Ceramics—Ann Economou Susan Eastman If you see a whirlwind when you enter the Ceramics Studio, it’s most likely our Ceramics Club of PebbleCreek (CCPC) President, Ann Economou! Ann is always on the move these days organizing one thing or another. She organizes the shelves of Greenware and bisque, and is digitizing catalogs for our instructor,…
Tag: pottery
March 2024, Clubs & Classes
Pottery and Sculpture Club: Julie De Simone
Julie De Simone is new to making pottery but she hasn’t let that hold her back. Julie came to the Creative Arts Center looking to join any paper crafting group since she has been a Memory Keeper for 25 years. While looking around the pottery studio, she was taken by Gordon Cooper’s sculpting of a…
February 2024, Features
Artists of the Month – February 2024
Janet Vine—Ceramics Club Susan Eastman Janet Vine is an outstanding artist. All who see her work agree. What began as an early childhood inclination to doodle eventually evolved into an incredibly refined and detailed ability to capture the nuances of color and form that is seen in her work today. While in college, private art…
Front Page, December 2023
PebbleCreek Artists’ Holiday Fest Is Here!
Sandy Rivera The holiday season has started and the PebbleCreek Artists’ Holiday Fest is here to take the stress out of holiday shopping! Amazing, one-of-a-kind pieces of artwork will be for sale on Saturday, Dec. 2, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Creative Arts Center in Tuscany Falls. PebbleCreek has so many talented artists…
Clubs & Classes, April 2022
Ceramics Club Profile
Ardell Roberts Virginia Baker moved to PebbleCreek in March of 2020, just in time for the COVID shutdown. She used that time at home to set up her house and settle in. She grew up in the panhandle of Idaho, but has lived in Arizona for more than 50 years. She and her husband raised…
Clubs & Classes, March 2022
Beginning Pottery Class
Jeff Wilson This beginning pottery class progressed from beginner to expert in record time! Students made three large projects and, in the process, learned all the tools and techniques necessary to make any handmade project of their choice in the future. Most of the popular pottery artists at the last Holiday Fest were graduates of the…
Clubs & Classes, March 2022
Ross Hart Sculpture Class
Jeff Wilson Ross Hart taught another fabulous human bust sculpture class in February. The Pottery/Sculpture Club has been fortunate to have Ross share his love and talent for sculpture with the community for the past several years. Please check for upcoming sculpture and pottery classes at the Expressions Gallery in the Creative Arts Center. While…
Clubs & Classes, February 2022
Ceramics Club Profile
Ardell Roberts Sherry Guthrie volunteered (well, mostly was coerced) to serve as secretary of the Ceramics Club of PebbleCreek toward the end of 2020. Sherry and her husband, Dave, rented a home here between May and October 2019 to see if they could survive the summers here. Not only could they survive, but they thrived!…
Clubs & Classes, February 2022
Standout Pottery Class
Jeff Wilson The last Beginning Pottery class of 2021 was another huge success. This class stood out in two ways. First, they caught on to the tools and techniques quickly and finished their projects in record time. Second, there were three married couples in the class. Now, 2022 is off to a fast start, with…
Clubs & Classes, December 2021
Beginning Pottery, Building Confidence
Jeff Wilson The most common comment from someone on the first day of a beginning pottery class is, “I hope you have patience because I have no artistic ability.” On leaving the class, most people say they can’t believe they made the beautiful things they did. Watching people discover talent they never knew they had…