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Carina Claassens has been working as an artist & visual designer for the past 20 years. You can also visit and see the beautifully handcrafted ceramic pieces at Clay Cafe Nederland, Haarlo. "Claassens creates works rooted in bold memories of a southern African childhood which reflect a deep spiritual reverence for nature, subtly contrasted in the delicacy possible in ceramic. Her feminism is a theme manifested exquisitely in both her functional and purely aesthetic creations. They conjure whimsy and a playful sense of the magical in the eye and heart of the viewer who is drawn to respond physically to the tactile quality of these transformative pieces."
Upcoming Events: June, July, August 2022: Expositie, De Huve, Eibergen | 5 & 6 June: Kunstkring Ruurlo, Clay Cafe Nederland, Haarlo | 25 & 26 June: Nederlandse Atelierweekend, Clay Cafe Nederland, Haarlo | 22 October - 16 February: expositie Hannie Mein Keramiekgalerie, Wolvega | 4-6 November 2022: Fira Internacional d'Art de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- C2 #MYBODYBYCHOICE
Protest Art Cubes (C2) -SOLD-
12 pieces in total, costing 200Euros a piece
15cm b x 15cm deep x 17cm high
Stoneware with oxides, engobes, and glazes. Lithoprint with self-made pigment ink that burns into the clay.200,00 € - B3 #MYOWNCHOICE ART CUBES
Protest Art Cubes (B3)
12 pieces in total, costing 200Euros a piece
15cm b x 15cm deep x 17cm high
Stoneware with oxides, engobes, and glazes. Lithoprint with self-made pigment ink that burns into the clay.200,00 € - B2 #MYOWNCHOICE ART CUBES
Protest Art Cubes (B2)
12 pieces in total, costing 200Euros a piece
15cm b x 15cm deep x 17cm high
Stoneware with oxides, engobes, and glazes. Lithoprint with self-made pigment ink that burns into the clay.200,00 € - B1 #MYOWNCHOICE ART CUBES
Protest Art Cubes (B1)
12 pieces in total, costing 200Euros a piece
15cm b x 15cm deep x 17cm high
Stoneware with oxides, engobes, and glazes. Lithoprint with self-made pigment ink that burns into the clay.200,00 € - A3 #MYOWNCHOICE ART CUBES
15cm b x 15cm deep x 17cm high
My wish for my daughter is wisdom and knowledge. I had a deep need to create this series. For my sanity and as a reminder that with the rise of fascism our rights always come under attack.200,00 € - A2 #MYOWNCHOICE ART CUBES
Protest Art Cubes (A2)
12 pieces in total, costing 200Euros a piece
15cm b x 15cm deep x 17cm high
Stoneware with oxides, engobes, and glazes. Lithoprint with self-made pigment ink that burns into the clay.200,00 € - A1 #MYOWNCHOICE ART CUBES
Protest Art Cubes (A1)
12 pieces in total, costing 200Euros a piece
15cm b x 15cm deep x 17cm high
Stoneware with oxides, engobes, and glazes. Lithoprint with self-made pigment ink that burns into the clay.200,00 € - #MYOWNCHOICE ART CUBES
Protest Art Cubes: #mybodymychoice
Stoneware
12 cubes, 200Euros per piece200,00 € -25%
- 'Calling Bomvu II'
How I loved making this series. I had no clear plan and my hands and instinckt took over.
It is a large handbuild 46cm high stoneware vessel. I had so much fun playing with layers of oxides, engobes, underglaze, effect glazes,…388,00 € - Bomvu III
Wheelthrown base and then handbuild. Decorated with layers of slip, engobe, oxides and underglaze.
38cm in hight
Stoneware150,00 € - 'Felicity' 19cm with 24k gold
Earthenware wheelthrown piece I then covered it in red underglaze and then started playing with pallet knife to ad more underglaze. On-top I added transfers and then scratched through creating a vibrant surface.
