Helena Starcevic Ceramics Decorative Objects

Do you ever see a color you want to dive into, surrounding yourself with its luscious tone? That happened with this piece. The color came out so perfectly I am hoping I will be abl...

Bright Red Hand Built Ceramic Sculpture. This spine-like sculpture curves like a halo. Made from a gritty clay body, the individual parts are formed by hand with subtle variations i...

A subtle dark golden bronze underscores the form of this piece. Strong, yet gentile, an abstract expression of the animal spine: human, fish, all life forms are referenced here. Ha...

A perfect bright orange glaze draws attention to the form of this piece. Strong, yet gentile, an abstract expression of the animal spine: human, fish, all life forms are referenced ...

“Two Small Contemplation Boxes, 3 Inch Cubes, Hand Built Glazed Stoneware” A pair of small 3 inch cube box or bud vase to hold your thoughts or a tiny flower. Hand carved line-drawn ...

This Metallic Silver-Gray hand-built ceramic sculpture evokes a proud creature that walks and observes. A Modern TOTEM, abstract with an angled head on two middle bars, balanced on 4...

This 3-part crusty yellow-gold hand built ceramic TOTEM is a true gift from the "kiln gods", a term ceramicists often use. Here, the result was totally unpredictable and unexpected. ...

This Unique Hand Built Ceramic Sculpture is part of a series of works referencing the spine ("Rachis" in Latin). It is fired twice, the second time with a special platinum/metallic g...

A hollow oval sculpture on 4 button feet. Part of a new series of related pieces, a sculptural "Family" of Modern Shapes as ceramic stoneware objects. This piece has a dark matte bro...

A tall, hand built ceramic Modern TOTEM, created by artist Helena Starcevic, this is one in an ongoing study of the totemic form. Here, there are 4 separate parts hand-formed and att...

This hand built ceramic sculpture evokes many things, but mostly the game of "jacks" from my childhood, or of an abstracted image of the atomic energy symbol. Strange, evocative, pl...

This tall "Modern Totem" sculpture consists of softly rectangular rings stacked one on top of the other, on short angled feet. Another smaller angled foot shape is replicated above u...

A new series of small sculptures in the Modern Totemic vein. Not exactly humanistic, but they do have feet and personality. They are abstracted, offering a feeling of historic beings...

This shorter "Modern Totem" sculpture consists of softly rectangular rings stacked one on top of the other, on short angled feet. Another angled foot is replicated above under the to...

A new series of small sculptures in the Modern Totemic vein. Not exactly humanistic, but they do have feet and personality. They are abstract...

There's something about art that hangs in space rather than on the wall. This piece, "Hanging Rachis With Tail" consists of graduating stonewa...

This hand built ceramic sculpture evokes many things, but mostly the game of "jacks" from my childhood, or of an abstracted image of the atomic energy symbol. Strange, evocative, pl...

Japanese-Style Ceramic Box or Urn with Fitted Lid, in Orange Polka-Dot Glaze on Raw Brown Clay. Hand built. This spectacular orange glaze in dots of various sizes on the outside of ...

Hollow yet weighted, this contemplative ceramic sculpture is both an object to look at as well as to hold. The center opening creates negative space, suggesting the passing through o...

A further examination of "The Challis" , these pieces are an offering, a gift, a ritual. Rather than a cup to be used it is a piece to be celebrated. Each one completely unique. Bu...

Hand Built Ceramic Sculpture, "Black Coal". A composite of hollow, elongated, pointed oval or elliptical shapes, individually hand-formed clay parts, attached together and fused during the firing. This is a dark stoneware with a black underglaze revealing all the scrapes and marks of the clay underneath. The individual parts are all different, together they create a landscape inspired by the huge bare boulders of the Anza Borrego...

A further examination of "The Challis" these sculptural pieces become an offering, a gift, a ritual. Rather than just a cup, it is a cup endowed with a unique central sculpture. ...

This small hand built ceramic bowl is truly unique, from the rustic hand formed shape to the surface treatment. It was wood-fired in an "Anagama" kiln in Upstate New York, a traditional Japanese kiln. These kilns are made of special bricks built on a slowly slanting hillside with several firing chambers. Wood must be added to the fire over several days and nights. Heat and smoke from the ash swirls through the kiln, landing almost randomly on the work. Depending on its location in the kiln and any glaze that was applied, the effects can vary widely. This piece has a traditional Shino Glaze...

A further examination of "The Challis" these sculptural pieces become an offering, a gift, a ritual. Rather than a cup to be used it is a piece to be celebrated. Each one complete...

This Totem has three stacking parts, a hollow brown rectangle, hollow white rectangle and a brown curved crescent crown on four small feet. The 3 parts are started as solid forms the...

A new series of small sculptures in the Modern Totemic vein. Not exactly humanistic, but they do have feet and personality. They are abstract...

One in a new series of modern TOTEMS consisting of soft round or rectangular forms on small conical feet. The shapes begin as a solid piece. They are then hollowed out, stacked and i...

