Holly Coley
Owner
Pronouns: she/her
Holly is a teaching artist working in Clay. She received a BFA from SFAI. Coley has worked with The San Francisco Art Education Project, Root Division, SFUSD, SFCC and The Crucible in West Oakland. Teaching art to people of all ages. As well as maintaining a rich artist practice.
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Paul Fresia
Teacher
Teaches: Hand
Building and Wheel
Pronouns: he/him
Paul helped to found the Recology SF Artist in Residence program. A warm and talented teacher. Paul also works as a wood worker and handy man. You can see examples of his craft at our studio.
Malissa Tran
Teaching Artist
Teaches: AM all levels wheel
Pronouns: she/her
Mal Designs is inspired by nostalgia as a Vietnamese-American and the natural beauties of the world such as florals, earth tones, and minimal designs. She is currently an instructor for Intro to Wheel and you can find her selling at local popups and markets around the Bay Area seasonally.
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Alex Beck
Teaching Artist
Teaches: Next Steps Wheel
Pronouns: he/him
I started ceramics in high school. I attended a public school outside Indianapolis and took every art class that was available. Fortunately, our school offered 3 ceramic classes which served as an introduction to all things clay. After a few classes, I figured out I enjoyed the wheel most. My senior year, I took an AP Art Studio class where my focus was wheel thrown ceramics.
After high school I took a break from ceramics. Following graduating college and moving out to the Bay Area I knew I wanted to get back into it. To get back into ceramics I started taking classes at Ruby’s in the Castro.
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Emily Peck
Studio Tech and Teacher
Pronouns: She/Her
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