Artist: MAIA MING / Maia Ming FONG (American Tableware &Houseware Designer, 20th Century)
Title: Original Cup and Saucer Design Using Deers in a Chinese Ming-period Blue and White
Medium: Original Gouache Painting with Graphite on board
Signature: Hand Signed by the Artist in pencil, LR, as shown, and dated 2002
Size: 14 x 14 inches
Notes: Maia Ming Designs for tableware and homewares
Provenance: Hatay Stratton Fine Art, Northampton, Massachusetts
About the Artist: Maia Ming Fong was born in Hawaii, grew up in Italy and is currently based in Barcelona. She has been a designer/maker her whole life and has a particular passion for ceramics. Maia studied Product Design at Stanford University and has helped numerous companies create amazing products. When her children were young, Maia took a pottery class with them and re-entered the world of ceramics. She began forming small pieces on the wheel and then adapting them by hand. This led to group and solo exhibits and greater demand for her work. Eventually, Maia began using slip cast molds to reproduce her ceramic designs in small series. Inspired by her Asian and Scandinavian heritage, Maia’s lifestyle ceramics focus on simple pleasures in the home. Contemporary classics, with a tactile and whimsical flair, her ceramic designs are simple, functional and beautiful.