Ceramic and textile

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Dating back to the Vikings, ryijy is a distinctly Finnish textile tradition that produces thick, high-pile tapestries and rugs. The heavily patterned works, which have shifted from functional to decorative, are made by hand-knotting wool and layering the yarn into lush, textured motifs. Drawing on her background in textile design, Finnish artist Marianne Huotari translatesContinue reading "Hundreds of Oblongs and Discs Undulate Across Marianne Huotari’s Ceramic Sculptures"

I have been working with clay since I was a small child. I also have been a weaver at times, so I decided to try weaving clay.

An eclectic spread of pottery and the clayarts, focusing on the exceptional creative potential and diversity of this versatile medium Abstract bottle vase VT Spain Flat bottle form vessel - Mickey Fielding Ceramic faceted sculpture by Sophie Elizabeth Thompson David Crane vase --- Piedmont Craftsmen Zoe Hillyard sewing a patchwork ceramic bowl How to make a little pot using a mini Pottery wheel Tri legged Art Nouveau planter/vase Vintage portrait of a Maghreb lady with traditional pottery

Stockholm-based ceramicist Caroline Harrius (previously) embroiders vases with floral patterns that explore the relationships between gender and craft and decoration and purpose. Distorting perceptions, the delicate pieces appear as though Harrius wrapped stitched fibers around a glazed vessel, or in a parallel manner, sculpted fabric to mimic a curved form. Harrius punctures the shiny, semi-functionalContinue reading "Melding Two Crafts, Caroline Harrius Embroiders Ceramic Vessels"

The Craft Prize exhibition features meaningful works by its 30 finalists, on view from May 17 through June 18, 2023, at The Noguchi Museum in New York.