Saturday, November 14, 2026
12:00 pm
to
4:00 pm
Room 117, Ceramics Studio;All Levels; Age: 17+
This workshop will explore the unique possibilities of paper clay, with a
focus on process-drive sculpture. We will cover nontraditional building
techniques, using slip as a decorative material, and creating structure
through the use of components. The workshop will feature a lecture
explaining the unique materials we’ll be using, followed by a multi-part
demo and activities. Participants will be provided with materials and
are encouraged to investigate playfully, with a focus on process over
outcomes.This workshop coincides with Gabriel’s Solo Exhibition, Burgeon,
on view at the Sonoma Community Center from November 7 – 29. Gabriel’s
work stems from the intersection of ecology and queer identity, and the
parallel frameworks they provide for resisting rigid categories, binary
distinctions, and expected outcomes. Burgeon examines the notion that
transformation does not require resolution. The work draws inspiration
from natural processes of growth and consumption, and the way they blur
the boundaries between organism and environment, individual and
collective. Constructing clay forms through an extended process of
repetition and accumulation, pattern and deviation, Gabriel’s work
explores the idea that to be in flux is not to be incomplete.