Saymia Pinder
Artist Statement
Definitions:
Opia – The ambiguous intensity of eye contact
Anemonia – Nostalgia for a time you’ve never known
Ballagarraidh – The awareness that you are not at home in the wilderness
Klexos – The art of dwelling in the past
Sonder – The realization that everyone has a story
Nodus Tollens – When your life doesn’t fit into a story
Yù Yï - The desire to feel intensely again
Vemodalen – The fear that everything has already been done
Silience – The brilliant artistry hidden all around you
Dès Vu – The awareness that this will become a memory
![A porcelain doll sculpture with extended limbs, handmade clothes, and a painted face.](_images/01-saymiapinder-660x1358.jpg)
Opia // Porcelain, fabric, glass beads, watercolor, sealant, thread, acrylic, graphite, alpaca wool // 24 x 5 x 5 inches
![A close up of the face of a porcelain doll sculpture with extended limbs, handmade clothes, and a painted face.](_images/02-saymiapinder-660x1358.jpg)
Opia // Porcelain, fabric, glass beads, watercolor, sealant, thread, acrylic, graphite, alpaca wool // 24 x 5 x 5 inches
![A leather bag spilling bones with runes drawn on them.](_images/03-saymiapinder-660x919.jpg)
Nodus Tollens // Leather, Thread, leather cord, fox bones, ink // 3 x 4 x 2 inches
![Resin candy with glitter in pink and purple on a chain for pants, necklace, and earrings.](_images/04-saymiapinder-660x1358.jpg)
Klexos // Resin, glitter, bronze, silver, copper // 24 x 1 x 3 inches
![Klexos Resin, glitter, bronze, silver, copper 24 x 1 x 3 inches](_images/05-saymiapinder-660x202.jpg)
Untitled // Leather, Paper, thread, ink, graphite, feathers, pressed plants // 4 x 6 x 2 inches
![A woodblock print of a mythical creature with horns and berries.](_images/06-saymiapinder-660x311.jpg)
Lachesism // Woodblock print, Arches Cover Cream paper // 22 x 10.5 inches
![Fox bones spread over moss and lace.](_images/07-saymiapinder-660x479.jpg)
Ballagàrraidh // Fox bones, moss, lace // 36 x 36 inches
![Carved wood tiles with wood burnt runes](_images/08-saymiapinder-660x320.jpg)
Sonder // Velvet bag, wood // 2 x 2 x 3 inches
![A deer ring surrounded by hand embroidered moss.](_images/09-saymiapinder-660x1240.jpg)
Anemonia // Silver, thread, cotton // 5 x 5 x 5 inches
![A deer ring worn by a model](_images/10-saymiapinder-660x259.jpg)
Anemonia // Silver // 5 x 5 x 5 inches