Meet our
Studio
Assistants
Gabby
Gabby starting attending MCW during our children's summer camps in 2015. She then attended the high school after-school program where her love for the arts flourished. She has then ran her own pottery programs for the community to give back.
She currently is a junior Communication Design major at Kutztown University. She is back for the summer and is back in our studio, as a web designer and an apprentice.
Emily
Gianna
Avery
At Moscow Clayworks, we've initiated a dynamic mentorship program aimed at empowering aspiring female artists. Our apprentices actively engage in various studio tasks, from guiding newcomers in clay techniques to facilitating discussions on artistic expression.
Through hands-on mentorship, participants gain invaluable insights into both the technical and creative aspects of pottery. This supportive environment fosters a sense of community while nurturing individual growth and confidence in our budding artists.
Emily started attending Moscow Clayworks in the summer of 2014 after graduating from Keystone College with a degree in Visual Art. She has been utilizing our space for the past 10 years to create artworks, explore various techniques and prepare work for craft shows in the Northeast PA area, all while gaining invaluable knowledge and lifelong friendships through the supportive creative community fostered at Moscow Clayworks.
She currently runs a wedding photography business, while working towards gaining more insight to the technical aspects of running a community pottery studio through the mentor program at Moscow Clayworks. With the experience and skills gained, she hopes to open her own studio in the Scranton, PA area to grow her pottery business and to expand resources to other ceramic artists.
Avery is a ceramic artist from Brooklyn New York. She joined Moscow Clayworks in November of 2024 when she moved to Pennsylvania. Her lifelong passion for nature led her receive a degree in Environmental Studies from Susquehanna University. In the past, she has worked at Brooklyn Botanical Garden and Queens Botanic Garden teaching natural science. Now she incorporates her love for life sciences into her pottery.
Avery is the owner of Moth & Mud, her handmade ceramic brand. You can find her work on Etsy. She is currently our teaching studio assistant.
Contact Avery for information about classes at Moscow Claworks @ MothandMud@gmail.com
Gianna is an aspiring studio ceramicist, born and raised in Scranton, Pennsylvania. A graduate of North Pocono High School, she attended the after school program at Moscow Clayworks from 2012-2015. She has worked with startups at Cornell University and nonprofits through GiveGab (now Bonterra Tech). She holds a BS from Ithaca College in Communications Design.
After two years supporting entrepreneurs in Ithaca, NY, she has returned to provide mentorship through ceramics and serve the Northeast PA region.
