Seymour - Amanda Adomaitis
Seymour
2021
Amanda Adomaitis (Los Angeles, CA)
Ceramic
3.5 x 5 x 3.5 inches
Narrative written by the artist for this piece: “Seymour has always been friends with the gummy worms. For as long as he can remember there's always been at least one on his back and, when he's lucky: a friend on his face looking out for him. What's not to like? They smell sweet and they tell the best jokes! Seymour loves them the most. OF COURSE HE'S NEVER EATEN ONE. Not even a taste! Have you ever eaten any of your friends? How could you even ask?? Seymour's gonna pretend he didn't hear you.”
Amanda originally studied literature and that love of character and story has continued to inform her work across varied disciplines ever since. For the last 15 years, Amanda has worked in the fashion industry in a variety of roles, most recently specializing in textile design. While studying at Central Saint Martins and the London College of Fashion where she obtained her MA in Fashion Design, she found her creative voice. It is during these studies that she first started to imagine and illustrate her own creatures.
At the root of these creations is her fascination with the idea of the uncanny and the notion of feeling as action. The simultaneous reaction of being drawn to something while also being repelled by it, the combination of the familiar and the unfamiliar: these are the ideas that drive her. Crucial to this notion is the difference between the sensation of the uncanny and its position in stark difference to shock or gothic sensibilities. She is constantly striving to reach that level of engagement that is paramount to the uncanny.
Much of her work is focussed on how we, as people, move among each other. She is driven by a desire to understand the motives behind people’s actions and often works these feelings out through her creatures.
She fell in love with ceramics early in life but it is only recently she has picked the practice up again and fallen deeply in love with the process of envisioning the characters in her mind through the medium.
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Seymour
2021
Amanda Adomaitis (Los Angeles, CA)
Ceramic
3.5 x 5 x 3.5 inches
Narrative written by the artist for this piece: “Seymour has always been friends with the gummy worms. For as long as he can remember there's always been at least one on his back and, when he's lucky: a friend on his face looking out for him. What's not to like? They smell sweet and they tell the best jokes! Seymour loves them the most. OF COURSE HE'S NEVER EATEN ONE. Not even a taste! Have you ever eaten any of your friends? How could you even ask?? Seymour's gonna pretend he didn't hear you.”
Amanda originally studied literature and that love of character and story has continued to inform her work across varied disciplines ever since. For the last 15 years, Amanda has worked in the fashion industry in a variety of roles, most recently specializing in textile design. While studying at Central Saint Martins and the London College of Fashion where she obtained her MA in Fashion Design, she found her creative voice. It is during these studies that she first started to imagine and illustrate her own creatures.
At the root of these creations is her fascination with the idea of the uncanny and the notion of feeling as action. The simultaneous reaction of being drawn to something while also being repelled by it, the combination of the familiar and the unfamiliar: these are the ideas that drive her. Crucial to this notion is the difference between the sensation of the uncanny and its position in stark difference to shock or gothic sensibilities. She is constantly striving to reach that level of engagement that is paramount to the uncanny.
Much of her work is focussed on how we, as people, move among each other. She is driven by a desire to understand the motives behind people’s actions and often works these feelings out through her creatures.
She fell in love with ceramics early in life but it is only recently she has picked the practice up again and fallen deeply in love with the process of envisioning the characters in her mind through the medium.
Domestic and international shipping available for an additional charge. Request shipping invoice at checkout.
Please refer to our FAQs page for more info about shipping, turn around times, in-store pick up for local orders, and our policies regarding exchanges and returns.
Thank you so much for stopping by, Trash Lamb appreciates ewe!
Seymour
2021
Amanda Adomaitis (Los Angeles, CA)
Ceramic
3.5 x 5 x 3.5 inches
Narrative written by the artist for this piece: “Seymour has always been friends with the gummy worms. For as long as he can remember there's always been at least one on his back and, when he's lucky: a friend on his face looking out for him. What's not to like? They smell sweet and they tell the best jokes! Seymour loves them the most. OF COURSE HE'S NEVER EATEN ONE. Not even a taste! Have you ever eaten any of your friends? How could you even ask?? Seymour's gonna pretend he didn't hear you.”
Amanda originally studied literature and that love of character and story has continued to inform her work across varied disciplines ever since. For the last 15 years, Amanda has worked in the fashion industry in a variety of roles, most recently specializing in textile design. While studying at Central Saint Martins and the London College of Fashion where she obtained her MA in Fashion Design, she found her creative voice. It is during these studies that she first started to imagine and illustrate her own creatures.
At the root of these creations is her fascination with the idea of the uncanny and the notion of feeling as action. The simultaneous reaction of being drawn to something while also being repelled by it, the combination of the familiar and the unfamiliar: these are the ideas that drive her. Crucial to this notion is the difference between the sensation of the uncanny and its position in stark difference to shock or gothic sensibilities. She is constantly striving to reach that level of engagement that is paramount to the uncanny.
Much of her work is focussed on how we, as people, move among each other. She is driven by a desire to understand the motives behind people’s actions and often works these feelings out through her creatures.
She fell in love with ceramics early in life but it is only recently she has picked the practice up again and fallen deeply in love with the process of envisioning the characters in her mind through the medium.
Domestic and international shipping available for an additional charge. Request shipping invoice at checkout.
Please refer to our FAQs page for more info about shipping, turn around times, in-store pick up for local orders, and our policies regarding exchanges and returns.
Thank you so much for stopping by, Trash Lamb appreciates ewe!
