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Rosemary Swan
Rosemary is the Director of the Gloucester Pottery School which she founded in 1991.
Rosemary has been working in clay since 1971 mainly with porcelain and stoneware.
After completing a Fine Arts degree in 1990 she began working on large murals. Her
“Tree of Knowledge” (a Raku triptych) can be seen in the North Gloucester Library on
Ogilvie Road. She has won many awards for her work and her dedication to pottery. Her
love is teaching and seeing the wonderful benefits to people working in clay.
Carolynne Pynn-Trudeau
Carolynne has been working as a potter since graduating in Fine Arts from McMaster
University in 1971. In her Ottawa studio, she produces functional ware. Carolynne also
works with World Mosaic where she designs and decorates architecturally with tile. She
has two major works at the Glebe Community Centre and has worked with the Iranian
Embassy in their tile design. As an instructor at the Gloucester Pottery School, she
enjoys teaching wheel-throwing and surface decoration.
Alenka Paquet
Alenka's real joy is teaching children. Her reward is the focus of her students and the
pride they show in the pieces they create. Both her children's classes and the Parent
and Me course are very popular. A great part of Alenka's interest in the art of clay is the
composition of glazes and the chemical changes that occur during high temperatures of
firing. This comes from her background in chemistry; she has a Ph.D. from Charles
University in Prague. Her pottery experience started in 1993 when she took courses with
several prominent ceramic artists in Ottawa.
Carrie Lynn Leavoy
Carrie is a graduate of the Ontario College of Art and Design and the owner of Mud Pies
Pottery, a successful pottery studio in Wakefield, Quebec. She has been working in clay
since 1991 showing her hand building and wheel pieces in shows and galleries across
the region. Carrie enjoys sharing her love of clay with others and teaches adult, teen
and children's pottery courses at Gloucester, in her own studio and around the area.
Please visit www.mudpiespottery.ca for more on what Carrie's up to these days!
Alanna Baird
Alanna is a welcome new instructor at the Gloucester Pottery School, having moved from
New Brunswick to Ottawa in 2006. She began making pottery in 1977 at the New
Brunswick Craft School and credits her high school art teacher for inspiring her to
continue in clay. Her award winning work in earthenware and raku has been exhibited
throughout Canada. Alanna works primarily in metal sculpture and printmaking. She
teaches children’s handbuilding classes as well as all levels of wheel work. Alanna is
also helping with some administrative work at the school. Her own work can be seen at
www.tinfish.ca
Rosemary is the Director of the Gloucester Pottery School which she founded in 1991.
Rosemary has been working in clay since 1971 mainly with porcelain and stoneware.
After completing a Fine Arts degree in 1990 she began working on large murals. Her
“Tree of Knowledge” (a Raku triptych) can be seen in the North Gloucester Library on
Ogilvie Road. She has won many awards for her work and her dedication to pottery. Her
love is teaching and seeing the wonderful benefits to people working in clay.
Carolynne Pynn-Trudeau
Carolynne has been working as a potter since graduating in Fine Arts from McMaster
University in 1971. In her Ottawa studio, she produces functional ware. Carolynne also
works with World Mosaic where she designs and decorates architecturally with tile. She
has two major works at the Glebe Community Centre and has worked with the Iranian
Embassy in their tile design. As an instructor at the Gloucester Pottery School, she
enjoys teaching wheel-throwing and surface decoration.
Alenka Paquet
Alenka's real joy is teaching children. Her reward is the focus of her students and the
pride they show in the pieces they create. Both her children's classes and the Parent
and Me course are very popular. A great part of Alenka's interest in the art of clay is the
composition of glazes and the chemical changes that occur during high temperatures of
firing. This comes from her background in chemistry; she has a Ph.D. from Charles
University in Prague. Her pottery experience started in 1993 when she took courses with
several prominent ceramic artists in Ottawa.
Carrie Lynn Leavoy
Carrie is a graduate of the Ontario College of Art and Design and the owner of Mud Pies
Pottery, a successful pottery studio in Wakefield, Quebec. She has been working in clay
since 1991 showing her hand building and wheel pieces in shows and galleries across
the region. Carrie enjoys sharing her love of clay with others and teaches adult, teen
and children's pottery courses at Gloucester, in her own studio and around the area.
Please visit www.mudpiespottery.ca for more on what Carrie's up to these days!
Alanna Baird
Alanna is a welcome new instructor at the Gloucester Pottery School, having moved from
New Brunswick to Ottawa in 2006. She began making pottery in 1977 at the New
Brunswick Craft School and credits her high school art teacher for inspiring her to
continue in clay. Her award winning work in earthenware and raku has been exhibited
throughout Canada. Alanna works primarily in metal sculpture and printmaking. She
teaches children’s handbuilding classes as well as all levels of wheel work. Alanna is
also helping with some administrative work at the school. Her own work can be seen at
www.tinfish.ca
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