New Pottery Classes!
6 week sessions
Every Saturday from January 15 - February 19, 2PM-4PM
Join us for this new pottery series, taught by artist Carolyn von Zabern. We will be learning new hand building and wheel techniques while we create unique and useful pottery!
January 15- Mugs
January 22- Casserole Dish
January 29- Jars
February 5- Tea Pot
February 12- Serving Platter
February 19- Glazing final pieces
Carolyn von Zabern
Personal Statement
My passions in life always have been medicine and art. I started making pottery when I returned to Gainesville, FL in 1992 after completing my medical residency. Putting my hands on clay has been as meaningful to me in creating a sense of well-being as working my patients. Over the decades, I enjoyed honing my skills, even completing an art residency at the Mendocino Art Center in California (October 2020). I have sold my work at different venues including the Downtown Arts Festival. I find great peace in art and enjoy portraying the beauty of our world in my work. I love teaching, both beginners and more experienced artists, helping them find enjoyment and peace through pottery.
Education
Internship/Residency University of Virginia Affiliated Hospitals- Roanoke Memorial Hospital, VA Medical Center Roanoke & Salem, Virginia 1987 – 1990
Graduate: University of Florida College of Medicine Gainesville, Florida 1983 – 1987
Eckerd College St. Petersburg, FL 1977 - 1981
Exhibitions
2019 Charlie Cummings Gallery, Cup: The Intimate Object XV2018, 2019 Haile Market
2017, 2018 Spring Arts Festival
2017 Gainesville Downtown Festival and Art Show
Teaching
2019 Instructor Art Alley, Gainesville, FL
POTTERY WHEEL EXPERIENCE!
Learn the basics of the pottery wheel and create your own unique bowl.
We will provide all the supplies and instruction you need to learn to make your own pottery. Once your piece is complete we will fire it in our kiln. Once the piece has been fired, participants have the opportunity to come back and paint their piece. We are open to any experience level - from beginner to advanced.
Make a one-of-a-kind creation to cherish.
BEGINNERS POTTERY WHEEL CLASSES!
Saturdays from 10:30-12!
March 5
April 2
May 7
$25 per person, includes all materials. Participants will have a finished piece by the end of class that they can come back and paint after it’s been fired. Spots are limited. Registration required.
