THURSDAY YOUTH AFTERSCHOOL AGES 9-12
Meg Aubuchon
they/ them
Meg Aubuchon is an artist and art educator born in Vermont. They hold a BFA in Communications Design with an Illustration emphasis and a Creative Writing minor from Pratt Institute. They make ceramics, poems, and paper & video collages.
Youth intro - saturday
Rolanda Chu
she/her
Rolanda Chu is a second generation Chinese American ceramic artist based in Los Angeles. She lives and works in Echo Park.
Wednesday Beginner wheel and Friday try night
Aidan Flynn
she/her
Aidan Flynn is a printmaker and ceramicist from Northern Michigan. She received her BFA in Printmaking from Pratt Institute, with an emphasis in sculpture and art education. In college her thesis accidentally culminated in a series of ceramic lamps, and she has been teaching, tech-ing, and working with clay ever since.
saturday try night
Ellie Levey
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Ellie Levy is a ceramic artist from Los Angeles, California. She earned her BFA in ceramics from the University of Michigan. Her work in clay is driven by a fascination with organic forms and patterns, conceptually merging bodies that share spatial contexts. She strives to create art objects that illuminate glimpses of more vibrant realities. Her approaches to making and teaching are motivated by her love of a craft that nourishes and materializes curiosity.
Thursday Beginner wheel
Emma McMullan
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Emma is an artist originally from St. Louis, MO. A former marketing professional turned ceramicist, she works primarily in handbuilt sculpture and wheel-thrown functional ware. Her work and teaching are grounded in the joy of trying something new, embracing the possibility of failure, and enjoy the process together.
Monday beginner wheel throwing
Mariano Meneses
he/him
Mariano Meneses is a ceramicist based in South Central Los Angeles. Rooted in the traditions of clay, his practice bridges functional ware and sculptural form, often combining ceramics with other materials in works that explore texture, surface, and cultural reference. His work frequently blur the line between utility and expression, drawing from everyday life and the visual language of the city. Meneses received his BA from California State University, Northridge. His work has been exhibited at John Doe Gallery in Los Angeles and New York City, Good Mother Gallery (Los Angeles), the Museum of Contemporary Art’s MOCA Mercado (Los Angeles), and Yope Projects in Oaxaca. He also participated in a group exhibition during Art Week CDMX in Mexico City, curated by Andy Medina.
Tuesday hand building
Sarah Phenix
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Sarah Phenix is an artist living and working in Los Angeles, CA. She began studying ceramics at Mills College, and has been expanding her practice for over five years since. She has a craft-minded, interdisciplinary approach, and is passionate about large scale handbuilding, arts education, and historic firing practices.
tuesday youth after school ages 6-8
Alyssa Tunno
She/her
Alyssa is an artist and educator originally from Boston, MA. She received her BFA with a concentration in ceramics from Lesley University’s College of Art and Design in 2023, and has been working in art education ever since. She is passionate about connecting her individual creative practice with her teaching, and sees the ceramic studio as a place to foster joy, community, and creative expression.