Mudflat Faculty

Susan Bernstein is a Mudflat studio artist. She was a multimedia artist, working at Turtle Studio in Watertown for 6 years before she discovered clay. Susan's handbuilt work can be seen at Mudflat Gallery. Her work was recently included in the Lark book, 500 Vases.

Holly Curcio received her BFA in Ceramics from the University of Massachusetts and an MFA in Ceramics from Arizona State University. She has held numerous residencies over the past 12 years; at Watershed, Mendocino Art Center, Anderson Ranch, and Carbondale Clay Center. Holly is Mudflat’s 2011-12 Artist-in–Residence.

Jennifer DeAngelis received her BFA from Massachusetts College of Art in 2004. She crafts handbuilt sculptures and wall pieces incorporating textures, geometry and multiples of forms. She is a member of Mudflat's technical support staff.

Gabrielle Fougere received her BFA in Ceramics from Massachusetts College of Art. Her claywork is handbuilt decorative boxes and one of a kind planters. She sells her work at Mudflat Gallery. Her work is included in two Lark Books: Making and Installing Handmade Tiles and 500 Tiles. Gabrielle is Mudflat's Administrative Assistant.

Wayne Fuerst is a potter and papermaker. He studied at the University of Green Bay and at the University of Southern Maine and apprenticed with potter Tom Krueger. He has also taught at the Worcester Craft Center, the Boston Center for Adult Education, and the Fuller Craft Museum. Wayne operates an artisan gallery, Sticks Stones Stars, in Westport MA.

Howard Gerstein received his BFA from the University of Cincinnati and has been working in clay since 1985, with a studio at Mudflat. He currently teaches ceramics at the Danforth Museum School and Boston University. Howard’s work is included in two Lark Books, 500 Animals in Clay and 500 Vases.

Lynn Gervens received her BFA from the University of Illinois. She has been teaching ceramics since 1977 at Mudflat, other local art centers, public school programs and preschools. Lynn is the Executive Director at Mudflat, and also serves on the boards of Studio Potter and East Somerville Main Streets.

Leah Guerin has a studio in Sutton MA, producing tiles and functional pottery. She has been a high school art teacher, receiving her Master of Art Education degree from UMass Dartmouth, as well as BFAs in ceramics and art education. www.leahguerin.com

Arthur Halvorsen is a graduate of Maine College of Art where he received his BFA in ceramics. Arthur's work is handbuilt functional earthenware using bisque molds, slip, stamps, sprig molds and colorful, runny glazes. His work can be seen at Mudflat Gallery, at www.arthurhalvorsen.com, and was featured in the November/December 2010 issue of Pottery Making Illustrated.

Anne Hodgsdon received her MFA from Boston University. She has her teaching certificate and has taught high school art. Her own claywork is functional porcelain with sculptural elements. She studied with ceramic artist Tony Marsh at a workshop at Haystack. Anne is a Mudflat Gallery staff member. Her work was recently included in the Lark book, 500 Vases.

Lisa Knebel received her BA from Moravian College in Bethlehem, PA and has also studied at Massachusetts College of Art and the Museum School. Lisa is a Mudflat studio artist; she sells her work locally at The Cleverhand Gallery in Wellesley, Hog on Ice Gallery in Newburyport and Mudflat Gallery in Cambridge.

David LaPierre has been working in clay for more than 25 years. He received his BFA from the University of Connecticut. His claywork is wheelthrown, using porcelain and stoneware. David works in series of multiples of the same form while manipulating the surfaces.

Ruchika Madan received her BFA from Maine College of Art. She has been a resident artist at Mudflat and at Watershed in Maine, and was awarded an Artist Fellowship grant from the Somerville Arts Council. Ruchika sells her tableware and tiles at various local galleries, including her storefront in Somerville.

Arlynn Nobel recently completed her MFA studies in Ceramics at the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth. She has been seriously involved in clay for nearly 40 years, focusing on wheel-thrown functional pottery. She has taught classes and workshops at many schools and studios. Arlynn is a new studio member at Mudflat.

Julie Peck received her MFA from the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth. She served as an apprentice at Moravian Pottery and Tileworks, Doylestown, PA and was an Artist-in-residence at ARCO, Lisbon, Portugal. She shows her lowfire tiles and functional ware locally and nationally. Her work is included in two Lark books, 500 Tiles and 500 Vases.

Tracy Raymond has studied clay at the Harvard Ceramics Studio, Rhode Island School of Design and Haystack Mountain School of Crafts. She is a member of Mudflat's technical support staff.

Monica Ripley received her MFA from the University of Nebraska. She was Mudflat's Artist-in-Residence for 2003-04. Monica's wheelthrown porcelain is influenced by historic European ceramics and silver, and by her interest in Chinese ceramics. Monica is a recipient of a 2004 Somerville Arts Council Artist Fellowship grant. Her work was recently included in the Lark book, 500 Vases.

Elizabeth Rodriguez studied painting and graphic design before she started working in clay in 1994. She currently maintains her own ceramic studio in Lowell and exhibits her functional work throughout Massachusetts at galleries and craft shows.She has taught at Palomita Pottery in Newton Centre, at North Shore Clay Studio in Lynn, and at Clay Dreaming in Beverly.

Moriah Tumbleson-Shaw received her BA at Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin, where she was first introduced to clay. Her work can be found on-line, as well as at Mudflat Gallery and other local galleries. She is a member of Mudflat’s technical support staff.