Peter Souza Jr.

Peter Souza Jr. is an artist and maker working across wood, image, form, and installation. His practice investigates memory, identity, presence, and the emotional life of objects, often through pieces that hold their materials in dialogue — wood paired with rope, watercolor, found image, or constructed surface. Souza approaches each work as a record of attention, building forms slowly through cutting, joining, painting, and sanding. His pieces resist easy categorization, sitting between sculpture and furniture, image and object. Souza lives and works in Detroit, and co-founded Take Me Home with Jim Schatz in 2026.

Available Works

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Vertical wood, acrylic, and watercolor wall sculpture of figures painted in soft washes, J Schatz

Wall sculpture, detail of painted figures gathering and dispersing, J Schatz

Lost & Found $ 2,900

Wall-mounted wood sculpture with acrylic and watercolor wash across the assembled form, J Schatz

Balance $ 1,900

Tall wood, acrylic, and watercolor wall sculpture, 84 inches high, J Schatz

Wall sculpture, detail of painted forms along its vertical length, J Schatz

A Path to the Other Side $ 3,300

Tall vertical wall sculpture in wood, rope, pulley, and acrylic, J Schatz

There's Not Enough Rope $ 1,300

Wood, acrylic, and latex wall sculpture with stacked, stepped painted forms, J Schatz

Wall sculpture, detail of stacked painted wood forms, J Schatz

Obstacles Overcome $ 1,900

Wood and latex wall sculpture with a hammer mounted at center, J Schatz

Wall sculpture, detail of painted wood forms gathered around a central hammer, J Schatz

Empath Survival Kit $ 1,100

Wood, acrylic, and watercolor wall sculpture of painted forms, J Schatz

Wall sculpture, detail of painted forms standing in for a city block, J Schatz

Downtown $ 900

Standing assemblage of driftwood, found glass spheres, rope, and watercolor, J Schatz

A Night in the Woods $ 3,300

Small standing wood sculpture of figures gathered close, painted in soft washes, J Schatz

Hope $ 1,250

Vertical wood sculpture reading as both vessel and figure, painted surfaces and careful joins, J Schatz

Impossibilities $ 1,900

Green-glazed ceramic vessel with applied lattice strips, J Schatz

Green-glazed ceramic vessel, alternate view of the applied lattice, J Schatz

Vessel 1 $ 325

Cobalt blue ceramic tray and six cups serving set, J Schatz

Ceramic serving set, detail of cobalt blue cup interiors, J Schatz

Tray and 6 Cups $ 525

Slab-built speckled stoneware tray and cup pairing in light aqua glaze, by Peter Souza Jr.

Figures of Presence Totem 1 $ 2,900

Figures of Presence Totem 2, 2026, ceramic and wood sculpture by Jim Schatz and Peter Souza Jr.

Figures of Presence Totem 2 $ 3,200

Exhibitions

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Radical Presence: Clay + Wood Totems, Plates, Eggs, and The Body, Repeated

Jim Schatz and Peter Souza Jr.

March – June 2026

Commissions

J Schatz is a studio practice working in Detroit, alongside artist Peter Souza Jr. Commissions are accepted at all scales — a single piece in a custom colorway, a new form developed with a collector, a site-specific tile installation, or sculptural lighting for a residence or hospitality interior — individually or as collaborative work.

Inquiries are reviewed on a rolling basis; timelines typically range from three to nine months.

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Available Works

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Radical Presence: Clay + Wood Totems, Plates, Eggs, and The Body, Repeated

Commissions

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