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Chiara Della Santina

  • Claire Lune
  • Ceramicist
  • Capalbio, Italy
  • Rising Star
Chiara Della Santina Ceramicist
Contact
Italian, English
Hours:
By appointment only
Phone:
+39 3205615464
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Moonlit ceramics

  • • Chiara creates ceramic works for mindfulness
  • • Her work is inspired by daily rituals and by the moon
  • • Her creative approach is slow and organic

Chiara Della Santina is a self-taught ceramic artist who, after having spent several years in England and Ireland, decided to return to Italy. She has set up her studio in the South of Tuscany, surrounded by the sea and the mountains, a variety of wild animals, and the scent of medicinal herbs. Her creative practice is based on an exploration of silence, intuition, movement, breath, and a constant search for harmony and creative honesty. She uses traditional techniques that allow for immediacy and intuition on the one hand and a high level of control on the other. Her mindful and slow approach means that her creations evolve and change organically, sometimes resulting in a completely different outcome from the original idea. The name of her studio, Claire Lune, pays tribute to the moon cycles and the way in which they influence her creativity.

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Works

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Aequilibrium

This incense burner combines two shapes, the circle and the square, which together represent the concept of harmony between the spiritual and the material world. The surface is carved black stoneware coated with a few layers of white slip. The piece was fired at 1200°C in oxidation and is unglazed.

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Ištar II

This black abstract sculpture is created with the traditional techniques of coiling and pinching. It is inspired by the archetype of the Mesopotamian goddess Ištar. The numerous curves that make up the edge of this piece represent sensuality and unconstrained fluidity, as a tribute to the feminine and Yin archetypes. Black, groggy stoneware was used and fired at over 1200°C in oxidation. The piece remains unglazed.

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Yang I

This decorative ceramic vase has a white sphere as lid. The texture on the surface of this piece is achieved through a mix of pinching and coiling techniques. The rim of the vase is glazed in a bronze glaze that creates an interesting contrast with the white of the body of the vase. The piece is glazed with a matte, white glaze and bronze glaze.

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Luna Piena III

This sculpture was inspired by the full moon, hence its name. It is entirely hand-built using a mix of slab and coiling techniques. The surface of the sculpture has a lot of texture which creates a sense of depth.

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Nomad Luna Nuova incense burner

The inspiration behind the shape of this incense burner is the new moon. This is why Chiara Della Santina chose black clay for the body. This piece was created using a mix of slab and hand-building techniques. The surface was left unglazed and the exterior presents an organic texture that creates an interesting contrast with the inside of the piece.

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