{"title":"Mari-Ruth Oda","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"\u003eMae Mari-Ruth Oda yn gerflunydd o Japan sy’n byw ac yn gweithio ar Benrhyn Llŷn yng Ngogledd Cymru. Fe’i ganed yn Papua Gini Newydd, a chafodd ei magu’n symud rhwng cyfandiroedd—profiad a feithrinodd sensitifrwydd cynnar i’r hyn sy’n gorwedd y tu hwnt i ddiwylliannau, ac at ddiddordeb yn agweddau sylfaenol, cyffredin profiad dynol.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAstudiodd Ddylunio Tri Dimensiwn (Pren, Metel, Cerameg a Gwydr) ym Mhrifysgol Metropolitan Manceinion, ac yna cwblhaodd MA mewn Celf a Dylunio ym Mhrifysgol Wolverhampton. Ar ôl bron i dri degawd yn gweithio o’i stiwdio ym Manceinion, symudodd Oda i ogledd Cymru wledig. Yma, mae’r agosatrwydd at y dirwedd o’i chwmpas a rhythmau cylchol y byd naturiol wedi dod yn ffynhonnell barhaus o ysbrydoliaeth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGan weithio ar draws ystod o ddeunyddiau a graddfeydd, mae Oda wedi ymgymryd â chomisiynau’n rhyngwladol ac wedi arddangos yn eang, gan gynnwys yn yr Royal Academy of Arts, London; Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park, Japan; Musée de Carouge, Switzerland; a’r Victoria and Albert Museum, London, yn ogystal â Francis Gallery, Los Angeles.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"\u003e\/\/\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"\u003eMari-Ruth Oda is a Japanese sculptor living and working on the Llŷn Peninsula in North Wales. Born in Papua New Guinea, she grew up moving between continents, an experience that fostered an early sensitivity to what lies beyond cultures to an interest in the fundamental, shared aspects of human experience.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props='{\"134233118\":false,\"335559739\":0}'\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"\u003eShe studied Three-Dimensional Design (Wood, Metal, Ceramics, and Glass) at Manchester Metropolitan University, followed by an MA in Art and Design at the University of Wolverhampton. After nearly three decades working from her studio in Manchester, Oda relocated to rural North Wales. Here, the intimacy with the surrounding landscape and the cyclical rhythms of the natural world has become a continuing source of inspiration. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props='{\"134233118\":false,\"335559739\":0}'\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"\u003eWorking across a range of materials and scales, Oda has undertaken commissions internationally and has exhibited widely, including at the Royal Academy of Arts, London; Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park, Japan;  Musée de Carouge, Switzerland; and the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, and Francis Gallery, Los Angeles.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props='{\"134233118\":false,\"335559739\":0}'\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"modron","title":"Modron","description":"\u003cp\u003eFfawydd, gwenithfaen \/ Beech, granite \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e40 x 75 x 27cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;\"\u003eDewisais adran o’r ffawydden a oedd wedi syrthio, cangen a oedd â dau foncyff cangen. Roeddwn am gadw cyfeiriad at ffurf wreiddiol y goeden. Wrth i mi gerfio a thynnu haenau olynol, dechreuodd y gwead ddatgelu ei naratif ei hun—olion lle’r oedd canghennau unwaith wedi tyfu, newidiadau mewn lliw, a newidiadau mewn gwead a ddilynai dwf y goeden. O dan y rhisgl, ymddangosai marciau ac yna diflannent wrth i’r cerfio fynd rhagddo, gan awgrymu hanes na allwn ond ei ddal yn rhannol.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;\"\u003eDaeth troellau annisgwyl o liw i’r amlwg, ac roeddwn am gadw’r pren ar yr eiliad pan oedd yr haenau hynny’n teimlo’n fwyaf byw. Deuthum yn ymwybodol o’r goeden nid yn unig fel un organeb, ond fel cartref a oedd wedi cynnal llawer o ffurfiau bywyd eraill dros amser—cosmos ynddi ei hun.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;\"\u003eMae’r gwaith yn tynnu ar syniad Modron fel mam neu dir: ffynhonnell sy’n dal, yn cynnal, ac yn rhoi bodolaeth i ffurf. Mae’n ceisio adlewyrchu rhywfaint o haelioni’r goeden, ei bywyd mewnol, ei chof, a threigl amser.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMae’r pren cerfiedig wedi’i osod ar sylfaen gwenithfaen o chwarel leol (trwy garedigrwydd Eric yn Chwarel Nanhoron).\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eI selected a section of the fallen beech, a limb that had two branch stumps. I wanted to retain a reference to the tree’s original form. As I carved and removed successive layers, the grain began to reveal its own narrative, traces of where branches once emerged, shifts in colour, and changes in texture that followed the tree’s growth. Beneath the bark, markings appeared and disappeared as the\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props='{\"134233118\":false,\"335559739\":0}'\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003ecarving progressed, suggesting a history I could only grasp.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props='{\"134233118\":false,\"335559739\":0}'\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eUnexpected swirls of colour emerged, and I wanted to preserve the wood at the moment when those layers felt most alive. I became aware of the tree not only as a single organism, but as a home, that had supported many other life forms over\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props='{\"134233118\":false,\"335559739\":0}'\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003etime, a cosmos of its own.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props='{\"134233118\":false,\"335559739\":0}'\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eThe work draws on the idea of Modron as mother or ground:  a source that holds, sustains, and gives rise to form. It seeks to reflect something of the tree’s generosity, inner life, memory, and passage of time. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eThe carved wood is mounted on a granite base from a local quarry (courtesy of Eric at Chwarel Nanhoron)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props='{\"134233118\":false,\"335559739\":0}'\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Oriel Plas Glyn y Weddw","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57496442634627,"sku":null,"price":5075.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0357\/3858\/3084\/files\/frontModron.jpg?v=1772637450"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0357\/3858\/3084\/collections\/front_Modron.jpg?v=1772637216","url":"https:\/\/oriel-plas-glyn-y-weddw.myshopify.com\/collections\/mari-rose-pritchard-julie-upmeyer-copy.oembed","provider":"Oriel Plas Glyn y Weddw","version":"1.0","type":"link"}