Starchip13 Craft & Design

rubyandiris:

Danish-born Maria Rubinke’s (1985) small porcelain figures are reminiscent of the illogical compositions of surrealism, transforming the character of what are traditionally charming and passive objects into expressions of more taboo feelings that oscillate between desire and sadism.

A Ceramic installation I made for class. This is part 3 of 3. My theme for these pieces is the darker nature of the fairytales we grew up with. This one is Little Red Riding Hood.

While researching different versions of Little Red Riding Hood I found 2 versions where Red and Grandma die and 1 version where Red gets eaten before even getting to Grandma’s house. In this version the wolf cooks up Grandma and secretly serves her to red, and even gives Red a glass of wine made from Grandma’s blood. Yes. This actually happens.

This is a combination of cone 04 and cone 6 clay. Pieces are hand built and slip cast, and the hood was crocheted by me. Thank you to my bf Nathan who assisted me in slip casting the bed.

Ceramic installation I made for class. My theme was the darker side to the fairytales we grew up with as children (part 2 of my project afterThe Velveteen Rabbit).

This one is based offThe Little Mermaidwhich was originally written by Hans Christian Andersen. The original is not a whole lot like the Disney version in a lot of ways. For one she cannot speak because the sea witch chops off her tongue in exchange for legs, and walking on her human feet causes her intense pain. The prince also falls in love with the wrong girl and the mermaid kills herself in the end. Totally the version you would have your children read!

Combination of cone 04 and cone 6 clay. Pieces are hand built and slip cast. The toy blocks are pit fired. Thank you to my BF nathan who press molded my toy blocks for me!

This is a ceramic installation I did for my class. My project was the stories and fairytales that we grew up with as children, and the dark themes in them. Believe me I found some pretty dark stuff while researching for this project!

This one is the The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams. Look up the story if you haven’t heard of it before, its worth a read. This poor little bunny nearly gets thrown into a fire at the end!

Made in cone 04 and cone 06 (the white rabbits). Combination of hand built, slip cast, and sprig molded pieces. Thank you to my BF Nathan who helped me slipcast all the white rabbits!