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- Workshop - CLAY CHARACTERS: WHIMSICAL BUSTS with ISOLINA MINJEONG ALVA, Sun, 11/14, 11 AM - 5 PM
Workshop - CLAY CHARACTERS: WHIMSICAL BUSTS with ISOLINA MINJEONG ALVA, Sun, 11/14, 11 AM - 5 PM
Join us in sculpting a whimsical character bust with acclaimed artist Isolina Minjeong Alva!
In this 6-hour workshop on Sunday, November 14, artist Isolina Minjeong Alva will walk you through sculpting a large one-foot-tall bust of your very own! Demonstrating their fail-proof slab-building and portrait sculpting methods, Isolina will show participants how to build a bust from scratch.
Surfacing examples will also be introduced to the class after a break for lunch. Isolina utilizes slips and underglazes in conjunction with unorthodox materials such as resin, spray paint, and wood glue. In this workshop, Isolina will demonstrate professional tips and tricks for dynamic slip surface decoration!
By the end of the workshop, you will walk away with confidence in preparing and constructing a portrait bust, as well as an exciting new clay buddy!
IMPORTANT: Everyone entering District Clay must be vaccinated. You will be required to show your vac card or a photo of your card when you arrive at District Clay for your workshop. No entry without proof of vaccination and no refunds for failure to show card.
Discounts:
Current District Clay students and community artists can get a 10% discount by entering the code dccstudent or dccartist (for community artists) when you get to the payment screen. You must also fill in the boxes below to qualify for this discount.
Details:
- Sunday, November 14, 11 AM - 5 PM, with a break for lunch.
- Each participant will build 1 portrait bust using stoneware and colored slips.
- District Clay will fire your pieces and you can pick them up approximately 2 weeks after the workshop.
- Cost includes 12 lbs of stoneware clay, slip materials, firing fees, and lunch.
About Isolina Minjeong Alva:
Isolina Minjeong Alva was born in the suburbs of Chicago in 1997. Based in Baltimore, they hold a Bachelors of Fine Arts from the Maryland Institute College of Art. With their all-American HOO-RAH studio rhythm, Isolina's work has been the subject of the solo exhibition, "Pink Mountain" (2020) at Baltimore Clayworks and included in the “NCECA Juried Student Show” (2020) amongst others.
Along with these experiences, Isolina completed a studio assistantship with Victoria Jang in the summer of 2019 and an internship with Cristina Córdova in the fall of 2020. In the spring of that year, Isolina and fellow sculptor Vinutha Venkatesh initiated a cross-cultural artist archive called the Holy Compendium, whose mission is to question and build upon previous art historical methods.
To check out their research, visit theholycompendium.cargo.site