Our Artists In Residence
Cayley Bledsoe (she/her)
Cayley Bledsoe (b. Columbia, MO) is a functional ceramic artist with an emphasis in form study and glaze science. As a resident artist in her hometown, Cayley will continue to give back to the community that shaped her and allows her to shape it back. Cayley owns Honeypot Ceramics and has been stocked in several local stores/studio spaces until a brief hiatus from the consumer world to further her skills and knowledge. While a resident artist at Access Arts, Cayley will be working towards unique formulas and forms that aim to inspire and serve those who hold it.
Owner/Operator
Honeypot Ceramics LLC
Instagram @swampwitchceramics
Breana Hendricks (she/they)
Bree Hendricks, is a ceramic artist from the Bronx, NY, holds an MFA in Studio Art from the Ohio State University. Her interest in pottery and figurative sculpture connects her to feminine craft traditions and how she processes her familial history. She explores making and altering Caribbean fruit and greenery to symbolize placelessness, reflecting time as an abstracted concept for preserving and artificializing histories. In 2017, Breana received the Windgate Fellowship Award to research traditions in utility at communities like Haystack Mountain School of Crafts and Arrowmont School of Crafts. Before graduate school, she completed a two-year Westchester Community Foundation fellowship at Clay Art Center in Portchester, NY, teaching after school programs, weekend workshops, and community-building outdoor mosaic programs. She received her BFA in Studio Art from the State University of New York New Paltz in 2017. She looks forward to connecting with people through teaching and referencing ceramics histories to inspire new and exciting classroom projects.
@breehendee/breanahendricksceramics.com
Genevieve Kirk (she/her)
Genevieve is a 2 and 3-D artist currently focused on functional ceramic work with an emphasis on texture and carving. She utilizes swirling, detailed patterns as well as chunky faceting when carving.
Her functional forms are often globular and work with the carving and earthy glazes to create a lively, organic design. Genevieve is thrilled to be working with Access Arts to share her love of learning and creativity.
@wisteriapottery
Victoria Lewandowski (she/her)
Victoria Lewandowski is a potter born in rural Wisconsin, who grew up in northeastern Indiana. Her work is inspired by the memory of her grandmother’s house growing up, characterized by an abundance of florals, lace, and fabric. Her pieces are wheel-thrown functional pots, altered both on and off the wheel. The pieces are warped and twisted, exaggerated in some areas and diminutive in others, to represent the haze of memory through which we are forced to view this inspiration. She primarily uses soda and wood firing to finish her work, allowing the harshness of the flame and the unpredictability of the atmosphere to mimic the weathering of time. Victoria received her BFA from Purdue University Fort Wayne and completed a post-baccalaureate at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.
@victorialouiseceramics
Sofia Ortega (they/he)
Sofia Ortega (b. 2003) has a BA in Digital Storytelling with a minor in Art from the University of Missouri-Columbia. Born in Michigan to Venezuelan parents, they have always been attracted to the colors, textures, and imagery in their culture found throughout their memories and within archived childhood. Ortega has grown up around women who have sewn, embroidered, and done several other forms of fiber art since a young age. The bond created through the generational passing of these basic skills has since inspired Ortega, along with the feeling of disconnect from having roots in one country but living in another. The contrast between the two cultures inspires them and is apparent in their work. Ortega is based in Columbia, Missouri and has been the recipient of an Award of Merit for Artistic Expression from the Visual Arts and Design Showcase as well as an Outstanding Student Award from the Surface Design association. They also spent a year with the ASH Scholars: Art of Death team at the University of Missouri-Columbia who won an Award for Artistic Expression at Show Me Research week. Ortega has exhibited work for Columbia Art League, Ellis Library, the University of Iowa, Show Me Research Week, and Digital Graffiti in Alys Beach, FL. Mixing digital media, textile, and printing techniques, their work is a testament to their lived experience and oral history being stitched together across various mediums. The limitless possibility found in printmaking, fibers, and video art allows them to express distant memories and convey a visceral human experience.
