Olivia Eshe HoltMedia              Words             Contact  

             


Olivia Eshe Holt (b. 1998) is a visual artist native to Detroit, Michigan. Her artistry spans from traditional handcrafting to experimental techniques in ceramics, masonry, and mixed media. She is interested in mud materiality, cognition through craft, diasporic traditions of symbolic encoding, and contemporary forms of meaning-making

Olivia earned her BFA in Product Design with a minor in Craft & Material Studies from the College for Creative Studies. She is currently working as a Teaching Artist with Community Arts Partnerships at the College for Creative Studies while developing new ceramic sculptural works in the city of Detroit.  





Selected Work
Crafted ObjectsDigitally DesignedSpatial Installation

Ceramic Vessels. 2025


Urban Development Corporation Detroit. 2025

Residential design concepts that highlight the area’s potential to help attract local partners, creative investment, and long-term community engagement.

My impact: concept development, 3D visualization and renders

Dust and Water
Earthern Cement Scuplture. 2025

Vessels built by my human hand, made of material from the earth, placed in the ecosystem of Eliza Howell Park. A quiet companions to the land serving as conduits for reconnection to nature and ourselves.





Marina 
Speckled buff clay. black underglaze slip, pearl and livid lake glaze. 2024

My sweet blue Marina
She reflects the light and shadow.
 

    Block Forms
    Brown Terra Cotta. 2024




    Electricfy Expo
    Lexus USA. 2023

    This booths modular architecture  utilizes a simple structure providing an open space for programming with easy deployment. It features interchangeable walls and rails for custom display.

    Highlighting the next chapter of Lexus through display of campaign graphics, programmed activations and an engaging environmental application.

    My impact: modular structure design, vehicle layout, 3D visualization and renders


    T8 Market Stall Design
    Better Block. 2023

    FD23: Build a Better Market Stall
    A Design Competition by Better Block

    Project funded by AARP and Toyota

    3rd place Awardee: Team 8 (T8) - David Cayll, Xelaya Mendoza, Santiago Romero, and Olivia Holt

    Small business vendors play an irreplaceable role in our built environment. They create jobs and generate revenue while contributing to the overall vitality of strong cities. Communal markets have started gaining popularity and support due to their unique vendors with specialized goods. It's more important than ever that we nurture these spaces where one can immerse themselves in art and meet people from all walks of life.

    While the payoff is immense, being self-employed can be a challenge in and of itself, especially when one loses some mobility due to age. As time goes on in the life of some vendors, setting up can become a hassle. From transporting their supplies and carrying their products to the actual setup of their stand. Our mission at Better Block was simple: create a market stall for a vendor who’s older than 50.



    Reflections as Reminders 
    zelkova wood cut, sanded, and planed with acrylic mirror. 2021.

    Reflections as Reminders explores the wisdom of trees. Our lives are marked by rings and reflections of past and future. Tree rings reveal a cycle of growth offering lessons of adaptability guiding us to remain resilient.

    This work was exhibition at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History as part of the D.Tree Studio: The Past, Present, and Future of Detroit Trees Exhibition, 

    https://www.dtree.me/

      Half & Whole
      Cement Casting. 2021



      Earth Side
      Cast Concrete. 2021