Natalia Shapira

Art

Artist’s statement

Working with clay affords me the opportunity to achieve an intimacy with each aspect of my work, to deepen personal involvement with each of my characters.

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The sculptures are indeed made of clay . The clay originally have been mixed with coarse "grog " and fired at high temperature in the kiln, which result in very hard and durable body . The recipe of clay and techniques utilized while creating sculpture, as well as firing process, enables the piece to withstand any weather conditions , temperatures up to 1500 C , acids, moisrture,etc... .Each sculpture was created without using any molds, and therefore is unique. If any of the sculptures that interests you is currently unavailable, it can be reproduced. However, due to the nature of sculpting and because no plaster molds are used the piece can be slightly different from the image on this web page. Each sculpture is hand signed and has artist's personal logo and year of creation.

Sculpture studio is now open to public ( by appointment) . Master classes available. Classes include figurative sculpture, portrait, pottery, bas-relief, mold making.
For more info call 647 693 4226