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Community Craft Day: Summer Solstice Clay Play with CLAYDD

presented by

Craft Contemporary

Embrace the grounding, creative flow of clay play—finding balance and inspiration through the art of being present and shaping something new.

Each participant will take home a hand-built piece inspired by their unlocked creativity. Free and open to all.

Supported, in part, by the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs.

Medium: 
Clay
Community Craft Day: Summer Solstice Clay Play with CLAYDD. Courtesy of Craft Contemporary
Sunday, June 21, 2026
Craft Contemporary
5814 Wilshire Blvd 
Los Angeles, 
CA 
90036
Cary Schwarz, Tooled Leather Saddle. Courtesy of the artist

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Beau Compton, silver. Courtesy of Beau Compton

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Handwork book cover. Courtesy of Phaidon & Monacelli and Craft in America

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