Princeton Makes Talk Series To Feature Elisabeth Quatrano On Thursday

PRINCETON, NJ — Artist Elisabeth Quatrano will be the featured speaker for the “Inside the Artist’s Studio” talk series at Princeton Makes on Thursday.

The event will take place at 7 p.m. Quatrano is a member of the Princeton Makes artist cooperative. She employs various techniques to transform clay, food and textiles into moving works of art.

During the talk, Quatrano will share insights about her practice and demonstrate her creative processes.

A Princeton resident, Quatrano began her creative journey when, at the age of five, she became entranced with cooking pizza with her grandmother which led her to explore the alchemy of baking.

She advanced to experiment with a multitude of other materials to create doll house furniture, pottery, calligraphy posters, stuffed animals and clothing.

As a Princeton University undergraduate, she was trained by ceramist Toshiko Takaezu.

“My education with Toshiko brought me to conceptual art and deepened my processes. Now I apply those lessons and my constant learning, through experimentation, to my work and teaching in culinary arts, ceramics and fiber arts,” Quatrano said in a statement. She earned an MFA in ceramics from the Cranbrook Academy of Art in 2021.

Through the process of transforming different materials, Quatrano explores memory, language, and the role that objects play in her life.

Quatrano is the featured artist at Princeton Makes this month. The event will begin with a reception, with light refreshments, at 6:30 p.m. Artwork by all cooperative artists will be available for purchase.