Instructors

The Northville Art House is proud to provide quality art instruction in a variety of artistic mediums. through classes, workshops and camps. Combining education, experience and talent, our instructors have helped thousands of students, young and old, learn new artistic skills and unleash their creativity.


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Meet our Instructors


Helen Agius-Andreae – Fused Glass Art | Youth & Adult Workshops 

Helen has been working with and teaching fused glass for over 16 years. She owned a successful paint-your-own-pottery and glass fusing studio which she sold in 2021. She is now focusing on fused glass—operating a mobile fused glass studio, selling her work at Fine Art Shows and creating custom pieces.

 

 


Nancy Barick – Oils & Acrylics | Adult Classes

Nancy Barick is a Metro Detroit native and resident. She has worked professionally as a Graphic Designer and Art Director for the past 20 years. She received a Bachelor of Arts from Oakland University, majoring in Studio Art with a minor in Photography.

She is currently working with freelance clients, and enjoying spending time painting and teaching various forms of art.

 

 


Marchelle Brotz – Pastels & Colored Pencils | Adult Classes

Creating art is one of the many joys of Marchelle’s life and she finds great comfort in the process of creating artwork, not only in the painting process but the journey of discovery that it takes her on beforehand. There are many aspects of creating artwork and for her, VARIETY is a must. She doesn’t like to limit her works with one style and medium. Use of medium, for her, should be appropriate to the subject. Marchelle focuses on pet portraits, mostly done in soft pastels and pastel pencils on archival paper.

 

 


Shadia Derbyshire – Acrylics & Mixed Media | Adult Classes & Workshops

Shadia was born and raised in Southeastern Michigan. A few years after earning her BFA with Honors from Eastern Michigan University, she began a mural and decorative painting company which allows her to create beautiful spaces for others to enjoy. She continues to work as an artist, teacher, and muralist.

Her most recent work draws more inspiration from color and texture than distinct subject matters, and her objective remains to imbue her canvasses with a sense of emotion. Through the intricate texture and vibrant color in her pieces, she aims to create a visceral response in the viewer; her hope is that the viewer may connect with them emotionally rather than through conscious, deliberate effort. In this way, viewers create their own interpretations through this initial connection, and the narrative of the piece becomes secondary.


Anne Domini – Youth Chorale

Anne Domini is a local singer songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. She has a passion for art, music, and all thing beautiful; and loves it when she is able to share that passion and beauty with others, especially kids!


Sonia Giannini – Upcycle Art & Mixed Media | Youth Workshops

With a degree in architecture from the University of Florence, Sonia’s unique background influences her creative endeavors.

Sonia’s passion for using recycled materials, such as plastic, glass, wool, and paper, reflects her commitment to sustainability and resonates with artists and art enthusiasts.

 

 

 


 

Patrick Gibson – Creative Writing | Adult Classes

Patrick Gibson is a Metro Detroit based poet and writer. He has led the Northville Library writer’s group, co-chaired the Detroit Working Writers critique group, and studied poetry with Baltimore based poet Ann Quinn. His published credits include work in Poetry Society of Michigan, Detroit Voices, Medusa's Laugh, Yellow Arrow, Fiction Attic, Bear River Review, Potato Soup Journal, and EKL. He has been featured on the Ripples in Space podcast. When not writing he likes to read and spend time with family.

 

 


Vasiliki Goulas – Painting & Textiles | Youth Classes

Born in Greece, Vicki is inspired by classical art and her love for nature. She creates landscapes, portraits and still life using bright colors applied with acrylic or watercolor paint. She also experiments on making yarn, weaving as well as jewelry making. In 1990 she moved to Michigan to start a family and expand her studies. In 1999, while majoring in Art, she graduated with a BS degree in Secondary Education from Wayne State University in Detroit. From 1998 to 2003 Vicki taught art to gifted and talented students, special education students and grades K-12. From 1999- 2014 she was a presenter for the Art Smarts program at numerous elementary schools in Farmington Hills, MI. Her goal as an art teacher is to help her students express their emotional and perceptual experiences, understand the role of the arts in the historical development of different cultures, learn creative processes and skills, and develop criteria for making aesthetic judgments.

 


Tricia Hampo – Oil Painting, Cold Wax & Printmaking | Adult Classes

Tricia Hampo has been creating since winning an art contest as a child.  She has a BFA in Graphic Design from the University of Michigan and an Education degree from Eastern Michigan University.  She loves to share her knowledge with others and to watch the excitement and self confidence that comes from creating art.  She has been teaching art to children and adults both online, privately and through local art
centers. She has always loved the process of creating and has tried many mediums from quilting, ceramics and glass bead making to watercolor, gouache, pastels, acrylics, mixed media, oils and cold wax medium.

