A stylized illustration of Asmara Beraki.
Pond Farm Pottery welcomed its July Artist in Residence, Asmara Beraki. Asmara is primarily a filmmaker, but also writes poetry and articles, quilts, and engages in a visual art practice (collage, drawing, and painting), is an entrepreneur, and university lecturer whose creative work has received international accolades and has been screened at festivals worldwide. She is also a native of San Francisco and a resident of Sonoma County.
For her workshop event, Asmara screened her series of short films called Quotidian Cinematics followed by an interactive question and answer session and a workshop on how to make creative short films using only a phone or laptop computer. Quotidian Cinematics included inspiring and creative short films and stories related to Asmara’s personal experience as an artist, including her family ties to Ruth Asawa, Albert Lanier, and Pond Farm Pottery itself where her grandparents contributed to art, culture, and community.
A flyer with information about Pond Farm Pottery’s July Artist in Residence event on July 22, 2024.
Attendees watch a film by Pond Farm Pottery’s July Artist in Residence, Asmara Beraki, in a room at the Guerneville Regional Library on July 22, 2024. Photo by Stewards of the Coast and Redwoods.
Close to 20 participated in the event, which as held at the Guerneville Regional Library, which was a perfect setting for this creative engagement.
