Earth Oven

Opening: November 8, 6—9pm

Join us at MASS Gallery to celebrate the opening of Earth Oven: a communal, functional sculpture project led by Tanya Zal grounded in the practice of hand-building and created in collaboration with the help of many, including Alison Whitworth, Addie Oscher, Aaron Amin, Jamie Lerman, Mac Benson, and Penny Halcyon.

Using natural building techniques we created a cob oven using locally sourced materials- limestone, soil, sand, and straw. It's decorated with recycled ceramic pieces made during our summer Clay ReWork-Shop, where we reimagined broken bisque and glaze ware into tile and mosaic. The oven will be a permanent part of MASS Gallery and a space for sharing food and community on a regular basis. 

On November 8 we gather to celebrate the close of the build phase, and the beginning of Earth Oven’s new life. Enjoy oven-fired pizza in the yard 6-9, and a materials archive inside the gallery space including a browsable reference library curated by Time Being Books.

Gallery hours are Saturdays 12-5pm, through Dec 13. 

Deep gratitude to our ensemble build crew who showed up to give hands-on support. Abbey Weber, Alexis Hunter, Amanda Vaughn, Ani Bradberry, Anne Chen, Ariel Wood, Camila Restrepo, Carmen Rangel, Caroline Dunn, Clayton Cain, Emily Meeks, Ian McDowell, Katherine Lain, Leah Danze, Leika Aguinaldo, Maddie Mondshine, Paloma Mayorga, Phoebe Schuman-Goodier, Sabine Fletcher, Samantha Meloma, Sofie Cardinal, Sophia Hatzikos, Terri Mashburn, Tova Katzman, and Travis Byargeon.