Unique Nature-Inspired Sculptures Unfold from Ordinary Objects

Stephanie Kilgast creates unique landscapes which grow from unlikely places. Broken plates, aluminum cans, and glass jars host vibrant life-like forms. “My work is an ode to life, where plants and fungi meet pests, animals, and minerals,” she writes. “These experiences are developing in a vibrant swirl of diversity, and also the erratic growth grows on the subject, in a dialogue between nature and humanity.”

Stephanie posts her clay sculptures on Instagram. And if you’re wondering the material she uses to construct her small sculptures, it is polymer clay.

 

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Porcelain Sculptures Closely Layered in Botanical Patterns by Hitomi Hosono

Ceramicist Hitomi Hosono creates ceramic vessels wrapped in hundreds of leaf springs and other botanical forms. These monochromatic elements are based on plants Hosono experiences during walks throughout East London’s greenery.
“It is my intention to move the leaf’s beauty and detail into my porcelain work,” she explains, using it as my own language to weave new stories for items.”

Her strategy is inspired by Jasperware, a form of stoneware coated in sparse ceramic reliefs invented by Josiah Wedgwood from the late 18th century. Like Wedgwood, she carefully applies her delicate forms to a porcelain base. From beginning to finish a more significant work will take Hosono almost a year and a half to complete. A lot of the time is invested drying, as her densely layered functions often need 10-12 weeks to completely dry.

Hosono’s solo exhibition, Reimagining Nature: Hitomi Hosono’s Memories in Porcelain, is currently on view in the Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation in London through December 15, 2017. You can view more of her layered botanical sculptures on the artist’s website and via her gallery Adrian Sassoon.

These Cosy Clay Sculptures Will Make You Feel Warm

This beautiful collection of clay sculptures is your handiwork of Israeli-based illustrator, personality and game programmer, Lena Guberman.

Presently working as an artist to get a games company, Lena’s artistic gifts cross lots of mediums — from book illustration to background and character design for movies.

Most recently, the artist has experimented with clay — a moderate now enjoying a fierce resurgence in the art world — crafting delicate sculptures of little girls living in a fanciful world.

A number of the cute characters enjoy creating snow angels and hanging out with gingerbread teddy bears, and others are sleeping. Discover more at lenag.carbonmade.com.