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heather rosenman
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heather rosenman
Heather Rosenman is a Los Angeles-based ceramic artist known for sculptural vessels blending ancient forms with modern design, inspired by art history, industrial design, and geology, using unique glazes and graphic textures to create timeless, artifact-like pieces. Originally from New York, she studied graphic design at The Cooper Union and Basel School of Design. She transitioned from graphics to ceramics after receiving a pottery wheel as a gift, creating a distinct style that merges primal aesthetics with contemporary sensibilities
By simplifying forms to their gestural essence, her designs emphasize negative and positive space with graphic surfaces and lava glazes developed through experimentation. For Rosenman, that world is one of what she calls "a primitive aesthetic with modern sensibilities. I really appreciate modern art, brutalism, a rawness of materials, and the history of communication, of language," she says. In her latest ceramic series, "Scribe," Rosenman explores all of these themes, drawing from cuneiform, the ancient Mesopotamian writing system. That work became the basis for the Kerry Joyce line, called the Archetype Collection.
Rosenman and Kerry Joyce Textiles have partnered to create a collection that is inspired by her bold ceramic forms and unique surface designs. This collection reinterprets the complex language of symbols to obtain a poetic amalgam. Six designs each in 8 handsome colorways for textiles and wallpaper.
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"A lot of companies use interior designers to create collections, and there's nothing wrong with that," Joyce explains of his choice. "But I thought the idea to work with artists who are gifted and give them the opportunity to create something new—and my company gets to be the lucky recipient of that creation—is very special to me. I'm thrilled to be in that position." Kerry Joyce