Ceraselle (Italy, Spain) is an artistic workshop born fom the meeting of two multifaceted architects and ceramists, two women who have been making a similar creative journey working with the fascinating variety of clay materials.
They mainly work with black and white ceramics, porcelain and metals to compose innovative jewellery. Their compositions reveal an inseparable relationship between the aesthetics of every element and the design of the complete object, which suits women perfectly. The creations are designed to make the ceramic take centre stage: metal parts tend to disappear in order to isolate and set free the ceramic stones, which are never trapped and mounted like they are in classic jewellery.
They extract forms from reality: the movements of animals, natural elements and abstract forms are reinterpreted. Some works don’t make reference to recognizable forms, leaving them open to many interpretations. By focusing on techniques and materials, they create work through labour-intensive processes which can be seen explicitly as a mixture of personal application of projecting experiences, personal application of projecting experiences, chemical research and passion for the arts.
Clay is specifically changed depending on the intended glaze finish for each piece.
When modelling, carving and manipulating the clay, the limits of the material are explored and even pushed to the extremes. All works are bisque-fired (980°-1000°C) and glaze-fired to (980°-1250°C) in an electric kiln.
They work primarily with a family of glaze variations resulting from a great number of chemical formulas: different inorganic elements are suitably balanced to reveal, after firing, the wonders of hight-temperature chemical effects such as countless, hues, tones, transparencies and textures. Sometimes tension is created in contrast: matt /gloss, light/ shadow, inner/outer.
Continuous metamorphoses are the main characteristic of their creations. Intrigued by these materials, inspired by surfaces transformed by wind, water and hands, they continue to investigate forms and surfaces simultaneously: this unique duality of clay drives their interest and exploration every day. The results are collections of fashion accessories and other artistic objects of contemporary design: ephemeral forms made of strong and durable materials evoke the Mediterrean character of the artists: the classic concept of jewellery is reinterpreted whit minimalism, elegance and originality.