SIEKOPAaI
POTTERY
WORKSHOP
WITH YaDIRa OCOGUaJE
GUARDIANA DE ARCILLA
SPACES ARE STRICTLY LIMITED TO ENSURE AN AUTHENTIC, HANDS-ON, CULTURAL EXCHANGE.
SIEKOPAaI
POTTERY
WORKSHOP
WITH YaDIRa OCOGUaJE
GUaRDIaNA DE aRCILLa
SPACES ARE STRICTLY LIMITED TO ENSURE AN AUTHENTIC, HANDS-ON, CULTURAL EXCHANGE.
SEPTEMBER 2026
ASHVILLE
DATES
WASHINGTON D.C.
DATES
NEW YORK
DATES
ASHVILLE
DATES
WASHINGTON D.C.
DATES
NEW YORK
DATES
POTTERY, WOMEN, AND THE LIVING aMAZON
Experience a living ancestral practice guided by Yadira Ocoguaje, Siekopaai artist and community leader.
Learn how Siekopaai women are using traditional pottery to strengthen their culture and protect the rivers, forests, and clay-gathering areas that sustain their communities. Work with Amazonian clay, discover natural pigment techniques, and create a unique piece rooted in the Siekopaai worldview.
POTTERY, WOMEN, AND THE LIVING AMAZON
Experience a living ancestral practice guided by Yadira Ocoguaje, Siekopaai artist and community leader. Learn how Siekopaai women are using traditional pottery to strengthen their culture and protect the rivers, forests, and clay-gathering areas that sustain their communities. Work with Amazonian clay, discover natural pigment techniques, and create a unique piece rooted in the Siekopaai worldview.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
PRINCIPLES OF
SIEKOPAaI POTTERY
Understand the materials, river clay prep, and traditional techniques.
NATURAL PIGMENTS AND DESIGNS
Prepare natural colors and apply traditional patterns inspired by the Siekopaai worldview.
CULTURAL CONTEXT
Gain direct insight into the Siekopaai people's struggle for their land, culture, and nature preservation.
PRINCIPLES OF
SIEKOPAI POTTERY
Understand the materials, river clay prep, and traditional techniques.
NATURAL PIGMENTS
AND DESIGNS
Prepare natural colors and apply traditional patterns inspired by the Siekopai worldview.
CULTURAL CONTEXT
Gain direct insight into the Siekopai people's struggle for their land, culture, and nature preservation.
WHY JOIN THIS MASTERCLASS?
LIVING ANCESTRAL TRADITION
Discover how Siekopai pottery connects art, nature, and community.
RAW & NATURAL MATERIALS
Work without molds using river clay, natural pigments, and brushes made from hair.
CULTURAL RESISTANCE & EMPOWERMENT
Support Indigenous women leaders guarding culture, preserving the forest, and generating income.
HANDS-ON CREATION
Shape and paint your own one-of-a-kind piece while learning the history of Siekopai clay.
"IN THE SIEKOPAI COSMOVISION, CLAY IS NOT JUST A PIECE OF EARTH OR MUD. IT IS A REMINDER OF THE STRUGGLE THAT HAS ACCOMPANIED OUR NATION SINCE THE TIME OF OUR ANCESTORS. CLAY CREATES NETWORKS OF CARE AND PROTECTION FOR WOMEN AND TERRITORIES."
LIVING ANCESTRAL TRADITION
Discover how Siekopaai pottery connects art, nature, and community.
RAW & NATURAL MATERIALS
Work without molds using river clay, natural pigments, and brushes made from hair.
CULTURAL RESISTANCE & EMPOWERMENT
Support Indigenous women leaders guarding culture, preserving the forest, and generating income.
HANDS-ON CREATION
Shape and paint your own one-of-a-kind piece while learning the history of Siekopaai clay.