Cucuteni Pottery – “A Dialogue Between Form, Symbol, and Ancestral Gesture”

Ritual dishes and altar-like forms

….” As an artist born in Cucuteni, the allure of this ancient pottery has deeply influenced my work. After completing my art studies, I returned to Cucuteni and, in 2002, co-organized the first edition of the Sculpture Camp. Since then, my journey has been marked by continuous exploration and growth. Today, I regularly organize international art camps, children’s workshops, exhibitions, and collaborative art projects. These experiences, combined with profound spiritual and transformative encounters, have shaped me into the person I am today.

I am a tapestry of complexity, woven with threads of curiosity and wonder. My heart has always been drawn to exploring those hidden and subtle worlds that lie within us, seeking to bring their timeless beauty to light in the reality of our earthly lives. For I believe that, at the heart of all creation, lies a pure simplicity and harmony that yearns to be revealed.

”For me, creativity is the breath of existence, a sacred impulse that flows through all things. Art is but one of its many enchanting whispers, a mere taste of the infinite expressions that life offers us.” (Ionela Sandrina Mihuleac)

WEDNESDAY, August 26, 2026

10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Hands-on ceramics workshop inspired by the Neolithic Cucuteni culture (V–III

(1st millennium B.C.), one of the most refined and expressive pottery cultures of prehistoric Europe.

• He focuses on creating dishes with bases and shapes resembling altars, inspired by

ritual objects and the symbolic forms of Cucuteni. The forms evoke ideas of offering,

protection and ritual, closely linked to the feminine and sacred dimension of this

culture.

• The workshop begins with a brief theoretical introduction to shapes, symbols, and

spiral motifs characteristic of Cucuteni pottery, followed by a hands-on session in which

Participants work with clay using hand-building techniques (without a potter's wheel)

and decorate them with natural engobes inspired by the traditional color palette

(white, red, black).

• Each participant will create one or two ceramic objects, following traditional designs

presented or freely reinterpreting the visual language of Cucuteni in a contemporary key.

• Techniques: hand-molding, decoration with engobes.

Duration: 3 hours 

Target audience: adults and young people (ages 16 and up), with or without experience

WORKSHOP COST: 60.00 EURO

FOR Pandora members: 50.00 EURO

TO PARTICIPATE, YOU MUST REGISTER and pay a deposit to secure your spot.

PAYMENT MUST BE MADE BY AUGUST 14

FILL OUT THE REGISTRATION FORM