Stocky Ceramics Take on a Soft Touch Thanks to a Watercolor-Like Approach

Artist Elise Lefeb­vre com­bines the exact­ing edges of ceram­ics with a sur­face treat­ment akin to water­col­or. Her chunky forms, fea­tur­ing por­traits of ani­mals and peo­ple, are expressed with care­free flu­id­i­ty you’d find in paint­ing. They have dif­fused edges of col­ors that flow into one anoth­er and an uneven appli­ca­tion of pig­ment you’d find in a wash that was applied with a paint­brush. This strikes a nice bal­ance between hard and soft—an allur­ing visu­al combination.

To pur­chase Elise’s water­col­or ceram­ics, fol­low her on Face­book to see pop-up loca­tions and when she places a small selec­tion of them for sale through her online shop.