We are pleased to bring together two dynamic artists for a collaborative artist talk + demo with
Grayson Fair and Natalia Arbelaez
Sunday, June 13th, 2021
12pm to 5pm
$150
We are excited to bring together two dynamic artists, Grayson Fair and Natalia Arbelaez. Both are current resident artists at the American Museum of Ceramic Art and have distinct working styles that will be showcased in this event on Sunday, June 13th.
Graysons work deals with ‘action and gesture’ within hand-built, extruded, and wheel-thrown forms. Natalia’s work deals with hand-built zoomorphic forms that relate to material history, including her interest and extensive research in Columbian art.
The event will start with an artist talk and lecture, then followed with demonstrations and an open Q & A until the end.
There will be a break with food and beverage provided.
Grayson Fair: Action + Gesture
Grayson’s work deals with 'action and gesture' within hand-built, extruded and wheel-thrown forms. Grayson will be diving into his process which includes unorthodox ways of manipulating slabs, creating conglomerate sculptures, contoured oxide decoration, gestural sgraffito, and much more!
Natalia Arbelaez: Zoomorphic Forms
A sculptural, figurative clay demonstration that covers all aspects of forms. From playful zoomorphic forms to material history. Natalia will demonstrate a combination of pre-Columbian techniques to quick studio tricks like pinch, coil, and solid building. She will also demo surface techniques of using Majolica like glazes with stains, and cover using research, concepts, and having fun in the studio.
Artist Talk & Demo with
Grayson Fair and Natalia Arbelaez
$150
(20$ off for Green & Bisque Clayhouse Members: GBMEMBER)
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Sunday, June 16th
12pm to 5pm
Green & Bisque Clayhouse
1563 North Lake Ave. Pasadena, CA. 91104
Food and drinks will be served.
Proof of COVID-19 vaccination will be required for all attendees prior to entering the event.
Kindly cancel one week before the start of class to receive a full refund.
Cancellations in under one week of the start of class will receive a 50% refund.
Thank you in advance for your cooperation!
Meet the artists.
Grayson Fair.
Grayson Fair is an artist living and working in Pomona, CA. He attended the University of North Texas and received his Bachelors of Fine Arts in 2016. He studied sculpture, drawing, fibers, and majored in ceramics. In 2018 he spent a year as an Artist in Residence at the Taos Clay Studio in Taos, NM. In the Fall of 2019 he moved to Arizona for a year long residency at the Reitz Ranch. His introduction to ceramics was through functional pottery, but now his focus is nonobjective, action-based sculpture. Most of his work is wood-fired, a process of firing a kiln exclusively with wood. He is currently a resident artist at the American Museum of Ceramic Art.
Natalia Arbelaez.
Natalia Arbelaez is a Colombian American artist, born and raised in Miami, Florida to immigrant parents. She received her B.F.A. from Florida International University and her M.F.A. from The Ohio State University, with an Enrichment Fellowship. In 2016-2017 she was a Rittenberg Fellow at Clay Art Center; Port Chester, New York and was awarded the Inaugural Artaxis Fellowship that funded a residency to Watershed in Newcastle, ME. Her work has been exhibited internationally, in museums, galleries, and included in various collections, such as the Everson Museum and MAD Museum. She has been recognized by NCECA as a 2018 Emerging Artist and was a 2018-19 resident artist at the Ceramics Program at, Harvard University where she researched pre-Columbian art and histories.
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