Studio Tashtego is pleased to announce representation of New York-based ceramic artist Elizabeth Mazza. Elizabeth's work poses a challenge to the "vessel" concept and what is technically defined as such. Each piece possesses some vestigial trait of a vessel (an opening, a handle, a hollow body) while boldly experimenting with sculptural iterations on the form. Ridges, grooves, and whimsical extrusions seem to play the traditional role of "handles" - tiny openings read like winking reminders of original functions that were purposefully diminished. Elizabeth's body of work conveys a rejection of traditional symmetry in favor of an aesthetic vocabulary infused with movement and asymmetry. There is a deliberate quest for off-kilter arrangements and evocations of the most sublime, yet common, asymmetries found in nature: ripples on water, wind blowing through a meadow, or a person's facial features. The sense of freedom and fantasy in Elizabeth's work ignites curiosity in the viewer. 🖤 Please contact [email protected] for more information.