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Jelena Horste-Pirha.  Riga, Latvia

Ceramic Artist, designer,

an author of many art and ceramic projects ("Ceramics with meaning", "Artefactum", "The Artist of Your Own Life" and others).

founder of the art brand “LeMade”® and creative studio LeMade Boutique (Riga, Latvia),

founder and teacher of the LeMade School of ceramics, 

participant in state/ international, creative projects and exhibitions in Latvia and abroad (as author, curator, artist, ceramic artist, participant, teacher).


Artist Statement

I am a truly happy creative person! I love what I do and do what I love!

I am fascinated by every stage of creating ceramics - from idea to result! I like to observe and learn how all processes flow into one another. What beauty and wisdom there is in all this!

I am happy to know that I have found a language that I understand, thanks to which I can recognize myself and the world around me. And I am inspired by the thought of the endless and bottomless expanses that exist in ceramics! They cannot be mastered in many lifetimes!

And my eyes burn brightly, my head generously gives birth to ideas, my hands thoughtfully sculpt, and my heart beats with inspiration, awe and gratitude to the Universe for this happiness of being a ceramist!

Education

Author course for ceramic artists "Fruits and seeds" - T. Punans, 2024

Get Art Fit "Glaze residence"- Anna Solo (Argentina), 2024

“The Ceramic Congress” - international ceramic congress - Joshua Collinson, 2019-2023

State Studio of Decorative and Applied Arts "Saule" - Ceramics departament - J. Tumulkans (Juris Tumulkāns), 2012-2016, Riga, Latvia

SPRTDVU - Latvian department of "Spatial environment design - design, materials, technologies", 2002-2003, Riga, Latvia

Projects

“Fruits and seeds" - author's course for ceramic artists by T. Punans, (participant) - 2024

"Glaze residence" - Get Art Fit - Anna Solo, (participant), 2024

"I choose to be myself" - author's creative project (author, curator)  - 2023, Tel-Aviv, Israel

“I allow myself..” - author's creative project (author, curator) - 2023, Tel-Aviv, Israel 

“Limmud Baltics in the Wood” social educational project (artist, teacher) 2022, Estonia

“Ceramic with meaning” author's ceramic project (author, curator, teacher), 2021, Riga, Latvia

"LeMade School" - autor programma keramikas apmācībai (autore, kuratore, pasniedzēja), 2020, Riga, Latvia

“Artefactum” - radošs autor projekts (autore, kuratore) - 2020, Riga, Latvia

“Career and educational activities for children” ( “Karjeras izglītības pasākumi bērniem” )- state social project (teacher), 2019, Riga, Latvia

“Made With LeMade” - author's ceramic training program (author, curator, teacher), 2019, Riga, Latvia

“Career support in institutions of general and vocational education" ("Karjeras atbalsts vispārējās un profesionālās izglītības iestādēs”) -  state social project (teacher), 2018-2019, Riga, Latvia

“Ladies Deal Club” (community of business women) - educational creative events (coauthor, teacher), 2018-2019, Riga, Latvia

“An artist of Your own life" - author's art project (author, teacher), 2017, Riga, Latvia

“Atma Centrs” educational programs for children and teens (coauthor, artist, teacher), 2017 - 2020, Riga, Latvia

Exhibitions

"ART RIGA FAIR 2024 - 10th edition" (participant), 2024, Rīga, Latvija

“Brave” - group exhibition of author's ceramic project "Ceramic with meaning" (curator, participant), 2023, Riga, Latvia

“Joy”  - group exhibition of author's ceramic project "Ceramic with meaning" (curator, participant), 2023, Riga, Latvia

”Ar vējiem atnestie” -  personal ceramic exhibition (curator, participant), 2021, Riga, Latvia

“Design Isle” international art and design exhibitions (ceramic artist - participant), 2018, 2019, Riga, Latvia

"Fest of Contemporary Crafts"(“Mūsdienu Amatniecības Festivāls”) - ceramic departament (participant), 2018, Riga, Latvia

"Joy of making" (“Radītprieks”) - exhibition of national decorative and applied art - dedicated to XXVI General Latvian Song Festival and XVI dance festival (ceramic artist - participant), 2018, Riga, Latvia

"Roots" (“Saknes”) -  exhibition of national decorative and applied art (keramiķe - dalībniece), 2017, Riga, Latvia

Exhibition of state national decorative and applied art studio "Saule" ceramic departament - J. Tumulkans (Juris Tumulkāns), (participant) 2013-2018, Riga, Latvia

“12&21” - personal graphic art exhibition (curator, artist, participant), 2011, Riga, Latvia

Author's works

The author's works are in private collections in more than 20 countries :  Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, Sweden, France, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Great Britain, Ireland, Netherlands, Canada, USA, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Australia, Israel, Cyprus, etc.