Porfirio Garduno
Director, potter and weaver
Porfirio grew up in northern New Mexico and has worked in clay and wool for thirty years. He runs the camp, leads the wheel week and answers the camp phone. He speaks Spanish with families.
The team
The people who run camp
Camp is led by a working potter and weaver, with a counselor at every table. All four are at the door at drop-off.
Emmeline Lyman
Instructor, textiles and printmaking
Emmeline is a weaver and a printmaker who leads the loom, braid and book weeks. She keeps the tool trays counted and the thread untangled.
Alani Palomino
Counselor, clay studio
Alani works the clay weeks, from the first pinched bowl to the glaze table. She speaks Spanish and runs the morning circle for the younger groups.
Haruka Kawano
Counselor, older groups
Haruka studies ceramics and sits with the oldest groups, where each camper plans a piece of their own. She runs the printing table.
Languages
Languages families can use with us
Camp is taught in English. These are the languages our team speaks with families.
Spoken by our team
- Spanish, Porfirio Garduno and Alani Palomino
Sample credentials.
Meet the team at the door
Register for a session, or call the camp and ask for Porfirio.