CR8TIVE CLAY
CR8TIVE CLAY
Shelly Arroyo
Cr8tive Clay, 2020, © Shelly Arroyo
In the winter 2017, an idea was hatching from numerous family trips: a family-run studio space for painting canvas and earth clay. This would be my second art studio, Cr8tive Clay, a long-awaited rebirth of all the things I loved about my previous art studio in Ohio.
Cr8tive Clay workers, 2020, © Shelly Arroyo
Cr8tive Clay would have classes, parties, and fundraisers. A Saturday morning story hour with project, topping off my top favorites for the space. Ideas started hatching and our family kept visiting other pottery studios, eager to paint our next piece. We signed the lease for the space for Cr8tive Clay in the fall of 2019.
Ideas started hatching and our family kept visiting other pottery studios, eager to paint our next piece.
“Cr8tive Clay” space, 2020, © Shelly Arroyo
“Cr8tive Clay” space (painted), 2020, © Shelly Arroyo
Cr8tive Clay samples, 2020, © Shelly Arroyo
Cr8tive Clay samples 2, 2020, © Shelly Arroyo
Due to open the end of March 2020, we were surprised (like many!) with the Covid Pandemic shutting everything down. Orders for supplies were unable to be delayed, yet suppliers abroad closed, some overnight. With basic necessities like toilet paper being a hot commodity, while our local schools being online for almost two years, the keys had to be returned, and the idea shelved for the interim. Hopefully, a studio space will resurface again over time…fingers crossed.
Cr8tive Clay space, 2019, © Shelly Arroyo
Cr8tive Clay keys, 2019, © Shelly Arroyo
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Shelly Arroyo, A.k.a. Mama Chickpea!
I have been a graphic designer excelling in desktop publishing programs, dabbling in web design, and making brand content for twenty years. I have owned my own brick-and-mortar studios, and developed my own brands. Designing user-centric UX, beautiful graphics and meeting deadlines are some of my strongest skills…but don’t forget my killer macaroni and cheese!
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