Clay Critters
Join Jo Pearl, ceramic artist and animation filmmaker, for a playful workshop that breathes clay into life while exploring OmVed Gardens’ flora and micro fauna. Inspired by her body of work ‘Unearthed’ on view at the Alchemy exhibition, ceramic artist and animation filmmaker Jo Pearl will host a playful workshop inviting participants to sculpt the fascinating microbes and mini critters that live beneath healthy soil and bring them to life using simple stop motion. This workshop is suitable for any age from 8 to 108. Participants must have a smart phone with the iMotion app (free to download) and be able to use it unsupervised. Under 18s must be accompanied by an adult. “Breathing life into clay and clay into life – has become my definition of animation. I have become fascinated with the soil that is at the root of the ceramic discipline, enchanted by the truly overwhelming richness of life beneath our feet. I celebrate that abundance here with ‘Unearthed’, a project that zooms us down and focuses in on the choreography of ever-more tiny beings that inhabit the soil, a largely unknown place that holds one of the keys to life on earth.” - Jo Pearl 
Subsidised Tickets: We have a few tickets at a subsidised rate. If this workshop is not monetarily accessible to you, please write to us at events@omvedgardens.com to avail yourself of a subsidised ticket rate. Subject to availability.
These tickets are refundable up to 10 days before the start of the event (2nd May) post which they will be non-refundable. 
Jo Pearl breathes life into clay. Her work is a celebration of the material in all its states of being: from plastic evolving clay forms captured via animation, through sculptures alchemically transfixed in the kiln into ceramics. Unearthed, her latest body of work, shown at Thrown Contemporary’s Alchemy exhibition at OmVed, celebrates the hidden abundance of life in the soil beneath our feet. Playing with scale she shifts our focus to the worms, mini beasts and microbes teeming with life in healthy soil, and whimsically challenges us to overcome any squeamishness about ‘dirt’. About OmVed Gardens: Since 2017, we have been carefully restoring a previously tarmacked land in Highgate Village, north London, to provide a space to explore food, creativity and ecology for health and climate resilience. We are a community interest company featuring a permaculture garden, a creative zero-waste kitchen and a growing educational, events and exhibition space. Our aims are to realise our deep entwinement with each other and the more-than-human, through thinking around food, gardening and ecological awareness, to improve diversity at all levels (seed, food, species, participation) and to use creativity and nature-led knowledge to help tackle the climate emergency. www.omvedgardens.com · @omvedgardens Practical Information: Access to our garden can be steep, please wear sturdy shoes. We don't currently have access to different mobilities. There is no visitor parking so we encourage you to cycle, walk or take public transport. Google Maps Directions There is paid parking on Highgate from 10am - 12pm and free before and after. We unfortunately cannot allow any furry friends unless they are guide/support animals. Please let us know in advance if you need to bring them with you. The Glasshouse (Our indoor space) is not heated so please dress for the weather. Health & Safety Information: Children are the responsibility of their parents or guardians and should not be left unattended at any time when they are on site. If you have an allergy to a particular plant or insect, please get in touch before attending our site. The gardens are a habitat for a variety of pollinators, including busy bees. Please respect them and do not approach the beehives for their safety and yours. We have ponds - members of the public are not permitted in the pond at any time. Do not ingest any plants, mushrooms or fungi that you find on site. There are two first aid kits on site, one in the glasshouse and one in the dome. |
Location
OmVed Gardens, N6 5JF