Leaves a Trace
With Alicia Ongay Perez
Looking for a creative way to celebrate Merton this August?
Join local artist Alicia Ongay-Perez for a free crafting and decorating ceramics workshop. Together, you will create a unique collection of handmade plates, celebrating our rich botanical diversity.
What you will do:
- Choose between botanical imprinting or sgraffito illustration techniques.
- Be guided to make, decorate and glaze your own unique plate.
- Collect your kiln-fired piece from the library shortly after the workshop.
- Have the exciting option of featuring your work in a follow-up library exhibition
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Mitcham Library Sessions
Sgraffito Underglaze Friday 7 August | 5:15pm – 7:45pm OR Saturday 8 August | 2:00pm – 4:30pm
Leaf Impression Friday 14 August | 5:15pm – 7:45pm OR Saturday 15 August | 2:00pm – 4:30pm |
Pollards Hill Library Sessions
Sgraffito Underglaze Friday 21 August | 5:15pm – 7:45pm OR Saturday 22 August | 2:00pm – 4:30pm
Leaf Impression Friday 28 August | 5:15pm – 7:45pm OR Saturday 29 August | 2:00pm – 4:30pm |
Participants only need to attend one session for each technique. Repeat attendance is optional for those wishing to practise the technique again
Book now! Adults 16+, no experience needed, all materials provided.
About the artist: Facebook ¦ Instagram
Alicia Ongay-Perez is an educator, artist and mother who lives and works in Merton. She works across a wide variety of art forms including ceramics, installation and sculpture. She is the founder of Hands On Big Ideas (HOBI), an initiative that offers socially engaged, immersive making experiences designed to support wellbeing, foster an appreciation of the natural world and nurture a sense of agency within communities.