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CLAY/FOOD: WHAT DO YOU MAKE? WHAT DOES IT DO? HOW DOES IT TASTE? With Julia Chai and Rose Robinson


FREE | Wednesdays, July 15 and 22 | 6 PM - 8 PM

Join us for a ceramics workshop and interactive performance piece exploring the spirit and purpose of the things we surround ourselves with.

In part I, we will make objects according to a set of prompts that encourage a playful approach to the clay. In part II, we will explore the functionality of those objects, share in conversation, and create a meal together.

No prior ceramics experience is necessary—just an open mind.

This is a two-part workshop. Please plan to attend both days.

Pre-registration is required. Register Below.

Location:

July 15th Part I - Meet in the parking lot of the farm store. Google Maps Link

July 22nd Part II - Main Campus. Look for Craigardan Main Campus signs at the end of the Main Campus driveway (two “doors” west of the farm store, towards Keene). Google Maps Link

Have Questions? Email program@craigardan.org


PLEASE REGISTER


Julia Chai

Rose Robinson

Julia Chai, 2026 Resident Intern. Julia is a Northern California-based artist, maker of objects, and an architect of experiences. After receiving her MFA in Ceramics from Cranbrook Academy of Art in 2025, she has explored working within the intersections of design, creative consulting, and community building. Julia is driven by the process of making - not just of objects, but of experiences that spark connection and a sense of place. She enjoys the quiet labor of meaning-making and finds excitement in connecting the dots between disparate ideas. Julia's life and work are an intertwined pursuit; she values the structure of a refined process but leaves room for the unexpected.

 

Rose Robinson, 2026 Ceramic Arts. 2026 Teaching Fellow. Rose is an artist working in ceramics and illustration. She investigates play as a path towards story, and story as a path towards meaning. Rose’s work has been included in exhibitions at Gallery 263 in Cambridge, MA; Charlie Cummings Gallery in Gainesville, FL; and the University of Southern Mississippi Museum of Art, among others. She has participated in residencies at Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts in Edgecomb, Maine, and Fish Factory Creative Center in Stöðvarfjörður, Iceland. Rose was raised among the marshes of Newburyport, Massachusetts, and now lives and works in Vermont’s Champlain Valley.

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