The Artist
Jill Hiura is the artist behind J.Hiura Ceramics. She creates her contemporary work on the "Garden Isle" of Kaua'i.
Born in San Francisco, California, Jill has been an artist for as far back as she can remember. Her grandmother was a ceramicist who introduced her to the wonders of clay at three years old. Jill’s passion for art led her to pursue many artistic mediums throughout her youth, including drawing, stained glass, and photography. She continued her studies at the University of California, San Diego, where she received her Bachelor of Arts in Visual Arts.
Ceramics has remained the medium Jill has always gravitated back towards. She has been continually drawn to clay’s grounding nature as well as its unlimited potential of expression. Jill explored this theme further as a member of the Potter’s Guild on Oahu.
When she relocated to Kaua’i, Jill met Dean McRaine of LightWave Pottery. She immersed herself in learning his colored clay process which forever changed the trajectory of her artistic career. Dean’s belief in her abilities has encouraged her to dream to create the impossible. She soon developed her own colored porcelain techniques which have now become the creations of J.Hiura Ceramics.
