Glaze Application
TD-Class | Registration opens Monday, November 9, 2026 10:00 AM EDT
Take this opportunity to learn and practice various glaze application techniques, including airbrushing, spraying, peacock glazing, layering, etc. Students will learn how to make test tiles and basic forms to practice glazing on and may bring bisqueware made outside of class with the teacher's permission.
Abby Girand
Abby Girand began her ceramics career at Valencia College, where she earned an Associate of Arts degree in Studio Art. She later attended the University of Central Florida, receiving a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree as well as the President's Award, which granted her the honor of having her ceramic works purchased and permanently displayed in the President's Office.
Abby strives to cultivate greater accessibility to art and ceramics for people from all backgrounds, while educating her students on the lasting impact and responsibility that comes with engaging in a permanent art form. She enjoys creating functional and nonfunctional art exploring topics of nature and technology, mental health, and interpersonal relationships.
Sarah Johnston
Sarah Johnston is a native from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and a second-generation artist that attended precollege courses at Carnegie Mellon University and received her Bachelor of Fine Arts with a focus in Ceramics from Temple University, Tyler School of Art. She was trained in realistic drawing techniques, printmaking, and ceramics. Sarah has been teaching and creating for over 20 years and loves introducing others to clay and creating of any kind.
Sarah uses color, pattern, and form to express the joys and challenges of interpersonal relationships and her own mental health through her art. She is passionate about the crucial link between individual expression and mental and physical health and believes that art and expression of any kind has the power to heal.