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Rosi Steinbach

  • Ceramicist
  • Leipzig, Germany
  • Master Artisan
Rosi Steinbach Ceramicist
Contact
German, English
Hours:
Monday to Friday 10:00 - 16:00
Phone:
+49 1723429151
©Rosi Steinbach

Engineer turned ceramicist

  • • Rosi creates figurative ceramics
  • • She was an engineer before becoming an artisan
  • • She has had her workshop since 1996

Rosi Steinbach’s journey with clay began as a child when her father brought home different kinds of clay one day. With her brother, Rosi made hand puppets, modelling clay heads and sewing clothes for them. She grew up and studied engineering. One day, she met Claudius Gabriel, a Burg Giebichenstein-trained ceramicist, who gave her a list of potteries in Germany. After backpacking up to the north of Germany and training with Rudi Markuske in Uckermark, Rosi returned to work with Gabriel in his workshop in Leipzig. “From him, I learned how to perfect my technique and a lot about shapes and design. I was particularly taken with faience and figurative ceramics that were created at the time at the College of Visual Artists in the Schaddelmühle near Grimma.” In 1990, Rosi acquired a certification as a potter and she has had her own workshop since 1996.

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Tondo Karl

This wall piece by Rosi Steinbach portrays the head of a boy in a Tondo. It is made from thin-walled and freely built-up light clay, the face is glazed in white and partly painted to colour the features. The background, frame and clothing are glazed in shades of blue, green, red and brown.

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Aya

This portrait bust shows a female artist, painter Aya from Japan. Rosi Steinbach used thin-walled, freely constructed light clay as a basis for her piece. The face is glazed in white and partly painted, the hair black, the blouse light blue, and the dungarees blue with specks of different colours.

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Rosalie and Johanna

This piece is a duo of two children's busts. Rosi Steinbach used thin-walled, freely constructed light clay. The faces were glazed in white and partly painted, while the hair and clothing were glazed and painted in shades of yellow and brown.

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Nathan

Nathan is a portrait bust made by Rosi Steinbach. The thin-walled, freely built-up light clay is used as the basis. The face is glazed in white and partly painted. The black hair and the green jacket are glazed. A red and yellow scarf, as well as a pin in the shape of a medal on the lapel of the jacket add colourful accents to the piece.

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Matthias 2

This portrait bust of an artist was made from thin-walled, freely built-up light clay. Rosi Steinbach used glaze to colour the face white, which is also partly painted. The hair, hooded brown jacket and the print t-shirt in grey and blue were all hand painted.

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