Creative by nature, Marité Acosta has worked in clay, fashion design, and in the food industry. Living in NYC for more than 30 years her path began at the Fashion Institute of Technology with a career in design that took her around the world and back.
Growing up in a Cuban household her creative endeavors have been influenced by her father, a doctor by profession, was also an accomplished painter. Meanwhile, her mother’s cooking gave her a passion for food. Marité is classically trained in both culinary and pastry arts and spent a few years cooking and creating in the Food Network kitchens.
After a long break from ceramics, she found her way back in a shared NYC studio over a decade ago and has been creating pottery ever since. In 2017 Marité made the move to beautiful Bend where she continues her practice in her own studio.
The subjective nature of art, aesthetic and function is central to Marite’s work. Each piece she creates is made with intention and leaving evidence of her touch in hopes to exist as part of daily life and rituals.
Seeing the beauty in the unexpected outcomes, her approach isn’t one of even near perfection. Embracing those imperfections and finished pieces that at times seem a bit clumsy, are often the ones that have the most attention to detail. The pots, simple and austere are mostly unadorned and the resulting works are the very definition of wabi-sabi.
Her work has appeared in publications such as the Wall Street Journal, Bon Appetit, Food & Wine as well as numerous other magazines and lifestyle books and cookbooks.