 


Angela Heflin – Acrylic Painting | Youth and Adult Classes

Angela Heflin is a seasoned artist and educator. She graduated from Eastern Michigan University with a Bachelor’s degree in Fine Art and Education, where she specialized in drawing, painting, and pottery. With a career spanning 28 years in teaching, Angela inspired students with her expertise and dedication. Since retiring, she continues to share her love for art by offering lessons; fostering creativity in aspiring artists of all ages. She is continuing her artistic endeavors by taking workshops and classes.

 


Shannon Karol – Art Appreciation | Youth & Adult Classes & Camps

Prior to joining the Art House as the Executive Director in June 2023, Shannon spent 18 years working as an art museum educator. She has a MA in Art History from the University of Iowa and an MA in Art History from the University of Michigan.


Maria Latour – Encaustics, Mixed Media, Painting| Youth & Adult Classes & Camps

Maria Latour has a BA in Art History and a BFA in Fiber Art from the University of Michigan as well as a Master of Fine Art degree from Arizona State University focusing on both fiber and clay. Teaching youth and adults since 2015 at the Art House, she is also the lead instructor for the Northville Public School outreach After School Art program.

“Creating art can be a great confidence booster for kids, I love when students think a project or technique looks too hard but after breaking it down into easy steps, they leave class with artwork they are so proud of. I also really enjoy teaching adult students who might be intimidated by drawing but they fall in love with the creative, experimental process involved in mixed media.”


Sandra Nursilo – Urban Drawing, Painting & Mixed Media | Youth Classes

Sandra Nursilo got her bachelor in architecture and master in business administration. But her passion has always been art and teaching. Teaching art has been her joy for the last number of year. She believes in finding your personal style in each art creation and during the magical process behind it. Sandra’s travel abroad led her to Batik painting in Bali, Shibori dye in Japan, Filligree silver sculpture in Central Java, to name a few. 

 

 


Stacy Pearson – Community of Artists | Adult Classes

Stacy is a Michigan artist trained in scientific illustration techniques with a broadened scope branching into botanical art and creative drawing. Stacy has a BA from the University of Michigan and received her MA from the University of Oklahoma. Her work incorporates drafting pencils, watercolor, gold, silver, and copper leafing onto a variety of papers.


Mila Pershyna – Fashion and Sewing | Youth Classes

Mila is a Michigan-based fashion designer, and a founder of a USA-made women’s fashion brand: MP Fashion. Mila received her MA in Fashion Design and Merchandising from Wayne State University. She is also an educator and was named Mrs. USA 2022.


Roselyn Rhodes – Oil Painting, Watercolor and Pastels | Adult Classes

Rose Rhodes has a BFA from the University of Michigan and has worked as a graphic designer, art director, art teacher, and commissioned artist. She teaches fine art classes and private lessons. She is a member of the Detroit Society of Women Painters and Sculptors.  

The impressionistic to abstract quality of Rose’s work is loose, spontaneous, and full of expressive color. Her brush strokes evoke an energy that can visually transmit the emotional experience in her paintings. Rose’s body of work includes impressionistic plein-airs, studio landscapes and large abstracts, figurative work from life and adored pets from photos. She does commissions privately or with a designer. 

 


Sasha Roberts-Levi – Drawing, Painting, & Mixed Media | Youth & Adult Classes

Sasha Roberts-Levi has three decades of experience teaching diverse populations, ages from infants to nonagenarian. She is a talented artist with exhibition experience and art therapy as well as crisis intervention training. With a background in school administration and art education, early childhood and higher education. Sasha has her B.F. A in Drawing & Printmaking from Eastern Michigan University and her Ed.S. in Art Therapy from Wayne State University, Detroit. She holds current Teaching Certificates and Endorsements for Learning Disabilities (SM) K-12, English as a Second Language (NS) k-8, Art Education (LX) 6-8 & Elementary k-5 all subjects; K-8 Self CC.

 

 


Jennifer Ward – Playwriting | Adult Classes

Jennifer Ward started writing plays while earning her theatre degree at Oakland University (2016).  Some of her shorts performed in area theatres including Best Friend Protocol, Heidi
Who?, Stranger Therapy, Not My Son (overall winner at the Creative 360 New Works Festival in Midland, MI) and last summer’s production of Driveway Dating, with Open Book Theatre’s Driveway Theatre series. Last fall, Miss Molly’s Bench was done as a staged reading for P@W Shorts and Sweets at BVP, as well as a production with AmaZing Theatre in Ashton, MD!  She previously served on JET’s New Works play reading committee and is an active member of Playwrights @ Work at Village Players in Birmingham.  The theatre director at Clarkston HS since 2016, she also hosts playwriting workshops in addition to directing the plays and musicals.