adriana christianson

02Nov11

Adriana Christianson. Melbourne, Australia.

all photography credit: Christopher Sanders

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tara shackell

30Oct11

Tara Shackell. Melbourne, Australia.

 

Tara Shackell is a ceramic artist living and working in Melbourne. She makes functional tableware including plates, beakers and bowls, as well as other ceramic objects including vases. She has always been interested in the method of making things.

Tara is interested in the relationship between form, line and surface. She works intuitively, using the wheel as well as pinching, shaping and carving the clay by hand. Her current work focuses on creating functional forms and simple objects that express materiality, quietness and space.

-about the artist from artist website

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martina sigmund-servetti

26Oct11

Martina Sigmund-Servetti. Heilbronn, Germany.

Porzellan _italien. porcellana,
urspr. Name einer Meeresschnecke mit weißglänzender,
porzellanartiger Schale _ das , die feinste Tonware.
Porzellan besteht aus
40-65% Kaolin (Porzellanerde)
15-35% Feldspat
12-30% Quarz

Porzellan ist sowohl ein sehr sensibles, als auch ein sehr charaktervolles und eigenwilliges Material, das eine besondere Sorgfalt und Aufmerksamkeit beim Entstehungsprozess erfordert und einfordert.
Die charakteristischen Gegensätze wie Dichte, Härte, Leichtigkeit und Transparenz, die das Material in sich birgt, faszinieren mich und sind eine Herausforderung für meine Arbeit. Diese Qualitäten des Materials aufzunehmen, mit ihnen zu arbeiten, sie zum Vorschein zu bringen ist mir ein Anliegen. Die auf der Drehscheibe hergestellten Gefäße sollen dem Betrachter diese ureigenste Charakteristik des Materials vermitteln.

So entstehen Keramiken die durch ihre klare Form sowohl für sich alleine stehen können, als auch ihre Funktion unterstreichen.
In der Oberflächengestaltung nehme ich gerne das Thema der Polaritäten wieder auf, glatt – strukturiert, glasiert – naturbelassen. Die unterschiedlichen Oberflächen werden so begreifend zum haptischen Erlebnis.
Der besondere Reiz meiner Porzellanarbeiten lebt von dem Kontrast zwischen der Kühle des Materials und der organisch inspirierten Formgebung.

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terttulla

22Oct11

Terttulla by Sara Söderberg.  Los Angeles, California. USA

The estethic of Terttulla Ceramics is highly influenced by Scandinavian, American mid-century, and Japanese design. Functionality and design are equally important, and durability and sustainablity are two key words that go in to every object made. The intent is that each piece will last you a life time, and then be picked up in a thrift store and last another life time. It is an answer to our throw-away culture that pays less and less attention to quality and integrity, and more and more attention to quantity and consumerism.

Each piece is thrown or built, trimmed, sanded, and glazed by hand in a one-woman studio in Los Angeles, California.

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daniel smith

20Oct11

Daniel Smith. London, England. UK

 Since graduating from the celebrated Harrow Ceramics course in 1994 Daniel Smith has worked from the same East London studio he helped establish. This continuity is reflected in his work with a commitment to exploring the same family of useful forms – plates, bowls, cups, jugs, vases. Most pieces are hand-thrown in porcelain with a pared down aesthetic just occasionally emphasised with simple decoration. With quiet dedication Daniel has built up a loyal international following over the years, his work appealing to both collectors and those who like beautiful, eminently functional objects for everyday use.

‘Smith’s apparently modest vessels show how sensual the utilitarian can be. What results is a kind of sculpture of the everyday‘  David Whiting

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