Serving drinks, serving trays, serving face. Join us for a Sunday funday clay workshop and learn basic hand-building techniques to sculpt your own small platters, espresso cups, or other custom serving wares. 

Join us for an engaging conversation with curator Frida Cano and featured Maker-in-Residence (MiR) Jackie Amézquita as they discuss the inspiration and process behind Between Root, Body, and Breath.   Following the artist talk, attendees are invited to contribute a hand-cast earthen form made with a mixture of soil, masa, and ocean water, which Amézquita will use…

Join naturalist Nina Raj (Altadena Seed Library) and artist Cayetano Talavera for a hybrid event below Earthen Comforts, an installation that prototypes passive approaches to collective comfort in response to shade inequity and intensifying heat. A temporary infrastructure in a concrete space, the annual M&A pavilion in Craft Contemporary’s courtyard underscores an urgent need for tree…

Embrace the grounding, creative flow of clay play—finding balance and inspiration through the art of being present and shaping something new. Each participant will take home a hand-built piece of work inspired by their unlocked creativity. 

Discover how textile waste can be transformed into something meaningful in this hands-on workshop! Using discarded denim, participants will create functional stationery while exploring sustainable practices that prioritize environmental health. Our teaching artist Mahdiyyah Muhammad will also highlight the impact of extractive textile systems on Black and Indigenous communities and teach us ways to upcycle…

Join jewelry maker and metalsmith Monica Moreno and learn how to work with a variety of found material, such as wood, plastic, and metal to make a talisman or a small sculpture from meaningful objects. This contemplative workshop encourages us to honor our remnants; feel free to bring objects from home to incorporate into your…

Get down in the dirt and celebrate the fascinating world of bugs in this playful ceramic hand-building workshop inspired by themes of soil, ecosystems, and transformation. Participants will create their own bug-inspired ceramic sculpture using simple hand-building techniques and underglaze accessible to beginners and experienced makers alike. Attendees will explore shape, texture, pattern, and surface…

Join us for a day of healing through sound and clay. We’ll begin with a guided meditation and sound bath led by a CLAYDD healer, creating space to slow down, reconnect with ourselves and the land. After grounding through these practices, we’ll transition into a hands-on clay experience where participants are invited to reflect and…

Join us for a hike and get to know the soil beneath your feet while creating a ceramic piece using locally processed clay. Guided by clay artist Evelyn Hernández, participants will learn to identify clay and earthen pigments in their natural habitat while deepening their relationship to the land they stand on. In between the hike, you’ll have the…

Experiment with making a metal box and adhering found objects into it with jewelry maker and metalsmith Monica Moreno. Once you’ve made your own memory pendant, fill it with soil from a special place, or add keepsakes or photos of loved ones. Ages 10 +