Gena Wickstrom It all starts with liquid clay, poured into a mold, dried, then shipped to the Ceramics Club for the beginning of exceptional, unique creations. Every design, from very intricate to smooth exterior, inspires a vision of “what this will become!” There are numerous paint options and techniques that make each piece exciting. Ceramics…
Ardell Roberts Michele Madoski retired from teaching 4th grade five years ago and loves living in PebbleCreek (PC). She moved here from southern California with her boyfriend 2½ years ago. Michele visited a friend who lives in PC who took her on a tour of the Creative Arts Center. And that’s all it took; PebbleCreek…
Ardell Roberts The CCPC (Ceramics Club PebbleCreek) is fortunate that Felechia Justice and her husband, Jeff, moved to PebbleCreek from Oregon in 2018. Felechia brought technical skills, and working with Ann Economou and Sherry Guthrie created the CCPC website. She also does the layout work for the CCPC newsletter. We are very grateful to them…
Ardell Roberts When Carole Garrett and her husband moved here from New Jersey almost 11 years ago, she was looking for a new hobby and a way of getting to know people. Even though she had no previous artistic background, she discovered that she really enjoyed ceramics, while at the same time making new friends.…
Ardell Roberts Diana Horton-Smith is involved in many activities in PebbleCreek. You may see her on the bocce ball courts, at Wii bowling, playing cards, or just about anywhere in the Creative Arts Center (CAC). She brings enthusiasm and a great sense of humor to everything she does. Diana and her husband, Walt, are both…
Ardell Roberts Shirley Cushing has been hooked on ceramics since she moved to PebbleCreek in 2005. Shirley is originally from Minnesota, grew up and went to college in Wisconsin, and taught school in Illinois for 33 years until she and her husband retired to Las Vegas. Shirley and her husband, Jack, were visiting friends in…
Ardell Roberts George Wagner can often be found in the ceramics room. He always wears a smile and likes to laugh with everyone. George and his wife moved to PebbleCreek six years ago from Colorado. He says he just got tired of shoveling snow. They had been looking at several communities in the area. When…
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!…
Ardell Roberts Kelli Frederickson is our bright ball of sunshine who welcomes all with a smile! She’s a native Phoenician and has been teaching ceramics at PebbleCreek for six years. Kelli has always been interested in art. She thought hobbies that become a vocation would no longer be fun, but Kelli was delightfully surprised when…
Ardell Roberts The Ceramics Club of PebbleCreek (CCPC) is lucky to have Linda Galowitch as an accomplished and knowledgeable teacher. She discovered ceramics in a class in high school. Her love of ceramics was rekindled when she and her husband moved from Illinois to PebbleCreek 21 years ago. Jim Lee started the first ceramics classes…