Skuja Braden is a dynamic collaboration between Ingūna Skuja of Latvia and Melissa Braden of California, united by a shared passion for porcelain as both medium and metaphor. Our collaborative practice transcends individual authorship, working under a merged pseudonym that embraces an “absence of presence”—erasing singular identity in favor of a collective voice. Our work emerges from a non-hierarchical framework, celebrating inclusivity and subverting conventional power structures. Each piece navigates the spaces between self and other, tradition and innovation. The creative process is a vibrant interplay of meticulous hand-sculpting and expressive glazing—where painting, sculpture, and political, decorative, and literary narratives converge. Guided by a multi-dimensional lens, our art reflects the many facets of identity: I, me, you, we, her, they, and everyone else. Porcelain—a material historically linked to refinement—is reimagined as a canvas for subversion and reinvention. Our works have traveled beyond our studio walls, residing in prestigious collections and museums across Australia, Belgium, Canada, China, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Korea, Latvia, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Russia, and the United States. Skuja Braden is more than a name—it is a call to witness the power of collaborative creation, where disparate identities fuse into an ever-expanding universe of artistic possibility. We invite you to explore thi