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]]>Each of Kurihara’s works consists of a base with intriguing patterns and twists, resembling a fruit found in nature but featuring elements of creative freedom. From them, beautiful flowers and other parts emerge, adding another layer of complexity to each piece.
On her website, Kurihara says that plants and their growth provide her with an endless source of inspiration. Sometimes, she even grows plants in her studio, observing each stage to get a better insight into the process.
“I take inspiration from the plant world with particular attention to forms and their geometric repetition, “Kurihara says about her works. “Every element of nature seems to repeat itself, but in fact, there is an infinite variety of it. I have the deep desire to make concrete the fruits represented in my mind and to be able to contemplate them through my own eyes.”
Kurihara, who is currently working out of her studio in Paris, France, frequently shares her new ceramic pieces on social media. Scroll down to check out more of them.
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]]>DeBoer recreates everyday objects and items from pop culture, including cowboy boots, sneakers, basketballs, coolers, and much more.
According to DeBoer, he uses his “extensive knowledge of ceramic materials and processes” to bring his sculptures “a new life becoming heirlooms of the 21st century.
“By using classical motifs of cobalt patterns and true to life finishes DeBoer’s casts become suspended somewhere in the past and disguised in the present,” it states on his website.
DeBoer was born in South Dakota and currently resides in Los Angeles, California. The artist says that his Midwestern upbringing and the “ever-changing and vastly diverse landscape” of Los Angeles serve as a major influence on his work.
DeBoer received his Bachelor of Fine Arts-Ceramics degree at Kansas City Art Institute. His works have been exhibited across the United States in solo and group exhibitions while being featured in several high-profile publications like Create! Magazine and Fete Chinoise Magazine.
Continue scrolling to check out some of our favorite sculptures by DeBoer below.
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]]>The intrigue that her sculptures evoke has to do with the way Lindner approaches her creative process. According to the artist herself, the goal of these unusual pieces is to combine the imagery of vegetation, the animal world, and the human body into a single piece. She manages to achieve this by considering them to be “made of the same substance.”
Lindner, who graduated from Camberwell College of Arts, has an idea and a basic sketch before commencing the work on a particular sculpture. However, in line with the organic feel that her pieces project, she allows the material to guide her to the sculpture’s final look.
“I have to be attentive to its tensions, folds, and plasticity in order to make a form that will “flow” and tell an interesting story,” she explained in a recent chat with Colossal.
Lindner’s works have found homes in galleries across Europe, but they are also available on her social media. Check out more of them below.
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#mquanstudio“I want my pieces to create moments where people look back at their intentions and how they want to operate in the world, what they wish to see or have or be or connect with,” she once remarked in an interview with Matter of Hand. “Just bringing them back into the present and connecting them to the beauty of the world; that’s a moment where everyone feels really good. It’s like touching ground before you go off into the craziness.”
Part of her ceramic objects’ appeal is that they’re all handmade, either hand-built or thrown on the wheel, after which they are hand-painted, adding a personal touch to them. Other than ceramics, Quan also works with other organic materials that include hand-dyed cotton, hemp rope, and reclaimed wood.
“When making things I have to see it in my head first,” she explains, talking about the creative process that goes behind the scenes. “I have to be able to see the process linearly,” stresses Quan. “Once I figure out how to make something the first time I’ll make a template so that I don’t have to re-think it every time. If you have to think too hard it’s more exhausting.”
Take a look at some of her original designs in the gallery below.
#mquanstudio #garlandtalisman
Love how festive this feels! RG @iwonaludyga #mquanstudio
RG @lostandfoundshop_la #mquanstudio
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to @shoppeobject for being brave & innovative & stirring up the pot. And for all the crazy work it takes to make something like that happen 
Trade shows are a concentrated culmination of a lotta work for everyone- the organizers, the exhibitors & the attendees. And while I love the autonomous bubble of my studio, I very much appreciate being able to connect & be a part of this community. After a VERY shitty news week, it’s a really positive restorative moment. 
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]]>The artist started using clay to create his own toys when he was only 4-years-old. He created his first flower for his mother when he was 10.
“I created everything from animals, airplanes, soldiers, sports figures. I really would make anything I could imagine. I made my first flower at age 10 and it was a red and white Rose for my mother. I knew then that I would always be able to go back to making ceramic flowers to make money but didn’t do so until I was 26 years old,” the artist told Bored Panda.