This year I began focussing on the feet of a piece. How can I change the personality of the artwork by changing the feet it stands on? This challenging piece has many longer feet, ...

A spectacular example of the possible results from a wood firnig. This small hand built ceramic bowl is truly unique, from the rustic hand formed shape and rim to the surface treatme...

One in a new series of Modern TOTEMS consisting of soft round or rectangular forms on small conical feet. The shapes begin as a solid piece. They are then hollowed out, stacked and t...

Blue, black and white ceramic sphere. This 3-inch piece is coated in many layers of "Terra Sigillata" a liquid clay that has been used in ceramics around the world for centuries. Her...

A new series of small sculptures in the Modern Totemic vein. Not exactly humanistic, but they do have feet and personality. They are abstract...

Hand built ceramic sculpture in mottled black glaze. This piece, one in a series of Modern TOTEMS has a crimped curve open top, an elongated center form, tripod legs and a luscious b...

One in a new series of Modern TOTEMS consisting of soft round or rectangular forms on small conical feet. The shapes begin as a solid piece. They are then hollowed out, stacked and t...

One in a new series of Modern TOTEMS consisting of soft round or rectangular forms on small conical feet. The shapes begin as a solid piece. They are then hollowed out, stacked and t...

One of a trio of fully hand built ceramic TOTEMS in matte black under glazed stoneware. This one, "Take a Bite" has a small arc-like bite at the top. They each have their own personality which occurs when clay is hand-formed into shapes, connected together, and fired in a hot kiln. The surface is textured and coated with underglaze, giving the impression of black clay. Pictured below with 2 sister pieces: "Tall Feather" and "First Walk on the Moon...

A trio of 3 hand built ceramic Modern TOTEMs from a series investigating the Totemic form. Each one is different, a soft rectangle, an oval and a circular ring on arcing legs. The s...

A pair of small 3 inch cube box or bud vase to hold your thoughts or a tiny flower. Hand carved line-drawn geometric designs, each side is different. The tops contain rectangular ope...

Hand built Ceramic Sculpture, "White Cloud". A composite of hollow, elongated pointed oval or elliptical shapes, individually hand-formed clay parts, attached together and fused during the firing. White stoneware with a white underglaze creating a soft, powdery surface that still shows a bit of texture from the clay. They have a cloud-like presence, inspired by the huge bare boulders of the Anza Borrego...

A further examination of "The Challis" these sculptural pieces are an offering, a gift, a ritual. Rather than a cup to be used it is a piece to be celebrated. Each one completely ...

This series was conceived as a way for the Collector to really interact with a work of art. Titled "Play With Me, No Really" it refutes the idea that "Art" must sit alone on a pedes...

This year I began focussing on the feet of a piece. How can I change the personality of the artwork by changing the feet it stands on? This challenging piece has many longer feet, ...

Blue Planet Sphere is a round elliptically shaped sculpture, like a flattened, angle-edged ball. Not exactly shaped like our Blue Planet, it still looks li...

A new series of small sculptures in the Modern Totemic vein. Not exactly humanistic, but they do have feet and personality. They are abstract...

Hand built Ceramic Sculpture, in Gray/Green Underglaze. The Gray/Green is hard to capture: more dark gray than green, it has the feeling of the color sage green. The piece is a composite of hollow pods, elongated, pointed oval or elliptical shapes. They are individually hand-formed, attached together and fused during the firing. White stoneware clay with gray/green underglazes create a soft, powdery surface that still shows a bit of texture from the clay. It is not glazed. The Composite Series has an earthy presence, inspired by the huge bare boulders of the Anza Borrego...

This Vase has a Luscious Black Glaze that shows speckling and depth. An original design by Artist Helena Starcevic, it consists of 2 arcing walls with hand carved designs. The dark c...

The Perfect Wedding Gift! A fully hand built ceramic platter, in dark clay with black glaze and metallic black hand-painted decoration. This is a unique creation, made by artist Hel...

Mottled deep blue with light and dark areas, this amazing matte glaze surface was the result of a mistake in glaze chemistry and boy am I glad! Hopefully I can repeat it and you will...

This glazed black hand built ceramic modern TOTEM consists of a freeform open top with a middle spherical shape on tripod legs. Part of a series of Modern Totemic works. The dark brown stoneware clay is hand formed in 3 sections which are attached before firing. The rich Black Glaze on the lower forms alternates between satin and gloss and shows the texture of the clay, while the White Glazed top reveals the artist's hand and the brown clay beneath. Several ceramic techniques are used here, slab construction, coiling and pinching...

This Red Ceramic Chalice is a modern take on an ancient idea, designed and hand built by the artist, Helena Starcevic. It has a glossy red glaze over a dark clay body which shows thr...

A Hand Formed Chalice on Tripod Legs, one in a series of Modern TOTEMS, in matte black, underglazed stoneware. Each TOTEM is unique and has its own person...

One in a series of fully Hand Built Ceramic TOTEMS in Matte Black Underglazed Stoneware. This one, "First Walk On The Moon" has a full moon-like hollo...