{"product_id":"7-14-agustina-markez-ceramic-footballs","title":"7.14 - AGUSTINA MARKEZ | Ceramic Footballs","description":"\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eAs part of \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/lasudestada.com\/objects-at-play\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eObjects at Play\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e exhibition, join artist Agustina Markez for a hands-on workshop exploring the transformation of the football through surface, color, and gesture.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003e🗓️ Tuesday\u003c\/span\u003e, July 14th | 6 to 8pm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003e📍 \u003c\/span\u003e67 West St., Studio 513\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\"\u003en this session, participants will work directl\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003ey on bisque ceramic footballs, selecting colors and details to create a piece that feels personal and sculptural. From the first brushstrokes to the final finish, you’ll reimagine the ball as a piece of art, existing between object and sculpture, carrying traces of your own process, team an\u003c\/span\u003ed story.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eDrawing from her ceramic practice, where deflated footballs are reinterpreted as solid sculptural forms, Agustina explores the moment an object loses its function but gains a new presence. What once was soft and in motion becomes fixed, silent, and permanent — a surface for memory, failure, and reinterpretation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eEach ceramic ball holds the imprint of this transformation: from sport object to sculptural artifact, from use to observation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eNO EXPERIENCE NEEDED! \u003c\/span\u003eAll materials included + drinks and bites.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTake home a ball painted by you! \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"p1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eARTIST BIO\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cassandramayela.me\/\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLuisa Mantelli is a Brazilian textile artist based in New York City. She earned an MFA in Textiles from Parsons School of Design in 2025, following earlier studies in architecture and urban planning.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShe combines studio practice with education as a part-time faculty member at Parsons School of Design, a resident artist with ProjectArt teaching arts to first graders, and a resident in the NYFA Immigrant Artist Mentoring Program.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMantelli’s practice explores the relationships between people and their environments, translating themes of migration, influence and transformation into sculptural textile forms. Textiles, like people, adapt to the place they are in, carrying memory while responding to change. Through crochet, weaving, embroidery, and natural dyeing with repurposed materials, she merges Brazilian and family traditions with materials from New York, exploring how environments shape behavior and how communities reinvent home. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cassandramayela.me\/\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-9c929180-7fff-8e7d-2362-dd379691a1e5\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SUDESTADA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51977576284380,"sku":null,"price":125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0696\/9108\/0924\/files\/Workshops_Ceramic-Footballs_SUDESTADA_fdc42c83-85eb-4365-aa2a-6ba4d4fcb682.png?v=1783535801","url":"https:\/\/shop.lasudestada.com\/products\/7-14-agustina-markez-ceramic-footballs","provider":"SUDESTADA","version":"1.0","type":"link"}