Abby Deneau
Kids Clay, Open Clay Studio and Summer Camps
Abby Deneau was born in Hartford, Michigan in 1980 and currently resides in Lansing, Michigan. She received her BFA from Michigan State University in 2003 with a focus on painting and photography. She is now working as a ceramic artist in a co-operative ceramics studio in Lansing and is also an art instructor at REACH Studio Art Center.

Debra Oliva
Open Clay Studio--first Monday of each month)
Debra Oliva earned a BFA from Northern Illinois University in Drawing and Painting. Relocating to Michigan in 1986 she was able to indulge a longstanding desire to work in clay at the Greater Lansing Potter’s Guild where she has been a member since1991. She has taught children and adult classes in ceramics. Currently Deb teaches clay classes in Ann Arbor and Plymouth, Michigan.
Debra’s work has been selected for national and international exhibitions and is represented by several galleries throughout the United States. Her work was included in 500 Pitchers, (Lark Books) and Clay Times Magazine.

Jackie Dillinger
Summer Camps, Artsmart, Group Classes
Jackie is a long time Lansing resident and has earned degrees from Michigan State University in Graphic Arts and Art Education. She has taught art in the Lansing School District and various afterschool art programs, including several programs at Reach Studio, since 2005.

Kathy Ruff
Creative Tots--Saturdays
Kathy is an experienced educator of children with seventeen years of experience teaching in the Lansing School District. Kathy specializes in early childhood development and is currently a lead teacher at a pre-school in Lansing.