Incollect Magazine - Issue 14

74 www.incollect.com Mindy Horn Todd Merrill Studio Todd Merrill started showing Horn’s ceramics in 2018. He was, he says, immediately impressed by the delicacy and exquisite craftsmanship of her vessels. “They have this timeless or aged look, but with an ethnic feeling or quality that can not be exactly placed. It’s as if they came from an indescribable point in time and history.” He also felt she could evolve creatively. “She’d already had a long, terrific career but needed a dealer who could help find a new direction and market for her work,” Merrill says. It was the right move for both of them. Since starting to work with Merrill, Horn has developed a new group of highly successful wall-mounted porcelain sculptures. The Hana and Still Life series has been especially popular. “They are meticulously made,” Merrill says, “usually in neutral tones, sometimes in blues and whites.” They have also become iconic to her body of work, and Merrill has shown them at his booths at the Salon Art + Design Fair and Design Miami. Horn is currently featured in Merrill’s boutique at Bergdorf Goodman in New York. Photos: Simon Leung, courtesy of Todd Merrill Studio Mindy Horn, Blue Forest, United States, 2023. Porcelain, mason stain, glaze, 18k gold. Mindy Horn, Naples, United States, 2024. Porcelain, pigment, glaze. Mindy Horn, Empress, United States, 2019. Porcelain, mason stain, glaze, acrylic paint.