Michael Foerster: Spreading Joy with Clay Seed Bombs (all ages)

Participants will create imaginative seed bombs – unfired clay sculptures laced with wildflower seeds, meant to fall apart over time and leave the seeds behind. Participants will learn all about seed bombs, how to construct them, and how they can be helpful to the local ecosystem. We will also have discussions surrounding the materiality of clay as a medium and the concept of fired ceramic work vs. unfired. After the workshop, students are encouraged to scatter their seed bombs across the city and spread joy, strangeness, color and life.

Michael Guerra Foerster is an artist living and working in San Antonio, Texas. Michael received a BFA with a concentration in ceramics from the University of Texas at San Antonio in 2018, has studied at Haystack, Penland and Arrowmont Schools of Craft, and has exhibited nationally, including creating temporary and permanent public art pieces in San Antonio. Michael is also currently a visual arts instructor at SAY Sí (San Antonio Youth Yes) where he teaches middle and high school-age artists, who in turn regularly inspire and inform his work. The curriculum he co-creates focuses on creating elevated and original artwork, while also focusing on social justice and community centered action.