125,00 € - 'Calling Bomvu I'
Steengoed 1245'C, Oxides, Engobe, Onderglazuur, 24k Goud and a black crater glaze. 50cm
650,00 € - 'Battik' Stonware Platter 30cm
Using 4 different glazes and enjoying the chemistry between them. This piece can be use to serve food or purely to decorate your home or garden.
Stonware with 4 glazes
Handbuild
30cm x 12cm125,00 € -50%
'Fragile Peace' Stoneware Sculpture‘Fragile Peace’. Black & Terracotta Stoneware with white slip and touches of babyblue underglaze and glaze here and there. 38x37x34cm
1.500,00 € 750,00 €- 'Headdress' 39cm Stonware Vessel with 24k gold
Steengoed, Terra sigillata, Engobe, Onderglazuur, 24k Goud
289,00 € - 'Rise' 39cm Stoneware Vaas with 24k gold
Steengoed, Terra sigillata, Engobe, Onderglazuur, 24k Goud
450,00 € - Art Plate: #12 with 24k gold
Large 32cm platter with Glaze and decorated with real gold.
-Earthenware
-1100'C
-Handwash
One of kind piece. It is part of my Art Plate Series.95,00 € - Handmade Custom Design Cups with Gold 24c
Handmade Custom pieces. Send me your photo's and I will create an illustrations just for you.
30,00 € - Fern Porcelain Vase- Blue & White Series
Carina’s approach to making is intuitive and organic. Using porcelain slip clay, her pieces evolve through processes of applying slip mixed with cobalt carbonate and copper carbonate. Through using sgraffito and allowing the…
240,00 € - Echo's from the past - Bowl confetti
Small bowl. Perfect for soup or bowl of cereal. Both functional and a beautiful show piece.
Earthenware, glaze, underglaze, oxides.35,00 € - Strelitzia Porcelain Vase with 14k gold
Created layer appon layer with porcelain. Finished with 14k gold accents.
Truely a one of kind piece.
∙ Handmade item, One of a kind
∙ Primary color: White
∙ Secondary color: Gold
∙ Occasion: Wedding, Anniversary,…350,00 € - Art Platters 40cm: Fire.Earth.Water
These Earthenware Art Platters are inspired by nature. This platter combines 3 elements in South Africa, my country.
∙ Earth- Mineral rich earth. You can see it in the red earth that has high iron content.
∙ Fire- Heat of the…90,00 € - Art Platters - 40cm My Octopus Teacher
When I opened the kiln and saw this... I did a happy dance. It is inspired by the ZA documentary #myoctopusteacher My favourite thing to do besides working with clay is swimming in the ocean. Scubadiving and snorkelling or…
109,00 € - CUBE 7: Can you hear me - Art Cube Memory Series
CUBE 7
9 Cubes made of ceramics stoneware slabs. Each piece is unique and address a memory, thought or concern.
Each piece is handcrafted, sculptural pieces. Images printed using Lithography. Drawn images and transfers. Each…250,00 € - CUBE 6: Can you hear me - Art Cube Memory Series
CUBE 6
9 Cubes made of ceramics stoneware slabs. Each piece is unique and address a memory, thought or concern.
Each piece is handcrafted, sculptural pieces. Images printed using Lithography. Drawn images and transfers. Each…250,00 € - CUBE 5: Can you hear me - Art Cube Memory Series
CUBE 5
9 Cubes made of ceramics stoneware slabs. Each piece is unique and address a memory, thought or concern.
Each piece is handcrafted, sculptural pieces. Images printed using Lithography. Drawn images and transfers. Each…250,00 € - CUBE 4: Can you hear me - Art Cube Memory Series
CUBE 4
9 Cubes made of ceramics stoneware slabs. Each piece is unique and address a memory, thought or concern.
Each piece is handcrafted, sculptural pieces. Images printed using Lithography. Drawn images and transfers. Each…250,00 € - CUBE 3: Can you hear me - Art Cube Memory Series
