Heather Ratcliff
Chapin,South Carolina
Summary
Dynamic educator with 29 years of experience in art instruction, specializing in drawing, painting, sculpture, pottery, printmaking, and crafts. Expertise in integrating art history, vocabulary, and fundamental elements of art into engaging lessons that inspire creativity. Committed to fostering a lifelong love for the arts and empowering individuals of all ages to express themselves through artistic endeavors. Passionate advocate for the transformative power of art education and its ability to enrich lives.
Overview
1
1
Certification
30
30
years of professional experience
Work History
Owner/Operator
Earth & Ember Creative LLC
Chapin, SC
01.2026 - Current
- Offering creative art classes in clay, sculpture, pottery, crafts, drawing and painting.
- For children and adults in homes, churches, or at Crooked Creek Park in Chapin, SC.
Online Art Teacher & Art Content Writer
A Gentle Feast Curriculum
01.2022 - Current
- A Charlotte Mason Curriculum
- Has written and produced over 100 online video art lessons for this award winning curriculum.
- https://agentlefeast.com/product/cycle-3-online-art-classes/
- Works behind the scenes to copy and paste thousands of lesson plans from spreadsheets into the A Gentle Feast app
Online ESL Teacher
VIPKid
10.2018 - Current
- (Pre-K - Adult)
- Has taught almost 11,000 individual online English classes to children and adults
- Students live in China, Hong Kong, Korea, Vietnam
Summer Camp Art Teacher (K-7th)
St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church
01.2009 - 01.2024
- Music & Arts Camp and Camp Jam
- 2015, 2017, 2018, 2022-2025
Art Teacher (3rd - 12th)
Arrows Academy Hybrid School
Columbia, SC
08.2012 - 05.2020
- Christian home-school hybrid.
- Art classes in drawing, painting, sculpture, pottery, crafts
Art Teacher (K-5th)
New Heights School
Columbia, SC
08.2007 - 05.2011
- Christian private school
Founder, Owner, Art Teacher
Outside The Lines Art Studio
Irmo, SC
09.1996 - 01.2003
- “Best Children’s Art Program in Columbia”
- Free Times 1998
Co-founder & Art Teacher
Creators In His Image Arts Academy
Irmo, SC
01.1998 - 01.2000
- Christian fine arts academy for K-6th
Art Teacher (senior adults)
Still Hopes Episcopal Home
01.1997 - 01.1999
Education
MAT (Masters of Arts in Teaching in Art Ed) -
University of South Carolina
07-1999
Student Teacher - undefined
Lexington Elementary
Lexington, SC01-1998
Student Teacher - undefined
Crayton Middle
Columbia, SC01-1998
BA English - Minor in Art
Presbyterian College
Clinton, SC05-1996
Skills
- Art Instruction
- Art History Knowledge
- Student Engagement
- 29 years of experience
- Digital learning platforms
Certification
- TESOL- Foundational 2018-12-29
- TESOLAdvanced 2018-12-29
Timeline
Owner/Operator
Earth & Ember Creative LLC
01.2026 - Current
Online Art Teacher & Art Content Writer
A Gentle Feast Curriculum
01.2022 - Current
Online ESL Teacher
VIPKid
10.2018 - Current
Art Teacher (3rd - 12th)
Arrows Academy Hybrid School
08.2012 - 05.2020
Summer Camp Art Teacher (K-7th)
St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church
01.2009 - 01.2024
Art Teacher (K-5th)
New Heights School
08.2007 - 05.2011
Co-founder & Art Teacher
Creators In His Image Arts Academy
01.1998 - 01.2000
Art Teacher (senior adults)
Still Hopes Episcopal Home
01.1997 - 01.1999
Founder, Owner, Art Teacher
Outside The Lines Art Studio
09.1996 - 01.2003
BA English - Minor in Art
Presbyterian College
Student Teacher - undefined
Crayton Middle
Student Teacher - undefined
Lexington Elementary
MAT (Masters of Arts in Teaching in Art Ed) -
University of South Carolina