Studio Leadership

Adrienne Dellinger, Executive Director

Adrienne received her BFA from East Carolina University. She is a utilitarian potter and a former exhibiting member of the American Craft Council and Piedmont Craftsmen. She has been accepted in national shows and is represented in fine craft galleries all over the East Coast. She lives in Charlotte with her husband and fellow potter, Greg Scott, and their two children.

Call Adrienne at 704-344-0795 ext 1

Erica Hopper, Studio Manager

Erica holds a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Oklahoma and a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Eastern New Mexico University. She spent two years at Taos Clay in Taos, New Mexico as part of a long-term residency. Most recently, she completed a one-year residency at the University of North Dakota for ceramic 3D printing. Erica was formerly the ceramics program assistant and teaching artist for the Plains Art Museum in Fargo, North Dakota. Her current body of work, which examines balance, focuses on creating complex forms in clay that require other media and 3D-printed objects to function.

Call Erica at 704-334-4842

Susan Hughes, Deputy Director

Ever since Susan took her first pottery class her freshman year of high school, she has found a way to have clay in her life. Starting as a student in 2008, Susan has had many roles at Clayworks over the years. She is currently an instructor and the Community Impact Coordinator. Graduating with a BA in Psychology and a minor in art, she is inspired by the colors and textures found in nature. Susan joined Clayworks as the Community Impact Coordinator in the spring 2016 and was promoted to Deputy Director in 2022.

Call Susan at 704-344-0795 ext 2

Abby Barringer, Technical Assistant

Abby graduated from East Carolina University in 2016 with a Bachelors in Fine Arts, concentration in Ceramics and Photography. She has completed an internship with the North Carolina Pottery Center and previously worked for Bobbie and Scott Thomas Pottery of Seagrove, NC. Abby’s specialties include wheel thrown pottery, decorated with both naturalistic and geometric designs that she accomplishes by carving and smoothing them into her pottery. The work she produces is not only functional but intricate, based on her meticulous and detailed carving. Abby began throwing pottery in 2013 and found her love for carving in 2015 where she began to center her work around this concept.

Erin Taylor, Registrar & Marketing Coordinator

Erin has a Bachelor's Degree in Art Management from Appalachian State University. She loves understanding artists' processes and is passionate about the work that artists bring to communities. Erin has worked as an administrative assistant and program coordinator for regional arts organizations including Sunlight Tax, ASC Public Art, and McColl Center for Art + Innovation. Outside of Clayworks, you can find her weaving, working in her garden with her husband, Matt, or feeding their guinea pigs, Dolly and Emmylou.

Call Erin at 704-344-0795 ext 3

Jim Prock, Bookkeeper

Jim is a retired corporate finance professional.  He started his career at Clayworks in 2008 as the bookkeeper in a volunteer capacity and joined the staff in 2013.