Artist Skyler Stencil has a calm demeanor when helping new students at the wheel at her new pottery space, Smudge Studios.

Neighbors on Mariposa Street in Altadena, Calif., say artworks can be remade, but how do you restart a community?

Gone are the days of boring wooden drawers. According to Sloan, while these pieces are beautiful and well-made, materials like natural pine tend to turn orange with age. Instead, she painted this ...