Mary Beth Waterbury

Originally from Brooklyn, New York, Mary Beth Waterbury received her BA in Art History from Drew University in 2005.  After graduation, she worked as a Studio Assistant at The Painted Pot, a community clay studio in Brooklyn, and also led a series of Children’s Clay Workshops.  Mary Beth spent the months of January and February making bowls and tumblers as the 2007 Chili Bowl Intern.  After the internship, she will be handbuilding ceramics with students at Edson Elementary in Kingston, NY through the West African Cultural Residency.  Mary Beth’s primary goal right now is to keep deepening her knowledge of clay and making lots of pots!  She has a wonderful little dog named Georgia whom she loves very much. 

Hilary Batzel

      Hilary Batzel was born and raised in Canandaigua, New York.  She has a BFA in Studio Art with a concentration in Ceramics from SUNY College at Fredonia, and an MFA in Printmaking from Indiana University of Pennsylvania.  Hilary works primarily with etching and aquatint, though she is quite fond of all the printmaking techniques.  She also enjoys working with sculptural ceramic vessels using hand building techniques. 

Caitlin Wheeler

     Caitlin Wheeler is a multimedia artist from Baltimore, Maryland and 2007 graduate of the University of Delaware.  She holds a BFA in Printmaking and is excited to have the opportunity to experiment with sculptural papermaking during her time here at WSW.  Her other interests include bikes, bluegrass, translucency, speaking Spanish and being outside.

Erin Woodbrey

      Erin Woodbrey recently graduated with a BFA from The School of the Museum of Fine Arts in affiliation with Tufts University this May 2007.  She is a printmaker and papermaker from Sebago Lake, Maine.