Instructors

Susie Meskill was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri. She was introduced to pottery during high school at a local community studio. She continued to work with clay while pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of Denver. In 2023, she completed a two year post-baccalaureate program at Western New Mexico University in Silver City, NM. She has been a short term resident at Red Lodge Clay Center in Montana and a winter resident at Penland School of Craft in North Carolina. Susie primarily creates wheel thrown utilitarian pieces with an emphasis on form and color and has recently been experimenting with slipcasting.

Gloria Herman moved from Portland to Hood River after completing a BA in Linguistics at Reed College, where she spent many hours in the studio thanks to her work study job as an assistant to the art department. She works as a production potter for Wolf Ceramics, and teaches beginner and intermediate wheel throwing classes at the Clay Commons. Gloria enjoys making intentional thrown forms and experimenting with atmospheric firing.

Dyana Fiediga earned her BFA from Ohio University, specializing in Art History, 3D design, and ceramics. In 2007, she discovered wheel throwing through Trudy Irwin of Right Place Pottery on Orcas Island, WA, and later apprenticed with Jeremy Noet of @bluewaterpottery in Bellingham, WA. She taught in Bellingham at Baker Creek Studio before moving to Hood River in 2018. Dyana founded Clay Commons that year, creating a welcoming classroom and studio space where she offers wheel throwing and handbuilding classes to the community and small groups. She is passionate about providing a safe, supportive environment for others to explore the creative possibilities of working with clay.

Coming soon...

Kate Hamilton

Harris Wright

Benn Stover

Elizabeth Bowers

Hannah Martinson