Founder; Executive & Creative Director

Otto and his partner Sara sit with their baby Mairi at Sable

Otto Pierce (he/him) was born and raised in Central Vermont. In 2013 he founded The Sable Project, and with endless support from family, friends, and the local community, the project has been able to thrive over the years. He is now the proud father of Màiri Rose with his partner Sara.  

Otto graduated from Middlebury College with a B.A. in dance. As a sculptor, dancer, and film maker, he explores myth, environment, and what it means to sculpt material, bodies, and space. To see some of his creative work, click here.

Director of Operations

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Jessica Lee (she/her) was born near the Rocky Mountains, grew up ten minutes from Long Island Sound, and now depending on the season, considers Brooklyn, VT, and CT her three homes. She is a dance and teaching artist, arts administrator and organizer. Her artistic work and teaching practice are grounded in the legacy of her mentors, fueled by the joy of movement, and dedicated to inclusive community building. 

After graduating from Middlebury College in 2013 with a Joint Major in Dance and Environmental Studies, Jessica missed the creative rigor and supportive environment that school had once provided and craved an adventure. The Sable Project was born at just the right moment; she was thrilled to be a part of Sable from its infancy as a Resident Artist in 2014, and considers that summer a transformative experience to her life as an artist.

As Sable's Director of Operations since 2015, Jessica is the glue that holds the many pieces of the org. together. She thrives in welcoming artists to Sable, designing systems for the collective, and collaborative visioning.

In Sable’s off-season, Jessica is a Creative Partner with SLMDances and Teaching Artist at BAX & Bay Ridge Ballet. See her 2023 Sable Ensemble profile here.

Director of Good Food and Healthy Artists

Maggie Segale (she/her) is an artist working within performance and the visual arts field. She is originally from New Jersey and is presently based in Lisbon, Portugal. Maggie was a Sable resident in 2019 and is very glad to be back! 

During her time on site at Sable in June and July, Maggie will foster a culture of good food by sourcing and preparing delicious local food. She will also be a resource for artists during their stay and bring inspiration to all of Sable’s communal spaces by helping The Sable Team to facilitate enjoyable and healthy experiences for our residents and guest artists.

Community Engagement Organizer

Bex Love, a white non-binary human with round clear glasses and teal-colored hair holds two very large mushrooms, ferns, and branches in their hands and a log under their arm.

Bex Love (they/them) is a community builder, theatrical facilitator, and clown originally from Pittsburgh, PA. They first came to Vermont in 2019 to live and work in the woods with the Vermont Youth Conservation Corps. While traveling throughout the state doing conservation work, they fell deeply in love with the magic of Vermont’s landscape. They have now grown roots here, and currently live in a tiny house in Northfield.

As a clown and a theatrical facilitator, Bex believes deeply in art as a tool for community connection, radical joy and collective liberation.  Their work at Sable is rooted in this belief, as well as a passion for making new friends! This summer, Bex hopes to help Sable bring people together to cultivate and experience life affirming beauty. 

Bex loves gazing at mushrooms, skateboarding and finding play in everything they do! To see their work as a clown click here!

Sable Arts Projects, Inc. Board of Directors is currently:
Jeremy Cline, Jessica Lee, Otto Pierce, Tyler Rai, and Kern Samuel.