Crafting Curiosity features work from the inaugural Ranch Studios Artist Residency, created at the Eames Ranch in Petaluma, CA. Over two three-month sessions, a small group of artists transformed the Ranch’s barn and farmstead buildings into studios for experimentation, discovery, and play.
Drawing inspiration from the Eames Archives and supported by research resources from William Stout Architectural Books, each artist responded to the questions that guide their practice. The resulting work reflects the philosophy of Ray and Charles Eames, whose legacy demonstrates that inquiry, problem-solving, and play are powerful tools for learning, creating, and positively shaping the world around us.
The residency carries forward a long tradition of agriculture and making at the Eames Ranch, shaped by Lucia Eames and her daughter Llisa Demetrios, both artists whose daily lives on the property integrated creative practice, stewardship, and experimentation.
This exhibition celebrates not only what was made, but also how it was made: through curiosity, shared learning, and a belief in the generative possibilities that arise when we work together.
Eames Ranch Studio Exhibition
Crafting Curiosity features work from the inaugural Ranch Studios Artist Residency, created at the Eames Ranch in Petaluma, CA. Over two three-month sessions, a small group of artists transformed the Ranch’s barn and farmstead buildings into studios for experimentation, discovery, and play.
Drawing inspiration from the Eames Archives and supported by research resources from William Stout Architectural Books, each artist responded to the questions that guide their practice. The resulting work reflects the philosophy of Ray and Charles Eames, whose legacy demonstrates that inquiry, problem-solving, and play are powerful tools for learning, creating, and positively shaping the world around us.
The residency carries forward a long tradition of agriculture and making at the Eames Ranch, shaped by Lucia Eames and her daughter Llisa Demetrios, both artists whose daily lives on the property integrated creative practice, stewardship, and experimentation.
This exhibition celebrates not only what was made, but also how it was made: through curiosity, shared learning, and a belief in the generative possibilities that arise when we work together.
