Selected ceramic sculptures
2019 - ongoing
All photographs by Lorenzo Dalberto
Q & A
1. How did you start working with clay?
I enrolled to adult learning course: sculpture in clay. I liked it. I simply felt need to make and learn more. There was no plan, I just kept going.
2. What and/or who are you most inspired or influenced by?
I am inspired by Ancient; Oriental, Japanese and Outsider ceramics; colour and art that has inspired me regardless of their origins and times they were made.
3. What is your process?
My pieces are hand-built from mainly raku clay, hand painted using oxides and glazes. I love colour. My work does not shy away from strong tones, but I often use ones that reference historical glazes seen in museums collections and memories of works I have seen in Japan and China. I built my skills by practice and looking forward to the next work.
4. What motivates you?
I enjoy working with clay. I enjoy simplicity of materials, its playfulness and the element of unexpected when the piece comes out of kiln. I have always had an affinity for simple materials and for works that are tactile. I enjoy being “lost” in the process. It was pointed out to me that my work is funny. It is not deliberate.
5. What is your defining moment so far?
I get a feeling of achievement each time my work is on display or goes to new home. The bursary from the British Ceramic Biennial and visit to The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery in Stoke on Trent was a turning point for me. Being able to see work I admire made me find my own place in working in clay. It just clicked and felt right.
Bear, 2024
bronze
Edition of 3, This is 2
photograph by Lorenzo Dalberto
Made at the Casting Workshop of ESW
Girl II, 2023
SIZE: 21 cm Height x 5.5 cm Wide x 5 cm Depth
MATERIAL: glazed ceramics
photograph by Lorenzo Dalberto
Made at the WASPS studios West Park Place, Edinburgh & ESW
Rider IV, 2023
SIZE: 20.5 cm Height x 3.5 cm Wide x 9 cm Depth
MATERIAL: glazed ceramics
photograph by Lorenzo Dalberto
Made at the WASPS studios West Park Place, Edinburgh & ESW
Girl with ball, 2023
SIZE: 32 cm Height x 8.5 cm Wide x 11 cm Depth
MATERIAL: glazed ceramics
photograph by Lorenzo Dalberto
Made at the WASPS studios West Park Place, Edinburgh & ESW
Girl with bun (sitting), 2023
SIZE: 25 cm Height x 12 cm Wide x 10.5 cm Depth
MATERIAL: glazed ceramics
photograph by Lorenzo Dalberto
Made at the WASPS studios West Park Place, Edinburgh & ESW
Private collection
Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes, 2023
SIZE: 24.5 cm Height x 24 cm Wide x 11 cm Depth
MATERIAL: glazed ceramics
photograph by Lorenzo Dalberto
Made at the WASPS studios West Park Place, Edinburgh & ESW
Girl on the rock, 2023
SIZE: 22 cm Height x 8 cm Wide x 10 cm Depth
MATERIAL: glazed ceramics
photograph by Lorenzo Dalberto
Made at the WASPS studios West Park Place, Edinburgh & ESW
Boy leaning on double plinth, 2023
SIZE: 19.5 cm Height x 11 cm Wide x 20.5 cm Depth
MATERIAL: glazed ceramics
photograph by Lorenzo Dalberto
Made at the WASPS studios West Park Place, Edinburgh & ESW
Three graces, 2023
SIZE: 25 cm Height x 15.5 cm W & D
MATERIAL: glazed ceramics
photograph by Lorenzo Dalberto
Made at the WASPS studios West Park Place, Edinburgh & ESW
Dead man, 2023
SIZE: 12.5 cm Height x 7 cm Wide & 21cm Depth
MATERIAL: glazed ceramics
photograph by Lorenzo Dalberto
Made at the WASPS studios West Park Place, Edinburgh & ESW
Boy with raised foot, 2023
SIZE: 23 cm Height x 16.5 cm Wide & 20cm Depth
MATERIAL: glazed ceramics
photograph by Lorenzo Dalberto
Made at the WASPS studios West Park Place, Edinburgh & ESW
Tigresa, 2023
SIZE: 26 cm Height x 16.5 cm Wide & 23 cm Depth
MATERIAL: glazed ceramics
