Elisa Mayes: Service & Sanctuary - Between Use and Meaning - Public Reception

Between Use and Meaning brings together ceramic and textile works that explore the shifting role of handmade objects. Familiar forms, vessels, and stitched coverings rooted in traditions of care and daily use appear alongside sculptural works that move beyond function. Through clay and cloth, these works reflect on protection, memory, and quiet defiance. Objects shaped in service that hold space, endure, and gently resist the structures meant to contain them.