Adrienne Dellinger, Executive Director

Adrienne received her BFA from East Carolina University. She is a utilitarian potter and is an 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, fellow potter Greg Scott and their two children.

 

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Shelley Sloan, Clayworks Studio Manager
Shelley, originally from Charlotte, NC, recently graduated with an MFA in ceramics from Rhode Island School of Design. She received her BFA from UNCC. Her expertise lies in handbuilding and working with slab construction. Shelley has developed a new technique of monotype printing on porcelain slabs. Clayworks Contact: ssloan@clayworksinc.org  

 

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Julie Wiggins

Julie earned her BFA from East Carolina University and received an honorary degree from Jingdezhen Ceramic University in Jingdezhen, China. 

 

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Cary Pickard

Cary Pickard graduated from UNCC with a concentration in Ceramics, she continued her studies at Penland School of Crafts. She has taught art in the Charlotte Mecklenburg School system and owned her own adult teaching studio for over two years. She has taught in a variety of community outreach programs. Her work is wheel thrown and altered and she loves getting color on the surface.

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Maggie Payne
Maggie Payne is from Asheville, NC. She recently graduated from Queens University of Charlotte, in May 2009, with a BA in studio arts, focusing on ceramics. Her love for clay began early in high school, where she was influenced by her art teachers and local artists. In college, she worked under Rick Crown who is a major influence on her work. The majority of her pottery is functional. Her shapes are simple and organic. While she likes to stay simple when shaping her pots—glazes are her opportunity to add character.
 

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Amy Sanders  

Amy Sanders graduated with a BA in art and secondary education from Centre College in Danville, KY and enjoys teaching art to all ages. She was an 18-month Affiliate Artist with the McColl Center for Visual Art and is now working as a full time potter.

 

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Gregory A. Scott
Originally from Macon, GA, Greg completed a BFA from East Carolina University  in Greenville, NC. He likes to be involved in community education. Greg has exhibited his work at the Mint Museum of Craft and design and The McColl Center for Visual Art. The objects that he creates embody notions of ritual, change and transformation that are the journey of art experiences and process.

 

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Tomoo Kitamura

Tomoo studied ceramics under Fujia Sakuma, in Machiko, Japan. His current work consist of large sculptural organic forms. He has exhibited his work at Kentucky Museum of Art + Craft, Smithsonian Fine Craft Show and Philadelphia Museum of Art Show. Tomoo continues to exhibit locally at Christa Faut Gallery and nationally through museums and fine art galleries.

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Barbara Chadwick- Bland

Barbara Chadwick-Bland is originally from Toronto, Ontario Canada. She attended Indiana University, Bloomington and earned a BFA in Ceramics with a minor in Art History. In 1993 Barbara was accepted to Ohio University and earned her MFA in Ceramics.