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NORTH BAY
Name
Venue/Location
Website
Focus
Contact
Diana CrainPrivate Studio Petaluma, CA
adults; throwing; hand building; functional; dinnerware; figurative; low fire; high fire salt
Laurie Curtis
Private studio, Thistle Studio Point Reyes Station, CA
dults; theory; hand building; functional; low fire; image transfer; surface textures; Watercolor Maiolica; hand building; functional; dinnerware; low fire;
Lynne Meade
Mill Valley Potter’s Studio Mill Valley, CAmillvalleypottersstudio.comadults; children; throwing; hand building; functional; dinnerware; mid range firing
Geneva Million
Mill Valley Potter’s Studio Mill Valley, CAmillvalleypottersstudio.comchildren; throwing; hand building; sculpture; adults; theory; glaze making;
Fawn Yacker
Mud Shed Ceramics
San Rafael, CA
adults; children; hand building; sculpture; functional; high fire; surface textures;
EAST BAY
Name
Venue/Location
Website
Focus
Contact
Bonnie BollerMastick Senior Center Alameda, CA
Age 50+ adults; throwing; hand building; sculpture; low fire; surface textures;
Erin Mcguiness
private studio Berkeley, CA
adults; hand building; sculpture; functional; low fire;
Lynne Meade
Civic Arts Education Walnut Creek, CA www.walnut-creek.org
hand building; sculpture; functional; dinnerware;
Ellen Sachtschale
Civic Arts Education Walnut Creek, CA www.walnut-creek.org
hand building; soft slab; pinch pots; sculpture; functional;
generousnaturepottery
Susannah Israel
Laney College
Oakland, CA
adults. sculpting
Mary Law
Contra Costa College, San Pablo, CA Private studio, Berkeley, CA
contracosta.edu
marylawpottery.com
at CCC: all levels, especially wheel at studio: summer seminar on various topics
SAN FRANCISCO & PENINSULA
Name
Venue/Location
Website
Focus
Contact
Steven Allen
SMAart Gallery and Studio San Francisco, CA
adults; throwing; hand building; sculpture; high fire; raku; image transfer;
Bonita Cohn
Ruby’s Clay Studio San Francisco, CA
adults; throwing; functional;
Shelly Simon
Ruby’s Clay Studio San Francisco, CA
adults; throwing; functional;
Barbara Vanderbeck
Ruby’s Clay Studio, SF ClayWorks, The Clay Underground San Francisco, CA
www.rubysclaystudio.org
www.sfclayworks.com
www.theclayunderground.com
adults; childrenhandbuilding, throwing, private lessons
Katie Swan
Clay by the Bay San Francisco, CA
adults; teenshandbuilding, throwing,
Natasha Dikareva
private studio San Francisco, CA
adults; children; hand building; sculpture; figurative; surface textures;
Don Santos
SF City College San Francisco, CA
adults; throwing; hand building; sculpture; functional; high fire; surface textures; glaze experimentation
Lynn Wood
Sharon Art Studio San Francisco, CA
adults; throwing; hand building; high fire; raku;
Wesley Wright
Palo Alto Art Center Palo Alto, CA
adults; throwing; hand building; functional; surface textures;
Malia Landis
Palo Alto Art Center Palo Alto, CA
adults; hand building; sculpture; paper clay;
Lynne Meade
Palo Alto Art Center Palo Alto, CA
adults; throwing; functional; surface textures;
Eliza Wilson
Peninsula School Palo Alto, CA
adults; throwing; functional; surface textures;
Jordan King
Henry Gunn Senior High School
children; ceramics
Tiffany Schmierer
Skyline College San Bruno, CA
adults; theory; throwing; hand building; sculpture; functional;
schmierert@smccd.net
Marina Smelik
Art Academia San Mateo,CA
adults; children; throwing; hand building; sculpture; functional;
Cynthia Siegel
Foothill College
Los Altos, CA
adults; theory; throwing; hand building; sculpture; figurative; surface textures;
SAN JOSE AREA
Thomas Arakawa
Blossom Hill Crafts Pottery Los Gatos, CA
throwing; hand building; functional; dinnerware; high fire; raku;
Joseph Battiato
San Jose State University San Jose, CA
adults; theory; throwing; high fire; raku; glaze making; surface textures; arts degree
Dan Dermer
Higher Fire Clayspace and Gallery San Jose, CA
adults; children; throwing; hand building; dinnerware; high fire; glaze making; raku; surface textures;
Hsin-Chuen Lin
Higher Fire Clayspace and Gallery San Jose, CA
dults; throwing; functional; dinnerware; high fire; surface textures; hand building;
Fred Yokel
Higher Fire Clayspace and Gallery San Jose, CA
adults; hand building; sculptural; figurative
CENTRAL COAST
Name
Venue/Location
Website
Focus
Contact
Patricia Griffin
Studio Cambria, CA
www.patriciagriffinceramics.com
adults; surface decoration
Patricia@PatriciaGriffinCeramics.com
Elaine Pinkernell
various venues Santa Cruz, CA
adults; hand building; sculpture; functional; high fire; raku; surface textures;
Gail Ritchie
Cabrillo College Santa Cruz, CA
adults; children; hand building; sculpture; high fire; low fire; beginner; advanced;
Cynthia Siegel
Cabrillo College Santa Cruz, CA
adults; theory; throwing; hand building; sculpture; figurative; surface textures
Jenni Ward
Earth Art Studio Aptos, CA
adults; children; hand building; sculpture; high fire; low fire; all levels welcome
CENTRAL VALLEY
Name
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Tom Decker
Sacramento State University Sacramento, CA
adults; throwing; hand building; functional; dinnerware; high fire; low fire;
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
Name
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Ansel Beck
private studio Arcata, CA
adults; throwing; functional; dinnerware; high fire; low fire; surface textures;
Susanne Kuebler FrenchMerced College Merced, CA
adults; children; throwing; hand building; sculpture; functional;
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
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