Judy Harris The Ceramics Club of PebbleCreek is a place where members can be creative, try new things, and turn a piece of greenware/bisque into something unique. Whether they enjoy making useful objects, or creating art, each member has their own reason for joining and enjoying the Ceramics Club. To learn more about their experiences,…
Susan Eastman As summer gives way to fall and our snowbirds return to PebbleCreek, the Ceramics Club invites you to join a season of creativity, learning, and friendship. Whether you’re returning after a summer getaway or discovering ceramics for the first time, there’s something for everyone in the months ahead. New Beginners Class Mark your…
Walt grew up in the Los Angeles area. Post high school, he joined the Marines and served in Vietnam from 1969 to 1970. He later earned a bachelor’s degree from Long Beach State and built a successful 35-year career with Allstate. After marrying Diana Horton, the family settled in West Hills, Calif. They retired to…
Gena Wikstrom and Susan Eastman For the third consecutive year, art students from Desert Edge High School were warmly welcomed by the Ceramics Club of PebbleCreek for an immersive, hands-on educational field trip held in January. Twenty students, carefully selected by the director of the high school’s Ceramic Department, spent a full day learning, creating,…
Susan Eastman Marcia, known by friends as Marcy, was raised in Michigan in a home filled with music. Her maternal grandfather played the violin and harmonica, and her mother played the piano, a talent she attempted to study but never quite mastered. A Dean’s List student at the University of Michigan, she married her high…
Susan Eastman A fantastic Ceramic Club of PebbleCreek (CCPC) holiday dinner was held on Nov. 20, 2025, in the Chianti Room! Many thanks to our amazing Social Committee, led by our beloved Carol Coudert and members Connie Marsh, Janet Vine, Rhoda Moore, Nora Polizzi, and Heather Woiwor. At a cocktail hour, members were able to…
Karen Vizer The Featured Artist of the month for November/December 2025 is Sandy Clinton. Sandy and her husband Richard Knowles moved to PebbleCreek 10 years ago from Albuquerque, N.M. After viewing several communities they chose PebbleCreek, partly because of the fact that it had so much to offer! The Creative Arts Center was part of…
Karen Vizer Our fabulous club members host a happy hour social monthly. On Oct. 17, our get–together was hosted by Rick and Flo Blum. It is so much fun to connect and share food and beverages, and it’s a wonderful way to get to know our fellow members!
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…