Founder; Co-Executive Director: Land & Creative Direction
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.
Co-Executive Director: Operations & Development
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 Vermont, NYC, and Connecticut 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 from 2015-2025, Jessica has been the glue that holds the many pieces of projects together. She thrives in welcoming artists to Sable, designing systems for the collective, and creating space for people to thrive.
Inspired by the power of collective leadership, Jessica is excited to step into the role of Co-Executive Director this year, with an expanding focus on operations, development, and collaborative visioning.
In Sable’s off-season, Jessica is a Teaching Artist with BAX|Brooklyn Arts Exchange and a Project Manager with Angela’s Pulse. See her 2025 Sable Ensemble profile here.
Community Engagement Organizer
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!
Director of Good Food and Healthy Artists - June 2026
Vann Eisner (they/them) is a ceramicist, bookmaker, and dancer from Chicago, IL. The primary driver of their practice is a belief that life is better lived with handmade objects and that caring for people and spaces is an artistic practice in an of itself. Their work at Sable reflects this ethos and calls on their lifelong interest in good food and local food systems. They have several years of experience cooking at artist residencies, working on farms (including urban educational farms, production farms, and friends' gardens), cooking farm-to-table, and eating delicious food all over the world.
As a dancer, Vann nurtures improvisational and group movement practices that serve as mirrors for life’s many connections. They are currently in massage therapy school as part of their commitment to movement and physicality as a mode of communication and knowledge creation.
Vann helped build the cob oven and took part in the summer residency in 2024, worked at the June residency in 2025, and hopes to spend many more days on Sable land in the future. They also plan to move to Vermont someday soon.
Director of Good Food and Healthy Artists - July 2026
Hannah Larney (she/her)… stay tuned for Hannah’s bio!
Director of Good Food and Healthy Artists - September 2026
Fez Silk (she/they)… stay tuned for Fez’s bio!
Sable Arts Projects, Inc. Board of Directors is currently:
Otto Pierce (President), Jessica Lee (Treasurer and Secretary), Tyler Rai (Member & Employment Committee), Kern Samuel (Member & Employment Committee), and Emily Kadish (Member & Employment Committee)