Eiko Maeda: Flat Bottom Bowl in Blue, Pink and Grey

Description

Eiko’s signature pieces are hand built and based on a tradition founded in Chinese and Japanese ceramics called Nerikomi. To make these various patterns, coloured clay is stacked in a precise manner and sliced through the cross section to form small blocks. These blocks are assembled together to make a pattern sheet. The patterns therefore differ from those created by painting glaze. Hand crafted each will slightly vary in colour, pattern, size, and weight. Venice Exhibition: The bowls are inspired by the objects in the exhibition and exclusive to the Gardiner Shop.

Care & Use: Please handle with care when washing as they are made thin to highlight the translucency

Material: Porcelain and not glazed

Measurement (in.): D6.4 x H2

Weight (oz.): 9.3

SKU: 674103

About The Artist

Eiko Maeda

Eiko Maeda graduated from Joshibi University of Art and Design in Tokyo, Japan. She is currently based in Woodbridge, Ontario. Maeda trained in ceramics at the Visual Arts Center in Montreal and learned nerikomi under Eiji Murofushi in Fuji, Japan. Nerikomi is a decorative process that involves stacking colored clay and slicing through the cross section to reveal a pattern. The focus of Eiko Maeda's work is creating contemporary designs using traditional Japanese methods and forms.