Vertel Andrea
keramikus

While living among these works we can attune to the small quivers of our soul.

When seeing this dreaming fisherman, one could recognize himself as someone who forgot to enjoy the wonders of the moment, and instead just chased unreachable dreams.

With their warm and vivid colors, my scluptures bring a mediterran lifestyle to your home.

Their frostproof material helps the garden to look alive during the winter.

Many people want to know whether my garden sculptures fade while being exposed to the sun, or rain. I use engobes (earth- paint), which means that I mix the pigment with a slip that was made from the same material as the object, and then I fire them together in my kiln. I then rub the painted surfaces with some colorless glaze. The thermal expansion of the object and the paint is the same, and therefore it does not crackle nor does it chip off. The thin glaze also makes my sculptures abraision-resistant. During the firing, the glaze works similarly to glass as it melts onto the object it becomes one with it.