Zia Ceramics Design

These pieces are sculptural meditations—formed slowly by hand, shaped by intuition, memory, and emotion. Rooted in traditional craftsmanship, each form carries the imprint of process and presence, embracing asymmetry, texture, and the quiet language of imperfection.

Inspired by cultural echoes, natural forms, and the unseen threads that bind us, my ceramic work is less about function and more about feeling, offering stillness, reflection, and a sense of belonging in space.

Artist Statement

Selected Works

01. Thousand Wishes, Such

  • Clay and fiber thread

  • 2026

  • 14 in (height) x 16.5 in (width) x 13.5 in (depth)

02. Vessel - 02

  • Clay, Lava glaze and Cotton thread

  • 2025

  • 16 in (height) x 11.5 in (width) x 15.5 in (depth)

03. Routes

  • Clay and Slip

  • 2025

  • 12.5 in (height) x 9 in (width) x 12 in (depth)

*On exhibit: NCECA 2026 Annual, Absence Takes Form, Wasserman Projects, Detroit, Michigan

04. Vessel - 01

  • Clay and Lava glaze

  • 2025

  • 8.25 in (height) x 9 in (width) x 8 in (depth)

05. Ascend

  • Clay and fiber thread

  • 2025

  • 14 in (height) x 11 in (width) x 13.5 in (depth)

06. Kashkol - 01

  • Clay and Underglaze

  • 2025

  • 5.5 in (height) x 9 in (width) x 5.25 in (depth)

07. Matka

  • Clay and Fiber thread

  • 2025

  • 7 in (height) x 10 in (width) x 6.75 in (depth)

08. Vessel - 03

  • Clay and Underglaze

  • 2025

  • 8.25 in (height) x 9 in (width) x 8 in (depth)

Additional Works

Dark Stoneware

Red Stoneware

Light Stoneware

Exhibitions & Awards

  • 2026 - Group Exhibition, ABSENCE TAKES FORM, 2026 NCECA Annual exhibition, Detroit, MI

    2026 - Group Exhibition, Sears Art Museum Invitational, St. George, UT

  • 2026 - Utah Treasures Exhibitor, Salt Lake Art Show, Salt Lake City, UT

  • 2025 - Group Exhibition, Merge(d) exhibition with The Color Network in partnership with The Hudgens Center, Duluth, GA

    2025 - Group Exhibition, Statewide Annual UT ‘25: Painting, Sculpture, and Installation, Southern Utah Museum of Art, Cedar City, UT

    2025 - Group Exhibition, Statewide Emerging Artists' Annual, Bountiful Davis Art Center, Bountiful, UT

  • 2025 - Honorable Mention, Statewide Emerging Artists' Annual, Bountiful Davis Art Center