Marieclaire Wyntreaux
Teaching Artist
Marieclaire Wyntreaux is a Brooklyn-based artist and educator specializing in ancestral crafts. Her work centers on natural materials sourced from the Northeast bioregion. Working with children and adults alike for over a decade, Marieclaire strives to bring students closer to the natural world through art and hand crafts. She is an experienced classroom teacher and believes that students thrive and connect best to their education when they are free to express their creative selves. Marieclaire is Waldorf Teacher Certified through The Sunbridge Institute, and has a Bachelor's Degree from Lewis and Clark College.
Through her community- based art project, Wyntro, she collaborates with farmers, tanners, and craftspeople to create garments and accessories from materials grown and harvested within 300 miles of New York City. Rooted in ancestral craft traditions and guided by the textures of wood, wool, and leather, Wyntro reimagines clothing as a reflection of land, culture, and community – part of a larger movement to revitalize local supply chains and reconnect people to the landscapes that sustain us.