Hand-Built Ceramics by Ellen Sachtsale, June 13, 7 – 9 pm
Important Note: tonight’s program is at the Arlington Clubhouse, 1120 Arlington Blvd, El Cerrito.
Ceramic artist Ellen Sachtschale (SOK-sha-la) will demonstrate how she creates a variety of shapes in her textured, curvilinear style. Ellen fell in love with clay when she was fourteen years old and worked entirely on the wheel for ten years. One winter break without access to a wheel she started hand building in her apartment. “That was when I discovered that I love asymmetry and texture and working larger than I could possibly work on the wheel. Clay became much more exciting to me then! I’ve been primarily a hand builder ever since.” The organic forms she is best known for today developed with her discovery that heavily grogged clay stays suspended when supported by soft pliable materials.
We’re back to the El Cerrito Community Center 7007 Moeser Ln. for our July 11th Summer Social is in the Patio room and central garden space. Enter through the main doors, turn left past the art exhibit in the lobby and go down the hallway past the restrooms. Free and open to the public.