Rosaline Vedrines – Paris, France

‘Clay is part of me. It is my language. I became captivated at 20 and I knew instinctively that it would become a lifelong commitment. I am basically self-taught: I embarked on an unstructured exploration of materials, techniques, shapes, colours, textures. Still today, I cannot limit my work to a single technique making my style recognizable. It is the incredible versatility of clay that attracts me most, with its endless possibilities. Ceramic is a precious gift in my life. I am visually voracious and looking around, always in constant sensitive and watchful alert to my environment. My current ceramic work reflects several areas of interest. One is a humorous and playful parody of our human activities. My other source of inspiration is simply offered by nature: the fantastic and poetic shape of a seed, a shell. An animal combined with the raw, uncontrollable nature of the fire itself keeps my fascinated. The main objective of my work is simply toexpress this renewed sense of wonder through beautiful objects.’

Rosaline Vedrines 2010