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Swanica finds a connection with Mother Nature, meaning of life and wants to contribute to the restoration, balance and harmony of our earth through the creation of ceramic art.
She lived in many countries: is born in the Netherlands; lived in Switzerland, the USA and Japan. The extensive travels created a dialogue between the Eastern and Western ceramic techniques and aesthetics and increased her understanding of different cultures and the history of arts.
She was influenced by a long family tradition of goldsmiths, painters and musicians. Her studies at L’ecole des Arts Decoratifs in Geneva, Switzerland, immersed her in the art of drawing, throwing, forming, decorating and glazing ceramics.
She expresses herself mainly in round thrown clay forms. They center her and represent the cycle of life, especially the persistence of life, family and creativity. She loves to work with colors and is attracted by the warmth of red earthenware clay. She has previously produced an important body of work that features yellow and brown tones produced by the use of ferric chloride color on her signature Horsehair Raku works.
She has also developed a body of 2D wall-art that incorporates slabs. Cutting and/or folding transforms pieces. Her love for geometric shapes and lines is apparent in her forms and decorations. Her slabs combined with other natural materials create a harmonious work of art. Through design, assembly and interplay between form, line and surface she enhances the form, lifts them up and ensures a balance in her ceramic pieces.
Her recent rediscovery of childhood drawings has ignited her interest in geometry, lines and colors. She is currently reapplying these elements on her thrown and modified forms and sculptures to express the elegance and harmony of nature.