CUBE 3
9 Cubes made of ceramics stoneware slabs. Each piece is unique and address a memory, thought or concern.
Each piece is handcrafted, sculptural pieces. Images printed using Lithography. Drawn images and transfers. Each…250,00 € - CUBE 2: Can you hear me - Art Cube Memory Series
CUBE 2
9 Cubes made of ceramics stoneware slabs. Each piece is unique and address a memory, thought or concern.
Each piece is handcrafted, sculptural pieces. Images printed using Lithography. Drawn images and transfers. Each…250,00 € - CUBE 1: Can you hear me - Art Cube Memory Series
CUBE 1
9 Cubes made of ceramics stoneware slabs. Each piece is unique and address a memory, thought or concern.
Each piece is handcrafted, sculptural pieces. Images printed using Lithography. Drawn images and transfers. Each…250,00 € - Home is Where the Heart is - XL Bowl
Large XL Bowl 40cm Stoneware piece handbuild. Using oxides, underglazes and transparent glaze to create a one of kind piece.
120,00 € -30%
Leaf flat bowl 16-17cm wideImprint of a real leaf onto clay. Worked with copercarbonate oxide and glazed with transparent glaze.
50,00 € 35,00 €- Tragedy of Medusa
Earthenware piece. First wheelthrown and then the sculptural elements where added during handbuilding. This piece is 34cm high. Beautiful colors are obtained by glaze and using oxides and underglaze.
447,00 € - Bowl 15cm - Echoes form the past
Earthenware bowl wheelthrown and decorated by hand.
Glaze, Oxides used35,00 € - Pinchpot Cup & Saucer
The joy of holding this piece! Formed by pinching a ball of clay. Round-and-Round to form this beautiful organic piece.
35,00 € - Vase 35cm - Echoes from the past
Wheelthrown piece. Earthenware clay with oxides, glazes and engobes.
150,00 € - Liquorice allsorts Vase 16cm
Stoneware vase wheel thrown and then elements added during handbuilding.
White glaze with iron spots. The colors are underglases.
A beautiful fun vase that reminds me of Liquorice allsorts sweets45,00 € - Vaas 27cm - Echoes from the past
35cm Hight
Earthenware
Colors: White, yellow and black
Glaze, underglaze and oxides used
Elements from Southeren African mask and building combined with stylized building from the Netherlands.150,00 € - Eco from the past - 20cm vase
Wheelthrown. 30cm. Handdecorated.
Inspired by the people and visual music from South-Africa140,00 € - Bowl 15cm - Playing with Oxides
16cm wide and 14cm high bowl. Decorated with scgraffito and beautiful oxides on the outside.
It was thrown on the wheel and hand decorated.35,00 € - Blue Skies Sugar pot and spoon
The texture and the way it fits and feels in your hand is a pure delight!
Porcelain, Cobalt carbonate, Transpared Glaze. Fired up to 1270’C45,00 € - Salad serving spoons x3
X3 large serving spoons made from porcelain, painted with cobalt carbonate and glazed with transparent glaze.
Diswasher, Microwave, Oven Safe!34,00 € - Amsterdam Cuppa for two. 200ml
2x Cup: 200ml, Bone China, Cobalt Carbonate, Transparent Glaze
Included: 2x Porcelain spoon, Transparent Glaze, Cobalt Carbonate and 14K Gold.
The Cups is Microwave, Dishwasher, Oven safe.60,00 € 0,00 € - Bone China Cup 200ml
Cup: 200ml, Bone China, Cobalt Carbonate, Transparent Glaze
Included: Porcelain spoon, Transparent Glaze, Cobalt Carbonate and 14K Gold.
The Cups is Microwave, Dishwasher, Oven safe.35,00 € - Bone China Cup 200ml & Spoon
Cup: 200ml, Bone China, Cobalt Carbonate, Transparent Glaze.
The Cups is Microwave, Dishwasher, Oven safe.
