Ceramic workshop with artist Jo Pearl in which visitors learn about soil microorganisms and model them in clay, with a talk and a clay stop-motion animation.
Jo Pearl is running a ceramics workshop at Hastings Contemporary on Thursday 5 November, from 6pm to 8pm. It's part of the Art and Play programme, and the whole evening is built around the soil we walk on.
Pearl is a campaigning ceramic artist who works almost exclusively in clay. She describes herself as keen to share her joy and enthusiasm for the tactile plasticity of the medium — the way it can be sculpted into almost any shape. That's where the microbes and minibeasts come in: the session is about the hidden beings that live in the earth, and you'll spend the evening modelling your own soil microorganisms out of clay. No experience is necessary, and all the materials are provided, so you don't need to bring anything but yourself.
Her work deals with environmental issues, and the workshop reflects that. The evening combines a talk about her creative process with the hands-on modelling, so you'll hear how she works as well as get your hands dirty. There's also a screening of her latest clay stop-frame animation, Dirty Secret, which looks at soil health and the potential for regenerative agriculture to heal the soil.
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It's a two-hour session on a Thursday night, so it fits into a weekday without taking up your whole evening. Tickets are £22, or £20 for members. You can find it at Hastings Contemporary, Rock-a-Nore Road, TN34 3DW, Hastings.
