A Community Gallery Series offering
July 30 & August 13 | 2pm | donations welcome
Clay and Play with Joaquin is a hands-on workshop in which you’ll create your own 6x6in clay tile. You’ll learn to add details and patterns that express your individuality!
Come dressed in something that can get dirty. No cost to participate, donations welcome!
this program is supported by
Jugando y Barro, con Joaquin es un taller donde crearás tu propia teja de barro de 6x6 pulgadas. ¡Aprenderá cómo agregar detalles que expresan su individualidad!
¡Vengan listos a ensuciarnos!
es gratis para participar, ¡se aceptan donaciones!
About the artist
Disconnection is the feeling that I’ve felt most of my life. Growing up, I never had a good sense of belonging to any one culture, place, identity, or particular group. As an immigrant, Ive always had the feeling that I was inhabiting multiple worlds, while never calling one home.
This feeling has transferred over in to my artwork, in my eternal journey of always giving something a home or purpose. My works are created from multiple materials, pieces, and repurposed items. Many of these materials are sometimes overlooked and discarded, as they have served their initial purpose. I feel I have a sense of purpose of giving an item a new light, and history. This can be in part due to my past experiences of searching connectivity, and wanting to belong and not be under-appreciated. .
My main source of inspirations comes from my own personal history, and experiences. As I try to reconnect with my own identity, I’ve learned to express my culture through my art. Each piece I make is a bridge of experience that I take from one piece to the next. This has served as my main driving force to want to be a better artist, and learn from my mistakes. In the end I wish to honor my past, enjoy the present, and prepare for the future through my art.