Kevin started his clay journey at an early age watching his mother glaze and decorate ceramic figurines in their basement studio. He started taking pottery classes in school and soon began teaching summer children’s classes; took part in an apprenticeship program with a master potter; and entered a piece at the state fair and won…
I graduated from Oregon College of Art and Craft in 1998 receiving my Bachelor of Fine Arts degree with an emphasis in ceramics and photography. I have taught numerous art mediums to children and adults. In addition to teaching, I exhibit and sell my artwork throughout the Pacific Northwest. I currently work out of my…
Margrethe is a lifelong lover of all things clay. She finally started getting seriously muddy in 1992 when she took her first 3 credit wheel-throwing class at Chemeketa with Lee Jacobsen. It was heaven then and has been ever since. There’s always something new to learn and surprises around the corner. Margrethe taught wheel throwing…
Nikki has taught adult and children’s hand-building and wheel-throwing classes at the Willamette Art Center for six years. She also teaches in elementary and middle schools in the Salem-Keizer School District after-school program, as well as assisting with the WAC field trip events. Nikki is the WAC Facilities Coordinator, responsible for all aspects of the…
Jim is a long-time Salem area potter. He began working with clay in the early seventies while living in Gresham. He moved to Salem in 1974 and had a home studio with a wheel and propane gas-fired kiln. A new family and moving to a new home curtailed Jim’s ceramic pursuits for a while, but…
Having been a perpetual student in my younger days, I spent a lot of time taking art classes at the University of Alaska. My focus was on degrees that would pay the bills, so I never got a degree in art, just a lot of credits. Prior to discovering clay (I wasn’t the first) all…