About Us
We are a team of early childhood experts specializing in process art and sensory play exploration for young children through classes, parties, kits, and professional development for educators.
How it all started?
With over 30 years of combined teaching experience between us, we know just how to keep your young children engaged—let us take the lead! Our small business, Backyartists, encourages creative thinking and discovery through the magic of process art and sensory play.
In addition to creating process art and sensory kits and teaching classes locally at Backyartists Art Studio, we are also Creative Arts Content Advisors for Becker’s School Supplies and have used our knowledge of process art to create resources, such as blog posts and activity ideas, to inspire teachers and parents when planning projects with the Becker’s line of Artful Goods materials.
Founders
Rachel Miller
Rachel is a co-founder of Backyartists. She has a Master’s degree in Early Childhood Education and taught in play-based preschools for many years. She was the Extended Day Director/Assistant Director during a handful of those years. Rachel is Director, Lead Preschool, and Infant Toddler Teacher certified in Massachusetts. She also worked as a Developmental Specialist in Early Intervention. Backyartists was inspired by her 6 year old son and 2 year old daughter in the early pandemic days of 2020.
Nicole Werther
Nicole is a co-founder of Backyartists. She holds a Master of Arts in Teaching and is Lead Preschool and Infant Toddler Teacher Certified in Massachusetts. She has taught preschool at Reggio Emilia inspired schools for over 10 years, and is the mother of two creative kids. In her spare time she enjoys singing in a choir, creating art, reading, and traveling.