Rooted in the atmospheric South, Holly T Benton is a ceramic artist shaped by the quiet decay and subtle resilience of place. Growing up in Charleston, South Carolina, and later spending formative time in New Orleans, she developed an eye for the ephemeral—drawn to the beauty found in crumbling facades, salt-worn structures, and the haunting presence of abandonment.

Working primarily with clay, Holly explores the tension between impermanence and form. Guided by a deep love of chemistry and material experimentation, her practice blends traditional techniques with contemporary simplicity, evoking the tactile, organic qualities of the Lowcountry landscape.

Informed by memory, environment, and material honesty, Holly creates works that echo both fragility and endurance—quiet meditations on what remains, and what gracefully disappears.