My Mom Is A Truly Gifted Ceramic Artist And I Want To Share Her Whimsical Sculptures
So my mom is a truly talented ceramic artist and I’ve been told Bored Panda would love her stuff.
Is it a bit much to say she’s truly talented? Well, you are the judge. But I think she makes unique art, that not many on the planet can. On Mother’s Day, I thought it fitting to showcase to the Internet just how awesome she is.
She makes beautiful sculptures, and most of them are raku. Raku is an exciting and demanding technique, that can reward some amazing textures in the clay.
She makes hippos, zebras, elephants, anteaters, tapirs… Well, she makes all kinds of adorable animals, and they are always curvy, whimsical, cute, fun, and full of character.
I’ve uploaded quite a lot of pictures, in a mixture of finished sculpture artworks and from the crafting process. Enjoy! And if you do enjoy it, you’re very welcome to follow her cute animals on Instagram – she’d be delighted.
All credit goes to the artist, Jeanette Alsing.
More info: Instagram | alsing.dk
Image credits: Jeanette Alsing
Chillin’ like a villain…
The sculpting process
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The blackbirds sit on twigs hanging from a wire. Contrary to how it may seem, even they are all hand made and unique.
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This is an early stage hippo. Still lots of work to be done. All of the sculptures are hollowed out before the firing. Otherwise, they will crack in the oven.
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Miniature zebra in the making.
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Gas torch in a raku kiln. The temperature reaches 1000 degrees Celsius or more!
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Spontaneous reduction in sawdust after the raku firing changes the colors immediately – very satisfying… well, if the piece survives!
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Pre-fire, after glaze. The Zebra is painted with latex and then glazed. The latex covers the zebra and makes sure it’s not glazed, the stripes turn black when the sculpture is reduced in sawdust.
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Cool(ing) pic!
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Just after the raku firing, the sculptures outer glaze flakes off, revealing the almost soft looking naked raku texture underneath.
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Silky anteaters cooling down, and getting color.
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Here’s a trash panda before the firing.
Few of the finished works
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This zebra is her signature sculpture. The naked-raku is what gives the black and white patterns.
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The elephants are easily some of my favorites. The texture is made with lots of pointy tools in the wet clay, and lots of patience. After the first of two firings, the sculpture is painted with dark oxides, like ink that fills the cracks.
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Sit! Turquoise crackle glaze hippo. These hippos are probably her most popular sculptures.
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Scratching an itch. Elephantastic stuff!
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Polar bears are just lovely.
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This one differs a bit from the others, it is painted after it’s been fired. I’m so happy, cause I own this piece – and she custom made this one for me!
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Tapirs are truly some of the weirdest and cutest creatures on earth. Massively underappreciated!
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Here are some of her smallest things. Ceramic medallions or brooches, in all sorts of different animals. Order of the rhino, order of the duck. Animals have so many meanings to different people.
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Silky ant-eaters.
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Floating, swimming, flying. Slightly rose glow.
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These roosters and hens are some of her smallest figures. They sit on a twig, 1, 2 or 3 together. All are raku.
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You can practically hear them talking.
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The line between clumsy and graceful can be a fine one.
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Image credits: Jeanette Alsing
He is enjoying the sun, and so many children stop to pet him. If you stayed through it all – THANK YOU! And much love from Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Those are amazing! Your mother have a beautiful imagination. I love ceramic as a medium and especially raku. I hope I'll be able to learn it someday.
these are beautifull!!! i love them! i like them so much especially the ant eaters, the hens and the elephants, can you please tell me does she sell these?
I agree! I would love to know where I could purchase for the U.S.
Load More Replies... I own some Raku sculptures, but these are truly wonderful. There is so much humour and movement in these sculptures that mine now seem a bit lifeless! I wish your mother much success.
Made me smile - what an amazing technique, such fine detail and delicate work. It shows how she puts her heart and soul into it.
Amazing job, from the character design ´till the final statue. Your mother is incredible skilled.
Those are wonderful. I think the tapirs and the hippos are my favorites :)
Me too, especially the seated hippo. That's the one I would get.
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Great work, reminds me a lot of Barb Sachs, potter from Dundas Ontario Canada (queen of england has one of her pieces)
Those are amazing! Your mother have a beautiful imagination. I love ceramic as a medium and especially raku. I hope I'll be able to learn it someday.
these are beautifull!!! i love them! i like them so much especially the ant eaters, the hens and the elephants, can you please tell me does she sell these?
I agree! I would love to know where I could purchase for the U.S.
Load More Replies... I own some Raku sculptures, but these are truly wonderful. There is so much humour and movement in these sculptures that mine now seem a bit lifeless! I wish your mother much success.
Made me smile - what an amazing technique, such fine detail and delicate work. It shows how she puts her heart and soul into it.
Amazing job, from the character design ´till the final statue. Your mother is incredible skilled.
Those are wonderful. I think the tapirs and the hippos are my favorites :)
Me too, especially the seated hippo. That's the one I would get.
Load More Replies... Great work, reminds me a lot of Barb Sachs, potter from Dundas Ontario Canada (queen of england has one of her pieces)
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