Three years later she moved to New York where she got "hooked on clay." It was not until she moved to Cleveland in 1975, however, that Thivô was to become a master craftswoman in Nerikomi. She developed her own unique version of this ancient art form by applying the delicate ceramic techniques that she had learned in Paris. This was accomplished by blending together her training as a sculptor and potter with her skills as a painter. This "Thivô style" has earned her wide acclaim both here in the United States and in Europe.
"I construct my work from slabs, coils and pinches of clay." She vibrates as she speaks, always smiling, always maintaining eye contact. Very few artists have the patience to perfect this intricate art form which requires the transformation of thin layers of wet, colored clays into exotic pottery designs. Thivô weaves together her ceramic knowledge with her proclivity as a painter to create intricate figures and floral motifs.
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