Alexandra Romy

Ceramic teacher and Tao-based consultant in Zurich

Clay & Tao was founded from a sustained engagement with ceramic practice, material research and classical Taoist analytical frameworks. My work focuses on creating environments where technical precision, perceptual clarity and personal alignment can develop through long-term practice.

I initially trained and worked as a lawyer in Geneva before moving into the field of contemporary art. After studying art history in Paris, I founded a gallery in Switzerland dedicated to emerging artists and later completed curatorial studies at Zurich University of the Arts. This background continues to inform my sensitivity to form, spatial perception and the cultural context in which material practices evolve.

Ceramics has been central to my work for more than a decade. My training combines formal courses, specialised workshops and sustained studio research, with particular attention to wheel throwing, hand-building, glaze formulation and firing processes.
At Clay & Tao, ceramic classes are structured to support meaningful technical progression and a coherent relationship to material over time.

Alongside ceramic practice, I have been engaged since 2022 in the study of classical Taoist systems at Ming Shan Academy in Switzerland. This includes BaZi (often described as Chinese astrology), Qi Men Dun Jia, Yi Jing and Feng Shui — approached as analytical tools for understanding timing, relational dynamics and decision processes in both personal and professional contexts.

An embodied dimension of this research is cultivated through the practice of Wudang martial arts. These traditions inform my approach to rhythm, posture and attentiveness within ceramic technique.

Clay & Tao brings together these perspectives within a contemporary studio model based in Zurich. The studio supports individuals seeking rigorous ceramic training, thoughtful creative practice and structured consultation during periods of transition or strategic decision-making.

My intention is to create conditions where sustained technical practice and engagement with material quietly reshape perception, gesture and personal alignment over time.