We opened on Holmes Avenue with one long worktable, a kiln in the back, and a stack of folding chairs that have seen some things. The name is a small joke we never let go of. The tiger is for the nerve it takes to start. The humble is for everything that comes after, once you figure out that learning to see is slow, patient work.
Our classes stay small on purpose. A first timer sitting next to someone who's painted for thirty years isn't a scheduling mistake. It's the whole point. Everybody's a little out of their depth at the same table, and that turns out to be the most comfortable place on earth to learn something new.
We hand you the materials, keep the kiln warm, and leave the pressure out on the sidewalk where it belongs. What you make is yours to keep. What you learn has a funny way of following you home.