photograph by Lorenzo Dalberto
Made at the WASPS studios West Park Place, Edinburgh & ESW
Girl III with hands back, 2023
SIZE: 29.5 cm Height x 9 cm Wide & 7 cm Depth
MATERIAL: glazed ceramics
photograph by Lorenzo Dalberto
Made at the WASPS studios West Park Place, Edinburgh & ESW
Couple, 2023
SIZE: 22 cm Height x 9 cm Wide & 21.5 cm Depth
MATERIAL: glazed ceramics
photograph by Lorenzo Dalberto
Made at the WASPS studios West Park Place, Edinburgh & ESW
Woman (with bun) with raised finger, 2023
SIZE: 34 cm Height x 12 cm Wide & 14 cm Depth
MATERIAL: glazed ceramics
photograph by Lorenzo Dalberto
Made at the WASPS studios West Park Place, Edinburgh & ESW
Woman in sequin dress, 2023
SIZE: 30 cm Height x 20.5 cm Wide & 12.5 cm Depth
MATERIAL: glazed ceramics
photograph by Lorenzo Dalberto
Made at the WASPS studios West Park Place, Edinburgh & ESW
Venus, 2022
SIZE: 23.5 Height x 13 cm Wide x 9 cm Depth
MATERIAL: earthenware, oxide, glaze
Private collection
Made at the ESW Eduardo Paolozzi Research Space with aid of VACMA, 2022
Virgin, 2022
SIZE: 25.5 Height x 13.5 cm Wide x 16 cm Depth
MATERIAL: earthenware, oxide, glaze
Made at the ESW Eduardo Paolozzi Research Space with aid of VACMA, 2022
Your Majesty, 2022
SIZE: 36.5 Height x 18.5 cm Wide x 18 cm Depth
MATERIAL: earthenware, oxide, glaze
Made at the ESW Eduardo Paolozzi Research Space with aid of VACMA, 2022
Lafi Lafi, 2022
SIZE: 23 Height x 23.5 cm Wide x 24.5 cm Depth
MATERIAL: earthenware, oxide, glaze
Made at the ESW Eduardo Paolozzi Research Space with aid of VACMA, 2022
Goat II, 2022
SIZE: 23.5 Height x 19 cm Wide x 21 cm Depth
MATERIAL: earthenware, oxide, glaze
Made at the ESW Eduardo Paolozzi Research Space with aid of VACMA, 2022
Figofago, 2022
SIZE: 36 Height x 26 cm Wide x 23 cm Depth
MATERIAL: earthenware, oxide, glaze
Made at the ESW Eduardo Paolozzi Research Space with aid of VACMA, 2022
Deity with raised feet, 2022
SIZE: 25 Height x 22 cm Wide x 11 cm Depth
MATERIAL: earthenware, oxide, glaze
Made at the ESW Eduardo Paolozzi Research Space with aid of VACMA, 2022
Upside down, 2022
SIZE: 29 Height x 24 cm Wide x 20 cm Depth
MATERIAL: earthenware, oxide, glaze
Made at the ESW Eduardo Paolozzi Research Space with aid of VACMA, 2022
Bun, 2022
SIZE: 39.5 Height x 17 cm Wide x 17cm Depth
MATERIAL: earthenware, oxide, glaze
Made at the ESW Eduardo Paolozzi Research Space with aid of VACMA, 2022
Bob, 2022
SIZE: 42 Height x 29 cm Wide x 26cm Depth
MATERIAL: earthenware, glaze
Made at the ESW Eduardo Paolozzi Research Space with aid of VACMA, 2022
Ernesto, 2022
SIZE: 39 Height x 33.5 cm Wide x 29 cm Depth
MATERIAL: earthenware, oxide, glaze
Hau hau, 2022
SIZE: 20.5 Height x 13.5 cm Wide x 15cm Depth
MATERIAL: earthenware, glaze
Vogue (dancer), 2022
SIZE: 42.5 Height x 15.5 cm Wide x 12 cm Depth
MATERIAL: earthenware, glaze
Kneeling Deity, 2022
SIZE: 34 Height x 17 cm Wide x 16.5 cm Depth
MATERIAL: earthenware, glaze
Obelisk, 2022
SIZE: 34.5 Height x 11 cm Wide x 8.5 cm Depth
MATERIAL: earthenware, oxide, glaze
Boy walking , 2022
SIZE: 39 Height x 14 cm Wide x 12 cm Depth
MATERIAL: earthenware, glaze
Dexter, 2022
SIZE: 27 Height x 10.5 cm Wide x 9 cm Depth
MATERIAL: earthenware, oxide, glaze
Made at the ESW Eduardo Paolozzi Research Space with aid of VACMA, 2022
Girl with plait, 2022
SIZE: 24 cm Height x 12 cm Wide x 13 cm Depth
MATERIAL: earthenware, oxide, glaze
Made at the ESW Eduardo Paolozzi Research Space with aid of VACMA, 2022
Oh Boy, 2022
SIZE: 28 cm Height x 13 cm Wide x 9.3 cm Depth
MATERIAL: earthenware, oxide, glaze
Made at the ESW Eduardo Paolozzi Research Space with aid of VACMA, 2022
Better, 2022
SIZE: 29 cm Height x 13 cm Wide x 9 cm Depth
MATERIAL: earthenware, oxide, glaze
