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After the cut l, 2026
Stoneware
Dimensions: 30 cm x 30 cm x 8 cm
Nishii is a ceramic artist based in the United States and originally from Japan.
Working primarily in clay, she creates sculptural works that explore growth, change, and resilience through ceramic form. Drawing inspiration from natural structures and the traces of time found in nature, her work investigates what remains after transformation and how life continues through periods of change.
Her work has been exhibited in the United States and internationally.
My work centers on what persists through change—forms that have been altered or displaced, yet continue to exist in another state.
I am drawn to patterns of growth and the traces of time found in nature. In my recent series, After the Cut, I create forms inspired by tree stumps and cross-sections. A tree stump can mark an ending, but it also contains a record of growth, survival, and transformation.
Rather than focusing on loss alone, I am interested in what remains. Through ceramic form, I explore endurance, adaptation, and the coexistence of damage and renewal within the same structure.
Within these forms, I look for an internal light—something not fully visible, yet quietly present—suggesting the possibility of continuation beyond rupture.
After the cut l, 2026
Stoneware
Dimensions: 30 cm x 30 cm x 8 cm
Nishii is a ceramic artist based in the United States and originally from Japan.
Working primarily in clay, she creates sculptural works that explore growth, change, and resilience through ceramic form. Drawing inspiration from natural structures and the traces of time found in nature, her work investigates what remains after transformation and how life continues through periods of change.
Her work has been exhibited in the United States and internationally.
My work centers on what persists through change—forms that have been altered or displaced, yet continue to exist in another state.
I am drawn to patterns of growth and the traces of time found in nature. In my recent series, After the Cut, I create forms inspired by tree stumps and cross-sections. A tree stump can mark an ending, but it also contains a record of growth, survival, and transformation.
Rather than focusing on loss alone, I am interested in what remains. Through ceramic form, I explore endurance, adaptation, and the coexistence of damage and renewal within the same structure.
Within these forms, I look for an internal light—something not fully visible, yet quietly present—suggesting the possibility of continuation beyond rupture.
