EXHIBITION AT THE DUTCH LUXURY DESIGN STORE

I will have an exhibition at the Dutch Luxury Design Gallery from April 1 - June 30, 2023.

My artwork will be online for a whole year to enjoy and to buy.

The opening of the exhibition is on April 10, 2023 at 2 pm - 5 pm; 14 hours to 17 hours.
The address is: Voorstraat 1-3, 4116 BC Buren (Gld), Netherlands.

https://dutchluxurydesign.com/nl/nieuw-in-portfolio?sort_options=a.ordering-ASC&start=60

https://dutchluxurydesign.com/en/our-artists/swanica-ligtenberg

This town Buren has a historical connection to the Dutch Royal House of Oranje-Nassau.
https://www.excitinghistory.com/location/buren-oranjestad/

Horsehair Raku Ginko leaves, “Embrace” Emotion Vases.

Horsehair Raku “Spread your Wings”.

“Comforting” and “Happy Together” Emotion Slipware Vases.

“Trumpeteer” Slipware Vases.

The process of making a big slipware engraved vase

I started throwing big vases again. I make it from several thrown parts put together. The highest I can go is 26 inch/ 66 cm so, it will fit in the kiln.

Throwing the base on the wheel.

The second part put on the base.

Finished the form.

I put a basic layer of black slip. This gives depth to the decoration.

I draw the lines with a knife and then carve a layer of clay out.

I carve out lines out of the black slip. Then I paint it partly with a blue slip and scratch the line engraving off with a knife.

Scratching off the back.

The second engraving of different size circles.

I put on the pink slip and scratched it partly off.

The “Iris” glazed vase.

The “Trumpet” Vase: black slip base.

The yellow slip over the black slip and engraving.

Scratched off the yellow slip and engraving the bands.

Painting on the green slib on the striped engraving: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/C5mtGFeK_go

Painted and scratched the green slip.

The end result: bisque and clear glaze fired “Trumpet” Vase.

New developed artworks year 2020

Last year February 2020, I participated in the “RISE 2020” ceramic residency in France organized and guided by Dr.Wendy Gers and Lauren Kearns: https://www.swanceramics.com/blog Look for March 22, 2020.
The research done during those weeks developed to the rediscovery of my love for colors and working with slips and free playful transformed forms.

I restricted myself to a vessel form with a long neck to challenge myself and still including my feature mark of burning Horsehair Raku. I called the vases: “Different views” because of the USA election time that year.

This evolved in “Emotion” Vases: bending the neck to the front or backward or around each other which resulted in beautiful expressions, even though there are no arms.

And all used with the new color slips engraving and sgrafitto technique.

Then I thought I could cut the vase and make legs and from one came the other expressed in certain dance positions: and my all old theme of “Life is a dance” what every body can still use now after so much confinement. So, “Let’s Dance”!!!!

“Different Views”

“Different Views”

“Comfort”

“Feeling Proud”

“Sad”

“Let’s Dance” 4

“Let’s Dance” 1

“Let’s Dance” 3

Composition of 6 Teabowls/Chawan, Matcha powder tea boxes/Chaire, wisk/Chasen and tea scoop/Chashaku: colored slipware.

“Blue” Slipware Chawan Teabowl

Composition of 2 Teabowls/Chawan, Matcha powder tea box/Chaire, wisk/Chasen and tea scoop/Chashaku: colored slipware.