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  • Summer Term - Open Studio Ceramics Pass - June - August

    • Thursday, June 01, 2023
    • Thursday, August 31, 2023
    • 116 Bridge St - Room 6 - John Day, OR
    • 15
    Register


    3 month pass - Summer Term Open Studio Pass + Storage Shelf

    You may use open studio time to work on projects with clay you have bought from one of our volunteers. Do not bring your own clay into the studio without permission from the studio manager.

    If you are not a current or past student, please email Amanda Moss to arrange an orientation.

    Open Studio hours are 11:00am - 5:00pm. 

    Please see the calendar at the bottom of the ceramics department page for days and times that volunteers hold open studio times after hours. 

    Please email Amanda Moss, Studio Manager, at ampaintedsky@gmail.com if you have questions.

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  • Summer Term - Private & Semi-Private Pottery Wheel Lessons with Genevieve Paddock

    • Thursday, June 01, 2023
    • Thursday, August 31, 2023
    • 116 Bridge St - Room 6
    Register


    Do you learn better one-on-one or prefer small sized classes? This is an opportunity to have individual instruction throwing on the potter's wheel. An hour of private instruction paired with Open Studio time can be a huge boost to your confidence and throwing skills! This time can be tailor made for where you are on your potter's journey - from green beginners to potters looking for more advanced techniques such as lids, handles, sets, glazing techniques, and more.

    Choose private lessons, or grab your bestie, your sweetie, or even your snarky teenager and take a semi-private class together and make some memories!

    $60 for 1.5hr private lesson

    $45 (per student) Semi-Private 1.5hr lesson

    Does not include purchase of clay or firing tickets.

    Once you have registered, please email Genevieve Paddock at nomadsignart@yahoo.com to set up your lesson.


    Genevieve Paddock

    Like so many other potters, I was first introduced to clay in a high school ceramics class. By senior year, I was taking most of my lunches in the ceramics room with the other art geeks, spending as much time playing with clay as I could. But, again, it was the clay’s versatility that I was drawn to. You can make it look like anything you can imagine - tree bark, skin, leather, metal - you name it! And the meditative spin of a wheel, who can resist that?

    To pursue my interest in the arts, I attended Bennington College in Vermont, a school with a deep history in ceramic arts, where I received my B.A. in ceramics. During that time, I also worked in a ceramics factory, under glazing literally hundreds of pots a day! The following year I had the opportunity to go to Washington D.C. and intern at the Capitol Children’s Museum and create a ceramics studio and program. In 2003, I moved to Grant County where I met my husband, David, and joined him in the Nomad Sign Art studio and learned the old school art of hand lettering and hand-crafting signs. These days my 500-pound potter’s wheel sits cozily in our living room next to a sunny window, where our whole family can learn to play on it.

    I am extremely excited to share my love of clay at the Painted Sky Center for the Arts. So many of my best memories and closest bonds have been made working in studios, making art, and playing in the mud.
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  • June - Open Studio Ceramics Monthly Pass

    • Thursday, June 01, 2023
    • Friday, June 30, 2023
    • 116 Bridge St #6
    Register


    You may use open studio time to work on projects with clay you have bought from one of our volunteers. Do not bring your own clay into the studio without permission from the studio manager.

    If you are not a current or past student, please email ampaintedsky@gmail.com to arrange an orientation.

    Studio hours are Monday - Friday, 11:00AM - 5:00PM

    Please see the calendar at the bottom of the ceramics department page for after hours open studio hosted by our volunteers. 

    With the monthly pass option, you will need to take your pieces, clay and tools home with you. Shelf space is available to students that purchase a term pass or are currently enrolled in a class. 


    Email Amanda Moss at ampaintedsky@gmail.com if you have questions.

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  • Design Your Own Mug Pottery Workshop

    • Saturday, June 03, 2023
    • 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
    • 116 Bridge St - Room 6 - John Day, OR
    • 8
    Register

           

    Are you looking for a fun and easy way to get a taste of making your own pottery? This workshop is for you!

      
    You will receive an unfired wheel thrown cylinder to carve, paint, and decorate as you choose. Your mug or tumbler will then be fired and you will be able to pick it up a few weeks after the workshop.

    Children age 8 and up are welcome if accompanied by an adult.

    Ages 16+ w/o adult accompaniment 


    I started doing pottery in high school and instantly fell in love with it. I took as many ceramics classes in college as I could fit into a busy schedule. I can't resist the methodical but messy nature of making pottery, and I love being able to make beautiful but useful pieces. Since moving to Grant County, I've been so happy to find a ceramics studio with such an incredibly kind, welcoming community of artists. When I'm not playing with mud in the studio you can find me doing something (anything!) outdoors with my border collie, baking, and trying out any kind of arts and crafts.

