Clay Workshop: Oysters & Pearls

Dis­cov­er how oys­ters help puri­fy water while cre­at­ing oys­ter shells and pearls from clay at this work­shop with Tai­wanese Amer­i­can Arts Coun­cil (TAAC) artist Andrea Coro­nil. Using real shells as molds, par­tic­i­pants will shape and paint their own, then explore découpage with print­ed pat­terns. For a metal­lic touch, they’ll upcy­cle can­dy wrap­pers to dec­o­rate shells with shim­mer. Final­ly, clay beads will be paint­ed into life­like pearls. This hands-on work­shop blends art, ecol­o­gy, and cre­ative reuse, invit­ing all ages to craft works of beau­ty and envi­ron­men­tal meaning.

TAAC s one of the 2025 Gov­er­nors Island Arts Orga­ni­za­tions in Res­i­dence.