This rose wall piece is made out of white porcelain. Each rose petal has been individually handmade, it is rolled out of thin porcelain and put on a half sphere.
Diameter 20 cm
©Ragnhildur Finnbjornsdottir
©Ragnhildur Finnbjornsdottir
©Ragnhildur Finnbjornsdottir
©Ragnhildur Finnbjornsdottir
©Valdís Ólafdóttir
Valdís Ólafsdóttir
- Ceramicist
- Kópavogur, Iceland
- Rising Star
Contact
Icelandic, English
Hours:
By appointment only
By appointment only
Phone:
+354 6920429
+354 6920429
©Ragnhildur Finnbjornsdottir
The little things in life
- • Valdís is inspired by ice and fire
- • She allows herself to play with materials
- • The Icelandic scenery is a source of inspiration to her
The thought of living surrounded by lava would be daunting to most people, but not for Valdís Ólafsdóttir. Growing up the garden of her family summer house was filled with rocks of lava which she used as drawing material. Now, as a ceramic artist she uses this rock and ash in her porcelain, firing the materials of the landscape into her pieces. Her work is playful and creative, using unconventional tools such as pasta shapes and bubbles to mark the surface of her ceramics. The result is a surprisingly sophisticated selection of textures and colours that reflect the dramatic Icelandic terrain – dark blacks contrasted with bright white and grey, and carved surfaces reminiscent of the icy facades of glaciers. Her motto reflects this fascination in the everyday, "Litlu hlutir lífsins" or the little things in life.
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Photo: ©Valdís Ólafdóttir
Rose wall piece
Photo: ©Valdís Ólafdóttir
Ash jar
These porcelain jars were made from volcanic ash from Eyjafallajökull, that last erupted in 2010, the ash is mixed into the porcelain. The ash melts out when the jars are fired and give these nice black spots. Each jar has a brown cork lid.
Height 8 cm
Photo: ©Valdís Ólafdóttir
Eldfell vase
This small, rounded porcelain vase is made from lava from the volcano Eldfell which has been mixed into the porcelain. The lava melts out when the vase is fired and gives these black spots.
Height 8 cm
Photo: ©Valdís Ólafdóttir
Flower wall piece
This flower wall piece is made out of white porcelain. Each individually handmade flower petal is fixed onto the half sphere.
Diameter 15 cm
Photo: ©Valdís Ólafdóttir
Tea lab
Tea lab is a complete tea set, inspired by the test tubes you might find in a science lab. The set contains a modern tea bottle and a strainer, two tea cups and two jars for the tea leaves. Lava from the volcano Hekla is mixed into the porcelain and it gives nice brown speckles.
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