Little Sparrow Ceramics Teachers
Margaret Abell
Artist & Owner
Margaret Abell is an artist and graphic designer who has been working in the medium of clay on and off over the past 30+ years. Most of her current ceramic art is created using hand-building techniques. She has taken numerous classes and workshops in ceramics over the years at the Genesee Co-op, Studio Sales, Flower City Arts Center, Nancy Valle’s Studio, MAG Creative Workshop and Alfred University. Her work has been recently shown at The Little Theater Cafe Gallery, Studio 402 Gallery, Main Street Arts, Rochester Contemporary & Flower City Arts. It is available for purchase at the Memorial Art Gallery Store and Little Sparrow Ceramics Gallery, and soon to be available online.
Margaret also enjoys yoga, traveling, dancing, and visiting art galleries.
Zara Bronwyn Davis
Visiting Artist
Zara is a ceramic and fine artist, working and teaching in Rochester New York. She graduated from the Rochester Institute of Technology in 2019 with a BFA in ceramics. Zara was a Flower City Arts Center resident artist for three years, where she refined her skills and developed her current body of work. During 2020 she also began a small jewelry business, selling hand-painted ceramic jewelry locally (Shop One RIT and the Memorial Art Gallery) and online.
Zara has incorporated her love of painting, drawing, jewelry and fiber arts into her wider ceramics practice. Her work is intricate, detail oriented and aimed at showing the sumptuous nature of the body and strength of femininity. Recently, she has delved into the intersection between history, religion, storytelling and mythology – more specifically, the fascinating and frustrating portrayal of women in these domains.
Christin Bentley
Visiting Artist & Studio Tech
Ceramic educator and potter with a studio arts education from SUNY Jefferson & Potsdam. Wheel throwing and hand building is what I enjoy most. Remaining teachable in both processes allows me to continue to grow in my ceramic career. I’m excited to teach at Little Sparrow!