Jill Kneisl is a graduate of St. Cloud State University and has been teaching art for over 20 years at Staples Motley School District. Pottery and painting are her favorite mediums.
Every year she takes students to the MN State High School League Contest and her students always receive high ranking scores.
Painting the barn quilts for the businesses and non-profits has been a fun community art project for her students.
Jill and her art students have made over 55 barn quilts for the trails!
Our beloved Pam Collins passed away on August 18, 2025. We will miss her creative spirit and laugh!
Pam Collins was mostly a self-taught artist, who works in watercolors, mosaics, and fabric (though not simultaneously). She studied under nationally known artists in pursuit of her favorite medium. Collins lead numerous watercolor, fabric and mosaic workshops in her studio, at area art centers and school districts. Pam loved to share her passion with others and is inspirational in her work.
She received grants from Five Wings Arts Council funded from the McKnight Foundation and won a 2014 Community Arts Leadership award.