Naomi Peterson crafts vibrant, playful ceramic artworks inspired by desserts like cupcakes and pies, using techniques like wheel throwing and hand-building. Many pieces are functional, featuring lids and handles, allowing interaction beyond visual enjoyment. Preferring savory foods over sweets, her art reflects her fascination with relationships, where the spaces in her dot patterns signify connections among individuals. With multiple firings for surface richness, her background in painting informs her innovative ceramic designs. Peterson's work will be showcased in the upcoming pop-up exhibition 'Dirt Folk: Planted'.
"I'm drawn to visual sweetness, imagining the potential enjoyment of confectioneries rather than physically consuming them. I actually prefer savory and salty foods to sweet ones!"
"My surfaces require many applications and separate firings to achieve vibrant, layered effects. Before ceramics, I spent many years painting mainly with oils, influencing much of my surface decisions."
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