Explore the art of brush lettering with artist and instructor Emmanuel Sevilla using handmade inks created from natural materials such as local botanicals, soil, and wood. Participants will experiment with lettering techniques while learning how simple, organic ingredients can create a rich range of colors and textures. This workshop is inspired by our Maker-in-Residence, Jackie…

Salts crystals are produced through the evaporation–intentional or not–of mineral rich waters, leaving behind crystals as memory, artifact, rubble, and food. In this workshop, salt becomes both a critical material that artists can use to create stunning rocky textures and a way of thinking about the world. Salt is a means and a metaphor for…

In this workshop, participants will explore tatreez, the traditional Palestinian cross-stitch embroidery, and the meaning it carries through its regional motifs and colors. Historically tied to specific villages, these patterns form a visual language connected to land, identity, and community. Through stitching a handkerchief-sized piece, participants will experiment with combining motifs and colors, reflecting how displacement…

The following workshop will be taught in Zapotec and Spanish. Join Zapotec artist Vero Mendoza and learn ancestral techniques for preparing and dyeing textiles with natural dyes. All participants will receive a pre-treated cotton bandana to dye and take home. The workshop will also include a weaving demonstration with naturally dyed yarn, an art form…

Taking transit and crafting together builds stronger, more interwoven communities. Add to our weaving wall, leave a message on our wishing tree, and try your hand at weaving, with your very own loom to take home.  This is an event happing offsite at: Wilshire/Fairfax Station 5300 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90036

Learn techniques for reclaiming and reusing clay in this hands-on workshop led by Jamiee Zhuge and Andy Cepollina. Attendees will explore why recycling clay is essential for a more sustainable art practice, work with recycled clay, and learn about a program the teaching artists are developing to reduce clay waste throughout Los Angeles (and how…

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 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…

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…