Majolica Sculptures

Based in Chicago, IL, contemporary artist Michael Thompson creates unique kites, collages and mixed media works assembled from material fragments of past and present collected in his travels. In his ongoing series of memory jugs, Thompson adorns stoneware vessels with a kaleidoscope of ceramic shards, found objects, and pocket-sized trinkets he collected over the course of his life. Also known as forget-me-not jugs or spirit jars, memory jugs are African American folk art objects that honor a loved one who has recently passed. Small tokens and mementos of the deceased are gathered and affixed to the exterior of a jug or vase, an abundance of memories that celebrates a life lived to the fullest. Michael Thompson applies this tradition to his own practice, creating tactile assemblages of this and that. Formed in the manner of collage, each jug honors the lost memories of generations past and his own memories of personally discovering each item. With varied sources for materials including Kyoto, Turkey, and Mexico, a great number of the found shards are 18th and 19th century ceramics...

Painter and sculpture Artist Natalie Krainin creates artworks using the innovative method of Fabric Texture Art. This technique, which resonates deeply with her professional roots, a...

A whimsical portrait in vivid colors, this work appeals to our response to color, texture, depth and space. There is a wonderful interplay between ...

Morgane Pasqualini grew up in the Hautes Alpes, in the heart of the mountains, on the Italian border. She has kept a love of nature, wide open spaces, silence. Her work is imbued wit...

Pablo Picasso ceramic Visage de femme (Woman's Face), 1953 is a vibrantly colored pitcher decorated with contrasting saturated greens against chestnut ...

Created in 1956, this Madoura small convex wall plaque of white earthenware clay with engraving accentuated with oxidized paraffin in a glaze bath (ivory, brown) is from the edition ...

Painter and sculpture Artist Natalie Krainin creates artworks using the innovative method of Fabric Texture Art. This technique, which resonates deeply with her professional roots, a...

"Beaded Flower 10" is an original piece by Jeff Rubio made from terra cotta and stoneware beads, glaze, rope, metal hardware, steel paperclip. This pieces measures 30"h x 7.5"w x 2.5...

Unglazed white earthenware plate from the Madoura Workshop 1960 Diameter 42.3 cm Stamped, marked and numbered 'Madoura Plein Feu/Empreinte Originale de Picasso/U 100/Exemplaire Edite...

Pablo Picasso (1881–1973) was one of the greatest artists of the 20th century, the founder of Cubism, and one of those who radically transformed the understanding of form, space, and...

Pablo Picasso ceramic Visage aux yeux rieurs (Laughing-eyed Face), 1969 A.R. 608 uses a multitude of colors to liven the turned pitcher. Rich reds, greens, and blues, cover the surfa...

Painter and sculpture Artist Natalie Krainin creates artworks using the innovative method of Fabric Texture Art. This technique, which resonates deeply with her professional roots, a...