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Contact: Lisa Aneiva


Studio Staff


    Julia
    Creativity Coach/Instructor
    Julia is an Arlington native. Currently, she's studying Fine Arts at the George Washington University in Washington, D.C. She loves to do needlepoint and crafts. Julia is happy to be back in the Arlington Elementary School enrichment programs instructing classes she once took as a kid!


    Jaime
    Creativity Coach/Instructor and Owner
    Jaime, Lisa's husband, instructs part time. Fused glass is his favorite kiln-fired art form. He loves music and dancing and can't find enough spare time for either!


    Sarah
    Creativity Coach/Instructor
     Sarah is a senior at Yorktown High School. Her favorite sport is volleyball and she spikes for the YHS team.


    Kim
    Creativity Coach/Instructor
     Kim is a senior at Annandale High School. Her favorite sport is field hockey (playing it, not watching it!). One of her hobbies is painting her mom's garden gnomes when they start to fade (watch out Gnomeo and Juliet!).



    Verity
    Creativity Coach/Instructor
     Verity loves traveling (South America is her favorite continent and yes she speaks Spanish!). She also loves Kumar, her Border Collie, and goes with her to Great Falls and other great hiking destinations whenever she gets the chance.



    Tess
    Creativity Coach/Instructor

    Tess is a senior at Yorktown High School. She has taken three years of ceramics in high school and it is her favorite subject! Her favorite activity is horseback riding and her horse's name is Rugby.


    Hiba
    Creativity Coach/Instructor in Training
     Hiba is a senior at Annandale High School. She has played field hockey for about five years. Hiba hopes to be an elementary school teacher one day!


    Zachary
    Creativity Coach
     Zachary attends H.B. Woodlawn High School. He became interested in ceramics when he was a freshman. Zachary is the ultimate Ultimate Frisbee player!


    Jessica
    Creativity Coach
     Jessica is a senior student at Jeb Stuart High School. She loves eating Chipotle (not the Burrito, the Burrito Bowl!)


    Hannah
    Creativity Coach
     Hannah's interest in art began in elementary school. Pastels and acrylics are her favorites for drawing and painting.


    Seth
    Creativity Coach
     Seth plays football (wide receiver) and baseball (shortshop) for Washington-Lee High School. Go Generals!

Management


    Lisa Aneiva
    President/Owner and Instructor     
    Lisa's idea for a ceramics studio came after a family member entered into a long and desperate battle with depression. Ceramics became a haven for her since doing this fun and enjoyable activity with her family helped heal relationships and alleviate discouragement. She saw how confidence began to build in fragile family members as they found ways to release their creative potential and realize their creative capabilities.

    When Lisa founded Your World Pottery, Inc. in June 2010, the business focused largely on custom-designed ceramics and photographs on ceramics. Hearing from customers that they wanted to make their own artwork, she started giving workshops and classes in ceramics painting. After industry-wide issues sprang up in the paint-your-own pottery industry in 2010, Lisa diversified studio activities to include fused glass, mosiacs, slip casting, and the potter's wheel. Through its Enrichment Programs, Creativity on Fire has taught ceramics to over 170 elementary-age students in Arlington County.

    Lisa manages business operations, marketing, finances and growth for the business. She earned a B.S. in Foreign Service from Georgetown University and an MBA from the George Washington University. Lisa volunteers her time at McLean Bible Church where she leads a Women's Small Group and is part of The Edge Community.


Contributing Artists

The Barnyard

Headed by Marian Kay, the Barnyard specializes in making hand-crafted greeting cards and custom-designed invitations. Personal, sentimental, and luxurious, these cards shine above others you may find at your local drugstore. Carefully cut and placed parts come together in a wonderful display that will delight the ones who receive these special messages.

Mission, Goals, Values and Vision

The mission of the Your World Pottery studio is to facilitate fun, creative experiences by providing materials, instruction, expertise, and inspiration for kiln-fired artwork. The goal of the Your World Pottery studio is to help people find enjoyment and satisfaction in creating kiln-fired artwork as they explore creative expression and interact with other artists, thereby unlocking individual potential an increasing a sense of community.