ABOUT US

Hedgeapple Arts offers a range of classes that blend guided instruction and process-based art making experiences. We believe that Art is for everyone. Let us help you develop your creative potential.

Katie Bretzlaff
Owner | Artist | Teacher
M.A. Art Education, The Ohio State University
B.S. Art Education with a Minor in English Teaching, Olivet Nazarene University


Katie Bretzlaff has over two decades of professional experience teaching Art to people of different ages, abilities, and backgrounds. A public school Art Teacher for over two decades, Bretzlaff taught high school Art classes for 17 of those years, elementary and middle school Art for 6 years, in addition to serving as an Adjunct Professor of Art. She also led several professional development opportunities for other Art & Design teachers at both the local and state levels, especially on the subjects of curriculum development, state and national art standards, Digital Photography, and marketing for student publications. During her tenure at BBCHS, she proposed and developed the school's first AP Studio Art class, the school's first chapter of National Art Honor Society, and the school's first Gay-Straight Alliance. Bretzlaff was also instrumental in the development of Digital Photography courses. She has extensive experience preparing artwork for exhibitions, hanging shows, and jurying artwork. In 2022 she took a leap of faith to explore a different approach to Art Education and created her own art studio business: Hedgeapple Arts, LLC.

MAKE TIME FOR ART.
GROW YOUR CREATIVITY.

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