Sculptural Body 0049 April 2025
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A sculptural wheel thrown stoneware vessel, glazed inside and partly outside, making it usable as a vase for a single, or two stems, as well as a decorative piece.
Violaine’s current work explores the interplay between form and personality through the creation of clay vessels. Each piece begins with a focus on curves – their subtleties and how they shape the essence of the object.
Once formed, she applies a restrained palette of slips and glazes, using brushes, sponges, or any tool that feels intuitive in the moment. The process is guided by the volume and contours of the vessel, which shape the rhythm of her mark-making.
It’s a dynamic dialogue – almost a dance – between her hand and the clay, where each movement responds to the other, revealing the vessel’s character through its form and surface. This process reflects her desire for creative self-expression, moving beyond the boundaries of functional ceramics.
Each piece created in this series is unique, and cannot be replicated.
Size: 17cm Ø x 35.5 cm H
Available to purchase at the Vigour and Skills studio.
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Inspiration and Techniques
Typically focussed on functional pieces and tableware, Violaine brings her eye for detail into every creation. She is currently experimenting with the magic of raku—an intricate and labour-intensive process where pieces are taken red-hot from the kiln and placed directly into contact with combustible materials.
For Violaine, the resulting surfaces evoke a variety of landscapes: a network of roads or fields seen from above, or even unfamiliar lunar terrains. Each piece emerges with unpredictable markings, unique in character, and guiding the imagination down a different path.