Made at the ESW Eduardo Paolozzi Research Space with aid of VACMA, 2022
Sage, 2022
SIZE: 23 cm Height x 12.8 cm Wide x 9 cm Depth
MATERIAL: earthenware, oxide, glaze
Made at the ESW Eduardo Paolozzi Research Space with aid of VACMA, 2022
Toothache, 2022
SIZE: 22.5 cm Height x 14.5 cm Wide x 9.7 cm Depth
MATERIAL: earthenware, oxide, glaze
Made at the ESW Eduardo Paolozzi Research Space with aid of VACMA, 2022
Sitting Deity (Rach), 2022
SIZE: 26 cm Height x 123 cm Wide x 17 cm Depth
MATERIAL: earthenware, oxide, glaze
Made at the ESW Eduardo Paolozzi Research Space with aid of VACMA, 2022
Param, 2022
SIZE: 17 cm Height x 19 cm Wide x 21.3 cm Depth
MATERIAL: earthenware, oxide, glaze
Made at the ESW Eduardo Paolozzi Research Space with aid of VACMA, 2022
Fluff, 2022
SIZE: 24 cm Height x 24 cm Wide x 24.5 cm Depth
MATERIAL: earthenware, oxide, glaze
Made at the ESW Eduardo Paolozzi Research Space with aid of VACMA, 2022
Fish called Wanda, 2022
SIZE: 31 cm Height x 18.5 cm Wide x 19 cm Depth
MATERIAL: earthenware, oxide, glaze
Made at the ESW Eduardo Paolozzi Research Space with aid of VACMA, 2022
Dutch Lady, 2022
SIZE: 16.5 Height x 11 cm Wide x 5.5 cm Depth
MATERIAL: stoneware, oxide, glaze
Goat, 2022
SIZE: 19 Height x 10 cm Wide x 9 cm Depth
MATERIAL: stoneware, oxide, glaze
Breath Out, 2022
SIZE: 16.5 Height x 11 cm Wide x 10.5 cm Depth
MATERIAL: stoneware, oxide, glaze
Thinker III, 2022
SIZE: 18 Height x 13 cm Wide x 9 cm Depth
MATERIAL: stoneware, oxide, glaze
Rider III, 2022
SIZE: 16 Height x 12.5 cm Wide x 13.5 cm Depth
MATERIAL: stoneware, oxide, glaze
Feet up, 2022
SIZE: 17 Height x 12 cm Wide x 16.5 cm Depth
MATERIAL: stoneware, oxide, glaze
Woman with beard, 2021
SIZE: 16.5 cm Height x 17 cm Wide x 9 cm Depth
MATERIAL: earthenware, oxide, glaze in green
Wisdom, 2021
SIZE: 13.5 cm Height x 13 cm Wide x 9.5 cm Depth
MATERIAL: earthenware, oxide, glaze in green
Boogie, 2021
SIZE: 21 cm Height x 15 cm Wide x 8 cm Depth
MATERIAL: earthnware, matt brown glaze
Ojojoj, 2021
SIZE: 23 cm Height x 17 cm Wide x 8 cm Depth
MATERIAL: earthenware, matt brown glaze
Youth, 2021
SIZE: 21 cm Height x 13 cm Wide x 6.5 cm Depth
MATERIAL: eathenware, matt brown glaze
Sheep Rider, 2021
SIZE: 21 cm Height x 17 cm Wide x 18 cm Depth
MATERIAL: stoneware, oxide, glaze in blue-purple-green
Egg headed woman, 2021
SIZE: 21 cm Height x 12 cm Wide x 8.5 cm Depth
MATERIAL: stoneware, glaze in blue-purple, ceramic paint
Easy Rider, 2021
SIZE: 24 x 18 x 16 cm
MATERIAL: Raku clay, glaze, ceramic paint
Private collection
Gilr with long neck, 2020
SIZE: 24.5 cm Height x 12.5 cm Wide x 5.5 cm Depth
MATERIAL: stoneware, glaze in blue
Bear, 2020 ( 1 of 2)
SIZE: 21.5 cm Height x 11.5 cm Wide x 8.5 cm Depth
MATERIAL: earthenware, blue glaze
Woman with necklace , 2020 ( 2 of 2)
SIZE: 22.5 cm Height x 14 cm Wide x 9.5 cm Depth
MATERIAL: earthenware, blue glaze
Deity 1 (Woman with skull) , 2021
SIZE: 25 cm Height x 12 cm Wide x 11 cm Depth
MATERIAL: earthenware, copper/beige glaze
Seated Deity, 2021
SIZE: 18 cm Height x 18 cm Wide x 12 cm Depth
MATERIAL: earthenware, copper/beige glaze
Woman with bear, 2021
SIZE: 21 cm Height x 17.5 cm Wide x 16 cm Depth
MATERIAL: eathenware, copper/beige glaze
Thinker with fat ankles, 2021
SIZE: 21 cm Height x 16 cm Wide x 16 cm Depth
MATERIAL: earthenware, copper/beige glaze
Third eye, 2021
SIZE: 24 cm Height x 17.5 cm Wide x 14 cm Depth
MATERIAL: eathenware, copper/beige glaze
Double Bear, 2021
SIZE: 23.5 cm Height x 16.5 cm Wide x 11 cm Depth
MATERIAL: earthenware, copper/beige glaze
Stone, 2021
SIZE: 15 cm Height x 17 cm Wide x 12 cm Depth
MATERIAL: earthenware, copper/beige glaze
Sunbelly, 2021
SIZE: 17.5 cm Height x 17.5 cm Wide x 12 cm Depth
MATERIAL: earthenware, copper/beige glaze