@ficooors/https://sofcortega.github.io/webdevelopment/
Florencia Piriz (they/them)
Florencia Piriz is a ceramic artist based in California. They earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts with an emphasis in Ceramics from Northern Arizona University, followed by a residency at the Cub Creek Foundation in 2024. Their studio practice reflects a deep engagement with natural materials and process-based exploration in a multitude of media. Florencia’s ceramic practice is rooted in themes of joy, simplicity, individuality, and nature. They work with a range of clay bodies, from coarse and wild to fine porcelain, to create pieces that strike a balance between rawness and refinement. Their process is deeply informed by atmospheric firings which introduce fire and ash as creative agents that leave behind unique, unrepeatable surfaces. This collaboration with elemental forces forms the heart of their work, driven by an enduring fascination with the dialogue between earth, fire, and form.
florenciaipiriz.com/@florenciaipiriz
Campbell Smith (he/they)
Campbell uses a combination of wheel-thrown and hand-built ceramics to explore the natural world. His work explores this theme using an almost excess of texture to create the look and feeling of the natural world. Inspired by his time in the pacific northwest and being exposed to a plethora of different environments. His work also explores different firing techniques and natural materials to elicit the natural world.
@campbell.taylor.smith.
Allye Grace Grisham
Fall 2023 - Fall 2024
@agrishamceramics
Chance Taylor
Fall 2023 - Fall 2024
chancetaylorceramics.com
@chancetaylorceramics
Sasha Moore
Fall 2024 - Spring 2025 Photographer & Graphic Artist
Stephanie Francis
Fall 2024 - Summer 2025
@stephaniefrancis_foxpottery
Margaret Larson
Fall 2024 - Summer 2025
www.margaretlarsonpottery.com @margaretlarsonpottery
Salem Alhussaini
FALL 2022-FALL 2023
www.instagram.com/sillycosis/
Summer Hall
Fall 2022-FALL 2023
www.summerhallpottery.com/
Erin Williams
WINTER 2021-WINTER 2022
erinwilliamspottery.com
Starkie Kreuder
Fall 2022-FALL 2023
www.instagram.com/starkieceramics/
Sif Fister
FALL 2023 - SPRING 2024
www.instagram.com/void_angel_/
Adriana Cristal
SUMMER 2020-SUMMER 2022
adrianacristal.com
Dakota Parkinson
SPRING 2021-SUMMER 2022
instagram.com/transfunctiona
Abril Barajas
SPRING 2022-SUMMER 2022
instagram.com/pobreciita
Philip Gresham
SUMMER 2022-SUMMER 2022
instagram.com/pgdesignmake
Willow Stevenson
WINTER 2021-SUMMER 2022
willowstevenson.com
Caitlyn O'Neal
SUMMER 2020-SPRING 2021
caitlynonealart.com
Lyndee Deal
FALL 2020-SUMMER 2021
lyndeedeal.com
Nessi Alexander-Barnes
WINTER 2020-FALL 2020
Marisa Collado
FALL 2018-FALL 2019
etsy.com/shop/TrashWrapSupremeArt
Ashley Bevington
SUMMER 2018-SPRING 2019
ashleybevington.com
Carina Jimenez
FALL 2017
carinajimenez.com
Hannah Nicks
WINTER 2017-SUMMER 2018
etsy.com/shop/hanmadeceramics
Allison Branham
FALL 2017
Colleen Francis Smith
SUMMER 2017
colleenfrancissmith.com
Linda Plushke
WINTER 2017-FALL 2018
Cassie Loos
WINTER 2016-SPRING 2017
instagram.com/cassielowfire
Greta Myers
WINTER 2016-SUMMER 2017
Ethan Buck
FALL 2016-SPRING 2017
instagram.com/ethanjbuck
Chloe McEldoweny
FALL 2016- SPRING 2017
chloemceldowney.com/
Elizabeth Parris
WINTER 2016-SUMMER 2017
Tiffany McPeak
WINTER 2016-FALL 2017
tiffanymcpeak.com
Shannon Soldner
FALL 2015-SUMMER 2016
shannonsoldner.com
Caroline Painter
WINTER 2015
Patrick Hutti
SUMMER 2015-WINTER 2016
patrickhutti.wordpress.com
Marni Gable
WINTER 2015-SPRING 2016
Lisa Franko
FALL 2015-WINTER 2016
lisafranko.com
Christian McKinzie (he/him)
Ceramic Artist
Christian McKinzie found a passion for ceramics while pursuing a degree in Nursing at the University of Missouri, Columbia. He completed his BSN in December 2022 with a Minor in Fine Arts. He is a retired Army Medic and RN at the University ED. His ceramic work focuses on wheel-thrown vessels, consisting of mostly functional items. His past work has been focused on the unique colors and textures created by high-temperature atmospheric salt/soda firings. He is excited about this new opportunity to work with this organization and see where the journey takes him.
