Unearthing: A workshop in story and clay with Ruby Daley
Join Ruby Daley, a storyteller, traditional tile maker and community gatherer in this hands-on making workshop exploring ceramics in relation to our current exhibition Julia Isídrez: Mud is everything.
What is our way of being in this world?
Where did we begin and how do we dream of being?
In Unearthing, participants will be invited to trace their way along this story from root to branch. What did a life lived closer to earth look and feel like, how does that root live within us now, and how can we dream a new way into being?
The session will use writing, discussion and making with local clay to re-root, re-enchant and re-dream ourselves back to earth.
Acting as both a balm and an activator, this gathering and workshop will offer the opportunity to explore both the discomfort and the joy of being a wild thing in this cultivated world. Together we will unearth the old and rooted ways, and see how they wind and dance into our collective dreams of a future.
Expect: free writing, making with local clay, sharing and discussion, engagement with Julia Isídrez’ works, light refreshments, play and laughter.
Please note: This session will run on two separate occasions with both sessions covering the same material, so it’s recommended to only attend one session.
Ruby Daley is a storyteller, traditional tile maker and community gatherer based in Glasgow. She facilitates gatherings that tend to our relationship to community, land and hand making. Her work is grounded in applied storytelling and folk research, focusing on stories of the land, archetypal emergence, and ritual practice. Ruby is fascinated by the eternality of clay and by the archaeological remains that preserve our myth making and social histories. Her work encourages the exploration / excavation of our relationship to the world through story, reflection, and intuitive making. Ruby is a 2025 graduate of the King’s Foundation Building Arts Programme and alumni of the Emerging Voices in Storytelling placement with the Village Storytelling Centre.
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This event will be held in Studio 1.
This event is seated.
This event is wheelchair accessible.
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