(PRINCETON, NJ) -- On Thursday, February 16, at 7:00pm, artist Elisabeth Quatrano will be the featured speaker for the “Inside the Artist’s Studio” talk series at Princeton Makes in the Princeton Shopping Center. Quatrano, a member of the Princeton Makes artist cooperative, employs various techniques to transform clay, food and textiles into moving works of art. She will share insights about her practice and demonstrate her creative processes.
Quatrano, a Princeton resident, began her creative journey when, at the age of five, she became entranced with cooking pizza with her grandmother which led her to explore the alchemy of baking. She advanced to experiment with a multitude of other materials to create doll house furniture, pottery, calligraphy posters, stuffed animals and clothing. As a Princeton University undergraduate, she was trained by renowned ceramist Toshiko Takaezu.
“My education with Toshiko brought me to conceptual art and deepened my processes. Now I apply those lessons and my constant learning, through experimentation, to my work and teaching in culinary arts, ceramics and fiber arts” said Quatrano who earned an MFA in ceramics from the Cranbrook Academy of Art in 2021.
Through the process of transforming different materials, Quatrano explores memory, language, and the role that objects play in her life. She enjoys the alchemy of the processes and believes that making and viewing art is essential for the well-being of individuals, communities, and the planet.
This month, Quatrano is the featured artist at Princeton Makes; her work is highlighted in the retail and studio space. The “Inside the Artist Studio” talk series, part of the cooperative’s new programming initiatives, offers the public a monthly opportunity, every third Thursday, to learn about and from its creatives.
The event will begin with a reception, with light refreshments, at 6:30pm. Artwork by all cooperative artists will be available for purchase.
Princeton Makes is a cooperative comprised of 37 local artists who work across a range of artistic genres, including painting, drawing, stained glass, sculpture, textiles, and jewelry. Customers will be able to support local artists by visiting their in-store studios and by shopping for a wide variety of art, including large paintings, prints, custom-made greeting cards, stained glass lamps and window hangings, jewelry in a variety of designs and patterns, and more.
