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Wabi Sabi Academy

Celadon Wabi Sabi Academy — Transmissive Paths

A Milan reference for Wabi Sabi since 2005, hosted within the industrial architecture of the historic Fabbrica Giò Style. The Academy operates as a continuous, vertical lineage of transmission — the permanent center for the organic passing of Manuela Metra's proprietary method. It represents a progressive journey where studio discipline, clay sculpture, and the contemplative listening to color transform imperfection from transient aesthetic into structural creative resource and path of self-emptying.

Rejecting superficial educational trends, this transmissive path demands a rigorous commitment to time, presence, and practice. Through the Way of Earth and the Way of Water, every experience becomes an encounter with raw matter where participants engage directly with natural stonewares, wild clays, and pure botanical or mineral pigments prepared freshly in the studio— a space where the individual is acted upon rather than instructed, where mark and gesture integrate with the sacredness of the incomplete.

Studio-based training cycles are grounded in the verified confluence of professional artistic practice, anthroposophical formal analysis, and secular mindfulness. Structured frameworks cover corporate team experiences, personal transformation workshops, and professional training for individuals, companies, and practitioners. Admission to the Academy cycles is subject to an introductory interview to verify motivation and intent. Sessions conducted in person at the Milan Atelier or through remote digital frameworks.

 

 

MANUELA METRA

Manuela Metra è un’artista visiva contemporanea e Wabi Sabi ceramic artist, diplomata presso l’Accademia di Belle Arti San Luca. Da oltre venticinque anni sviluppa una pratica plastico-pittorica che indaga la forza viscerale della materia attraverso la scultura contemporanea, l’estetica zen e i processi della trasformazione. Il suo lavoro prende forma mediante l’impiego di grès naturali, wild clay e pigmenti preparati personalmente. È fondatrice di Celadon – Wabi Sabi Academy, spazio dedicato allo studio della ceramica, alla sperimentazione sulla materia e all’approfondimento del rapporto tra terra, acqua e forma.