Alyssa Beza
Wheel and hand building
she/her
Fun facts
- Favorite thing to make out of clay
- Sculptural lamps, abstract sculptures and wheel-thrown dinnerware
- What’s inspiring you lately
- Tagging, 3D collage, rocks and rust, testing the limits of gravity
- Favorite food spot
- Winson
- Favorite emoji
- đź«–
- Simple pleasure
- Early morning walks
Alyssa Beza is a ceramic artist, instructor and the founder of Beza Studio, based in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
She graduated from the State University of New York (SUNY) at Oswego with a BFA in Drawing and Painting and an MAT in K-12 Art Education. Alyssa taught K-12 art for seven years before becoming a nanny, private kids’ art instructor and ceramics teacher.
Through functional ceramic sculpture, she explores subconscious thought and the ways abstract forms can give physical shape to intangible ideas.
Her classes focus on generating ideas through guided research and sketching, and aim to help students find their creative voice. She enjoys delving into surface decoration such as water etching, mishima, terra sigillata, underglazing, slip trailing, marbling and nerikomi.
Work
Alyssa teaches wheel throwing and hand building.
Questions for Alyssa? Write to info@yarostudios.com.