Climate Conversations through Clay

Date: Wednesday July  20 & 27 from 5:30 - 8:30

Location: Ceramic Studio 

Tuition: $45 

Max Enrollment: 15 participants

Description: 

Join Elyse Pignolet in a conceptual exploration on your personal connection to the environment and culture through decorating ceramic tiles. This collaborative project intends to empower participants by sharing their vision of a healthy planet and to create a temporary tile art installation. Participants ages 16 and up will explore and discuss the idea of climate conversations through art; designing individual tiles with these questions in mind:

-What’s your vision for a healthy planet?

-What’s your vision for a healthy society?

-What’s your vision for healthy prosperity?

This experience will culminate with a collaborative BBQ and critiques session. 

About the Artist

Born in Oakland, CA, Elyse Pignolet is an American with Filipino heritage based in Los Angeles.  Working primarily in ceramics, her work has been inspired by numerous social issues and urban themes. Her works attempt to relate the traditions of ceramics and the permanence of the medium to the fleeting and transitory nature of the contemporary world. She has completed several public art projects including three large murals at the SFJAZZ Center in San Francisco and the Gaffey Street Public Swimming Pool in Los Angeles’ San Pedro neighborhood. 

This experience was made possible by the Kipaipai Hawaii Artist in Residence Program started by Andi Campognone. The program is a 30-day residency during the month of July and offers one artist (and their immediate family) a respite from their regular studio practice and focus on introspection, research, conceptualizing, and strategizing future projects. As part of the residency, the chosen artist contributes an artist talk and leads a workshops or community engagement project at the Donkey Mill Art Center for the local community.