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Our Resident Artists

Our resident artists act as our full time teaching faculty. Each artists brings a diversity of experiences to the classroom and their art. This offers students a variety of techniques that include wheel throwing, hand building, sculpture, and carving. Their varied training is passed on to the students, making the experience at Clay Arts Vegas rich and supportive. Artist bring finished works into classes and expose students to both traditional and alternative firings.




	Peter received his BA in theatre from SUNY Buffalo and an MFA in design from Temple University. He currently heads the only design for dance program in the United States at the University of Nevada Las Vegas and has two decades of experience as a professional lighting and scenic designer and production manager. He works in a variety of art mediums and enjoys sculpture, lapidary, and silver-smithing. Learn more about Peter



	Marc Rosenthal (BA Sculpture, University of St. Thomas, Houston, TX) is a ceramic artist who has made his home in Las Vegas for over a decade. His sculptures and ceramics have been shown nationally. Marc's favorite medium is clay; other mediums include bronze and steel




	Thomas Bumblauskas (Artist) - Thomas is one of the founders of Las Vegas' new CLAY ARTS VEGAS. Much of his current work in ceramics utilizes small and medium-size functional vessels. These vessels allow him into intimate settings, where he asks the viewer to think about themselves. Thom's work pulls from the things which we fear, how we remember, how we communicate, and how we carry childhood experiences into our adult lives. Thom's microcosms explore the human traits we often hide from ourselves and others. Confronting the audience and more closely examining the universal nature of life, fear, humor, and absurdity, making the viewer see themselves in a new way. His work has been featured in numerous galleries and collected though-out the country. Brian Paco Alvarez compared to the work of George Orr, the self-proclaimed "Mad Potter of Biloxi.". Thomas is also an accomplished award winning scenic designer with numerous theatre, opera and film credits. Learn more about Thom


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	"Clay is my breath as in my meditation. It brings me back to earth and making me whole. My favorite pieces come when the clay shows the tracings and movements of the fire on the surfaces," ' John Gregg was born in Yuma: Arizona in 1957, He is the second gereation raised in Arizona, He took pottery classes at Arcadia High School in Phoenix. The major influence behind his art was his mother Corrien Mathiesen Gregg who was a prolific artist. Afrter her passing John returned to pottery in her memory. He has hiked the back country of Arizona, Utah, Nevada, and the Sierra Nevada mountains of California. His main interest was photography. John has an extensive collection of photographs of the petroglyphs and ancient Indian ruins her has found. The southwest influence shows in his work today. John fell in love with throwing clay on the wheel using stoneware and porcelain clays. He tries to give clay the texture and forms of the natural world. He now focuses on honing his design skil using alternative firing methods. John has a deep passion for clay and has begun to tech his craft and give workshops on alternatove firing methods. He has a studio in his home and also works on his art at Clay Arts Vegas in Las Vegas, Nevada. Learn more about John