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Suvi Vartiainen,
Tampere, Finland
Website: http://www.designsuvivartiainen.wordpress.com/
Email: suvi.vartiainen@hotmail.com
Artist Statement: I am ceramic artist and designer. I work with high fired ceramic and I get my inspiration from nature forms.
Studio Description: Shared ceramic studio near to city centrum.
What type of clay do you use? Slip.
What temperature do you fire to? 1250 degrees.
What is your primary forming method? Slip casting with molds, handbuilding
What is your favorite surface treatment? I use often ceramic transfers with my own design.
Do you make any of your own tools? I make my own brushes and stamps.
What one word would you use to describe your work? Design.
What is your favorite thing about your studio? My own table.
What is the one thing in your studio you can’t live without? Kiln.
What are your top three studio wishes? My glazing is suggested, kiln works as it should, everything is organized.
What’s on your current reading list? Mold making and slip casting.
How do you save money on materials and supplies? I sell my ceramic art.
What challenges have you given yourself to overcome? Making large vessel and sculptures.
What did you first piece look like? Terrible, was out of any form ever seen.
What ceramic superpower would you have and why? Always succeed with glazing, because is expensive To produce and fail.
Who is your ceramic art mentor and why? She is one famous artist and designer, one best in the whole world, I learned a lot.
Why do you create art? It's my biggest passion and I always want to make myself better after every ceramic piece I make. Ceramic world is endless like a sea to explore.
What is your best studio tip? Use dish brush with hard glazes to mix them.
If you could change one property of clay, what would it be? It's always pure white.
