MAGDALENA SZMYDTKE CERAMIC OBJECT "EMBER"

Description

HAND-SHAPED FROM CLAY AND PAINTED WITH A BRUSH, THIS TALL CERAMIC ACCENT TABLE IS FINISHED WITH SPECIALLY MIXED GLAZES. IT FEATURES A DOMINANT DARK SILVER TONE INTRICATELY BLENDED WITH SHADES OF WARM ORANGE AND DELICATE PINK.

HANDCRAFTED IN POLAND 
DIMENSION: 52 CM HEIGHT x 36 CM WIDTH

THE COLLECTION: "DARK WATER"
THIS BESPOKE COLLECTION OF CERAMIC OBJECTS, CREATED FOR MARCELL PUSTUL, IS AN EXPLORATION OF THE SEA'S SERENE ATMOSPHERE AND GENTLE GLOW. EACH UNIQUE PIECE IS HAND-SCULPTED FROM CLAY INTO WAVELIKE FORMS AND FINISHED WITH A CUSTOM GLAZE COMBINATION THAT STUDIES THE LIGHT AND ITS SUBTLE SHIFTS OF COLOR THAT APPEAR ON THE WATER'S SURFACE AS THE DAY FADES INTO NIGHT. DESIGNED AS A FUNCTIONAL SCULPTURE, EACH PIECE EVOKES A SENSE OF CALM AND REFLECTION, AND CAN SERVE AS ADDITIONAL SEATING, A UNIQUE SIDE TABLE, OR A STRIKING SCULPTURAL ACCENT.

ABOUT ARTIST:
WORKING FROM HER STUDIO IN GDYNIA, CERAMICIST MAGDALENA SZMYDTKE DRAWS PROFOUND INSPIRATION FROM THE MESMERIZING BEAUTY OF THE BALTIC SEA. SHE TRANSLATES ITS ORGANIC SHAPES, SHIFTING LIGHT, AND THE SOFT UNDULATIONS OF WAVES INTO CONTEMPORARY CERAMIC FORMS. EACH PIECE IS A ONE-OF-A-KIND DESIGN OBJECT AND A TESTAMENT TO A METICULOUS, HANDS-ON PROCESS. INDIVIDUALLY HAND-CRAFTED FROM CLAY AND GLAZED WITH A BRUSH, HER WORK CAPTURES A MOMENT OF FLEETING BEAUTY.A ONE-OF-A-KIND SCULPTURAL OBJECT.