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Deb began her journey in art during college. She graduated with a BA in Art Education/K-12. Her journey in ceramics began in 2016 when she reached out to the Ceramics Department Chair at SUNY Cortland, Jeremiah Donovan, legendary potter, and was approved to audit the Ceramics Class which she continued until Covid. Deb owns her own wheel and kiln, and loves making pottery.

Yasmin is a lifelong artist who discovered ceramics and felt like it was the perfect intersection of all her favorite things. She has always been connected with teaching and art, mainly in museum spaces, but enjoys the love and community of Pottery Works. 

John Vorstadt is a ceramic artist and illustrator from Dryden, New York. His ceramic work is focused on creating functional forms displaying process and materiality. In 2015 he graduated from Alfred University with a BA in Interdisciplinary Art and is the recipient of the Kiki Smith Fellowship. Following, John completed a post baccalaureate from the University of Florida and has been teaching and displaying work nationally for the past 8 years. John has taught classes at the University of FL, Gainesville, Flamingo Clay Studio, Lake Worth Florida and Open Arts Studio in Tacoma Washington. In his free time John likes to hike, swim, and listen to live music.

Virginia Shank is an English professor by day and a potter whenever she can fit time in at the wheel. She took her first pottery class at ten years old, but only had chances to study it sporadically until joining the Pottery Works studio in 2024. For her, pottery is an art form, a craft, a meditative practice, and a great source of joy. When else can adults get so muddy?

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