Tom Suomalainen Abstract Sculptures

White stoneware, white crawl glaze, white glazed ceramic bowl sculpture by Jessamyn Go. Size: 5 high x 12 wide x 7 inches deep Jessamyn Go's work is deeply rooted in the visceral, ...

Hand-pitched speckled stoneware ceramic sculpture with metallic glaze by Jessamyn Go. Jessamyn Go's work is deeply rooted in the visceral, meditative experience of working with clay...

Hand-pitched chrome metallic glazed ceramic sculpture vessel by Jessamyn Go. Jessamyn Go's work is deeply rooted in the visceral, meditative experience of working with clay. Drawn t...

Flat tire - ceramic bear sculpture, taxi bear. This ceramic sculpture is from Irina’s series of Mishka. Irina’s recent practice centers on her Mishka series and puzzle-like figurat...

Hand-pitched chrome metallic glazed heart shaped ceramic sculpture vessel by Jessamyn Go. Jessamyn Go's work is deeply rooted in the visceral, meditative experience of working with ...

Organic Fluted Ceramic Bowl Sculpture Dimensions: 16 x 14 x 14 inches Dark stoneware, bronze glazed interior Hand-built ceramic bowl sculpture finished in a dark bronze glaze interi...

"Green Seapod", Ceramic Sculpture Dimensions: 7 H × 6 W × 6 D Medium: Hand-built ceramic, glazed stoneware Hand-built ceramic sculpture finished in a green glaze. Adrienne Fierman’s...

This is a large ceramic box, made with white stoneware clay. The box and lid have double walls. Inside is solid and can be used for storage of jewelry or anything. External walls wer...

Hand-coiled and pinched tall ceramic sculpture vessel by Jessamyn Go. Jessamyn Go's work is deeply rooted in the visceral, meditative experience of working with clay. Drawn to the t...

White Clam Bowl Sculpture Dimensions: 8 x 11" diameter Glazed stoneware Hand-built ceramic bowl sculpture finished in a white glossy glaze interior. Adrienne Fierman’s White Ceramic...

This is double-wall carved ceramic urn. All parts of it were thrown on a pottery wheel, then attached together and hand carved, glazed and fired. Irina Deshchenko-Lakshin was bor...

"Scalloped Basket" is a stoneware piece with the decorative layer of the rich toned glazes and markings that John was so well-known for. He was, also, known for the undulating lip lines on his exquisite pieces. The basket portion is shaped with gentle curves and a sculptural handle. Each piece that John produced was unique. He was seduced by the effects of the reduction kiln, which decreased the levels of oxygen during firing, inducing the flame to pull oxygen out of the clay and glazes changing the colors of the glazes depending on their iron and copper content. In this way he achieved the rich gradients of ochre and umber and variations in stippling and opacity. This particular "basket" also has the cool blues and grays that contrast with the umber. It is signed and stamped on the bottom. John was an American Abstract Expressionist ceramicist born in Detroit, MI. Though open to artistic experimentation, Glick was most influenced by the styles and aesthetics of Asian pottery—an inspiration that shows in his use of decorative patterns and glaze choices. He has said that he is attracted to simplicity, as well as complexity: my work continually reflects my re-examination that these two poles can coexist… or not, in a given series. Glick also took influences from master potters of Japan, notably Shoji Hamada and Kanjrio Kawai, blending their gestural embellishments of simple forms with attitudes of Abstract Expressionism. He was particularly drown to the work of Helen Frankenthaler whose soak-stain style resonated with Glick’s multi-layered glaze surfaces, which juxtaposed veils of atmospheric color with gestural marks and pattern. He spent countless hours developing and making his own tools in order to achieve previously unseen results in his work with clay and glaze. Glick’s “Plum Tree Pottery...