I love this work by Dominican Republic artist natalia ortega gamez, [seen on design*sponge]. Local materials with a real natural feel. These bamboo stitched platters are amazing and I love the stoneware bowls with crochet covers – wonderful.
Just been spending my Sunday doing some creative web browsing and needed to instantly share these links.
decal mania and Camilla’s decals [via design for mankind]
the everyday people hemp purse at reform school
gorgeous ceramic clocks by Maria Kristofersson [via bloesem]
fabulous tutorial all about transferring images onto ceramic ware – care of skinny laminx
Upcoming show in Brisbane – Keep Calm and Carry On in July at Jan Manton Art [link | Mel's blog link]
The porcelain gun above is the result water jet cutting – cutting up glass and crystal platters and ceramic plates, (the gun started life as a depression era glass platter) then a plaster mould is made of it and then it is cast in porcelain.
Mr Black & Mme Ochre: Camilla’s characters meet Karin’s hand thrown stoneware.
Illustrator Camilla Engman and ceramicist Karin Eriksson collaborate on a series of small plates, platters, bowls and robust mugs. The exhibition Mr Black & Mme Ochre is at manos – Överjärva Gård in Stockholm – 24 April – 7 June 2008. available for purchase online here.
The work is absolutely gorgeous – congratulations!
