Sarah Boudinot teaches most of our wheel based classes. Sarah says “My name is Sarah Boudinot and I just received my BFA from SUNY New Paltz. I am so grateful for the meditative experience that working with clay provides. I like to experiment with many different forming and firing processes. At my core, I am a wheel enthusiast! I gravitate towards calming earth tones and firing clay bare without glaze.” Follow her work here.

Amanda Vaughn is a New York born and based multidisciplinary artist, currently living in the Catskills. She studied both Fine Arts and Environmental Science at SUNY New Paltz receiving her Bachelor of Fine Arts with a focus in painting & drawing. Amanda connects her painting and ceramic practices through a love for the “flow state” and materiality. She explains, “I have always been obsessed with the concept, under positive psychology, of the Flow State. It is the space a person enters when fully immersed in a task, usually one that they enjoy. In this space, the ego tends to fall away and there is a disconnect between time/spatial awareness; while also a marriage between consciousness and action. As with my painting practice, working on the wheel absolutely slingshots me into the state of Flow... Essentially wheeling throwing is one of my happiest places!”. Amanda is also drawn to how ceramic challenges the ideas of preciousness and how failure is a critical part of the learning experience. With an additional love for teaching, Amanda is excited to share her love for Ceramics and the many life lessons it has taught her. You can find Amanda’s work here!

Caitlin Harris teaches our Kids Clay class on Wednesdays. Caitlin is a multidisciplinary artist from NYC based in Tivoli, NY. She received a BA in Studio Art from Bard College in 2020 and works as a freelance illustrator, children’s art tutor, and studio assistant to Julianne Swartz. Caitlin is excited to teach the children’s clay class and offer the tools and confidence to bring their ideas to life. You can see more of her work here.

Maddy Hackett teaches our Tween & Teen Wheel class on Thursdays. Maddy grew up in the Hudson valley and is currently studying art education at SUNY New Paltz. She is passionate about social regeneration through art; and creativity as a practice of understanding ourselves, eachother, and the environment around us. She draws inspiration from the natural world and from patterns in conversation with peers. “Working with clay has taught me so many lessons in releasing attachment to my creative vision. In the past it has been habitual for me to follow a final creative idea rather than the process- and this has been insightful in reshaping how I interact with artistic medium and the world around me.”