Piñata Fundamentals

Who is this workshop for?

• Mamas and their children ages 5 years and up
• Childcare support provided for children younger than 5 years old (must RSVP, limited capacity)

Workshop Purpose/Intention:

To share my love and passion for piñata making with the community. To share traditional piñata making to a new generation in hopes that mom’s and children will try and make more piñatas in the future.

Piñata making can be a bit tedious, one should come prepared to possibly learn something new and enjoy the process.

No prior knowledge or skill required. Materials provided.

Checkin: 10-10:30am

Time for getting settled, mingling and getting yourself a donation-based beverage from our friends Coffee Bueno popup!

About the Artist Facilitator:

Patty Botello was born in Los Angeles, California. At the age of three she learned how Piñatas were created from her next door neighbor and babysitter. She studied art at San Jose State University where she earned her Bachelor of Arts, Concentration in Studio Practice. While being immersed in studio art classes she fell in love with the creation of three dimensional art. Before graduating, she began Fuzzy Lollipop, a small online business in 2009 where she sells her piñata sculptures.Patty has been making piñata sculptures in her own unique style for over a decade. She hopes to elevate the piñata to be viewed as art. They are high quality piñatas that blur the boundary between piñata and paper sculpture.Her recent work is made primarily with paper-mache and up-cycled materials .Patty's artwork has been featured in various group art exhibitions in the Bay Area, Content Magazine and at a temporary gallery at the Sweets and Snacks Expo in Chicago, Illinois. She was also a grant recipient in 2018 and had a solo artist exhibition made possible through The Center for Cultural Innovation, Creative Industry Incentive Fund. Patty was a fellow as part of The Cultura Power Fellowship with MACLA in 2021.

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This project is sponsored by the San Jose Office of Cultural Affairs Creative Ambassador Program. The Creative Ambassadorship is made possible through the City of San Jose Office of Economic Development and Cultural Affairs with support from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Thank you to our sponsors: San Jose Downtown Association, City of San Jose, and Knight Foundation

Thank you to our fiscal sponsor and host Local Color!

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