Astrid Dahl
(Cape Town, South Africa)
My Love of working with clay and creating forms began when I met my ceramic lecturer, Hendrik Stroebel, at Technikon in South Africa in 1995. He gave me the opportunity and encouragement to explore and create using clay as a language. I recall one particular occasion when a group of African women came and taught us the traditional method of coiling clay. It was then that I truly found my vocabulary.
About Astrid
Astrid works with white clay as it creates a pure canvas for light and dark to ‘shape’ the piece. While I start with a drawing, the piece transforms in the making process.
Astrid has begun to look to the more unusual or abstract forms in nature, in particular orchids. This has inspired individual pieces which are multi-faceted allowing space for growth and interaction. The process of coiling from the bottom, up, creates an exciting challenge where one is having to work with, or against balance, tension, gravity - all of which add to the incredible beauty and potential of the form.
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