With over 26 years of experience teaching at the elementary through university levels, the founder of Curiouser Clay, Eli Zemper, knows what it takes to make learning fun and engaging. In addition to teaching in the classroom, Eli has also coached a roller derby team, facilitated groups at the University of Michigan ropes course, and created playful activities for Odyssey Work’s Library of Experiences. 

On the creative side, Eli has studied glass-blowing with Annette Baron, ceramics at the University of Michigan and Penland School of Crafts, and experience design with Odyssey Works. Her formal education includes a BA in English, poetry, and theater from University of Michigan and an MA in Education from Marygrove College. Eli’s current efforts are centered around reducing daily stresses by creating clay workshops that “make it better” through clay projects that encourage creative enrichment, community building, and mental wellness.