Today Mann has more than 1000 of these blooming flowers in his collection and each one is unique in its own way. You can take a look at the artist’s botanical collection on his Instagram account and buy some of his creations on Etsy.
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Her whimsical ceramic vessels are inspired by Egyptian Canopic Jars and their sole purpose is to raise awareness of endangered animals who are facing the risk of extinction.
“Combining techniques of throwing, slipcasting, and hand building, the Canopic Jar series was born,” the artist told Bored Panda. Lee started off creating bears, bunnies, and foxes, but then she decided to focus on little known animals that are at risk of extinction.
“I want to let others know commonly seen animals like the polar bears and koalas are actually at risk of being endangered, so I also handwrite the name of the animal as well as its Conservation Status by the IUCN at the bottom of the jars,” she added.
Each of these intricate vessels are hand-crafted and
the colors she uses to paint them are made in small batches. This means that
there is a limited amount of this adorable animal-inspired art in the store.
Head to Lee’s Instagram account to see more of her whimsical artwork.
It would be much better if they only had to travel once from my studio to your home instead of home to craft show to your home 
. The green one is the usual size I make… It's a baby in comparison!
These 2 elephants are in Antique Rose and Stratford Blue. Do you have a favourite between the 2? 
Most of them have gone to new homes for Christmas! If you missed my last show, you can still get your Canopic jars before Christmas on my website (finally 
) And if you are in Toronto, make sure you check my stockists all over downtown, I will be making an inventory drop on the 21st! Since they are one of a kind, each stockist (including my website) carry different jars! Make sure you call ahead to my stockists before making a trip The post Miranda Lee Creates Ceramics to Raise Awareness About Endangered Animals appeared first on MobiSpirit.
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]]>With a passion for traveling and a love of vintage toys and old engravings, her illustrated work has the kind of naive appeal that sparks joy in both children and adults. “I design and some products suit kids, but it is not my first goal,” admitted Lete in an interview with the Little Citizens Boutique blog. She explains that her work process is exactly the same no matter her audience.
“I don’t really know who my buyers are, because I sell only some few products by myself,” she went on to explains, “but I know that Tim Burton bought one of my rugs, also the boss of Laduree has one in his office and Charlotte Gainsbourg has also one rug.”
With her work making quite the splash, both online and offline, Lete has no shortage of admirers. “I feel glad and happy to be able to inspire kids,” she says. “I was myself very inspired by a couple of women I knew when I was a kid, and I wanted to be like them… so it is very important to be inspired by someone and to have a goal.”
We highly recommend you follow her creative endeavors via Instagram.
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]]>But it took Tavill sometime before she decided on her artistic voice, having first pursued a career in fashion. It was only in 2003 that she came across clay, and a love story ensued. Working from her studio based on the New Jersey shore, her process includes wheel throwing and hand-building, altering and distorting forms before deeply carving, hand texturing and surface detailing her creations.
Firing the clay twice allows for the addition of delicate glazing work and the melting of crushed glass for additional surface interest. According to her, this process is long and involved, requiring both planning and improvisation.
But it’s a process that is worthwhile, judging by the finished result.
“LITTLES”
as trinket dishes, mini #succulent 
planters, and #decor. I envision a MASS AMOUNT 
#beauty is powerful Let’s go! Lots of #blue coming from me now! Subtlety #subtleasabrick 
#ceramics #ceramicartist #ceramicart #potter #pottery #handmade #oneofakind #shadesofblue #texture #coral #interiordesign #interiordecorating #bluevase #contemporaryceramics #texture #coastaldecor HERE COMES #COLOR 
#peachydory 
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]]>But when it comes to his inspiration, the Hawaii-based ceramic artist admits it’s varied. “There are so many different things that I am interested in, music, photography, just all different arts,” he told The Potters Cast. “There would be too many to list just one. I pull inspiration from all different places.”
After 17 years of creating miniatures, the self-taught artist has truly honed his craft. But he admits that when he first discovered ceramic art he assigned to the notion that “the bigger the better.” It was only after coming across a book called Creating Ceramic Miniatures that he saw things differently.
Working on small-scaled objects was much harder then he imagined, requiring him to test different clay bodies, make his own tools, and trying out new techniques. Here are some of our favorite creations by him:
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