We're An Art Studio For Everyone!

We believe art and creativity can be taught, you don't have to start out with innate talent, but a desire to create and practice. So many of our students expect to be an expert after one visit to the art studio and are disappointed if they struggle at all during the process. 

We are always careful to nurture our students to help them realize that practice is essential.  Other activities or sports that they participate in require a tremendous amount of practice before they play the first game or get up on a stage to perform.  When put into this context, they begin to understand that they don't have to put that kind of pressure on themselves and are able to enjoy every step of the learning curve.

Our students' success is of the utmost importance to us.


Igniting Creativity Owner & Teacher

 

Hello! 

I'm Amy Roadman, a PreK-12 Certified Art Teacher with 20+ years of experience.

As a visual arts educator, I strive to bring creativity into the lives of others.  My career is based on teaching art in-person and virtually, helping virtual teachers build their businesses, and providing creative opportunities to those who want to work with their hands.

I opened my community studio in the heart of the Laurel Highlands, bringing access to creative activities in our rural area.

Studio Location:

467 Hoods Mill Road

Latrobe, PA  15650

Amy Roadman, owner of the Igniting Creativity Pottery Studio, standing in front of a shelf full of student work

 Meet Our Team

Cray Charlebois

Cray is a graduate of Western Carolina University with a BFA and has been teaching since 1995, starting with English as a Second Language in Otavalo, Ecuador. She loves teaching hand-building pottery classes and adding unique touches to her wheel-thrown pieces through creative alterations.

   
 
 
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Lauren Henschel

Lauren is an artist who focused on sculptural work while attending Seton Hill College before she started her business, Hooktastic Designs. You'll find her at many local markets in our area when she isn't teaching our children's Young Potters Series or crochet classes at Westmoreland County Community College.

Brooke Roadman

Brooke is currently a graduate student at West Virginia University who has been leading summer art camps and working with small children for 8 years.  She enjoys teaching virtual drawing and painting classes and spending time in the pottery studio.

Vicky Harvin

Vicky is an experienced and passionate visual arts teacher with over 30 years of teaching online and face-to-face experience. She is talented in graphic design and digital painting, as well as drawing and painting in traditional art mediums.

Natosha Manaigo

Natosha is a multidisciplinary artist who studied Studio Art at Georgia State University. She has 7 years of teaching experience and has worked in after-school programs and through nonprofit work with children experiencing hardship to encourage safe emotional outlets. 

We offer a variety of classes to all age groups with each teacher instructing within their specialty. 

CHECK OUT OUR CLASSES

My daughter couldn’t love this class more. Amy demonstrates her strong expertise in water painting skills, while simultaneously exhibiting the admirable ability to engage and relate to her young students. You can tell Amy truly cares about each of her students. Her excitement and expertise shows through in every class, and her friendly, easygoing personality makes the classes all the more enjoyable for my daughter. Thank you, Amy, for giving Kaley something to look forward to each week!

- Kimberly

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