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Gretchen Schroeder

Gretchen has had penchant for creative as far back as she can remember. Gretchen’s love for the arts has grown as she continued to further her talent. She has studied under Mitch Lyon sat the Delaware Center fort the Contemporary Arts (DCCA); Colleen O’Donnell and Pavel Efemoff at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts (PAFA). Gretchen was also a working apprentice for Selma Bortner, Professor Emeritus, of Bucks County Community College.


Gretchen believes while creating she must draw on visualization and use all five senses.
Gretchen is a native of Bucks County, having graduated from Pennsbury High School, Bucks County Community College and Rowen University with a degree in Music Education and Conducting.

Barry Hantman

I have a BFA in ceramics/ jewelry from the Philadelphia College of Art, MFA in ceramics/ jewelry making from the Tyler School if Art. Taught in the Fine Arts Dept at Adrian College. Have exhibited extensively in juried exhibitions at the New Hope Arts Center, Hunterdon Art Museum, West Windsor Arts Council, Princeton Arts Council, Ellarslie Museum, Grounds for Sculpture. I have been creating art since the mid 1960’s in mixed media assemblages, fused glass, plexiglass assemblages. My creations are in several private collections.

Debra Homa

I began painting more seriously the last few years, and like a natural subject matter.

Alvin Lavoie

Retired chemist, active amateur potter/photographer.

Image of lady walking away in an abandoned WW2 storage bunker at Peaks Island Maine.

Liza Pollner

Liza returned to the wheel at Earth Center Pottery 4 years ago after a 20 year break. She enjoys making simple, functional forms that feel good in your hands. Always drawn to glazes that mimic the outdoors, she typically uses earth tones on her work.

She is constantly amazed by the process each piece goes through. Most people only see the finished pot, but Liza sees the magic in the hidden journey and stages from a ball of clay to a functional piece.

Barbara Gartner

I live in Churchville, Bucks County. I have always been interested in Art and Design. Although I have no formal training I enjoy experimenting in different mediums.


This painting depicts a Barn on Spencer Road in Ivyland.

Ann Rodgers Brown

As a young child, my grandmother and mother taught me to knit. And I knit for many years with fiber. When I discovered an article online about how to knit and crochet jewelry with artist wire, I was hooked!

Individually crafted from simple wire weaves to whimsical embellishments. Using pearls, gemstones, shell and glass, I often strive for a randomness that gives the appearance that surprising little treasures washed ashore accidentally tangled in a shimmering net.

Patrick Budd

Pat Budd has been chasing light in the United States and Europe for the past 30 years. His affair with photography began with a stint as a newspaper photographer between college and law school. He has had a number of solo exhibitions in Bucks County, Philadelphia, Vermont and New Jersey and has been a featured photographer in One Trick Pony, a Philadelphia poetry magazine. Much of this was accomplished as an avocation, playing second fiddle to his career as a Legal Aid lawyer in Trenton. Now retired, he is looking forward to further adventures with his wife, Janice, as life permits. He lives in Bucks County with Janice and Emmma the dog. His son, Ian, lives in Vermont with his wife, Heather and grandchildren Kirra, Grayson and Taliesen. His daughter, Aleta, lives in New Hope.

Mary McDermott

Since I retired I picked up a paint brush and have not stopped. I enjoy painting nature as there are limitless beauty to capture.

Leigh Ferello

Leigh is an artist and educator whose practice centers on material exploration, process, and transformation. Rather than adhering to a single medium, she’s drawn to systems, traditions, and techniques—such as faux papermaking, Suminagashi, Kintsugi, and sculptural forms—that emphasize experimentation, repair, and the quiet intelligence of materials.

Conceptually, Leigh is interested in impermanence, accumulation, and the poetic potential of repetition. Her work frequently begins with simple actions—layering, breaking, mending—that evolve into objects and surfaces shaped by both intention and chance. Process is treated not merely as a means to an end, but as an integral part of the artistic journey. Her teaching and practice are united by a belief that meaning emerges through making, curiosity, and sustained attention to the physical act of creation.

While still active as a graphic designer, Leigh has enjoyed being an art educator in Bucks and surrounding areas for six years and believes that art should be accessible to all.

Marina Fortouna

I was born and raised in moscow,russia. It is a city full of history, beauty and inspiration. From a young age i’ve been deeply passionate about creativity and arts. Whether it’s painting, crafting or experimenting with new artistic styles, i find joy in bringing ideas to life through visual expression. Art isn’t just a hobby, it’s a part of who i am and im always exploring new ways to create and grow as an artist.

Natalia Levina

My work includes sterling silver, gold, copper, and stones. I also listen to classical music, which helps me achieve harmony, balance, and peace.