    Feel free to email me with any questions at: kmdoescher@gmail.com


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    PSCA cancellation policy: Teacher reserves the right to cancel if class size minimum is not reached. You will receive a full refund in this case or if the instructor needs to cancel for other reasons. 

    If you need to cancel: Cancellations within a week of class start date will receive a 50% refund. After that a refund will not be issued. Our teachers and staff put a lot of work in to be ready for your class. If you need to cancel, please communicate with us as soon as possible. 

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  • Design Your Own Mug Pottery Workshop

    • Saturday, July 08, 2023
    • 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
    • 116 Bridge St - Room 6 - John Day, OR
    • 6
    Register

           

    Are you looking for a fun and easy way to get a taste of making your own pottery? This workshop is for you!


    You will receive an unfired wheel thrown cylinder to carve, paint, and decorate as you choose. Your mug or tumbler will then be fired and you will be able to pick it up a few weeks after the workshop.

    Children age 8 and up are welcome if accompanied by an adult.

    Ages 16+ w/o adult accompaniment 



    I started doing pottery in high school and instantly fell in love with it. I took as many ceramics classes in college as I could fit into a busy schedule. I can't resist the methodical but messy nature of making pottery, and I love being able to make beautiful but useful pieces. Since moving to Grant County, I've been so happy to find a ceramics studio with such an incredibly kind, welcoming community of artists. When I'm not playing with mud in the studio you can find me doing something (anything!) outdoors with my border collie, baking, and trying out any kind of arts and crafts.

    Feel free to email me with any questions at: kmdoescher@gmail.com


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    PSCA cancellation policy: Teacher reserves the right to cancel if class size minimum is not reached. You will receive a full refund in this case or if the instructor needs to cancel for other reasons. 

    If you need to cancel: Cancellations within a week of class start date will receive a 50% refund. After that a refund will not be issued. Our teachers and staff put a lot of work in to be ready for your class. If you need to cancel, please communicate with us as soon as possible. 

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OPEN STUDIO 

MONDAY - FRIDAY ********11:00 AM - 5:00 PM

PLUS after hours times hosted by our volunteers - see calendar below for hours

Open Studio Calendar

Meet the Teachers



Brenna DesJardin

I’m a lover of almost all things creative. I enjoy sewing, painting, mending clothes, stamp carving, baking, cooking, gardening, the list goes on and on. Most recently, after quite a few years, I’ve fallen back in love with pottery and have primarily focused on throwing vessels on the wheel here at Painted Sky.

I’m very enthusiastic about helping others find their creative passions. I believe in supportive, collaborative classes with students that are curious and willing to try something new. Learning new things can be really difficult and I so look forward to helping you build your confidence in your creativity.


Kara Doescher

I started doing pottery in high school and instantly fell in love with it. I took as many ceramics classes in college as I could fit into a busy schedule. I can't resist the methodical but messy nature of making pottery, and I love being able to make beautiful but useful pieces. Since moving to Grant County, I've been so happy to find a ceramics studio with such an incredibly kind, welcoming community of artists. When I'm not playing with mud in the studio you can find me doing something (anything!) outdoors with my border collie, baking, and trying out any kind of arts and crafts.



Genevieve paddock

Like so many other potters, I was first introduced to clay in a high school ceramics class. By senior year, I was taking most of my lunches in the ceramics room with the other art geeks, spending as much time playing with clay as I could. But, again, it was the clay’s versatility that I was drawn to. You can make it look like anything you can imagine - tree bark, skin, leather, metal - you name it! And the meditative spin of a wheel, who can resist that?

To pursue my interest in the arts, I attended Bennington College in Vermont, a school with a deep history in ceramic arts, where I received my B.A. in ceramics. During that time, I also worked in a ceramics factory, under glazing literally hundreds of pots a day! The following year I had the opportunity to go to Washington D.C. and intern at the Capitol Children’s Museum and create a ceramics studio and program. In 2003, I moved to Grant County where I met my husband, David, and joined him in the Nomad Sign Art studio and learned the old school art of hand lettering and hand-crafting signs. These days my 500-pound potter’s wheel sits cozily in our living room next to the woodstove, where our whole family can learn to play on it.

I am extremely excited to share my love of clay at the Painted Sky Center for the Arts. So many of my best memories and closest bonds have been made working in studios, making art, and playing in the mud.




Ceramics Department Lead

Amanda Moss

ampaintedsky@gmail.com


Teach a Class

Interested in teaching or volunteering for the Ceramics Department? Contact Amanda at ampaintedsky@gmail.com

Physical Address: 116 NW Bridge St. John Day, Oregon 97845

Mailing Address: 116 NW Bridge St. John Day, Oregon 97845 Ste 9

Call: (541) 575-1335

Email: paintedskycenter@gmail.com

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