These hand-modelled sculptures are made of reused clays, engobes and glazes and reproduce the fusion, colouring, deformation, cracking and melting processes of their past. The layers show man in an inseparable and fragile equilibrium with the earthly world.
Diameter 12 cm
Diameter 16 cm
Diameter 18 cm
©IDENTITY.Waleska Cotton-Russell
©IDENTITY.Waleska Cotton-Russell
©IDENTITY.Waleska Cotton-Russell
©Claudia Von Boch
©Claudia Von Boch
Claudia von Boch
- L’Atelier Gaïa
- Ceramicist
- Pully, Switzerland
- Master Artisan
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The human and the earthly
- • Being a ceramicist is Claudia's second career
- • She has two studios, in Switzerland and in Italy
- • Earth strata and geology inspire her
Claudia von Boch originally trained to be a teacher, but she turned to pursue ceramics professionally after moving to Switzerland with her family. She opened her studio in Switzerland in 1999 once she had graduated in ceramics and since 2017 she also has a second workshop in Italy. Claudia is from a family that has been involved in industrial ceramics for eight generations (Villeroy&Boch). Her father used to say that clay runs through her veins instead of blood. In her work, Claudia thinks a lot about the way Earth was formed and sees a connection between geology and the human experience. She mostly uses modelling and mould pressing techniques and occasionally works on the wheel as well. Most of her work is un-glazed unless for bowls or vases that need to be made waterproof.
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Bluebird I, II, III
Photo: ©Claudia Von Boch
Family
These hand-modelled sculptures are made of reused clays, engobes and glazes and reproduce the fusion, colouring, deformation, cracking and melting processes of their past. The layers show man in an inseparable and fragile equilibrium with the earthly world.
Diameter 18 cm
Photo: ©Claudia Von Boch
Animanimusmundus
This Tower of Babel represents the geological strata by the accumulation of clays, engobes and glazes. The 1536 faces of Gaia symbolise the human connection to earth.
Diameter 140 cm
Photo: ©Claudia Von Boch
Large vases 14, 12 and 13
Layered clays, engobes and glazes represent the geological phenomena of strata. Firing results in fusions, deformations, colours, flaws and cracks. These irregularly shaped vases suggest mountain landscapes or rock formation.
Diameter 27 cm
Diameter 23 cm
Diameter 30 cm
Photo: ©Claudia Von Boch
Tall jars 18, 17 and 15
Layered clays, engobes and glazes represent the geological phenomena of strata. Firing results in fusions, deformations, colours, flaws and cracks. These irregularly shaped vases suggest mountain landscapes or rock formation.
Diameter 12 cm
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