Creative access
Learning, making, equipment, classes and shared resources.
501(c)(3) nonprofit · South Lake Tahoe, CA
Creativity. Connection. Community.
We're creating Tahoe Creative House, an inclusive community ceramics and arts studio in South Lake Tahoe.
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What we're building
Tahoe Creative House
Our first major initiative: a permanent home for creativity, learning, and connection in South Lake Tahoe.
An inclusive community ceramics and arts studio serving South Lake Tahoe and the surrounding region.
Tahoe Creative House will offer professional ceramics equipment, shared workspace, classes, workshops, memberships, and opportunities to create and learn together.
It is being designed with accessibility, affordability, and sustainability in mind. The studio will include adaptive equipment, flexible programming, subsidized opportunities, clay reclamation, and responsible studio practices.
Planned for the studio
- Professional ceramics equipment
- Shared workspace
- Classes & workshops
- Memberships
- Adaptive equipment
- Flexible programming
- Subsidized opportunities
- Clay reclamation
Where things stand
- Developing community partnershipsUnderway
- Raising start-up fundingUnderway
- Identifying a location for the studioUnderway
What guides us
Four principles shape Tahoe Creative House
Our mission: Earth and Form Collective creates an inclusive space in South Lake Tahoe where individuals of all ages, abilities, and incomes can learn, make, and connect through ceramics and the arts, fostering creativity, expression, community, stewardship, and sustainability.
Inclusive by design
Different ages, abilities, incomes and experience levels.
Community & connection
A welcoming gathering place where people can create, learn and connect with one another.
Stewardship & sustainability
Clay reclamation, responsible practices, and care for the Tahoe environment.
Membership waitlist
Be first in line for a studio membership
Tahoe Creative House will open with space for 100 members. People on the waitlist will be offered memberships first, before they open to the public.
- No cost and no commitment. Joining the waitlist doesn't obligate you to anything.
- First offer of memberships. You'll hear about openings before anyone else.
- Pricing is coming. We'll share membership details with the waitlist as soon as they're set.
Tahoe Creative House Founding Fund
Help build Tahoe Creative House
South Lake Tahoe doesn't have a community ceramics studio. Today, local potters drive to Carson City or Reno for wheel and kiln time, and classes at Lake Tahoe Community College fill up fast.
As a Founding Fund supporter, you're helping us take the first steps: launching community programs, building partnerships, and working toward a permanent studio home in South Lake Tahoe.
Ceramics is where we're starting. Over time, we plan to add other arts that are too costly to practice at home, such as metalwork and glass.
Give to the Founding Fund
Donate now- Secure online giving through Zeffy. One-time and monthly gifts are welcome.
- Your gift is tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law, and you'll receive a receipt by email.
- Earth and Form Collective is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, EIN 42-3377868.
Have ceramics equipment to give? See our equipment wish list.
Want to volunteer or partner with us? Get in touch.
Board of directors
The people behind the studio
Meet the people behind Earth and Form Collective and Tahoe Creative House.
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Heidi Munnecke
Board Chair
Heidi is skilled at seeing the big picture and planning the steps needed to make it happen. With a background in sales, business, and personnel management, she brings strong organizational and leadership skills to Earth and Form Collective and a practical understanding of how to turn ideas into achievable goals.
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Jordan Buck
Vice Chair
Jordan brings a background in small business ownership, community education, and outreach to Earth and Form Collective. An experienced ceramic artist and owner of Moondust Clay Company, she is passionate about creating a lasting community resource where others can discover ceramics, creativity, and connection.
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Penney Garrett
Secretary
Penney brings more than a decade of editorial leadership and experience building and leading content teams in the outdoor and active-lifestyle space. She holds a BFA in Fine Art and has years of experience developing and teaching hands-on classes in culinary arts, nutrition, and herbalism.
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Heidi Klinck
Treasurer
Heidi brings 25 years of experience in digital art and creative production, including work with studios such as Microsoft and Electronic Arts and her current role as a Distinguished Artist at Zynga. After discovering ceramics at Lake Tahoe Community College, she co-founded Earth and Form Collective to help expand access to creative community and connection.
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Victoria Elizondo
Board Member
Victoria brings more than a decade of experience spanning marketing, branding, events, and business operations. A former Lake Tahoe Community College art student, she combines creative strategy with operational experience and serves as an advocate and connector, helping bring greater visibility to Earth and Form Collective and its work.
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Marchel Munnecke
Board Member
Marchel has worked as a botanist and soil scientist in the Lake Tahoe area for more than 25 years, including more than 20 years as an independent consultant. Her experience in project management, proposals, budgets, grants, and environmental stewardship brings both practical expertise and a deep connection to the Tahoe community to Earth and Form Collective.
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Kristin Boles
Board Member
Kristin is a fine artist, educator, and gallery coordinator who has taught art at Lake Tahoe Community College since 2008. For more than 12 years she has volunteered teaching art at Bijou Elementary and South Tahoe Middle School. She brings experience in operations, project management, and grant writing to Earth and Form Collective.
Get involved
Be part of what we're building
Earth and Form Collective is in the early stages of bringing Tahoe Creative House to life. We welcome connections with community members, artists, educators, potential partners, supporters, and anyone interested in helping build a creative home for South Lake Tahoe.