When I make my jewelry, I hope it will be wearable art, a conversation, a connection, encouragement and reminder, sparkling memory, and thought-telling spontaneous stories. It is a meditation process that leads a jewelry object to what it means to be. 

I appreciate that my jewelry becomes a part of self-expression and a statement of individuality for those who wear it. I believe my work makes people more beautiful and, therefore, happier.

I am very grateful to my husband Ilya.  My path in art would not have been successful without his invaluable help and support.

Barbara Konschak

stained glass artist since 1989. Taught by the late John Keegan. I strive to bridge the gap between hard, cold glass and the soft, inviting textures of a living garden. I am driven to push the traditional boundaries of stained glass by exploring three-dimensional forms. I find inspiration in the moment where light, color, and depth converge to create a sensory experience that feels truly organic

Marcia Jaffe

After a career in Health Care, Marcia Jaffe has returned to her roots and love of producing art during the last year. Having been brought up by a mother who was an artist, Marcia has had previous exposure to oil painting and watercolors as a child. She is currently exploring different art mediums.

Renee Hall

Relatively new to pottery, I like to focus on subjects that bring me joy.  Having spent the last few years caring for my ailing husband, I now have the time to devote to this newfound passion.  I am grateful for discovering Tyler Park Center for the Arts and Earth Center Pottery!

Nurit Bland

ARTIST BIO COMING SOON

Virginia DeNale Caccavella

My interest in Jewelry making has been life long- from dabbling in college to studying in New York for three years to having my current jewelry business. My work is informed by the gems i use. My methods include direct fabrication and lost wax casting

Susan Settle

ARTIST BIO COMING SOON

Karen Paciocco

Member artist Karen Paciocco has had a love for art since she was a little girl. Her grandmother, who was an avid artist and graphic designer, would foster Karen’s love for art.

As Karen got older, she began to develop a liking for certain mediums. Pottery was one of them.

Karen and her love Joseph McManemy (also a member artist) have their own small pottery business, Sixteenth Day Ceramics. Karen, along with Joseph, has been a TPCA member since 2022.

Joseph McManemy

Joseph McManemy started doing pottery in 2020 at Earth Center Pottery without any background in art. He quickly found an affinity for wheel throwing and a fascination in the process of making pottery. In 2022, he started Sixteenth Day Ceramics with his girlfriend and fellow potter Karen Paciocco.

Betty Jacobsen

My artwork starts from my thankful and spiritual observations of nature, poetically celebrating day-to-day life, often flowing from the unconscious. My work is quietly intimate in size, in hopes of engaging the viewer personally, such as when reading a book, or holding something in one’s hand and examining it closely. 

I enjoy creating a lot of smaller works that can stand alone, yet form a larger visual statement when viewed together. I’ve been working with a stoneware clay that resembles porcelain; when thin enough it’s translucent. These recent sculptures express an animated quality, thus I call them “Light Dance”.

Patricia Kim

Patricia Kim is from Yardley, PA. She started working with clay in 2016 and found hand building techniques to be the best form of her artistic expression. Leaf imprints inspired her work, and she determined that cabbage leaves left the most interesting imprints. Each piece is made using real leaves, cutting out the imprints and fashioning the design.

Avia Petersen

I have been painting since I was a child. I come from a family of artist living in NYC West Village. I started doing water colors, moved on to oil painting and ceramics. My interest in paint pouring started in 2023 when I saw how to manipulate paint using compressed air and tilting canvases. With my background in painting and paint pouring I incorporate both into some of my work. Working in the studio here I see the intense creativity of other artists. It keeps my trying new techniques and keeps me inspired.

Jenna Swartz

ARTIST BIO COMING SOON

Diana Contine

I work in Fine Silver…also know as Metal Clay and use
Gemstones and Pearls for the colorful accents.
Nature is my primary Inspiration and the movement and symbols are what hallmarks a Dakota Moon Design.
(All pieces are One of Kind and done solely by me and are signed)

Corinne Hansen

Corinne Hansen earned her BFA in Fine Arts from Tyler School of Art at Temple University. She currently enjoys working as a 3D print Shop Tech for Just Play and teaching ceramics part time at Earth Center Pottery. Corinne shares her love of art and handmade objects, hoping to connect with others looking for a whimsical fantasy escape within everyday endeavors.

Shelly Peterson

Shelly Peterson has been pursuing her passion for ceramics for over 16 years. Her art is inspired by nature’s perfection of shapes, textures, and colors.

Erin McCreary

Pottery by Erin strives to create pottery that feels special and unique. This is achieved through wheel throwing, original hand painting and expertly finishing each pot before leaving the studio. I want my pieces to be unique treasures while bringing joy into everyday routines.

