Tricia Lobaugh is an Adaptive Art Teacher with Fulton County Schools. Before instructing art classes she was a middle school Special Education Teacher for 5 years.

Isabel Olisamuni is a sculptor and performing artist from Nigeria. She is currently located in Atlanta Georgia, where she earned a BFA in sculpture at the Savannah College of Art and Design in 2021. When she Moved to the United States in 2011, she went through a culture shock that inspired her to create art…

Sheila has been a youth instructor with the Johns Creek Arts Center for many years. Participating in outreach, summer camps and after school enrichment classes.

These instructors co-teach our Thursday Evening Handbuilding AND Wheel Ceramics class. To learn more about these talented artists and what they teach, please follow the links below: Ketki Desai Julie Skadowski  

Outreach Instructor

Gabrielle (Gabbie) Woodman has always had a strong passion for the arts! She is a sculptor with a background centered in ceramics, but has experience working with a variety of different mediums in order to create 3D forms. She has dabbled in woodworking, metal casting, and welding and is eager to continue exploring all kinds…

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Hello, my name is Andrew Herman. I’ve been working with ceramics for nearly 6 years now! I’ve been a student at John’s Creek Arts Center since 2018, and I’m currently a Junior studying Mathematics at Kennesaw State University. I am excited to instruct this summer at the teen wheel summer camp!!

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Bio forthcoming.

Hello! My name is Sydney Broadway. I have always loved art of any kind and have been a student at Johns Creek Art Center since 2019. After the pandemic hit, I had a lot more time to be in the clay studio and began working as an apprentice, learning the ins and outs of how…

I am Catalina Gomez-Beuth, I was born in Medellin, Colombia, where I studied fashion design. My love for art was deepened during my stay in Florence, Italy, where I pursued studies in design.  My culture, life experiences and concerns as a person, as a mother and as a woman serve as inspiration for my pictorial…

“Ever since I learned how to hold a pencil properly, I couldn’t let it go. I read and wrote, while sequestering myself in the room of my childhood home. Sometimes I took pencil and paper to diners late at night, while a university student. I truly believe you are never solitary if you have your…

I have always had a passion for being creative, but in 2002 I took a wheel class and fell in love with clay.  Around 2009, the Johns Creek Arts Center asked if I wanted to teach a handuilding class. It was my first opportunity to share my passion with others, and I loved it.  Over the years…

Tanisha was born in Calcutta, India in 2004 and immigrated to the States when she was only two. Her mother’s family is from Rajasthan — a colorful and heritage-rich state; Her father is from Calcutta, — the former Indian capital — known for its notable artist community. Between them, they can speak more than four…

Kelley Cody-Grimm has been performing and teaching improv for a few decades now. She first honed her improv skills with the group Mental Floss and founded both The Eclectic Company and the award-winning OTC Comedy Troupe.  She most recently appeared in The Resident, Queens and Judge Dad.  She is also an award-winning screenwriter and is currently working on two pilots.  www.kelley-cody-grimm.com  www.creativeactorslab.com 

Jordan began teaching Summer Camp at the JCAC last year. We are thrilled to announce that she will be returning this summer to teach art camp to kids in grades K-2! Currently enrolled in SCAD Savannah, Jordan plans on teaching art to kids in grades K-12 after she graduates in 2024.

An instructor has yet to be assigned.

Linda has been a participant at the JCAC since 2006, both as an art student and as a board member. She retired from a career in nursing and went on to get a degree in art from GSU. She enjoys working in pastels, oils, acrylics and charcoal. Linda is also an interior decorator and a…

Since she could hold a pencil, Julia would draw at every opportunity, earning the nickname Doodley from her parents. She lived in the Kansas City area, where she took art classes at school, at the Nelson Atkins museum, and at the Kansas City Art Institute.  Many talented and passionate teachers honed her love of art in…

I began my ceramics journey over 3 years ago and fell in love with the medium and its endless possibilities that combine artistry with a methodical and analytical approach to create unique pieces that are visually pleasing and technically sound. I am inspired by folk art, symmetry, modern aesthetics, vibrant colors. and functional design.

I remember my first day in kindergarten, we were asked to draw a flower. I looked at how every one did theirs and then drew mine and since then I started teaching my self how to draw by looking at nature and copying what I saw.  Much later in life I was told I should go…

Daniela (Dani) Diaz-Rios is a ceramics artist and recent Art & Design graduate from the University of Georgia. Born in Puerto Rico and raised in Johns Creek with four siblings, she has always sought different creative outlets and hobbies. Dani first attended a class at the Johns Creek Art Center when she was just six…

Joanne has always had a passion for the arts, but teaching is her true calling.  She looks forward to creating with everyone she teaches and it brings her joy to watch her students unleash their own creativity. Having studied watercolor, painting, drawing and texture art with so many different mentors, it has been a journey…

A Johns Creek resident of 30 years, Ketki has alway been artistic.  From raising her 3 kids to working across a variety of medias (crochet to jewelry, colored pencil to ceramics) Ketki’s talent and love of teaching is immediately evident. Ketki began her love of beading in 2004. She has been teaching bead weaving and…

Noura Zohbe is a ceramic artist, born and raised in Atlanta, Ga. She received her BFA from Kennesaw State University. Art is both a creative and emotional outlet for Noura. She has found joy in teaching the pottery wheel to adults of all ages and skill levels. She wants nothing more than to spread her love of…

A graduate of the Ringling School of Art and Design in Sarasota, Florida, Debra began her career as a fashion illustrator and graphic designer. Later she discovered a book on colored pencil in a library and fell in love with the medium. Now she stays busy with portrait commissions and nature drawings. As time allows,…

Leslie Rogers Todder has used the medium of silk painting for most of her career as a successful commercial textile print designer in New York City. Her designs have been featured in apparel lines from couture lines of Oscar de la Renta, and Fendi, to mass market womenswear of Chicos, Liz Claiborne, Terri Jon, Maggie…

I was born, raised and still reside in Atlanta, GA (well, Metro Atlanta) and have been an artist for as long as I can remember.  Growing up shy and awkward, making art was always a comfort.  By the time I was 8 I knew I only wanted to be an artist when I grew up. …

I was born in Singapore and worked as a dentist for twenty years before moving to Atlanta in 2001 with my family. Always being very keen on the arts, I began making pottery and sculpture since 2008. I’m actively involve in ceramic community and my work has been displayed in USA and international galleries. ​My…

Karen was brought up and taught art at home by her mother, an artist in NY. Although her chosen career is a Registered Nurse she has taken many years of art classes during her adult years which included study at the di Domecci Art program. After teaching many years of pre-school, Karen was employed by…

Tammy discovered her love of clay while taking an elective college course in 1995. Since then, she has been on a path of learning and growing through using a wide variety of clays, glazes and techniques. “My journey with clay has become a metaphor for my life: I fluctuate between light, elegant, porcelain pieces and…