Tonya Kimsey Fowler/ Mud Fairy Pottery
Tonya began throwing pottery on the wheel at age 13 under the tutelage of Claudia George. Over the years she honed her skills and began selling her work under the name "Mud Fairy Pottery". She graduated from North Georgia College in 2008 with an Art Education degree. She sells her pottery under the Mud Fairy Pottery logo as well as the Earth Wishes Pottery logo. You can find her pottery throughout the Art-Full Barn store galleries. She is available for commission pottery as well. Contact Gail Kimsey at 706-754-1247 for Tonya's contact information
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. 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.
Contact The Art-Full Barn at 706-754-1247 or [email protected] for more information or to register for class.
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. 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.
Contact The Art-Full Barn at 706-754-1247 or [email protected] for more information or to register for class.