Join MAD 2024 Artist Studios alum Chenlu Hou for an intensive ceramic workshop inspired by Designing Motherhood: Things that Make and Break Our Births Using hand-building, participants will craft artistic terracotta rattles of their own invention and learn techniques to explore clay through touch, burnishing, and rhythmic repetition. As participants create a tactile art-object, they will learn the skills of rattle making as it relates to Hou’s own practice: exploring the object as a tool for sensory exploration, inclusion, vulnerability, and gentle experimentation.
All skill levels welcome. Space is limited. Fired projects will be available for pick-up on Thu, Mar 19 between 5 and 8 pm.
NOTE: The ceramic rattles are not safe for children to use.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Born in Shandong, China, Chenlu Hou is a ceramic artist based in Providence, RI. She received her MFA in Ceramic Art from the Rhode Island School of Design in 2019. In addition to her 2024 residency in MAD’s Artist Studios, Chenlu has completed residencies at the Penland School of Craft, the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, and the Archie Bray Foundation. She is currently a visiting assistant professor at Connecticut College and a visiting critic at the Rhode Island School of Design.
