CLARA MIKOVEC

Clara teaches beginner wheel throwing classes. She graduated from Iowa State with a BFA in Studio Arts and German in May 2022, where she worked closely with her ceramics professor to learn all she could about making pottery. That fall, she moved to New Mexico to train horses and quickly fell in love with Paseo Pottery. Alongside maintaining a personal practice (to pay for her horse), most of her passion for pottery comes from sharing her skills and knowledge with students.

In class she loves making handles, mixing glazes, and helping students fall in love with the ceramic process. A horse girl by day and a pottstress by night, she brings her passion for training to the studio by breaking down the steps to throwing on the wheel into something all students can digest regardless of their learning style. She works hard to cultivate a friendly environment where classmates feel comfortable asking questions and making mistakes as they learn. Her students come away from class with a robust understanding of how to throw, fire, and glaze pieces to meet their expectations.