Claudia Kraml

Functional ceramicsSculpture/ObjectStonewareWood-firedEngobesSalt glazesK
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Wild Companions 

In her ceramic work, Kraml creates hybrid figures that straddle the line between human and animal. The rough, fracture-marked sculptures address fragility, vulnerability, and transience, and deliberately eschew a smooth or pleasing aesthetic. Through multiple firing processes and nuanced color and surface treatments, a multi-layered appearance emerges that underscores the figures’ fragility.

Be sure to check out Claudia Kraml at this year’s Ceramic Artist Portrait—along with Kati Jünger—on July 31 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Werkschule. Registration: info@werkschule.de, course number: 8799.

Claudia Kraml
Eduard-Mörike-Straße 88
73266 Bissingen

+49 (0) 17680353303
info[at]claudiakraml.de
www.claudiakraml.de
@claudiakraml_sculpture

 

Claudia Kraml's areas of focus, clearly explained:

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Chandelier

Lustre refers to the shiny metallic surface on glazes (e.g. faiences).

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Glaze

Glaze is a glass-like layer which, from a purely functional point of view, is mainly used to provide the porous shards underneath (term for a fired ceramic mass) with a waterproof, dense coating.

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Engobe

Engobe refers to a mixture of finely slurried clay liquefied with water, which is applied to raw or also bisqued ceramic workpieces for decoration.

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Electric kiln

Thanks to its modern technology, the electrically powered kiln is a relatively safe firing method that can be used to fire at high temperatures.

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Stoneware

Designation for ceramics which, with or without glaze after the firing process above 1200° C, has a hard, solid and dense body (term for a fired ceramic mass).

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Plastic/object

In the context of the „Internationalen Keramiktage Oldenburg“ , the term "sculpture/object" refers to ceramics that are not subject to any function.

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