Marion Pollmann

I was going to post a blog about what I've been working on lately but I'm going to wait until I can get pictures of my stuff. So, for now, I wanted to tell everyone about a new artisit that has inspired me and given me new ideas for my concentration pieces.....

Her name is Marion Pollmann. She was born in Austria but moved to America in 1994. She now lives in Olympia, Washington.

     

She makes a lot of basket forms that I really like. I cant really figure out how she makes some of her pieces (if she extrudes thin coils of clay, rolls the coils, or uses a clay slurry) so I'm planning on contacting her to see what her technique is....

She spends time traveling throughout Europe and in the South Pacific. Her travels influence her work in interesting ways. Her vases are inspired by her earlier life in Europe where, she says, people give much more importance to flowers and vases in their homes. Time in Tahiti brought forth her ceramic baskets and two lines of dishes. I find it inspiring that she travels around the world to get inspiration for her pieces.

This is one of my favorite pieces by her... I really want to figure out how she makes it!!!