ceramics – karla baublys

I am in love with clay.

How it feels when modeling, how it dries, how it is fired and the glow of the glaze in the end.

sculpture boxes

Doing art can feel useless sometimes. Adding another purpose to my sculptures next to art, gives them more „sense“ for me.

every day objects

every day objects

surround yourself with little art treasures as functional objects

red tear

for holding plant cuttings, toothbrush, salt and so on

ear plate blue

for jewelry, soap or small things

ear box

black clay

ear plate red

for jewelry, soap or small things

butter box

the process

my curiosity and motivation

when it comes to art in any media, I am always fascinated and drawn to bizzare, ugly and pretty at the same time things. I love weird greens, ears, quirky boots and more to come because it is all somehow bizzare, definetely not conventionally beautiful and just interesting to look at.

ideas

before I actually get my hands dirty, I am sketching all my imagtinations very fast. When i see it on paper, I can develop the idea better and start thinking about how to realize it.

modeling

when I actually get my hands dirty, I turn quiet. Clay is incredibly calming and I am in a trance like meditative state.

feinschliff

first firing

painting

second firing

the process

moist clay

bone dry

first firing

glazing

second firing

finished piece