Facilitated by EMBARC Fellow Kashima Robinson and Resident Artist Ali Saunders, this engaging session is an opportunity to connect with fellow artists, share your work, and receive valuable peer feedback in a supportive environment. Using the Discovery, Dream, Design, and Delivery framework, we’ll explore what’s working, refine our artistic visions, and set goals for what comes next.
Food: Light snacks will be provided
Drinks: BYOB
Plus, it’s Member Shopping Day! Come early so you can shop and then join us for the mixer.
Let’s create, connect, and celebrate our artistic community!
Kristyn Rohrer (they/she) is a ceramic sculptor born in Lancaster, PA. Through ceramic process, design, and storytelling, Kristyn takes ownership of their Mennonite upbringing and identity in creating their body of work, bringing a contemporary twist to the nostalgia of Pennsylvania Dutch culture. Kristyn received a B.A. in Sociology with minors in Ceramics and German from Kutztown University in 2018, and completed a Ceramic Arts post-baccalaureate program at West Virginia University in 2022. Kristyn has served as a resident artist at the Nampara Arts Cooperative (Morgantown, WV), ANG Pottery (Baltimore, MD), and Kutztown University (Kutztown, PA), and interned at The Clay Studio (Philadelphia, PA). Kristyn has exhibited ceramic work nationally since 2017 and will be the 2024-2025 Lormina Salter Fellow at Baltimore Clayworks.
Ali Saunders (she/her) is a ceramic artist from Boerne, Texas who makes functional pottery using pattern and color. She received her Bachelors of Arts from the University of St. Thomas and her Master of Fine Arts from Louisiana State University. After graduating from the University of St. Thomas she was a resident at Flower City Arts Center in Rochester, New York. Most recently, she has been the Salad Days Resident at Watershed Center for Ceramic Arts where she made 450 plates to be a part of the Salad Days event in July 2023. Saunders is inspired by the growth and abundance in nature and makes work that connects to legacy of female makers in her family.
