Earth Art Studio will be participating with Cero Basura in the 2026 state wide clean up day!
Join Us!
Playa Tia Michaela | March 22 | 8 – 10am
Anyone who joins us at the beach, is welcome to come back to the studio afterwards for refreshments, a tour of the current exhibition H2O and will be given a discount coupon to use on art or classes at Earth Art Studio!
Bags/boxes/buckets, gloves, and water will be provided at the beach.
We are sharing each of the artists participating in our current exhibition H2O through our blog series, Artists Sharing Artists, so you can learn a little more about them and their artwork. If you’d like to come see the show in person, please check out our pop-up event schedule and/or book a private tour with us! If you’d like to purchase work, please contact us!
About the Artist:
Originally from La Paz, Baja California Sur, she is an industrial designer who approaches ceramics with enthusiasm and authenticity. With over five years of experience exploring materials and processes, she leads projects at Barro Sur. Her approach blends technique, intuition, and curiosity, bringing to life pieces that seek to convey comfort, emotion, and a connection with the user.
About the Art:
‘Defenders’ is inspired by the sea urchin: an ancient creature that marks boundaries without threatening. Nine conical sculptures combine earth and fire to speak of fragility, strength, and respect for coastal ecosystems and our responsibility to care for them. Their modular nature invites interaction and observation of each piece as a gesture of coexistence with the sea.
IG: @srita.curiel
Earth Art Studio believes in supporting working artists! Purchasing art work and/or contributing a donation for your visit to the sculpture trail helps keep our creative community thriving and making more art!
Currently, the studio is only open for scheduled events and by appointment.
Please contact us if you’d like to visit!
We are excited to announce that Earth Art Studio will be open to the public for FREE on every Second Saturday this Spring!
Join us March 14th, April 11th or May 9th from 10AM – 4PM for self-guided tours of the H2O exhibition in the studio and sculpture garden!
If you’ve been meaning to make it out here, now’s your chance, we look forward to seeing you!
We will be sharing each of the artists participating in our current exhibition H2O through our blog series, Artists Sharing Artists, so you can learn a little more about them and their artwork. If you’d like to come see the show in person, please check out our pop-up event schedule and/or book a private tour with us! If you’d like to purchase work, please contact us!
About the Artist:
Mexico beckoned and Christa Assad relocated her home and studio south of the border in 2017. She was captivated by the small Pueblo Mágico of Todos Santos, Baja California Sur, with its colorful decorations dangling across the narrow streets, and one long dirt road out to her new land. Her desert hideaway now houses the only wood kiln in Baja, and there she enjoys experimenting with local clay and found treasures from her hikes in the dramatic landscape. She balances her time between potting and painting, beach combing and exploring cities on the mainland.
Assad’s work is in the permanent collections of The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, The Ceramic Research Center at Arizona State University Museum, and The Penn State Fulbright Scholar Collection, and is included in Garth Clark’s Shards, Kevin A. Hluch’s The Art of Contemporary Pottery, and Lark Books‘ 500 Teapots and 500 Pitchers. Her paintings can be found locally at Galeria Militar in central Todos Santos as well as by appointment at her studio in Las Playitas.
About the Art:
Have you ever done something and been surprised by how such a seemingly small act can affect so many other people or things? Like the tides shape the shoreline of our Baja beaches, one movement pushes and forms the next. The “ripple effect” is best known by examples such as a rock thrown in the water: the concentric circles formed around it continue to expand outward and distort according to any other forces at work.
Here in our beautiful desert of Las Playitas we have witnessed changes in the landscape resulting from the recent growth of the real estate market. Virgin desert forests are clear-cut to gain a better view of the ocean or to make way for a construction site. Roads are cut, widened and graded, fences are built, leaving less and less of a grazing area for the herds of cows and goats that rely on it for a good portion of their food source. Many species of animals, reptiles and insects lose their homes. Water paths and cycles are altered, and all of this affects the ecosystem and eventually our environment.
Having awareness of our actions, our words and our thoughts is crucial to how we affect our friends, strangers we encounter, the paths we follow, and in the long run, the planet. The ripple effect is physics – physical science – that we can actually see.
Art imitates life. This painting was made starting at the right-hand side with the light pink stripe. I tried my best to paint a straight, continuous stripe of the same width (based on the brush), trying not to lift the brush except to dip into the paint. When my hand wavered or I fumbled the brush, I let that be a record of the process – the accidents and missteps of life. With each stripe that followed in a different color, I followed the edge of the previous stripe so that, very gradually, the ripple effect emerged.
christaassad.com IG: @christaassad
Earth Art Studio believes in supporting working artists! Purchasing art work and/or contributing a donation for your visit to the sculpture trail helps keep our creative community thriving and making more art!
Currently, the studio is only open for scheduled events and by appointment.
Please contact us if you’d like to visit!
New Workshop Series: B CR8IV
Anapaula Garcia-Bucio of Casa Ladrillo will be leading us through weaving techniques that we’ll use to create sculptural woven branches all inspired by the colors of water. We’ll be using a variety of materials to weave with including upcycled beach trash.
A tour of our current exhibition H20 is included in your workshop!
Once again, I am equally amazed and delighted by all of you who came out to find us in the middle of the desert and share in our art adventures! By our count, we welcomed nearly 200 visitors for the opening reception of H2O! What?!?
Thank you so much to everyone who attended and to all the amazing artists who put some very long days into making the work for this exhibition – it is absolutely extraordinary!
We love supporting working artists, so if you saw some art that you’re interested in purchasing, please contact us. Local delivery is included in your purchase and shipping options are available.
If you missed the opening – don’t worry! The exhibition runs through the end of May and we have lots of pop-up events happening in the coming months. You can also book a private tour of the studio and sculpture garden – so come visit!
Let’s Dive In!
14 artists will be participating in H2O, our second annual group exhibition! This year’s theme is all about water! Works in a variety of media will be displayed in the studio, on the studio and in the sculpture garden – it is not to be missed!
Join us Saturday February 21 from 3 – 7 pm at Earth Art Studio for the opening of H2O!
And tacos by @Pork.Favor will be available at the opening!
Our Talented Participating Artists:
Christa Assad @christaassad
Maythe Curiel @srita.curiel
Steven Jacobi @ceramicasrj
Josel @monerojosel @re_by_josel
Luis Kerch @luiskerchf
Susan McBride @samceramics.mcb
Paolo Melandri @paolomelandri53
Rudy Mendoza @rudylango
Rodrigo Murillo @basuraconceptualreciclada
Saskia Onvlee @lasonrisadelamuerte
Cesar Perales @artezes
Natalia Szalc @nplusu
Jenni Ward @jenniwardart
Kevin Wickham @tallerdeterrenoarquitectura
The exhibition runs Feb 21 – May 30 and will feature a series of pop-up events throughout , join us at one or all of them as we explore water through themes of biology, sustainability, ablution, change, recreation, occupation + more!
Want to share a creative corner of our area with out-of-town guests?
Join us at Earth Art Studio for a private tour of the studio, sculpture garden and create a hands-on, take home art project in our Nest!
Book your appointment here…
The sculpture garden just got a little bit cooler with the addition of our new nest! El nido has been a work in progress over the past few weeks and it was just recently finished. Javier and Julietta of Arte con Madera del Desierto worked their magic weaving palo de arco into this amazing structure. We’ll be adding a table and benches to complete the shaded picnic area soon.
Come visit El Nido in person!
El Nido in progress…
