Lori Vaughn
Art/Drama Administrator
Art Levels 1-4, Intro to Drama, Drama Levels 1- 3, Drama Workshop, Innovative Painting, Watercolor & Acrylics, Oil Painting, and Props, Sets, & Murals Class
Lori Vaughn is an artist, educator, and follower of Jesus. Lori has a degree in art education from TTU in Cookeville, and she has taught art in school systems as well as formerly at Peachtree. Lori also has been a children's minister at churches in Middle and East Tennessee. Since 2012, she has taught art, Bible, and Drama at an international school in Turkey to all grades and students from over 75 countries. She is passionate for students to understand that they are each uniquely created masterpieces of God, and her heart's desire is to create art that spreads the beauty of our world and its rich cultures, and to bring glory to the One who created it all.
Jessica Campanelli
Photography, Drawing, Sewing & Fiber Arts, Mixed Media, Drawing from Life
Jessica (Hagar) Campanelli grew up in McMinnville TN where she attended F.C. Boyd Christian School and after graduating decided to major in Art Education at Tennessee Technological University. Her experience as a student at TTU and the Appalachian Center For Craft encouraged her to not just be a teacher but also a professional artist. Jessica is a Textile Designer and owns her own design business. She has a degree from TTU in Art Education as well as Fiber Arts and a minor in Psychology. Her love for teaching art and also being a maker lead her to Peachtree. Jessica has been teaching art and sewing at Peachtree for 4 years. She loves to see her students excel and believes that art is an integral part of a student’s complete education.
“ I have come to believe through personal experience that the arts teach a student to make decisions and to problem-solve. The arts harbor a sense of value and accomplishment and help foster an individual sense of identity which in turn helps a student develop as an individual. Through their experiences in my class I hope they will come to know the importance of the visual arts and understand how it contributes to every aspect of the world they see.”
Daniel Folta
Digital Painting
Mr. Folta is an honors graduate of Seton Hall University, with a BS in Business Marketing. He has since been teaching in several art educational settings, including Evolve Online Art Academy most recently. He has also maintained a dynamic personal creative presence with commissioned paintings and illustrations alongside personal projects for sale privately. Mr. Folta has worked missionally with fine arts as a tool for outreach in the Philippines and in Indonesia, as well as working with Young Life and in his local church ministries. Mr. Folta has a passion for reviving the ages-old tradition of illustrative painting of Biblical scenes and truth, and is currently at work on a commissioned 8-part gospel-based series of paintings. We are thrilled to welcome him teaching Digital Painting as well as offering private painting lessons!
Kaitlin Guidry
Artsploration
Kaitlin Guidry is a local artist and devoted Christian who has had a lifelong love of painting. She began taking art classes in high school at Cookeville High School, where her art teacher inspired her to attend TTU for Art Education. For Kaitlin painting is a form of worship, but her favorite part is the connection of creativity between herself and God. She is also the mother of a beautiful daughter whom she homeschools and is active with children’s ministry at church.
