🌀 Masks are required inside the studio for communal safety 🌀
To help keep our space safe, masks (N95 or KN95) are required for all workshops. Please bring your own—extras are available at the studio. Masks protect against airborne illness as well as clay and glaze dust.
Our property is ADA accessible, with a ramp available for the bathroom (3 steps). On-site parking and other accommodations are available—email us with any needs: info@sooki.studio.
Sliding scale pricing is a tool for social equity. We use sliding scale pricing to make ceramics education accessible and affordable.
There are three tiers for pricing, when signing up for a workshop, please pay on the scale what feels right to you and your current finances. This is a trust based system, only you will know what feels comfortable and possible.
The high end of the scale is the true cost. If you are someone who can afford to pay this, please do, as this offsets the price for others, allowing us to create more affordable offerings.
There are a set amount of spaces available per tier to ensure that the scale is balanced and workshop costs are covered. If a tier is sold out it means that all those spots have been spoken for. An interest free payment plan is available for all workshops, breaking the workshop cost down to smaller payments over a longer period of time.
We do our best to ensure workshops are accessible and affordable. We are continuously improving our pricing system, please reach out if you have any questions or ideas you'd like to share.
Workshops are non-refundable, but you may transfer your spot to someone else—just let us know in advance.
Students receive open studio access during their workshop, Thursday–Monday from 11am to 8pm, plus a 10% discount at Sooki Supply.
Description
Taught by Farkhondeh Ahmadzadeh
Tuesday, August 26th, 10:30am-2:30pm
All experience levels welcome
Masks required
2971 Allesandro St, Los Angeles, Frogtown 90039
“Oh dear soul, you and I resemble a compass
Although divided in two, we are of one body
We are following a point like a compass
But in the end we will unify.”
-Abu Saeed Abul-Khayr, 10th century Persian Sufi poet
Intro to Sacred Geometry with Farkhondeh Ahmadzadeh is a focused and meditative journey into the fundamentals of 3-fold and 6-fold geometry, exploring the symbolic and structural patterns that form the basis of many sacred traditions.
Students will engage in hands-on drawing practices using only a compass and straightedge to create intricate, harmonious designs rooted in the hexagonal grid—such as the Seed of Life and other forms found in nature and ancient art.
Emphasizing presence, precision, and reflection, this course invites students to slow down, connect with the wisdom of geometric order, and experience how simple forms can reveal profound insights. No prior experience is needed-just a sense of curiosity and wonder.
All tools and materials provided. It is recommended students bring a .3 mechanical pencil, notebook, ruler and colored pencils.
Instructor
Farkhondeh Ahmadzadeh is an Iranian artist based in London. Her work explores the disciplines of Persian poetry manuscripts, sacred geometry and Persian miniatures. She has worked both as an academic and an artist in Iran, America and Europe. For the last 20 years, Farkhondeh has regularly spent time living and studying under calligraphy masters in Iran. She graduated with distinction from The King’s Foundation School of Traditional Arts’ MA programme in 2011 and was awarded the Jerwood prize for Islamic traditional art. She now works at the School as the MA Deputy Director of the Studies.
Dress in comfortable clothing you don't mind getting a little messy. All materials we use will not stain.
We’ve got all the tools and materials covered—just bring a notebook, some water, and any favorite clay tools you can’t live without.
We’ll have all the basics ready—tools, materials, water, tea, coffee, and a few light snacks to keep you going.
Experience levels vary from workshop to workshop—peek at the description to see if it’s the right fit, or reach out and we’ll point you in the right direction.
Yes! The studio is dog friendly. Visit Sooki Supply for a dog treat :)
Masks are required for all workshops to help keep our space safer and more accessible. You're welcome to work outside mask-free—just pop one on when coming in and out of the studio.
We bisque fire to cone 06 and glaze fire to cone 5.
Yes! You can learn more here.
No problem—you can keep working during Open Studio time after the workshop has finished. Learn more here.
It depends on the workshop—we’ll note when they’re family-friendly. You're always welcome to bring your child along.
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