Jaime Jenkins
Jaime Jenkins hand-builds stoneware pieces that push the definitions of what clay can and should do. Teetering on the edges of functionality and fragility, her works often take on organic and intricate forms.
Jaime Jenkins was born in 1992 and lives in Mount Maunganui.
Jaime hand-builds stoneware pieces that push the definitions of what clay can and should do. Teetering on the edges of functionality and fragility, her works take on structural, organic and intricate forms. Chains and bells are frequent subjects in Jaime’s practice, objects that defy the brittleness of fired clay, and that create movement and sound. These sit alongside dense architectural pieces that can be used as stools, shelves and tables, or works that simply exist in isolation as large sculptures.
A core source of inspiration for Jaime is her experiences of nature and natural forms, which she translates into her stoneware. Jaime speaks of feeling ‘filled up by nature’ when she spends time in the landscape, such as out for a bush walk or diving into a water hole. The glazes and slips Jaime uses are earthy and celestial, reflecting this deep attachment to the environment. Starry blues, forest-floor greens and deep grounding reds are some of the colours Jaime returns to.
Jaime has a Diploma of Visual Art, Toi Ohomai, Tauranga, and has undertaken internships with Laurie Steer and Francis Upritchard. She was the 2022 recipient of Dame Doreen’s Gift from the Blumhardt Foundation and her work is in the collection of Te Papa.
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Basket, 2022
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Boots, 2022
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Charmed, 2022
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Clueless, 2022
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Cobalt bowl, 2022
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Dappled Dust, 2022
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Drifter, 2022
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Dusk Falters, 2022
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Evermore, 2022
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Forever Love, 2022
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Gentle Machine, 2022
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Gleam On, 2022
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Happiness, 2022
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Heightened, 2022
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Humble, 2022
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Knees, 2022
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Knock Knock, 2022
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Ledge I, 2022
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Ledge II, 2022
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Ledge III, 2022
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Lightning Kisses, 2022
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Lost, 2022
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Lucky Ducky, 2022
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Make it Rain, 2022
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Near, 2022
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New Worlds, 2022
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Nonchalant Sky, 2022
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Patience of Stone, 2022
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Pinch I, 2022
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Pinch II, 2022
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Quiet Life, 2022
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Rock on top of rock, 2022
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Russet Vine, 2022
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Scotty’s Yellow, 2022
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Settle, 2022
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Shaker, 2022
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Teller, 2022
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Wader, 2022
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Wallflower I, 2022
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Wallflower II, 2022
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Wallflower III, 2022
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Wallflower IV, 2022
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Washed up, 2022
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Worldling, 2022
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Bell Tower (blue), 2021
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Beaded Ring, 2020
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Bell on Branch, 2020
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Between, 2020
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Bread shelf, 2020
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Brown vine II (Curved), 2020
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Cobalt Bell Chain, 2020
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Diamond Tiles, 2020
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Gazer, 2020
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Green lean, 2020
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Hanging Lace, 2020
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Leaner I, 2020
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Listening to trees, 2020
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Pillar (table I), 2020
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Pillar with Oval Cutout, 2020
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Red table, 2020
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Rounded shelf II (Mustard and Tiny Boulder), 2020
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Settled cloud, 2020
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Small Arch, 2020
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Star Pillar, 2020
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Stone Shelf with Stone Vase, 2020
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Stone twist, 2020
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Three Ledges, 2020
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Wall basket, 2020
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Whittled table, 2020
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Willow basket, 2020
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Woven Shelf, 2020
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Nest, 2019-2021
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Bell, 2019
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Bell Tower (green), 2019
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Bell Tower (yellow), 2019
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Cloud, 2019
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Inside blue, 2019
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Pillar (Flower), 2019
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Pillar I (oval), 2019
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Pillar III (1/2 round , 2019
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Pillar V (wall), 2019
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Tapestry, 2019
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Washer, 2019
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Summer Selection
25 Jan - 11 Feb 2023Jhana Millers reopens for 2023 with a selection of works by gallery artists.Read more -
Jaime Jenkins, Fleeting Hour, Aotearoa Art Fair
16 - 20 Nov 2022Jhana Millers presents a solo exhibition of new work by Jaime Jenkins at the Aotearoa Art Fair 2022Read more -
Jaime Jenkins, Stone Age
8 - 13 Oct 2020Jaime Jenkins, Stone Age. Exhibition at Jhana Millers Gallery, Te Whanganui-a-Tara, Wellington, Aotearoa New ZealandRead more
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Jaime Jenkins, Break a fig
22 Feb - 14 Mar 2020Jaime Jenkins, Break a fig. Exhibition at Jhana Millers Gallery, Te Whanganui-a-Tara, Wellington, Aotearoa New ZealandRead more -
Jaime Jenkins, Salt Pillars
10 May - 1 Jun 2019Jaime Jenkins, Salt Pillars . Exhibition at Jhana Millers Gallery, Te Whanganui-a-Tara, Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand.Read more
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Breaking the Mould
Phillida Perry, Our Place, August 8, 2022 -
Stone Age, Jaime Jenkins – Review
Justine Olsen, Ceramics New Zealand Magazine -
Fired up
Jaime Jenkins, HERE magazine -
To go somewhere beautiful
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Jaime Jenkins, Stone Age
Lucy Jackson, Exhibition essay, October 8, 2020