Sunday, November 23 | 11:30 – 2:30pm
In this hands-on workshop, participants will learn how to create painted clay relief sculptures inspired by personal storytelling. Each person will develop a small series of two-dimensional clay works that translate narrative into texture, color, and form. We will explore different ceramic techniques to build and paint images on the clay surface. Stories may draw from personal memories, mythological themes, or dream imagery, weaving together the real and the imagined. No previous knowledge or experience is required.
This program is presented in partnership with Art/Lab: Innovating Jewish Arts and Culture.
ahuva s. zaslavsky lives and works in Portland, Oregon. She was born and raised in Tel Aviv and graduated from The University of the Negev, Israel with a BA in behavioral sciences. ahuva completed her MFA in Visual Studies at the Pacific Northwest College of Art, earning the LR Visual Studies MFA Thesis Award. In her work, ahuva looks into the relationship of space and place to memory and trauma. Through writing, painting, printing, sculpting and other mediums, her investigations permeate the social and domestic, the cultural and psychological. Her work has been shown locally and nationally. ahuva has completed the Art/Lab fellowship in 2022 and was named to GLEAN Portland’s 2022 artist residency.