Karen Vizer It’s always happy hour in Ceramics! One of the fun benefits of our Ceramics Club is our monthly social/happy hour that is hosted by one of our members. It’s a great opportunity to get to connect with members, form deeper friendships, and enjoy the company of our fabulous ceramics community. Thanks to Shoray Wolfe…
Congratulations to the Ceramic Club’s Featured Artist, Lana Raptoplous. Lana has a longtime connection to PebbleCreek. She and her husband, Chris, were in the Phoenix area on business in 1997. They passed a billboard announcing “PebbleCreek Now Open!” and decided to stop by and check out the models and community. As so often happens, the following…
Gena Wikstrom The Ceramics Club held its annual picnic April 29 at the Oasis Pool. It was a fun time to connect with fellow members and enjoy the hard work and planning of the Social Committee who put together a great event.
Gena Wikstrom Desert Edge High School (DEHS) in Goodyear hosted members of the Ceramics Club to enjoy a field trip to the high school’s ceramics department. Arranged by DEHS’s Ceramics Department Visual Arts Instructor Ryan Williams, it was our second year of going to the high school for a “senior” field trip. During the event,…
Ardell Roberts Congratulations to June’s Ceramic Club Featured Artist, Florence (Flo) Blum. Flo began her time in PebbleCreek as a snowbird in 2018 when she and her husband, Rick, bought a villa near the Oasis Pool. Flo and Rick had become familiar with PebbleCreek when Rick worked as a loan officer. They visited a Robson community…
Gena Wikstrom Each month a member of the PebbleCreek Ceramics Club hosts a Happy Hour where members and their guests come together to enjoy good friends, good conversation, and good food. March Happy Hour was hosted by member Connie Marsh. A great time was had by all!
Ardell Roberts Congratulations to April’s ceramics artist of the month, Mindy Smiley. Mindy grew up in Tempe. Her husband, Paul, is from Chicago. They moved to PebbleCreek in 2020 after finding the lock and leave villas worked well for their “snowbird” lifestyle. Their daughter lives nearby in Phoenix. Mindy joined Paul halfway through his Air Force…
Gena Wikstrom Students and staff from Desert Edge High School were hosted in January by the Ceramics Club on a field trip to PebbleCreek (PC). Twenty students were identified by the director of the high school Ceramic Department to participate in a one-day class at the Creative Arts Center. The experience was a multi-faceted success…
Ardell Roberts Heather and Charles Woiwor moved to PebbleCreek about a year ago from Beaverton, Ore. Heather’s father and her stepmother have been snowbirds in PebbleCreek for many years, and Heather and Charles had enjoyed visiting. They eventually decided to sell their business and retire to PebbleCreek. Heather has always been interested in pursuing a…
Gena Wikstrom It was a busy season for members of the Ceramics Club. Members continue to learn new techniques at our popular “Workshop Wednesday” classes. On a recent Wednesday, Ann Economou taught how to use cardboard to create linear design. Each piece was unique and beautiful. Who knew a corrugated box lid could create a…