14320 NE 21st Street #20, Bellevue, Washington 98007
Pat Colyar
Pat Colyar has been working in clay since 1980, and has been teaching pottery in the Seattle area since 1988. Her love of throwing comes through in her teaching and in her functional ceramics.
"I always enjoy helping students improve their throwing and glazing skills. In my own ceramic work, it's very satisfying to make mugs, bowls and other objects that people enjoy using every day".
Tim Hoffman
Tim has been working with clay for almost two decades. He's passionate about wheel-throwing, and loves to push the boundaries of form and the medium. A teacher at heart, he has been a tutor since college, and aside from clay, has taught STEM subjects, music, and computer graphics. When Tim's not in the studio, he can be found training for competitive table tennis, at the piano, or exploring the PNW outdoors.
Trevor Johnson
Trevor Johnson is an educator and artist based out of Seattle. He has over a decade of experience working as a teaching artist and several years experience as a full-time school teacher. Raised in Indiana, he landed in Seattle in 2007 after receiving a BFA in ceramics from Indiana University and after spending a Post Bacc year in ceramics at Southern Methodist University. When he's not teaching or making work, he can be found open-water swimming, camping, surfing or wandering the city's various museums and galleries. As an artist, he prefers the pseudonym Hellafragile and can be found on Etsy along with multiple social media platforms under that name. His website is: www.hellafragile.com
Rupa Palasamudram
Rupa is a teacher at heart and passionate about teaching. She has been teaching since 2012 to adults and children of varying skill levels from beginner to advanced. She works hard to create a curriculum that is both challenging and personal to every class and take pride in the growth of every student. The focus of her teaching is to introduce new techniques, as well as building skills.
Rupa incorporates various surface decorating techniques and helps students explore and experiment in creating interesting surfaces to make it personal and unique to their work. She is constantly inspired by the fresh, unique and creative ideas that students bring with them. This helps her to experiment and fine tune new techniques that she, in turn brings to class and share with students.
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Susan Thompson
Susan Thompson made her first pinch pot in kindergarten, which ignited a life long passion for creating with clay. Formally trained as a classroom teacher, she attended Edmonds Community College in the evenings to learn hand-building skills, which she shared with her elementary students. Eventually, she acquired a used pottery wheel and kiln and began learning to throw and fire her own work at home. After several years of classes and workshops at a variety of studios, she’s thrilled to return to teaching and to share her enthusiasm for making pots with others!