ANJA PENGER-ONYETT

Inspired by Nature: Made in Clay

 

Anja is inspired by natural forms, flowers and seed-heads. Her work is mostly thrown on the potters-wheel and then altered and sculpted.
 
When making her pieces, Anja tries to emphasise the characteristics of an instantly recognisable shape. For example, the poppy seed heads have large crowns which are even more pronounced by the vibrant colour of glass-frits in the middle.
The results are not just ceramic vessels but sculptural pieces.
Anja’s latest work explores a more “painterly” approach to decorating slab-built Vases and
thrown and altered pieces by brushing on slips, engobe and ceramic wax crayons and pencils.

The use of white stoneware clay enables her to fire the pieces to high temperatures and it
allows the colours of the glazes to come through.
 
All work is fired in an electric kiln to stoneware temperatures. This makes the decorative
pieces frost-proof and suitable for outdoors all year round.
 
Anja mixes all her glazes from raw materials and the experimenting never stops! She wants to let the glazes tell a story inspired by nature, travel, landscape and environment: her way of painting with minerals and fire