Meet our Teachers
Our classes are taught by a team of talented potters that are excited to help you on your pottery journey!
Nancy Littlehale
Owner
Nancy has been a potter since 2001. She initially trained at Creative Arts in Reading, MA and then moved to Mudville in Somerville, MA. For Nancy, pottery is more about the process than it is about the outcome. She can get completely lost in the art; the cool clay is soft and messy but the trimming is precise and exact. Her favorite part, however, is the glazing. Nancy loves experimenting with color combinations and is endlessly amazed by the variables that affect how a piece turns out. Professionally, she is a nurse practitioner trained in Women’s Health and currently on the COVID-19 front lines. Nancy is married with three terrific daughters. She also loves gardening, baking and being in the mountains.
Peggy Wass
Teacher
Peggy Wass has been a Reading resident for 37 years. She recently retired from Reading Public schools where she worked as a special education para-educator for 20 years. She has been taking pottery at Pocket Mama Pottery Studio (now Thrown Together Pottery Studio) here in Reading for more than 11 years and is proud and excited to be able to offer a beginner/intermediate class to fellow pottery lovers! Peggy has always found her time at the pottery studio to be a creative outlet, a welcome distraction from the stresses of everyday life, as well as an opportunity for building wonderful relationships!
Susan Bowe
Teacher
Susan has been interested in pottery since college. She succeeded in a hand building Raku class in college, attempted to throw with porcelain at a Boston Creative Arts class, and then knew she wanted to become best friends with clay! In 2011, she jumped at the opportunity to join the Pocket Mama Pottery Studio (now Thrown Together Pottery Studio) in Reading. Pottery, similar to gardening, continues to be an incredibly nurturing, creative and welcoming hobby for her. Susan is currently taking classes at The Clay School in Lynn, continuing to learn new techniques for throwing and hand-building. It’s amazing how trimming off the excess clay needed during throwing can reveal a sleek, functional, lovely piece of pottery that you are proud to use and share.
Susan is proud to be a member of the Reading Town Forest Committee, focusing on removing invasive plants and introducing native species. She is also a member of the Reading Composters group, working to educate the town on the huge environmental benefits of composting and increase its number of participants.
She is married with three terrific daughters and has a beloved chocolate lab named Maple. Cooking, bird watching, nature walks, and traveling round out her free time.