Goddess Workshop

Welcome to the Goddess Workshop!

Join us at Woman Made Gallery for a workshop dedicated to celebrating the divine feminine within all of us. This workshop is a unique opportunity to connect with like-minded individuals, explore your inner goddess, and tap into your personal power all through the medium of clay!

Mary Winter and Beate Minkovski will guide this inspiring workshop, where we will explore the medium of clay while having fun delving into our ancient heritage of Goddess using our own Goddess energy to handbuild a female figurine of our own. No previous experience required.

The cost of a ticket includes all materials and a single firing. We will provide clay, terra sigillata, tools and guidance in what you would like to create. Light bites and refreshments will be offered, as well.

Don't miss out on this empowering experience, space is very limited! Reserve your spot today and get ready to unleash your inner goddess!

Who is She?

A Goddess, a ritual object, votive offering, vehicle for working magic or fulfilling wishes, talisman for protection, teaching or initiation device, or a woman's embodiment of herself. Join Mary Winter and Beate Minkowski in our workshop working freestyle, exploring the medium of clay. We will delve into our ancient heritage of Goddess using our own Goddess energy to handbuild a female figurine of our own. Your figure will be once fired and returned to you at a later date. We will have some engobes available (colored clay slip) to brush onto the surface of your work to enhance the surface and decorate if it is wanted.

About your Instructors

Mary Winter received her Master of Fine Art in Ceramics from Northern Illinois University in Dekalb, Illinois. Her award winning one of a kind wheel-thrown and hand built sculptural artworks have been professionally shown in local, regional, national and international art exhibitions. Mary has taught ceramics since 1995. Her sculptural work is based on the human figure as it is expressed in abstract vessel forms.

Beate Minkovski is an artist who studied sculpture in Bremen, Germany from 1962 to 1965. As a returning student she earned her BA from NEIU in 1992. That same year Beate co-founded Woman Made Gallery with her friend, Kelly Hensen. She served as WMG's executive director from 1994 through 2014 and is currently guiding the organization as a volunteer while serving on WMG's Board of Directors.