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Summer Wheat — Salt and Pepper Shakers
Summer Wheat — Salt and Pepper Shakers
Summer Wheat — Salt and Pepper Shakers
Summer Wheat — Salt and Pepper Shakers
Summer Wheat — Salt and Pepper Shakers
Summer Wheat

Salt and Pepper Shakers

2019

Salt and Pepper Shakers (2019) brings Summer Wheat's singular artistic sensibility into an intimate, functional form. Crafted from glazed porcelain and finished with gold decals, this pair of vessels translates the tactile richness and decorative confidence found throughout Wheat's broader practice into objects scaled for the hand and the table. The gold detailing catches light in ways that elevate the familiar domestic object into something ceremonial, sitting at the intersection of craft tradition and contemporary fine art. Wheat created this edition as part of a curated table-setting initiative organized by Artadia, in which selected awardees were invited to contribute works that debuted at a formal artist luncheon in early 2019. The project speaks to a long-standing commitment to sustaining meaningful relationships with artists whose work the organization has supported, and this piece reflects Wheat's generosity in bringing her vision to a context that is both communal and celebratory. The result is an object with a specific origin story, one tied to artistic community and collective gathering rather than to purely commercial production. For collectors, the appeal of Salt and Pepper Shakers lies precisely in that layered provenance. Signed by the artist and modest in scale at under nine centimeters in height, the set rewards close looking while demanding almost no footprint. It represents an accessible point of entry into Wheat's practice for those already devoted to her larger works, and a quietly compelling acquisition for collectors who value the moments when fine art and daily life genuinely converge.

Medium
Glazed porcelain with gold decals
Overall
Signed
Yes

For Sale — $550

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Summer Wheat, Salt and Pepper Shakers, 2019

Salt and Pepper Shakers (2019) brings Summer Wheat's singular artistic sensibility into an intimate, functional form. Crafted from glazed porcelain and finished with gold decals, this pair of vessels translates the tactile richness and decorative confidence found throughout Wheat's broader practice into objects scaled for the hand and the table. The gold detailing catches light in ways that elevate the familiar domestic object into something ceremonial, sitting at the intersection of craft tradition and contemporary fine art. Wheat created this edition as part of a curated table-setting initiative organized by Artadia, in which selected awardees were invited to contribute works that debuted at a formal artist luncheon in early 2019. The project speaks to a long-standing commitment to sustaining meaningful relationships with artists whose work the organization has supported, and this piece reflects Wheat's generosity in bringing her vision to a context that is both communal and celebratory. The result is an object with a specific origin story, one tied to artistic community and collective gathering rather than to purely commercial production. For collectors, the appeal of Salt and Pepper Shakers lies precisely in that layered provenance. Signed by the artist and modest in scale at under nine centimeters in height, the set rewards close looking while demanding almost no footprint. It represents an accessible point of entry into Wheat's practice for those already devoted to her larger works, and a quietly compelling acquisition for collectors who value the moments when fine art and daily life genuinely converge.

Medium
Glazed porcelain with gold decals
Dimensions
overall: 8.9 x 5.4 x 3.3 cm
Year
2019
Signed
Hand-signed by the artist
Seen at
Artadia

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Gavin Kennedy