Spoon Included35,00 € - Tappas for one: Platter & Cup 200ml & Spoon - No Gold
Platter: 25cmx14.5cm, Porcelain, Glazed, Blue comes from Cobalt Carbonate. 14K Gold.
Cup: Bone China with Cobalt Carbonate it holds 200ml
Including 1x Spoon made from porcelain, cobalt carbonate, 14k gold.65,00 € - Blue Lily Cheese & Tappas Platter 30cm - Gold 24c
Platter size: 30cm x 15cm. Porcelain. Cobalt Carbonate. 14K Gold. Handmade&Painted. Small Cheese knife is included: 11cm x 3cm
65,00 € - Blue Ivy: Small Marmelade bowls
Set x3 pieces of Marmalade small bowls/holders handmade with porcelain and cobalt carbonate. The bowls are covered in the inside with a transparent glaze. They are dishwasher safe. Each little bowl is unique not one is the same…
35,00 € - Blue Ivy Breakfast Set
Blue Ivy Porcelain Breakfast Set for 2. 2x bowls 2x cups 2x tea spoons 3x small bowls for marmalade 1x sugar bowl 1xsugar spoon 1x milk jug 1x teaspoon resting bowl with handle. Today's special: 132,95Euro for the set! The spoons…
232,95 € - Blue Aloe (Blou Alwyn)
Blue Aloe (Blou Alwyn) Large Vase
Growing up on Blyderiver nature reserve in South Africa and being surrounded by the diverse plants and wildlife has forever left a mark on Carina soul. This comes back with this piece where she…276,00 € - Blue Marble Tea Cup & Pipe Spoon
Tea Cup & Spoon
Porcelain with Cobalt Blue and 14c Gold.
Dishwasher safe
Handmade and one of kind45,00 € - Blue Ivy T-Spoon Set
T-Spoon Set 6 pieces
Porcelain with Cobalt Blue and 14c Gold.
Dishwasher safe
Handmade and one of kind35,00 € - Blue Ivy Sugar Bowl & Spoon Set
Spoon Set
Porcelain with Cobalt Blue and 14c Gold.
Dishwasher safe
Handmade and one of kind34,95 € - Blue Ivy Spoon Set (pc)
Spoon Set
Porcelain with Cobalt Blue and 14c Gold.
Dishwasher safe
Handmade and one of kind34,00 € - Sugar Bowl & Spoon 14c gold
Sugar Bowl & Spoon
Porcelain with Cobalt Blue and 14c Gold.
Dishwasher safe
Handmade and one of kind45,00 € - Blue Lily & Palm Large Vase
Blue Lily & Palm Large Vase
Carina’s approach to making is intuitive and organic. Using porcelain slip clay, her pieces evolve through processes of applying slip mixed with cobalt carbonate and copper carbonate. Through using…276,00 € - Jade Lust Vase 30cm
Jade Lust Large Vase 28cm
Carina’s approach to making is intuitive and organic. Using porcelain slip clay, each piece evolves through processes of applying slip with copper carbonate and underglazes. The starting sgraffito350,00 € - Globe Lace
Globe Lace, vase & sculptural vessel.
Detail of an imprint made with one of my late Grandmothers doilies. Globe- Stoneware Clay, Underglaze, Glaze. The aim was to see how far I can push working with slip clay. I was inspired by…260,00 € - Protea Bowl
Protea Large Bowl. Handbuild/made and painted with underglaze and oxide.
Each piece is similar in design, but not exactly the same. As it is handmade from "scratch". I hand draw & paint images on the bowl. Glazed fired at 1300'C98,95 € - Jade Mossie
Jade Mossie, Small Bowl. Made from porcelain slip clay, the bird 'mossie' is hand formed and added to the bowl. Glazed fired up to 1300'C. (caledon effect glaze)
45,00 € - Jade Lace
Jade Lace Small Bowl: Made from porcelain paper clay, hand formed and build and embossed with lace . Glazed fired up to 1300'C. (caledon effect glaze)
45,00 €