Ceramics Workshop with Jessi Sands

Presented by Four Mothers Collective

12-2PM, Saturday, November 15

Positive Space Tulsa, 1324 East 3rd Street

FREE - All supplies provided • Beginners welcome • 20 Participants

Join us to create hand built unglazed ceramic vessels using techniques of coil building, pinch pot, carving, and burnishing. Combining Southeastern and modern approaches, Jessi Sands will explain how to hand build different 1 lb. forms with the option of creating an herb stripper as well. No prior clay experience is needed; beginners are welcome. After the pieces are created and burnished, they will be pit fired offsite within the following week.

Pieces will be available to pick up 2-3PM, Saturday, November 22 at Four Mothers Collective, 1306 E 11th St, Tulsa, OK

About the Artist: Jessi Sands is a multidisciplinary artist who uses mediums such as painting, ceramics, printmaking, and mixed media to explore how the intersectionality of their multiracial identity influences their roles as an Indigenous parent, queer person, and land steward. Jessi grew up in Oklahoma on the Cherokee reservation and lives on their Mvskoke reservation in Tulsa, OK. They received their Associates of Arts from Tulsa Community College in 2021 and their Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Art with primary focuses in ceramics and oil painting with minors in American Indian Studies, Pre-Art Therapy, and Art History from Oklahoma State University in 2024. Currently, Jessi is working towards receiving their MA in Art Therapy/Counseling with eco-therapy and trauma-focused certifications from Southwestern College and New Earth Institute in Santa Fe, NM. Jessi was a part of “Bright City: Cultural Confluence,” a year-long public art exhibition with seven other Indigenous artists from Oklahoma displayed in Macon, GA. Jessi’s goal is to continue their studio practice and cultivate spaces for healing and reconnecting to the land with tribal communities as an art therapist.

Workshop is in conjunction with the exhibition From the Heart: Expressions of Indigenous Joy presented by Four Mothers Collective, curated by Carly Treece + Jessi Sands Opening, 5-9pm, Saturday, November 1, thru November 29

Gallery hours during the exhibit: TH 6-8pm + FR 5-8pm + SAT, 12-5pm + BY APPT

OTHER EVENTS:

Exhibit: From the Heart: Expressions of Indigenous Joy presented by Four Mothers Collective

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/from-the-heart-expressions-of-indigenous-joy-by-four-mothers-collective-tickets-1846446012729?aff=oddtdtcreator

Artist Talk: 6-8pm, Friday, November 7, FREE

Artisan Market: 10am-3pm, Saturday, Nov 8, FREE ADMISSION

Community Meal by Autumn Star Catering: 11am-1pm, , Saturday, Nov 8, FREE

With support from: Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition and Tulsa Creative Engine Community Events Fund

Four Mothers Collective is an art collective founded and run by Indigenous Women, dedicated to addressing the systemic barriers and lack of representation that BIPOC women, girls, and Two-Spirit individuals face in the art world. These groups often encounter limited access to resources, professional development opportunities, and platforms for showcasing their work. Their goal is to create inclusive spaces where these communities can express themselves, connect, and thrive creatively and professionally.

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Contact: Nicole Finley, Founder/Director/Curator - Positive Space Tulsa
nicole@positivespacetulsa.org

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Ceramics Workshop with Jessi Sands presented by Four Mothers Collective