Jaime Jenkins

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 shapes. 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. Her practice moves constantly between these states: a heavy, floor-based piece might be followed by something light and suspended, as she works through the extremes of what the material can hold.

A core source of inspiration for Jaime is her experience of nature, which she translates into clay.