This sculpture is in the form of a flower with petals, tiny stamens in the middle and a stem with leaves. It is one piece and hand sculpted from tinted porcelain and fired at 1250°C. The non-glaze treatment allows for a gentle matte texture. It was inspired by Dutch flower still lifes of the Golden Age.
©Dilyara Ramazanova
©Dilyara Ramazanova
©Dilyara Ramazanova
©Dilyara Ramazanova
©Anna Volkova
Anna Volkova
- Porcelain Tulip
- Porcelain maker
- Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Master Artisan
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Dutch, English, Russian
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By appointment only
By appointment only
©Dilyara Ramazanova
Life-like porcelain flowers
- • Anna has developed her own porcelain recipe
- • She is inspired by aesthetics from the Dutch Golden Age
- • Her creations translate the fragile and dynamic nature of flowers
Anna Volkova’s journey into porcelain and ceramics was established during her studies at the Rietveld Academy in The Netherlands. With limitless access to lab materials and encouraged to experiment, she struggled at first with the endless sea of possibilities for creativity. This came in sharp contrast with a more rigid style of teaching she had previously experienced in St. Petersburg. This period culminated in a ceramic explosion of creative output for Anna. In the process she discovered and tried out various Chinese recipes, which led her to develope her very own porcelain recipe. This allows Anna more time to work on making petals longer and thinner. Inspired by Dutch Golden Age still lifes, her tulips and flowers are porcelain sculptures that capture the fragile elegance of flowers, as though plucked straight from an Ambrosius Bosschaert bouquet.
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Photo: ©Anna Volkova
Peony
Photo: ©Anna Volkova
A Tulip
This is a sculpture in the form of a tulip with thin, curly petals and a stem with leaves. It is one piece and hand sculpted from tinted porcelain, fired at 1250°C. The non-glaze treatment allows for a gentle matte texture. It is inspired by Dutch flower still lifes of the Golden Age.
Photo: ©Anna Volkova
Peony
This sculpture is in the form of a flower with many thin curly petals, tiny stamens in the middle and a stem with leaves. It is one piece and hand sculpted from tinted porcelain, fired at 1250°C. The non-glaze treatment allows for a gentle matte texture. It was inspired by Dutch flower still lifes of the Golden Age.
Photo: ©Anna Volkova
Bouquet of Hydrangea with a Tulip and four Poppies
This composition consists of six sculptures in the form of a hydrangea, a tulip and poppies. Each flower is hand sculpted from tinted porcelain and high-fired at 1250°C. The non-glaze treatment allows for a gentle matte texture. The sculptures are inspired by Dutch flower still lifes of the Golden Age.
Photo: ©Anna Volkova
Peony
This is a sculpture in the form of a flower with many thin curly petals and a stem with leaves. It is one piece and hand sculpted from tinted porcelain that was fired at 1250°C. The non-glaze treatment allows for a gentle matte texture. It was inspired by Dutch flower still-lives of the Golden Age.
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