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Miriam Carpenter
Origins, 2015-17
Nerikomi technique. Hand-built, carved and burnished ceramic. The ceramics were made in 2015 – and the container/display was made in 2017. The ceramic “eggs” are displayed on black sand in a wooden bent tray by Carpenter, inspired by the Hakata Magemono tradition in Japan, and arranged in the style of a Zen garden.
Each egg ranges in size from 3.5″ – 1.5″ – 2″ – 1″.
“Origins began in Australia sourcing natural earth pigments, wedging varying gradients into the clay, and creating complex flat canvases of patterning by way of the Japanese technique – Nerikomi. The hollow forms were built in the cups of my hands and blown to inflate. Black sand raked with complete stillness of mind and focus displays these eggs, the germs of creation. Every spring I make time to walk through the woods and admire the ephemerals, and budding new growth.” – Miriam Carpenter
Miriam Carpenter is a contemporary artist and designer based in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. As a Rhode Island School of Design alumna, she began her career designing alongside Mira Nakashima. Through new processes, she investigates the mundane, unveiling the hidden complexities around us. Imbued with heart and soul, her action-oriented form of art is a union of traditional technique, ingenuity and talent that is rooted in a conscious effort to create lasting positive change.
| Dimensions | 28 × 16 × 2 in |
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| Date | 2015-17 |
