Jenifer Thoem - Teacher
 
 
 
I started The Creative Foundry because I love teaching children and I want to provide them the opportunity to have more art in their lives. I believe it is important to inspire and nurture creativity, enhance artistic skills and offer a supportive environment for children to learn and build self-esteem. My personal goal is to increase each child’s skills and knowledge of clay through exploration and self-expression. And most importantly to have fun doing it!
                                 -Jenifer

Jenifer is the mother of three. She has daughters at Fox Elementary in 1st and 4th grade and a 3 1/2 yr old son. She has been teaching children for the past 14 years. After graduating college, Jenifer became the Director of Gymnastics at a gym in Georgia. As the Director, she organized the gymnastics program, hired assistant instructors and taught over 250 children a week. During this time Jenifer also participated in the “Artist in the Schools Program” for the Rome City and County School Systems. She was a visiting instructor at elementary, middle and high schools, demonstrating her work and speaking to students about careers in the Arts.





Jenifer was the leading clay instructor at the Visual Arts Center in Roswell, GA. There she inspired and instructed all of the kid’s clay classes from age 3 through teen. In 1996, Jenifer began life as a professional artist. She sold her work at Arts Festivals all over the southeast. Her work has been purchased by many gallery owners in the United States and also Internationally. Jenifer holds a BFA in ceramics and is experienced in teaching wheel and hand-building clay classes. She has organized and taught many art camps and workshops to children

and adults at both public and private art facilities.