heart. Together we'll paint landscapes, broad skies, bright flowers and play with intuitive abstracts while we shed the stress of the day, the weight of worry and embrace the possibilities of a blank canvas.

Deborah Coccoli is a wool painter living in Boulder County. She graduated from Johnson State College, Vermont (1978), with certification to teach art, grades k- 12. She has worked with acrylics, oils,  pastels annd currently wool. She has taken classes with some of the finest teachers, nationally and internationally. Deborah has been privileged to show her work at local shops & fairs, as well as hanging in collector’s homes around the country. Her felted painting "Haystack Mountain" won "People's Choice" at the 2023 Hand-weavers' Guild of Boulder Show and Sale.

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Hi, I’m Jessie! A young creative who studied fine arts at CU Denver and majored in graphic design. My artwork blends my love of figure drawing, digital art, and mixed media. I’m also culinary trained (arguably my favorite form of art!) and have 12 years of experience in the industry. Most evenings, I am bartending and channeling my creativity into craft cocktails. Being creative has always been a special way of connecting with myself, with others, and especially with kids. I love building relationships through art and I want to make cool things together! 

Mom of two growing kids, owner of 'The Artist Tree' studio, lover of art, and people from all walks of life. Kate has a background in art, psychology, and sociology. She has taught art to children and adults for over 22 years. She loves art of all types and instructs art lessons through various media and techniques. Kate's specialties are gaining rapport and connection, and building students’ confidence in their artistic abilities. 

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Suzanne Frazier integrates a BFA degree in Studio Arts from the University of Colorado with a BA degree in Philosophy from Lake Erie College to create a philosophical/meditative approach to art making. As a working artist since 1990, Suzanne teaches weekly oil pastel drawing and water-based oil-painting classes at her studio in Longmont, CO.  She also facilitates spiritual journey contemplative art retreats. In 2015, Suzanne published, Contemplative Art, a book describing her meditative painting process and definition for contemplative art amid images of her cloud paintings. Her work is in private collections in the United States, Canada, Europe and Japan. 

She looks forward to sharing her joy of creating art. 

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Naomi Edelberg's artistic journey is a fascinating blend of creativity, technique, and passion. Her exposure to glasswork, combined with her marketing and design studies at Penn State University, set the stage for her unique approach to this medium. The natural tendency of glass is to break along straight lines. By focusing on delicate, incremental cuts, Naomi transforms the glass into flowing, organic shapes that reflect both its inherent fragility as well as her own creative vision.

Naomi has a deep understanding of its texture and form. This knowledge combined with a desire to push the boundaries, helped Naomi find her artistic voice and her techniques led to the development of her signature style—one which captures the sensuality and fluidity of glass.

Naomi's work not only showcases technical mastery but also emphasizes the connection between the artist and the material, embodying the delicate yet powerful relationship between the two. Naomi's journey as an artist has been shaped by her never ending curiosity and the willingness to challenge the conventions within the stained-glass medium.