Nicholas Bernard

Vintage Ceramic Vessel in Black and Cream Stripes

1989

Kim Cridler Holding 2, 2021 steel, ecoat, paint 74" x 35" x 32" *Piece can be displayed outside if under a roof/cover Kim Cridler’s sculptures describe b...

Xawery Wolski Vestido de Oro I (Gold Dress I), 2015 Terracotta, gold glaze 67" x 60" x 3" Polish-born sculptor Xawery Wolski works in a variety of materials: bronze, terracotta, w...

Kim Cridler Hydrangea Study, 2021 steel, sterling silver, brass, aventurine 27"h x 16"d Kim Cridler’s sculptures describe branches and man-made vessels ...

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Diptych. Lukas Ulmi’s work unveils the hidden beauty of shapes taking stones, seemingly static forms, incomplete or meaningless objects and turning them into authentic sculptures wh...

Hand-built, unglazed clay original sculpture by Hannah Alex-Glasser made in 2013.

Hand-built, unglazed clay original sculpture by Hannah Alex-Glasser made in 2008.

Wonderful rendition of a "Mad Potter of Biloxi George Ohr" style vase by Hamilton Achille Wolf (American, 1883 - 1967). Size: 6" H x 4" W. A Post War Cali...

Hand-built clay sculpture with white glaze. This sculpture can be wall mounted or displayed on a table top or pedestal.

Originally from the Northwest with a B.A. from Stanford University, I have painted, published illuminated books, and lived and traveled extensively in Asia. Now working primarily in ceramics, I draw images from the deep well of past experience, always starting from a strong “mind’s eye” vision. My ceramic pieces are as much about their inside as they are about their sculpted outside. Implied are the dichotomies between the inner and outer, between that which is hidden and that which is seen, between the esoteric and the exoteric, between the soul and the body. I continue to create “Metaphysical Pots” that feature water both inside and outside, becoming metaphorically both the Water of Life and the Infinite Ocean, symbolizing the continuous process between creation and transcendence. Other pieces include shapes that repeat in a pattern that follows the form of the vessel. It is a “bio-geometry” that leads the eye back to the inside of the vessel, a “Jacob’s Ladder” that leads not just up but in. Using sculptural techniques, I cut through the wall of the pot to get more depth and dynamic movement. I continue to push the limits of my medium, taking apart thrown vessels and reconfiguring them in new ways. Outcroppings 02, Repeating Geometric Ceramic Vessel...