Nancy McClaran

Nancy McClaran has been teaching art in the Lincoln Community School for the past 9 years and has been practicing Tai Chi Chuan for about the same amount of time. She is continuously learning how to integrate these experiences into her relationships with children, adults and the health of our community. Her strong commitment to serve where needed is the driving force behind her work.

This year she has taken on teaching beginning tai chi classes in a more formal setting and has been reminded of the equal value that both teacher and student share as information travels on multiple levels. Tai Chi is a continuous and flowing channel toward centering, health and clarity. It allows you to find your pace, reach steps of awareness and center your body and mind in a thoughtful and progressive direction. Once practice has begun, the lessons will inevitably present themselves along your way.

At the Open Sky studio, she has a beginning Tai Chi Chuan class from 3:30 – 4:45 on Monday afternoons. This is ongoing and is open to new students at any time. Nancy has been studying Tai Chi Chuan and the Yang Style with Christopher Kiely and Master Tung Kaiying since 2002. Her Tai Chi classes at The Open Sky Studio directly reflect and are indebted to the intentions of Falling Waters Tai Chi School in Middlebury, run and created by Christopher Kiely.

Her fine art career goes back 30 years. She earned a BS in Fine Arts in intaglio printmaking from Frostburg University in 1984, completed masters’ courses at the Museum School in Boston and has a post-baccalaureate Education degree focused on the Arts from University of Vermont. This lifetime body of work continues to change and flourish as time allows.

Nancy will be holding adult art classes beginning in October and teen art classes beginning in September. (see Open Sky schedule for times)

Questions or interests, call Nancy at 802-343-0242 or email: elderhill@gmavt.net