Ayumi Horie is a potter/ceramic artist whose work combines duality, comfort and narrative. As a Japanese-American, Ayumi assimilates her racial duality to her pottery by blending materials, relationships, and illusions of comfort. She also relates the height of her work (generally short) stems from the Japanese belief that the human soul is located closer to the center of gravity (stomach region) than the heart. Her shorter vessels speak to comfort and control.
Horie's creation of mugs, bowls, etc also differs greatly in that she throws dry and instead of traditionally shaping the clay (throwing/pulling it upward), she carves pieces out of clay or porcelain.
Often, she incorporates animals by carving through slip or adding decals. She explained that it is easy to relate to animals as they are frequently anthropomorphized in cultures throughout the world. She often thinks of her ceramic pieces as paper in which she uses drawings and glaze to create relationships of a didactic, narrative, or comforting nature.
Summing up her lecture, Horie explained the importance of creating objects for touch in a world that is "going digital." As a potter, she has the power to communicate with people in a manner that will never die. People will always need to eat and she has the capability to provide the vessel through which people fulfill their survival.
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