Eugenia (Uxii) Diaz

Biography

Eugenia (Uxii) Diaz has been working in ceramics since 2014. Originally trained as a graphic designer, she is largely self-taught in the medium. Her favorite aspect of working with ceramics is the inherent nature and versatility of the material.

What inspires her is the way she can literally have her hands in all aspects of the making process; sourcing and preparing the clay, doing tests for different surface and color treatments and ultimately building something from nothing. She is currently working on a grant funded project where she is sourcing a variety of new clays from around the Yucatán region and creating one piece from each of the different clay bodies.

Uxii's finished pieces oscillate between functional objects and more totemic sculptures. Handles and pouring spouts are enlarged, or excessively multiplied, and often the vessel forms can't be readily attributed to a certain use. However, their complexity and irregularity is seductive, and an encounter with one of her pieces is not soon forgotten.