Overview:



In this workshop led by Sierra Bundy, participants will experience a more intuitive, expressive approach to working with clay. This hands-on workshop invites you to release control, trust your instincts, and explore the creative potential of free-formed shapes and spontaneous creation.



Through guided techniques and open-ended exploration, you’ll create either a sculptural piece or a functional vessel that reflects your own rhythm and imagination. Using methods like pinching, coiling, and slab building, you’ll learn how to shape clay in ways that feel fluid, personal, and grounded in the moment.



What is included:

• Clay
• Tools

What to bring:

• A good attitude and a mind open to learning.
• An apron, or comfortable clothes that you don’t mind getting dirty



About the Artist:



An Oakland, CA native, Sierra Bundy is a self-taught multimedia artist with a current concentration in ceramics and paper crafts. Works include conceptual sculpture, functional serveware and vessels, paper collages, linoleum prints, and greeting cards. Sierra’s ceramic work focuses on organic shapes and the natural transition from earthen materials to human form and function. Drawing from influences such as Betye Saar and Nina Chanel, their work has an emphasis on the silly and supernatural sides of life with a central theme of relatability. Sierra currently lives in Seattle, WA and works as a ceramics teacher and studio tech.



About ACES:



ACES // Artists of Color Expo and Symposium is BIPOC-led program produced by Shunpike that creates space for BIPOC artists to be bold and create through experimentation and community intention. ACES is supported by 4Culture, Seattle Office of Arts & Culture, and Seattle Department of Neighborhoods .



Shunpike envisions a community where independent artists and arts groups thrive creatively and economically, and where their work is widely valued as fundamental to the cultural, social, and economic well-being of Washington state.



Shunpike is committed to the following statement of equity. Inclusion means my voice is heard. Diversity means I am reflected and represented in the organization at every level. Equity means I am supported by systems and policies that ensure I succeed, despite historic patterns of hindered success.