NATALIA SHAW-FERNANDEZ
Cluster Exhibitor | Cluster Crafts | 2022
Orb vases | 2022
Natalia is a part-time ceramicist who started her journey 4 years ago, with the intention to create artwork from start to finish. Having an illustrative background allowed her to express herself through surface decoration, only this time she decided to take a step further by creating the surfaces herself that she could then decorate.
Orb vases | 2022
Orb vase | 2022
“Looking to create ceramic art that is refreshing, decorative and functional, my aim is always to bring a unique approach to my ceramics. I believe it is important, as a ceramicist, to create pieces that can be handled and used by individuals in day-to-day life. ”
Black orb vase | 2022
Having no prior experience with clay, she completed her HND in Ceramics. She experimented with different techniques but found herself drawn to slip casting. Being such a versatile method, she was able create many individual, innovative and stylistic forms.
Large white orb vase | 2022
Orb vases | 2022
Small Lavender Blue orb vase | 2022
“My vision of the plump, voluminous, spherical formations derive from the interest I have in Neotenic and Chubby Design. By softening the rigidity of contemporary objects, I have attempted to manipulate these soft structures and create visual and visible comfort for the individual. ”
She combined this method with her interest in neotenic and chubby design to create spherical, plump ceramics.
Orb vases | 2022
White orb vase | 2022
“This collection is a series of slip cast ‘Orb’ Vases. Each piece is individually slip trailed to create a tactile surface decoration. Creating a tactile body of work, you are invited to touch each ceramic piece and enjoy your own sensory experience with my ceramics. ”