Arni Adler is a multi-discipline artist. She is a painter/collagist, and a singer (with the vocal trios Uncle Bonsai and fasten with pins), who also arranges and composes. In addition to making art, she was a writing coach for the nonprofit Powerful Schools for 10 years, teaching many genres of writing. She is now a Powerful Schools artist-in-residence teaching songwriting, and an after-school art instructor. Arni has also facilitated a women's writing workshop for the past three years. "My speciality is helping people who want to express something -- and everyone does -- get past those pesky obstacles to doing so."