Hi, How Are You?
Let me introduce myself
Hello from San Pedro, California.
Thanks for being here! It’s officially the 1st “Muddythings by Mayon” Blog entry.
My name is Mayon Hanania. I am a French artist based in California who works in various fields, including ceramic, painting, and drawing. I am also a vegan shoe designer, and I studied art and fashion in Paris in the early 2000s, where I was born and raised.
In 2016, I moved to San Pedro, California.
Portrait in my studio by Estelle Hanania
What now?
I have been organizing, re-organizing, prioritizing, moving things around, hand building, wheel throwing, under glazing, and glazing…
In the past few months, I reflected on how I want to work and share my work through my resellers and galleries and directly to my "fans," if that's something I can say I have :). My life is shifting this year. I will probably talk more about it in a few months, but mostly, I want to focus on my art projects and ceramics.
A page from my sketchbook
This 1st blog entry introduces how I want to communicate with you all. I want to write a few words to share things I like, such as an art show, a bodysurfing event, pictures I've taken, art I have been creating, and new ceramic updates.
Ceramic exhibition at POLU gallery - summer 23
In the summers of 2022 and 2023, I exhibited 100+ ceramic pieces at POLU Gallery in Haleiwa, Hawaii, and for the past 15 years, I have been showing my paintings in France, and in the United States, I participated in a lot of different projects you can see them here.
I want to sell my ceramics and sometimes drawings and paintings directly to you from my website, and I also want to touch people in real life, in stores and galleries.
This is why I will focus on producing enough work to sustain this wish and hopefully have new pieces regularly for those who often ask how they can purchase my work.
Swimming in the Pacific Ocean - Summer 2023
This was a short self-introduction; I might share more next time.
I feel this is a small corner of the internet for me to cozy up and write things that might reach or not reach you, but I need it, in part because I feel more freedom here than on social media; I can talk and share thoughts and not expect an immediate response or validation from an “audience.”
More pleasure, less pressure.
My Smiley Sun mug at Distrito coffee in San Pedro, Ca.