- City
- Fredericton
- Booth
- Nathan Phillips Square
Booth 9
Sheryl Ebon Martinez
Born and raised in the Philippines, Sheryl moved to Fredericton, NB in June 2024 to pursue a two-year diploma in Ceramics at New Brunswick College of Craft and Design.
Her passion for tea was her impetus to pursue the artist’s life. Following a millennia-long line of tea ware artisans, she sought to explore the shapes, forms, textures, and techniques of tea ware-making. Working with porcelain, she has a special interest in ancient glazes like Tenmoku, Oribe, Celadon, and Shino. She works to contemporize these by layering with the ones she currently develops. She is also fascinated by crystalline glazes, an exclusive collection of which will be showcased at TOAF65.
She is inspired by her country’s ancient gold-craft tradition like the filigree which she integrates in her pieces. It is her way of reconnecting with her precolonial ancestors and reclaiming her ancient heritage in gold craft.
Since 2019, she has exhibited in various group and duo shows in the Philippines and Canada.
