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July 13 - 17 | 10 AM-12 PM
Something is stirring in the sticks… and it wants to be built.
In this wildly creative, hands-on workshop, students will design and sculpt their own one-of-a-kind monsters using found, recycled, and unexpected materials. Twigs become claws. Bottle caps become eyes. Rusty bits, bark, wire, fabric scraps, and mysterious objects all come together to form creatures that look like they wandered straight out of the forest… or your imagination.
We’ll kick things off with a guided nature walk, where students gather natural treasures and curious materials to inspire their monster’s personality and shape. Throughout the week, we’ll combine these finds with studio materials and anything students bring from home to build expressive, strange, beautiful, and delightfully creative creatures!
This class encourages:
Creative problem solving
Imaginative storytelling
Hands-on construction skills
Seeing beauty in recycled and natural materials
No two monsters will be alike. Some may be whimsical. Some may be wild. Some may look like they’ve been quietly living in the woods for centuries.
Come build something weird. Come build something wonderful. Come make a monster.
John K Crockett-Person is a self-taught mixed-media ceramic artist whose work blends figurative sculpture, woodland creatures, and storytelling. Born in Tokyo and raised throughout Michigan, his early life shaped an imaginative voice influenced by fairytales, forests, and forgotten places. Over two decades in Washington State, while raising four children, he expanded his practice across ceramics, painting, puppetry, and mixed media, later developing three major bodies of work in Iowa: Into the Glimmerwood, Wildlings, and Dryads.
Now based in Astoria, Oregon, John creates sculptures that feel ancient, discovered, or half-remembered, blending mixed media with fired clay. His work invites curiosity, wonder, and personal storytelling, grounded in the belief that art can reconnect us to imagination, healing, and the mythic world around us.
July 13 - 17 | 10 AM-12 PM
Something is stirring in the sticks… and it wants to be built.
In this wildly creative, hands-on workshop, students will design and sculpt their own one-of-a-kind monsters using found, recycled, and unexpected materials. Twigs become claws. Bottle caps become eyes. Rusty bits, bark, wire, fabric scraps, and mysterious objects all come together to form creatures that look like they wandered straight out of the forest… or your imagination.
We’ll kick things off with a guided nature walk, where students gather natural treasures and curious materials to inspire their monster’s personality and shape. Throughout the week, we’ll combine these finds with studio materials and anything students bring from home to build expressive, strange, beautiful, and delightfully creative creatures!
This class encourages:
Creative problem solving
Imaginative storytelling
Hands-on construction skills
Seeing beauty in recycled and natural materials
No two monsters will be alike. Some may be whimsical. Some may be wild. Some may look like they’ve been quietly living in the woods for centuries.
Come build something weird. Come build something wonderful. Come make a monster.
John K Crockett-Person is a self-taught mixed-media ceramic artist whose work blends figurative sculpture, woodland creatures, and storytelling. Born in Tokyo and raised throughout Michigan, his early life shaped an imaginative voice influenced by fairytales, forests, and forgotten places. Over two decades in Washington State, while raising four children, he expanded his practice across ceramics, painting, puppetry, and mixed media, later developing three major bodies of work in Iowa: Into the Glimmerwood, Wildlings, and Dryads.
Now based in Astoria, Oregon, John creates sculptures that feel ancient, discovered, or half-remembered, blending mixed media with fired clay. His work invites curiosity, wonder, and personal storytelling, grounded in the belief that art can reconnect us to imagination, healing, and the mythic world around us.