Famous Schools
Institutions and programs Ellen studied and trained at.
Sun Valley Center for the Arts
Ellen recalls her formative time at the Sun Valley Center for the Arts, where one blunt comment from mentor Jim Romberg turned her from wheel-thrown bowls toward sculptural hand-building.
Anderson Ranch: Raku with Paul Soldner
Ellen traces her Raku practice back to studying with Paul Soldner and Jim Romberg, and reflects on Raku as a discipline as demanding and intuitive as a martial art.
Fontaine de La Rotonde, Aix-en-Provence
Ellen recalls her time as a visiting artist at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Aix-en-Provence and how immersion in French culture reshaped her artistic vocabulary.
Anderson Ranch: Raku Vase
Ellen recalls how a chance encounter with a raku firing at Anderson Ranch, and the mentorship of Paul Soldner and Jim Romberg, set her on her path in ceramics.