Pictured here are two of the members of my personal and prized Saya Moriyasu Collection. The mustachioed trumpet player, when you remove his head, is also a bottle form into which one could put something with a stem. The Lady, whose head is an open vessel, can hold small things that shouldn't be misplaced. She's a nice reminder to me of how we contain needed items in our heads (if we should be so lucky...).
Saya and I became friends in Seattle, WA, in 2002, and I was lucky to spend time in her studio, visiting, and sometimes making small clay works too. Her studio has an atmosphere of positivity, hard work, and constant creativity + productivity. I loved being there. Saya comes from a family of Artists and Engineers, and I see both of these powers carried on and at work in her artistic approach. She has curiosity, can-do-it-ive-ness, and an Experimenter's ability to try different solutions until she finds the right one. Saya recently began a new series of miniatures, which are for sale. Here can see a fun animated showcase of these miniatures. And here you can visit Saya's website to see it all.