Sanford (Sandy) Bender

Sandy is an artist, musician, registered architect, and certified floodplain manager living in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. His creative work includes paintings, drawings, writing, and photography with subject matter inspired by creatures, landscapes, and architecture. Sandy most recently travelled to the Czech Republic, Ireland, and Spain. Prior trips include Costa Rica, Australia, Japan, China, Thailand, Cambodia, Canada, Mexico, Italy, Greece, France, Holland, Belgium, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, England, Scotland, and Wales. Sandy has a Bachelors degree in Fine Art, a Masters degree in Fine Art and Music, and a Bachelors degree in Architecture. His drawings have been enlightened by his architectural practice with primary focus on coastal and riverine infrastructure and environmental resilience.

Marla Levy

ARTIST BIO COMING SOON

Joan Cannon

Earth, water, fire – the hands and breath of the potter – both potter and pot are transformed and animated by this interaction. With my hands on the spinning clay, something elemental inside of me awakens. I am inspired by the inherent connection to the natural world, to the spirit in the elements, and I find deep satisfaction in our communication. And if I am paying attention, I am able to create something useful that will represent this enigmatic relationship. I have been working with clay for ten years now and am still learning and growing, and with each new revelation, I am changed.

A life-long admirer of ceramic art, I began working with clay in 2016 as a student of Penney Fleming Studios and later, Earth Center Pottery with Jenifer Miller. By taking pottery workshops at various schools of craft in Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, New Jersey, North Carolina and on Cape Cod, I have had the added benefit of learning from multiple professional potters, and each has influenced my work. Drawn to the natural process of atmospheric firing in the wood kiln, I enjoy making pots with personality and a little sass, that are also functional.

Gloria Kosco

My current pottery grows from a fascination with the simple crock and basin forms of historic American potters. From the Pennsylvania German Potter to the Moravian Potter of North Carolina, the small crock was an everyday object created on the wheel and wood fired at local potteries. The seemingly straight sided form was the simplest shape often made by the least experienced potter. In its simplicity, I find a great challenge to make a mug or bowl that resonates within contemporary life.


I’ve been making pots for over fifty years with a MFA from Rhode Island School of Design and continued studies at The Moravian Tileworks and Penland School of Crafts.

Corrie Jackson

For over two decades, Corrie Jackson has worked in both clay and conversation as a potter and psychologist. Her work explores personality, emotion, and humor through functional ceramics that often seem delightfully alive. Whether subtly expressive or unapologetically whimsical, each piece is created to bring warmth, curiosity, and companionship to daily routines.

This body of work transforms functional pottery into character-driven sculpture, bringing a sense of whimsy into everyday life. The collection includes a vase, planter, and three mugs from the “Diva Series,” each featuring exaggerated expressions and oversized eyewear that hint at distinct personalities, moods, and tiny inner monologues. Through humor, charm, and anthropomorphic detail, the work invites viewers to see ordinary objects as playful companions—pieces that spark connection, curiosity, and a little unexpected joy in daily routines.

Kristin Granath

Beyond the gate hidden, behind overgrown greenery, there are infinite spaces in the world to be discovered. I am inspired to create spaces that I would love to explore and experience myself. Spaces that offer excitement, joy, wonder, curiosity, and peace. The worlds in these pieces are not only influenced by reality and imagination, but also through historical works of art so that time can be transcended. I invite the viewer to move close and explore what they can see so that they may also be moved to wonder about where they might want to experience peace and joy in their lives.

Alexandra Montgomery

Alexandra Montgomery is a Hatboro-based artist and art educator. She has her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Sculpture with a concentration in Art Education from Tyler School of Art and a Masters in Art Education with an Emphasis in Special Populations from Moore College of Art and Design.
This body of work explores a series of elemental spirit sculptures that embody the quiet, unseen forces of nature and their role as guardians of the world around us. Each spirit represents a different element, forest, water, and earth, while sharing a unified visual language that connects them as part of the same mythological ecosystem.
The forest spirits act as protectors of trees and woodland spaces. Their forms are textured with bark-like surfaces, with branches emerging from their heads as extensions of the environment they defend. Their circular white masks, marked by simple black eyes, conceal identity while suggesting an ancient, watchful presence.
The water spirits serve as guardians of all aquatic realms. Their bodies take on a teardrop form, with wave-like extensions rising from their heads, suggesting both fluidity and constant motion. Their simplified circular masks mirror the vast and unknowable depth of water, emphasizing a sense of calm, mystery, and quiet power.
The magma spirits represent the raw, volatile force of the earth. Their surfaces are coated in a dark, magma-like texture, with miniature volcanoes erupting from their heads and lava flowing down their bodies. Their pale masks contrast sharply with the darkness of their forms, highlighting an inner tension between stillness and eruption.
Across all three types, the repeated use of masked faces removes individuality and instead emphasizes their role as elemental beings rather than personal figures. Inspired by myth, nature, and visual storytelling traditions, these sculptures imagine a world where natural forces are personified as silent guardians; watching, protecting, and existing beyond human awareness.

