At The Painter’s Loft We Are Committed To Providing Our Students With Talented Fun And Highly Motivating Instructors. We Have A Mix Of Licensed Teachers As Well As Art Education Based Instructors. We Offer A Wide Range Of Classes For The Beginner To The More Advanced Students. Come Visit Us And See What We Are All About!
Cindy Laliwala
(Studio owner, ceramics and art instructor)
My love for art began at a very early age, and I pursued it by attending Parson’s School of Design in NYC. I graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts
I’ve worked at the Art Directors Club as gallery help, Oxford University Press designing children’s books, then moved onto designing maps with a creative twist and then onto package design for Bristol Myers Squibb and Unliver.
I currently live In Pennington with my husband and 3 children. I’ve taught art enrichment at the local HVRSD elementary schools. I currently work with adults with disabilities and teach art and ceramics at the studio. I am currently the summer ceramics instructor for The Pennington School.
I have dedicated the last 15 years teaching art to both adults and children.
Christina Johnson
(Ceramics Instructor)
Christina Johnson received her BFA from the Savannah College of Art and Design in Savannah Georgia. She has always been a visual artist, at a young age she learned how to work with fiber arts, explored photography, painting and just about any art form she could try. For nearly 20 years she worked as a professional graphic designer in advertising and marketing but stepped away from the corporate world. Looking for a new avenue to flex her creative mind she came into ceramics and fell immediately in love. Christina thrives on exploring and pushing the boundaries of her skills with clay and the wheel, always excited to learn. She also has a keen interest and likes to explore different finishing techniques including using underglaze transfers, carving, manipulating of thrown material and closed forms.
Rachel Day
(Summer Camp Ceramics Instructor)
Rachel Day received her Bachelor of Arts at Sarah Lawrence College and went on to earn a Masters of Education at Mercy College. Rachel has taught special education in New York and New Jersey for the last 22 years. As a teenager and young adult Rachel explored fiber arts, painting, drawing and ceramics. She loves incorporating art into her classroom to foster self expression and communication. For the last two years, Rachel has thrown herself into pottery and is excited to explore new forms and techniques as she continues to grow as an educator and artist.
Thomas Luke
(Summer Camp Art Instructor/Kids & Adult Art Instructor)
Thomas Luke has been an art teacher for the last 12 years. He studied visual arts at the Mason Gross School of Rutgers University and is working on his Master’s Degree in Art Education. He has been making art since he was young based on his love of comic books and superheroes. His favorite thing now is sculptures. His style is realistic but he believes everyone can be an artist, all you have to do is let your imagination run wild!
