Contemporary and simple in design, this beautifully designed Composite Vase by Clementina draws inspiration from the patterns, colors, and textures of the African landscape. Smooth and elegantly created, it is hand thrown, painted and designed with unique variations. Clementina Van Der Walt is a well-known South African studio potter based in Cape Town, whose work is represented in several South African national and international collections. Of her work, she says, “my intention is to ‘seek the sacred in the ordinary’. Making contemplative and utilitarian objects by hand in the ceramic discipline, with cultural and historical links to rituals of everyday life, encompasses society, religion and philosophy. The archetypal significance of the home, as a point where our spiritual and earthy lives interconnect is where I have attempted to explore these ideas.” Clementina applies techniques of press molding, casting and throwing, and uses earthenware clays, slips and underglazes. The colors are carefully chosen and designed to complement each other.
