These sculptures are handbuilt from stoneware, the black and ochre yellow glazes were applied with a brush and fired at 1260°C. They are a part of the bird series, inspired by the sea cliffs of western Iceland, home to Europe’s largest population of seabirds.
Width 15 cm
Height 38 cm
© Iris Stefansdottir
© Iris Stefansdottir
© Iris Stefansdottir
© Iris Stefansdottir
© Iris Stefansdottir
Halla Ásgeirsdóttir
- Ceramicist
- Reykjavík, Iceland
- Master Artisan
Contact
Icelandic, English, Norwegian
Hours:
By appointment only
By appointment only
Phone:
+354 6637735
+354 6637735
© Iris Stefansdottir
Natural rhythms
- • Halla specialises in the tricky technique of Raku firing
- • Her work is a contemplation of nature’s power and beauty
- • She has made work for former US president Bill Clinton
Originally Halla Ásgeirsdóttir trained as a medical technician. She enjoyed working in a clinical lab but found she was more drawn to the patterns, strange colours and symmetries in the test samples. When the time was right she allowed her visual curiosity to take control and began studying ceramics. She studied first at Wesleyan Pottery and then at Radcliffe Ceramic Studio in the USA. Her training was very technical and she spent a lot of time throwing, hand building, experimenting with glazes and learning various firing methods. Through this process, she fell in love with Raku firing. She designed and built her own Raku kiln, which had to be compact and light weight so it could be moved around. Thirty years later, the kiln is still functioning although in recently she has been working in other firing methods that are less physically demanding.
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Photo: © Iris Stefansdottir
Seabirds
Photo: © Iris Stefansdottir
Vase
This traditional vase is wheel thrown, sprayed with copper and frit glaze and raku fired. The surface is dark with a metallic shine.
Height 12 cm
Diameter 15 cm
Photo: © Iris Stefansdottir
Chalcedony clouds
These hanging flower pots are stoneware slip cast, they are sprayed with a glossy glaze and fired to 1260°C. They are inspired by raw chalcedony minerals and playfully imagined as floating clouds holding plants.
Height 15 cm
Diameter 18 cm
Photo: © Iris Stefansdottir
Craters
These off-centred stoneware bowls are handbuilt. The glaze is brushed with red and black magnesium carbonate glaze with mason stains and fired to 1260°C. The bowls are inspired by the most recent volcanic activity in Geldingadalir, Iceland.
Height 9 cm
Diameter 30 cm
Photo: © Iris Stefansdottir
Tafoni (weathering formations)
These off-centred stoneware bowls are handbuilt. The glaze is brushed with red and black magnesium carbonate glaze with mason stains and fired to 1260°C. The bowls are inspired by the most recent volcanic activity in Geldingadalir, Iceland.
Height 31 cm
Diameter 29 cm
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Fed with the strength of volcanoes and the frozen air coming off the sea, Reykjavík is a mystical city. Recognised as one of the cleanest cities in the world, nature is at its core, and so it has become a centre of beauty and sustainability.
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