Melissa Rasman

Melissa Rasman started taking pottery workships at Tyler Park Center for the Arts in 2023, where she discovered the pure joy of working with clay after spending decades working with arcane laws and regulations. She creates animal sculptures and, most recently, a clay mosaic.

Nancy Allen

My work is inspired by form and function, humor and emotion.

Laura Frank

I’m a mixed media artist that loves to paint and work with clay. This collection of paintings explores the intersection between paint and ceramic craft. This collection features a portrait of a potter, titled, “Potter’s Peace”. I initiated by placing the canvas directly onto a spinning pottery wheel to establish a series of concentric circles. From this foundation, the image was slowly built, echoing the way a vessel takes shape. In the accompanying still lifes, I utilize mark-making techniques using raw clay as stamps and traditional pottery tools to create rich, textured surfaces. Each piece serves as an exploration of movement, repetition, and the mechanical tools that shape our creative expression.

Kaitlin Lawler

Kaitlin Lawler is a multidisciplinary designer and artist whose work spans graphic design, pottery, printmaking, drawing, and painting. Guided by curiosity and a deep appreciation for research and visual storytelling, she approaches each medium with an emphasis on thoughtful composition, craftsmanship, and emotional resonance. With a background in design, Kaitlin is especially drawn to form, balance, angles, and shape, elements that continue to influence her ceramic work. She began working with clay after the loss of her father, finding pottery to be a deeply healing and grounding creative practice.

Kaitlin’s ceramic work explores shape, structure, and surface. Influenced by her background in graphic design, she is drawn to strong silhouettes, geometric transitions, and the relationship between balance and symmetry. Her process is both analytical and personal, blending intentional design decisions with the tactile, meditative nature of working with clay. Kaitlin’s work feels purposeful, functional, and progressive.

Jennifer Bishop

Jennifer Bishop has been part of the Tyler Park Center for the Arts community for the last 20 years, where she has taught workshops and shared her lifelong love of art. Her creative journey began at a young age through drawing, painting, and photography, and in 2005 she discovered her passion for pottery at Tyler Park Center for the Arts. As a licensed massage therapist for the past 26 years, Jennifer has always used her hands in meaningful and healing ways, which naturally carries into her artwork. She later fell in love with acrylic pour painting, a flowing technique that allows color, movement, and expression to come together in a one-of-a-kind way. Her tables are each hand-poured by her, making every piece unique, functional, and created with the same care, creativity, and “let it flow” spirit that inspires her work. 

Corinne Doyle

I have been working with Clay for many years.

I Enjoy both Wheel throwing and Hand Building.

I see Clay as a Gift from the Earth that we can create not just functional pieces for use in our everyday lives, 

But also Beautiful Works of Art.

I am now an Instructor at ECP where I enjoy watching and mentoring my students, seeing them grow with their skill level as well as their Creativity.

2026 Scholarship Recipients

Ariella Parks

My name is Ariella Parks, and I am from Bristol, PA. I am currently a high school senior at Conwell-Egan, and I enjoy doing detailed drawing and oil paintings. I created a Graphite Pencil drawing depicting the rage and frustration I hold inside. I got inspiration from whenever I catch myself saying, “I’m fine,” even though I’m not.

Holly Olivant

I am a senior at Pennsbury High School who will be attending Millersville University for Art Education in the fall. I have taken 9 art courses and AP Art & Design twice, building my skills and telling my story through realism. All of my artwork has some type of self-expression, whether it is my struggles or the things I like. Everything I do with my art has a reason, and I strategically create to reflect myself in my work.

Jodi Donahue

Jodi Donohue is a soon-to-be Central Bucks graduate artist from Doylestown, PA. She explores the intersection of multiple different mediums to create experimental pieces with complex meaning. Some of her favorite mediums to work in include pencil, pen, oil paint, fiber arts, and metal. Over this past year, she has built a portfolio focused on exploring the effect Appalachian traditions, myths, and folklore have on modern culture and public image of the region. She is looking forward to attending Muhlenberg College this upcoming school year to study art history. Her post-secondary goal is to master her field and grow in her personal art. She hopes to get to know herself and her artistic style better throughout college. After graduation, Jodi would like to pursue a career in restorative art.

Ava Kanter

Ava Kanter is an artist in PA. She loves the Velvet Underground, being in the woods and most of all painting. She will be attending Tyler School of Art this Fall.