Flora and clay

In this workshop, the wisdom of the plant beings from Flora and their qualities are translated into their own clay image. Clay acts as a mirror of inner movements, the plant creatures as gentle companions. Materials are explored, one’s own rhythm is experienced and an image is created that emerges from the creative impulse.

Flora’s 33 native plant creatures and their messages serve as inspiration and a starting point for the creative work. The focus is not on floral motifs, but on the question: What message of the plant should become visible?
The colors, shapes and structures of the clay painting follow the inner message. The composition of the picture emerges and is put into practice. Intuition and action flow together so that a visible work emerges from the impulse. The workshop concludes with a joint reflection on the creative process, the experiences and the connection between plant beings, intuition and clay design.

The workshop is aimed at anyone who wants to experience materials with their senses, access intuitive design and implement creative processes in the form of a concrete image. It is suitable for those interested in art, nature lovers and people who appreciate practical and grounding design processes.

Magdalena Türtscher is a designer and photographer with her own office in Vorarlberg. She conveys a profound approach to design and the translation of messages into form, color and image composition. Anna-Pia Rauch is an art and cultural mediator and studied peace and conflict research. Together they hold the frame for flora and clay and create an empathetic, subtle and sensual dialog between plants and earth.