In the Belmont Heights neighborhood of Long Beach, a new creative space is quietly (and intentionally) taking shape. Slow Matter Studio, the forthcoming clay and pottery studio from Eloise Wood, is preparing to open at 3934 E. 4th St. But before the wheels spin and kilns fire, Eloise is doing what so many independent creatives have had to do: throwing a party to get to the finish line.
On Saturday, Feb. 28, from 4PM to 10PM, Slow Matter will host a full-scale fundraiser party. It is stacked with some of the city’s best food and drinks purveyors. There’s pottery. Tattooing on site. Live music. Raffles. Games. And even the old-school art of raku firing—all to help raise the final funds needed to officially open the space.
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