Rachelle has taught both privately and as a guest artist and educator in commercial studios, museums, and schools in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Florida, including Polk Museum of Art and EPCOT at Walt Disney World. In the past, she has taught pottery, paper art, glass fusing, painting, mixed media, art journaling, fiber arts including knitting and felting, and creative writing. Currently Rachelle focuses her teaching on pottery, Plant-Stained Paper, and art journaling.

She recently went under contract to teach a week long Plant-Stained Paper class at John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, NC in April/May 2023 with plans for it to be annual class.

For over 30 years, Rachelle has taught classes for adults and children in painting, pottery, glass fusing, drawing, paper art, mosaics, art journaling, mixed media, and eco-art. She inspires positive self-confidence in students and mentors rising artists. 

As a college Adjunct Professor, Rachelle taught Ceramics 1 and Ceramics 2, facilitating student learning through an imaginative, higher level thinking approach. She wrote the syllabus, composed project prompts, and provided hands-on teaching of techniques.

As a former classroom teacher in elementary and middle schools, Rachelle facilitated innovative teaching methods of covering the curriculum goals and objectives using art, technology, and hands-on interactive learning.

In her own words... Rachelle's Favorite Teaching Moment

My favorite teaching moment is actually a moment that repeats itself during my workshops. It is when I am working with adults who, after years of their daily lives have left them feeling unimaginative and lacking creativity, have gone through their journey of art with me and have discovered that they are artistically expressive. They discover joy from within. It is pure magic!