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Karin Zur,
Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv Israel
Email: nisimtime@gmail.com
Artist Statement: I am a sculptor and installation artist. I use clay as a foundation of my work, in combination with textile and other materials. I embrace observation of the plant world to create works in which particles multiply, grow and change.
Studio Description: I have my own studio in the old part of Jaffa, a city of more than 3000 years.
What type of clay do you use? Stoneware.
What temperature do you fire to? Cone 5.
What is your primary forming method? Wheel and hand building.
What is your favorite surface treatment? Glaze.
Do you make any of your own tools? Yes. I make most the tools for trimming my works.
What one word would you use to describe your work? Colorful.
What is your favorite thing about your studio? I have indoor and out door space in which work under the open sky.
What is the one thing in your studio you can’t live without? The wheel.
What are your top three studio wishes? Bigger kiln, bigger space, more assistants.
What’s on your current reading list? Making meaning - Grayson Perry.
How do you save money on materials and supplies? I recycle clay and make all my glazes.
How do you recharge creatively? I go to a lot of galleries and museums and looking online.
Do you have any DIY tips for studio efficiency? do as much by yourself.
What challenges have you given yourself to overcome? Going international.
What did you first piece look like? A small vase on the wheel which I decorated in art deco style.
What ceramic superpower would you have and why? better understanding in chemistry.
Who is your ceramic art mentor and why? Matt Wedel.
What is your studio playlist? I work in silent.
Why do you create art? It burns in me.
What is your best studio tip? Be as organized as possible.
If you could change one property of clay, what would it be? More elastic like Plasticine.