Stephenie Bergman: Selected works, 2010-2021
After more than a decade of making sewn canvas compositions, I looked for a more rigid material to work with. I began experimenting with clay. I was never drawn to using the wheel or experimenting with glazes. I immediately rolled out the clay into flat slabs which I cut into shapes with which to build objects. I found an amazing freedom being able to make whatever came into my head. I could play with forms and volumes. I could add shape upon shape or eliminate shapes. Even though the things I made were useful, their practicality was unimportant. They were often whimsical and funny.
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- Sponge Light, 38×12 cm
- Box, white clay, white glaze, walnut wood, 26×18 cm
- Cube Sculpture, ochre pigment and white glaze, 38cm
- Cut Up Vase, white and green glaze, 20 cm
- Dustpan and Brush, faience and garden wood
- Fruit Dish on Legs, 2019, Faience white and mauve glaze, 48×28 cm
- Garden Screen, 2012, white clay, red clay, glaze, 2.5 m tall
- Untitled, scuptured clay with green glaze, 28x22x16 cm
- Inside Outside wall piece, 2017, Faience white and red glaze, 80×20 cm
- Onion box, unglazed white clay, inside glazed white, 25×11 cm
- Set of small tables, 29.5 x 49 cm
- Pair of Vases, 2010, Faience white clay, 32 cm
- Perspective drawing, white clay, white glaze, 28×18 cm
- Screen, white glazed elements with walnut wood, 155×55 cm
- Fountain, 2021, faience, 54x32x32 cm. Photo by Nicolas Matheus
- Wall Relief, 2018, white clay white and turquise glaze, 42x39x15 cm. Photo by Nicolas Matheus