Handbuilt Ceramic Art

Artists Describing Their Art:

Melissa Lockhart - To create a unique and different look and admiration for the medium of Paper mache and clay work. To fill peoples homes with somthing diferent and to teach people to express themselfs no matter what they think there skill level is....

Susan Rudolf - The journey begun in Europe and crossed the Atlantic to flourish on one of the most beautiful islands of the Caribbean. On Curacao just as in Hungary and Austria the beauty of the country, nature and population enchanted me and it shows in my works all the passion, the harmony and the beauty which I've never been able to stop looking for. The endless horizon, the bright colors and the warmth all year long inspire me to work without limitation in time, space and mind. I want to share with you all this creative, passionate feelings for mosaic art on the following pages, offering some workshops and classes in the studio and give you the possibility to own some of my works by buying online. Welcome in the world of mosaic art without limitations, beyond imagination online, life or through the purchased art projects created by me. Susan Rudolf ...

Daniel Janssens - "It is the woman's beauty and mystery that have made me paint and sculpt in the first place." The artist, who previously painted only one human figure per painting, has recently begun to represent several figures, and these figures are no longer exclusively women. In sculpture also, the single human figures of the beginning are gradually replaced by intertwined figures, that go by two, by couple, or even by trio or quartet. "Previously, it was the individual that questioned me. Now, increasingly, I paint and sculpt attitudes and relationships." Painting and sculpture are based on different relationships: that between the sculptor-painter and his painting or sculpture, that between colors and shapes, that between the spectator and the work of art, and finally, the possible relationship between the different spectators. "However, I have not become a narrative artist, even if the spectator can invent stories about the human figures they see depicted." - But why only one subject? - Because the more one concentrates on one - and only one - subject, the deeper one can go, and the more style and technique can speak freely. If one always seeks to change subjects, it becomes difficult to specialize in it." It is the...

Jason Messinger - Jason Messinger creates ceramic art that straddles the cool allure of pure abstraction and the hot recognition of representation. His art explores the fuzzy borders between representation and abstraction, identity and design, meaning and beauty. Sculptures that are abstract in shape but with a figurative sensibility, and tile murals with symbolic imagery that tease the viewer into becoming complicit in their meaning. The sculptures are solidly present while expressly fluid. They change appearance with the viewers' perspective, transforming in shape and direction. Each face of the work functions like movements of a dance, with unexpected turns. Different perspectives on the work converse with each other, creating a circular narrative of motion and stillness, form and emotion. The artist approaches ceramic tile with a painter's concerns and a sculptor's experience. The idea of abstraction on the edge of identification permeates the work. Images often hint at language, symbol, map, comic strip, or hieroglyph; but only hint, as the symbols remain undefined, transitional. His multi-tile works are modular, allowing any configuration and sequence of the tiles. The murals exhibit a circular narrative, open-ended to interpretation. The viewer becomes complicit in constructing the meaning. Mounting systems allows one to ...

Luc Bihan - Luc is an internationally known French sculptor, trained in San Francisco Art Institute. He has directed animation in both France and Canada and has supervised animation in China, North Korea, Poland, and Romania. As an artist, Luc feels art creation is a therapeutic meditative process, reflecting the subconscious and releasing inner thoughts and feelings. 30 years of clay sculpture Luc Bihan's interest is the relationship between the human and the organic world which makes clay his favorite medium for any sculpting project. The natural earthy essence of clay makes it the most ecological medium available and he believes "the language of time talks to me through my fingers tips." While self-expressive, his art is also a form of communication with his audience: the symbolic images he develops are frequently ambiguous and encourage the viewer to consider different layers of meaning. Whether it is his organic figurative sculpture or his whimsical drawings, the work of Luc Bihan is a statement of texture and sensuality. ...

Aymen Azzam - Aymen Azzam Born in Germany 11th May 1994 Graduated from the faculty of Arts & Education at Yarmouk University Jordan. 1998 Masters of Applied science from the faculty of archaeology and anthropology Yarmouk University 1994 - 2005 teaching at several international school around the middle east ...