Sheryl Tomkins, a teacher’s assistant and student in the Santa Monica College Ceramics Studios, was wheeling clay, part of an on-site demonstration of the creative process from molding through baking and glazing the finished designs. Student ceramic and glass works were for sale as part of the Santa Monca Airport Art Walk on Saturday, March 10. photo by Margaret Molloy
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