SPOTLIGHT: SHIKHA JOSHI

ONLINE VIEWING ROOM | APRIL 2 - MAY 16, 2026

Cavin-Morris pleased to present a Spotlight of new works by Shikha Joshi in our ceramic gallery. We were in love with her work immediately when we saw some vessels she had just made.  They combined worlds to us; the rich earth-hues of India and Texas and the spirit in working with another of our loves: Wild Clay.  These pieces never leave the kiss of Nature behind; the colors and forms are a natural poetry.  We hope you will share our enthusiasm for Shikha’s work.  

The artist best expresses her own worldview in the following:   

I was born and raised in New Delhi, India where I spent the first 22 years of my life. In 1996 I graduated from Delhi University with a bachelor’s in psychology. Growing up, I don’t recall being deeply interested in art, apart from the fact that I was a compulsive doodler, covering every square inch of any given space with random doodles, much to my mother’s exasperation. Of all the grand plans I had regarding my future, being an artist was never on my list. 

My first encounter with clay makes for a rather funny anecdote. It happened on the streets of New Delhi, when, fascinated by a potter throwing on his wheel, I decided to give it a shot. I went to this roadside potter and told him I wanted to try my hands at clay.  Amused by my desire, for it is not everyday people walk up to him, requesting to learn his craft, the potter delegated his nine-year-old son to indulge me. We sat by the busy street, and the little boy centered a lump of clay on the wheel for me to play with. Needless to say, I couldn’t make anything that day but the joy of wet clay slipping through my fingers was so enthralling, it took me into a different realm. I was oblivious to the crowd that gathered around us to watch a well-dressed young girl, sitting by the roadside, getting hopelessly muddy under the direction of a little boy. I knew that day, I had found my calling. The seed that was sown in India on that warm spring day, achieved maturity, when I moved to the US, to join my husband in Atlanta, Georgia. There, I got the opportunity to learn pottery at the Callanwolde Fine arts center. Under the direction of Glenn Dair, I became completely immersed in the joy of making pots and spent the next five years learning the subtleties of throwing on the wheel. In 2003 my husband’s job change brought us to Round Rock TX, where I established my home studio, my own little sanctuary, where I have been playing ever since. 

Artist Statement:

My creative process results from an interplay between form and function. I like to explore form, to create pots with strong shapes, with the underlying guiding factor being, achievement of good functionality. The rich earthy hues strongly appeal to the artist in me, which in turn dictate the choice of my clay and glazes. 

I find myself being drawn to the Japanese aesthetic of “Wabi Sabi”. Loosely translated, it means beauty in imperfection. Consequently, the surfaces of my pots have slowly transitioned from intricately carved to being rustic, earthy and organic. I hope my pots echo the silent austere beauty and simplicity of the natural world and infuse the user with a feeling of meditative peace. 

Nature informs my work. Colors and textures of rocks, tree bark, algae and water bodies are some of the things that inspire me, and I am constantly experimenting with slips and glazes, to achieve that look within the constraints of an electric kiln.  

Shikha Joshi
Crater Lake #1, 2025
Mid fired black clay, hand built, fired to cone 6 oxidation
4.5 x 10 x 10 inches
11.4 x 25.4 x 25.4 cm
ShJ 8

$850

Shikha Joshi
Tinaja, 2025
Mid fired black clay, hand built, fired to cone 6 oxidation
4 x 8 x 7 inches
10.2 x 20.3 x 17.8 cm
ShJ 12

$495

Shikha Joshi
Caldera #1, 2025
Mid fired black clay, hand built, fired to cone 6 oxidation
3.5 x 6 x 6 inches
8.9 x 15.2 x 15.2 cm
ShJ 13

$495

Shikha Joshi
Carved Rock #1, 2025
Low fire clay, hand built, saggar fired in electric kiln
3 x 8 x 8 inches
7.6 x 20.3 x 20.3 cm
ShJ 14

$350

Shikha Joshi
Crater Lake #2, 2025
Mid fired black clay, hand built, fired to cone 6 oxidation
4 x 10 x 11 inches
10.2 x 25.4 x 27.9 cm
ShJ 9

$850

Shikha Joshi
Caldera Reverie, 2025
Mid fired black clay, hand built, fired to cone 6 oxidation
5 x 14 x 14 inches
12.7 x 35.6 x 35.6 cm
ShJ 10

$1,800

Shikha Joshi
Carved Rock, 2025
Mid fired black clay, hand built, fired to cone 6 oxidation
3 x 9 x 9 inches
7.6 x 22.9 x 22.9 cm
ShJ 18

$595

Shikha Joshi
A Memory of Magma, 2025
Mid fired black clay, hand built, fired to cone 6 oxidation
8 x 9 x 9 inches
20.3 x 22.9 x 22.9 cm
ShJ 19

*SOLD