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Stratum in Burnt Umber & Lime — Mayajay
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Room II  ·  Curated Selection (01—06)

Selected works

Stratum in Burnt Umber & Lime (2026)

Stratum in Burnt Umber & Lime

2026

Raw earth pigment, slaked lime plaster, and cold wax on Belgian linen  ·  150 × 190 cm

Twin Studies in Chalk Slip (2025)

Twin Studies in Chalk Slip

2025

Unglazed porcelain clay and crushed limestone engobe  ·  39 × 44 × 22 cm

Nocturne Vessel & Two Stones (2026)

Nocturne Vessel & Two Stones

2026

Smoked iron-rich stoneware, raw clay slip, and carved marble plinth  ·  52 × 38 × 34 cm

Cairn for Quiet Rooms (2025)

Cairn for Quiet Rooms

2025

Chiseled travertine block, raw stoneware, and oxidized steel armature  ·  84 × 112 × 46 cm

Chorus in Unfired Ochre (2025)

Chorus in Unfired Ochre

2025

Hand-coiled terracotta, wood-ash glaze, and weathered cedar  ·  41 × 94 × 29 cm

Horizon Study in Raw Sienna (2024)

Horizon Study in Raw Sienna

2024

Dry mineral pigment, rabbit-skin glue, and beeswax on cotton rag panel  ·  110 × 90 cm

Checklist of Works in Salon Hover to preview · Click to enlarge
i. Stratum in Burnt Umber & Lime Earth pigment, slaked lime plaster & cold wax on linen 2026
ii. Cairn for Quiet Rooms Chiseled travertine, raw stoneware & oxidized steel 2025
iii. Nocturne Vessel & Two Stones Smoked stoneware, raw clay slip & marble plinth 2026
iv. Twin Studies in Chalk Slip Unglazed porcelain clay & crushed limestone engobe 2025
v. Chorus in Unfired Ochre Hand-coiled terracotta, wood-ash glaze & cedar 2025
vi. Horizon Study in Raw Sienna Dry mineral pigment & beeswax on cotton rag panel 2024
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Room IV  ·  Practice & Provenance
Mayajay Studio Process — Raw Clay & Mineral Study

Studio study — hand-coiled stoneware & raw earth mineral preparation, 2026.

Artist Statement & Biography

“I build forms that hold stillness rather than utility—surfaces where raw clay, stone dust, and linen register the touch of time.”

Mayajay is a multidisciplinary visual artist working across hand-built ceramic vessels, carved stone, and mineral pigment reliefs on raw linen. Grounded in slow material inquiry, her studio practice strips away decorative excess so weight, edge, shadow, and raw geological texture remain primary.

Each body of work is developed as a spatial conversation—balancing intimate, pale-slipped studies against monumental earth-toned reliefs designed to anchor architectural rooms.

2026The Quiet Weight of Form, Solo Presentation, Studio Viewing Room
2025Raw Earth / New Architecture, Group Exhibition, Contemporary Material Gallery
2025Vessels & Monoliths, Two-Person Exhibition, Atelier North
2024Surface Memory, Annual Curated Salon
2025Artist-in-Residence, Ceramic & Mineral Studies Fellowship
2023Summer Sculpture Intensive, Architectural Stone Workshop
2021BFA, Fine Arts & Spatial Practice (With Distinction)
2026“Material Silence in Contemporary Relief”, Monograph Essay & Feature
2025Held in private architectural collections across London, Lagos, New York & Zurich