Emily Strogin
Emily is Stella’s Art Gallery’s Pottery Box Coordinator and Kiln Technician. She began teaching pottery with the intention of creating more than a skills-based class. Her goal was to build a space where people could slow down, focus on themselves, and feel safe enough to create — whether they were complete beginners or returning students.
Emily is drawn to the social nature of the pottery studio. She believes collaboration plays a crucial role in learning, particularly for those encountering clay for the first time. Pottery can feel overwhelming at the outset, but shared problem-solving, encouragement, and observation help students grow more confidently, both as makers and as people.
Teaching, for Emily, is a reciprocal practice. She values learning from her students’ diverse styles and perspectives, noting that growth doesn’t always come from mastering new techniques, but from discovering new ways of seeing. Over time, long-standing relationships have developed with students who return year after year, creating an open environment where experimentation and risk feel supported.
In Emily’s studio, ceramics becomes a meeting point — between control and surrender, individuality and community. Her classes offer more than instruction; they offer a place to connect with clay, with others, and with oneself.
In this six week class, hand-building techniques such as coiling and pinching will be taught so both new and returning students can develop their skills in ceramics.
Class Location: Pottery studio
Supplies: Included
Day/Time: Mondays 6-8pm