Joy in the Making!
Fall 2026, Napoleon, OH
Curiouser Clay is proud to be an artist in residence at Soaring Arts Studio in Napoleon, Ohio, this fall as they open their new ceramic studio!
Soaring Arts is an inclusive art studio in Napoleon, Ohio, where artists with disabilities build creative practices, relationships, and meaningful roles within the community. Together, we are spending ten weeks experimenting in the studio, while learning about how belonging, creativity, relationship, and authentic authorship are cultivated in everyday studio life.
Pitch Haus: A Seat at the Table
January- June 2026
Pitch Haus was a six-month community art project bringing together more than 100 participants from across the greater Chelsea, Michigan community, including Chelsea High School, Silver Maples, St. Louis Center, Soaring Arts Studio, and Studio Be. The project culminated in a two-week pop-up installation, A Seat at the Table, inside a shipping container. The exhibit featured collaborative artwork, community events, and opportunities to make and gather together. Pitch Haus was supported by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation as part of a grant initiative inviting four Michigan communities to activate the traveling container through locally designed creative projects.
1000 Flowers Could Bloom
January -May 2025, Chelsea, MI
1000 Flowers Could Bloom was a community art project that invited more than 80 artists—including students, community members, healthcare partners, and artists with disabilities—to create ceramic flowers reflecting identity, hope, growth, and belonging. Led in partnership with Michigan Medicine’s Gifts of Art program, the project connected people and organizations through a shared creative goal, with each flower becoming part of something larger than itself. The completed works were featured in public installations at the Chelsea District Library Reading Garden and Michigan Medicine’s Taubman Center.
Pathway to Renewal
February- July 2025, Chelsea, MI
Pathway to Renewal was a community art project that invited Chelsea-area residents to create ceramic tiles exploring themes of hope, healing, and renewal as part of the restoration of a beloved mosaic originally created at TimberTown Park in 2003. Through a series of community workshops, participants contributed individual pieces that were brought together in new public artworks honoring both the history of the original mosaic and the community that has grown around it. The completed work was installed at TimberTown Park, creating a renewed space for reflection, connection, and belonging.
You Too Can Raku
July 2023 Lakes of Fire Gathering
You Too Can Raku was an art grant that funded a large-scale experimental raku firing at Lakes of Fire, a regional Burning Man event. Over 55 participants glazed hand-pressed raku tiles which were finished in a series of three firings in one afternoon!
