Terra Star, 2024
Seed beads, nylon thread, 3D printed stoneware/earthenware
9x9x12 inches
Celestial Strands, 2023
Seed beads, nylon thread, 3D printed stoneware/earthenware
9x9.5x12 inches
Omnidirectional Origin
Seed beads, nylon thread, 3D printed stoneware/earthenware
7.5 x7.5x 8.5 inches
Earth to Star, 2024
Seed beads, nylon thread, 3D printed stoneware/earthenware
8x8x8.5 inches
Stellar Loops, 2024
Seed beads, nylon thread, 3D printed stoneware/earthenware
5.5x5.5x8 inches
These ceramic works are made by 3D printing coils of clay in the pattern of woven baskets, then shaping them by hand. Long, loose strings of beads hang from each form, frayed in multiple directions, so the printer’s programmed precision gives way to the irregularity of the hand. They function as a digital compass, breaking their digital origins as an unbounded axis for multidirectional expansion. Each piece mimics specific star patterns from woven textiles as fractals–growing from the base to the top, twisting in motion. They demonstrate how a form or a line can contain multiplicities and suggest analogies and throughlines between traditional forms of making and the boundless borderless.
Photos: Ruben Diaz