About Us - Lakeside Pottery, ceramic school and studio in Stamford, Connecticut

Brief business history: Lakeside Pottery started from Morty's home studio in 2001 after he left his corporate executive job. In his home studio he did his own work for galleries and shows and taught private lessons. In Feb 26 2002, the Newfield Avenue Studio opened it's doors with over 3,000 enrollments to date for classes, workshops and open studio offerings. In addition, Lakeside Pottery offers free pottery workshops to the public and to any school that requests it. Lakeside Pottery is affiliated with several organization in Southern Connecticut where they offer programs to their communities at our studio. In September 2004, Lakeside Pottery purchased the building at 543 Newfield Avenue. In August of 2006 Patty Storms and Morty became partners. They plan to get married in 2008.

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Company's guiding philosophy: "To build a pottery studio and school where newcomers to pottery as well as professional artists can come to create in a place with an atmosphere of warmth, sharing and love of clay." "To be part of the community, share our knowledge and a portion of the profits to make the community a better and more art-appreciative place."

The Instructors

Morty Bachar, proprietor of Lakeside Pottery, is a ceramic artist, and a pottery teacher. His work was exhibited and sold in shows. After teaching pottery to adults and kids for a while from his home studio in North Stamford, he decided to open a pottery center - Lakeside Pottery. He is also involved with helping local schools offer ceramic art programs in the class room. Morty left the corporate world to pursue his passion - art and pottery.

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Patty Storms, proprietor of Lakeside Pottery, is a painter and ceramic artist. She began her love for pottery under the instruction of Ken Kantro, (Lovell Designs) in Portland, Maine. After graduating from Wesleyan University she worked at both Christie's and LIGHT Gallery in New York City in the field of 19th and 20th century photography. Patty was an intern at Lakeside Pottery and now is a partner with Morty Bachar. She manages open studio, teachs children and adult classes and conducts corporate team building workshops. Patty's work is sold in galleries and in exhibits.

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Jon Puzzuoli is a young budding artist from Stamford, CT. Before making the transition to clay Jon studied black and white photography for four years. Once Jon touched clay he knew he found his future in the arts. Jon has a home studio and is selling via galleries and commissions. Jon has been working at Lakeside Pottery for nearly three years. He teaches both adult and children's classes along with being an open studio manager.

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Lily Schor learned ceramics with Bruno La Vediere and Tom Suomalnin at the Cooper Square Art School in NYC, and with Mikhael Zakin at Greenwich House Pottery. Lily opened Stepping Stone Pottery in Brooklyn, NY where she taught and made her own work. Lily later moved to Westchester, NY where she held several positions teaching pottery to adults and children. She was, as well, a production potter selling her work to galleries in NYC & Maine. Lily's work was exhibited in several shows, galleries and museums. Currently she teaches pottery at Lakeside Pottery in Stamford, CT, is a member of Portchester Clay Art Center, Hudson River Potters Assoc., Blue Door Gallery and N.C.E.C.A.