Former Cedartown resident Eloise Sutton Pino, has achieved her teacher’s credentials from the World Organization of China Painters, Inc. and both her Certified Teacher and Certified Artist honors from the International Porcelain Artists and Teachers, Inc.

Pino teaches at the Family Life Center of the First Baptist Church in Cedartown, every Tuesday from 9:30 a.m. until 4 p.m. Her classes are open to the public at no cost.

The beautiful fine art of porcelain painting has it roots from the 14th century in China. Unlike ceramics, you do not have to clean any green ware, the items you paint are shiny white finished pieces of porcelain.

Each person in the class studies a subject they wish to paint, then Pino teaches them how to paint that design using modern day freehand techniques or transfer techniques.

Pino received her initial training at the University of Georgia where she majored in Architectural Interior Design. She is accomplished in architectural design as it relates to interiors.

Pino is a member and on the State Board of the Georgia World Organization of China Painters, and the Georgia Porcelain Artists and Teachers organization.

She serves as the president for the Outreach Porcelain Art Club in Cedartown and is a member of the Rome Porcelain Art Club having recently served as their Program Chair.

Pino currently resides in Marietta and serves on the Board of the Marietta China Painting Club.

She has won awards for her work in Porcelain and the Decorative Arts and among them are her showings and placement awards in the Cedartown Art Lover’s Show and the Coosa Valley Fair. She was a participant in the largest 20th Century display of Porcelain ever assembles in the Southeastern United States in Dawsonville in 2009. She is fortunate to have had two pieces selected for the White House Collection.