Thivô

Thivô has earned wide recognition for her vibrant Nerikomi ceramic vessels, alive with a symphony of colors embracing figures prepared to leap off the clay and into the room. Her subject matter incorporates a host of multicolored themes: flowers, landscapes, dancers and abstract designs. Many of her works are inspired by lands she has visited, and animal and marine life she has observed. Since Nerikomi, Thivô’s specialty, is a handbuilding technique based upon the use of myriad small stained and layered pieces of clay carefully joined together, the figure or pattern that emerges is identical on both the inside and outside surfaces of the vessel. The contrasting clay pieces can be strips, coils or small slabs. Thivô states, “Building Nerikomi vessels with colored clays is indeed a demanding technical challenge and requires great patience. But difficulty aside, this technique allows me to integrate forms, surfaces and colors; generating relationships between the interior and exterior that induce a feeling of movement and transiting the vessel wall”. Thivô studied this technique at the renowned and prestigious Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris, France. Her Nerikomi works grace both public and private collections across the nations. Her ceramic studio is currently located at Miami Iron Side.