Tonya graduated from North Georgia College in Dahlonega in the spring of 2009, with a degree in art education, focus in ceramics. She taught in 2010 and 2011 at The Studio Art School in Crested Butte, Colorado. Her pottery has been sold at The Art-Full Barn and other local galleries since she was thirteen, and she won her first blue ribbon for pottery design at that age also. She is excited to be home and hopes to make her living with her pottery production and classes. She now resides in Clarkesville after marrying Jason Fowler and together they have a beautiful daughter, Phoebe Gail, and a handsome son, Griffin Thomas!
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Tonya gives Pottery Classes!

Tonya Kimsey is offering pottery classes for beginners to advanced on the wheel at The Art-Full Barn. Classes will be limited to five students at a time, so everyone will get lots of attention from the teacher and have use of one of the wheels the entire class time. Classes are available Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday; 10:00-12:00, 1:00-3:00, or 3:30-5:30. The fee for six 2-hour classes is $285. Students may come on a pay-as-you go basis for $35 per hour, when there is an open class spot. Class slots can't be saved for pay-as-you go students, so always check to see if there is an open wheel before you come. Students need to have a basic pottery tool set, available at The Art-Full Barn. 

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     Students are required to use only clay purchased from The Art-Full Barn. This is to safeguard the kilns and everyone's pottery in the kilns! Several types of clay are always for sale for $24.99 per 25 pound bag; Tonya's students only may purchase a bag of clay for special price of $50, which includes firing and glazes. The studio provides a wide choice of glazes, and learning which glazes are appropriate for which clay is part of the class plan.
    Each student will have a storage space at the studio to store tools, work in progress, etc.   
​     If you are not sure that pottery is for you, then take a one-time "try it out" class for $95. You will make some pottery and Tonya will glaze and fire your pieces to pick up at a later date. If you decide you love it and want to sign up for a full session, then that $95 will go toward your six week class fee.

These also work well as a "Date Night" for couples, best friends, mothers and daughters, fathers and sons, and all mixtures of couples who just want to have a great time. Participants may bring food and beverages to enjoy while having fun.
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​Contact The Art-Full Barn at 706-754-1247 or artfullbarn@gmail.com for more information or to register for class.

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