Faculty Title Instructor Education BFA, University of Kansas MEd and Art Teaching License, University of Minnesota Brenda Butler is a compulsive crafter who loves to make a mess while learning new handcraft. Her teaching approach is to encourage play with tools and experiments with materials. As students gain and grow skills they explore the artistic possibilities that arise. She has a background in textile design and creates fiber art. She is a licensed art educator with loads of experience teaching tweens and teens.