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Mythological Creatures in Figurative Sculpture

$95.00

Friday, October 9
7-9:30pm

Join artist Chelsey Pettyjohn for a beginner-friendly exploration of mythological creatures, folklore, and figurative sculpture. Students will learn the fundamentals of creating small-scale figurative sculptures, with guidance on building forms, adding details, and bringing personality and character to their creatures. No prior ceramics experience is necessary. Come ready to get your hands dirty and make something a little strange.

Students can expect to create 1–4 figurative sculptures, each measuring approximately 1–6 inches in the longest direction. Cancellations must be made 1 week in advance to be eligible for a partial refund ($25 cancellation fee). Absences are non-refundable. Email us at hello@pyra.nyc with any questions.

Friday, October 9
7-9:30pm

Join artist Chelsey Pettyjohn for a beginner-friendly exploration of mythological creatures, folklore, and figurative sculpture. Students will learn the fundamentals of creating small-scale figurative sculptures, with guidance on building forms, adding details, and bringing personality and character to their creatures. No prior ceramics experience is necessary. Come ready to get your hands dirty and make something a little strange.

Students can expect to create 1–4 figurative sculptures, each measuring approximately 1–6 inches in the longest direction. Cancellations must be made 1 week in advance to be eligible for a partial refund ($25 cancellation fee). Absences are non-refundable. Email us at hello@pyra.nyc with any questions.

Meet your Instructor

Chelsey Pettyjohn is a multidisciplinary artist working primarily in paint, sculpture, and collage. Driven by a need to create personal mythology, her work engages a specific collection of self-made archetypes and iconography. Themes reveal personal history: childhood fantasies, forbidden sexuality, the secrecy of inner worlds. She is interested in the juxtaposition of delicate and grotesque; articulating the human experience in all its ugliness, innocence, beauty, and brutality.

She holds a BFA in Illustration from Parsons the New School for Design, and a BA in Creative Writing from Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts.  She has shown her work locally and internationally; exhibitions include solo and two-person shows at First Year Contemporary, Wharfside Arts, ATLA, ChaShaMa, and Tennis Elbow; group shows at PISCINA, Superhouse, Noon Projects, TIWA Gallery, Kapp Kapp, Tiger Strikes Asteroid, and Foxy Production.  Artist residencies include Hunter College (2019-2020, New York NY), Portland Pottery (2021, Portland ME), Salmon Creek Farm (2022, Albion CA), Brisons Veor (2024, 2025, Cornwall UK), Createspace Wales (Wales, 2025), and Porthmeor Studios (St Ives, UK, 2026). She currently lives and works in Red Hook, Brooklyn.

Photo by Elizabeth Renstrom.