In this one-day ceramics workshop we’ll observe a collection of locally foraged seed pods, learning from their more-than-human architectures. We’ll explore their tactile forms through clay, using essential ceramic hand-building techniques to create both ephemeral and permanent sculptures: Clay Seed Pods. Some of these will be embedded with native wildflower seeds to be gifted back to the land, others will be filled with clay ‘seeds’ to make rattlers to call in the rains.
This class is open to all levels of clay experience!
*Ceramic firing is at an additional cost: $10 per person.
About the host:
Rosie Brand is an interdisciplinary artist and naturalist living on Tongva Land. Her ceramics, drawing and writing intertwine in sculptural worlds spiraling toward the magical, transforming grief through play. Brand facilitates monthly meetings for a cohort of artists called Worm School, together they explore intersections between clay, ecology, gardening and craft practices.
