Collaborate in the Community
-
CAROLYN PHILLIPS
Carolyn has worked at Baltimore Clayworks for 2 years as a Community Arts teacher, teaching at multiple sites including the Forest Park senior Center, Robert Coleman Elementary, Chinquapin Middle School, Pimlico Road, and many others. She is a retired Baltimore City art teacher, certified to teach K-12 and taught a variety of media for 30 years.
Back to Top -
TRISHA KYNER
has a BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and an MFA in ceramics from the University of Montana, Missoula. She has recently moved to Baltimore from the San Francisco bay area where she taught both ceramics and sculpture. Her ceramic figures have been shown at Grounds For Sculpture in New Jersey and at the California Clay Conference in Davis, CA. She is also co-founder of the public sculpture collaborative “Grendel’s Mother.”
Back to Top -
HERB MASSIE
has been teaching at Baltimore Clayworks since September of 2000. He coordinates teaching sites for the Community Arts Program and is the site Manager for the satellite studio at Pimlico Road Arts and Community Center. He participated in and led public community art projects including “Discovering Community: The History of East Baltimore” at Dunbar Middle school, the “Memorial: Tiffany Square” project, “And still I Rise” at St. Frances Academy, and “The Parkway Community” mural, among many others. He teaches the senior adult classes for Community Arts as well as youth programs. He is co-directing the Community Arts program at Baltimore Clayworks. Back to Top -
MELISSA HARRISON
Melissa has a BFA in art with a concentration in graphic design and ceramics from UNC-Greensboro and is certified Pre-K- 12 art teacher. She works with a primary focus in painting and personal expression. Melissa finds that immersing children to art improves their self-esteem and provides a variety of ways to express their vital thoughts and feelings. Melissa has been working with Baltimore Clayworks’ Community Arts Program for two years.
Back to Top -
LAURA COHEN
Laura is a community artist, AmeriCorps teaching artist and Co-Director of Community Arts at Baltimore Clayworks. She has her B.S in Art Education from the University of Vermont and a Master of Arts in Community Arts degree from the Maryland Institute College of Art. She is a licensed art educator and has been teaching social justice based arts programming in Baltimore City for the past two years through AmeriCorps, Child First Authority and Baltimore Clayworks.
Back to Top -
KAYLEIGH PORTER
Kayleigh is an undergraduate student at the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, MD, majoring in ceramics. Kay is involved in community arts projects such as the Community Milagros mural at the Good Shepherd Center, initiated by the center, artist Laura Jean McLaughlin and Baltimore Clayworks and funded by the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation. Kay is a ceramics instructor at Good Shepherd in Halethorpe, MD, where she helps adolescent women therapeutically develop through clay.
Back to Top -
COURTNEY GOVER
Courtney is a certified teacher with 6 years teaching experience in the Baltimore City Public School System, and at Baltimore Clayworks. During her time at Baltimore Clayworks she has enjoyed teaching Summer Camp, in the Community Arts program, weekend courses at Mt. Washington, and Clay Birthday Parties. She studied Ceramic Arts at The Potter's Guild of Baltimore, The Penland School of Crafts, and at Baltimore Clayworks. She continues to take courses at Baltimore Clayworks because she believes you never can know everything there is to know about clay! Her days are busy caring for her 2.5 year old son, Darbey, who will surely be getting his hands muddy soon!
Back to Top -
MEGAN PENDELTON
Megan is a licensed art educator new to the DC area. She graduated from the University of Vermont with a B.S. in Art Education. Megan taught elementary art in the Vermont public schools before relocating to Washington, DC. Megan's interests include art therapy and teaching art to children with special needs. She also works at Washington International School and enjoys hand building.
Back to Top -
SARAH MCCANN
received a B.S. in studio art from New York University and an MA in Community Arts from the Maryland Institute College of Art in 2008. She partners with individuals and organizations to facilitate projects that use existing systems of behavior to form deeper human relationships and create opportunities for reflection and growth. She is currently the Wide Angle Youth Media Festival Coordinator where she facilitates a group of Baltimore City high school students to plan, curate, install, and run all aspects of the Who Are You? Youth Media Festival. In addition to working with Wide Angle, Sarah teaches at Baltimore Clayworks, Mother Seton Academy, and has been the community artist-in-residence with the Stadium School Youth Dreamers. Sarah has facilitated public and collaborative projects in Baltimore and looks forward to continuing her work in Baltimore City and other urban centers.
Back to Top -
HELEN HARDESTY
Helen is a Baltimore native, arts educator, ceramic artist and mosaic artist. She has been teaching off and on with Clayworks for years and infuses the joy of clay in the Baltimore City youth with whom she works.
Back to Top -
TONI JONES
A Baltimore native, Toni has always felt compelled to create art. Her journey as an artist began in her kindergarten class, where she created her first "masterpiece" a red wagon she finger painted. Her artistic journey led her to the Maryland Institute, College of Art where she received a B.F.A. in Graphic Design, and a B.F.A. in Photography. Toni received a M.A. from the University of Baltimore in Publication Design.
Back to Top
She is the founder of BrainStorm Studios, Toni enjoys working with a diverse client base as well as giving back to the community. She's worked as a Recreational Arts teacher with the City of Baltimore and at the Pimlico Arts Center with the Smart Steps Program. 
JILLIAN BRANCH
Jillian has been interning and assistant teaching with Baltimore Clayworks Community Arts since September 2009. She has her BFA in painting from Towson University and is a Community Arts Corps artist in residence and AmeriCorps member at BCW for the 2010-2011 term of service.
Back to Top
SALLAH JENKINS
Sallah is a ceramic artist, teacher, student, Mom and Grandma. She infuses the joy of clay into her participants at Pimlico Road and Jubilee Arts. She is prestigiously working on her degree in Fine Arts at Baltimore City Community College.
Back to Top
CHRISTINE STIVER
Christine is an art educator, community artist and advocate for community. She received her undergraduate degree in art education from Ohio State University and has been teaching social justice based programming in Baltimore City since 2008 through AmeriCorps, Student Sharing Coalition and most recently, Baltimore Clayworks. Christine teaches After School Clay at Jubilee Arts.
Back to Top
LaVONTRE FORD
Tre is a Baltimore native, multi-media artist, intern, and assistant teacher for Baltimore Clayworks working at Mt. Washington and Jubilee Arts studios. Tre has been drawing for 14 years and began painting in June of 2009. He has teaching assistant experience at the Village Learning Place in Charles Village and The Church of the Guardian Angel in Remington. These positions were part of Lavontre’s internship with the Summer Coalition for the Arts, 2008 and 2009 at The Maryland Institute and College of Art. Lavontre aspires to gain a BFA in painting from MICA and complete the 5 year MAT program to get his Masters in teaching degree and become an exhibiting artist and art educator.
Back to Top