ceramics Archives — Colossal

a ceramic sculpture by Abi Castillo of a head with green hair surrounded by yellow flowers

Abi Castillo’s Ceramic Beings Contrast Delicacy With the Natural World

April 9, 2026

a figurative clay sculpture by Soojin Choi that looks like a three-dimensional drawing of twisted limbs and two faces

Painterly Figures Entwine in Soojin Choi’s Ceramic Sculptures

March 27, 2026

a ceramic head sculpture by Janny Baek with various floral forms emerging

In ‘Life Forms,’ Janny Baek Imagines a Speculative Landscape

March 13, 2026

Pablo Seminario holds up a ceramic work in his sacred valley studio

Inside the Sacred Valley Ceramics Studio Referencing Ancient Peruvian Practices

February 28, 2026

A blue-and-white, ceramic-and-fiber wall artwork by Nicole McLaughlin

Along the Mississippi River, ‘Water | Craft’ Is a Confluence of Art, Culture, and Ecology

February 11, 2026

an abstract porcelain sculpture by Donte K Hayes

Traditional African Baskets and Pottery Meet Pop Culture in Donté K. Hayes’ Sculptures

February 11, 2026

a gif from a video by Julia Hernandez of rabbits

A Delightfully Tactile Stop-Motion Music Video Pieces Together 300 Ceramic Tiles

January 26, 2026

A ceramic vase by Eléonore Joulin that resembles a challah bread

Leafy Greens and Loaves of Bread Transform into Playful Ceramics by Eléonore Joulin

January 16, 2026

A ceramic sculpture by Male Hartmann Rasmussen of a "troll" face made of green leaves, shells, flowers, berries, and antlers

Uncanny Personalities Appear from Nature in Malene Hartmann Rasmussen’s Ceramics

January 14, 2026

a ceramic chair sculpture by Stephanie Temma Heir shaped like a swan with a small painting embedded in its back

Stephanie Temma Hier Juxtaposes Uncanny Ceramic Sculptures with Embedded Paintings

January 9, 2026

a fast gif of three dancers in modernist costumes

Our Favorite Stories of 2025

December 29, 2025

a stone owl sculpture by Anthony Theakston

Anthony Theakston Sculpts a Spirited Flock of Bronze and Ceramic Birds

December 19, 2025

Two ceramic vessels inspired by Wedgewood pottery and Greek amphorae, by Roberto Lugo, featuring black relief imagery of figures walking around, plus graffiti motifs on the bases

Historic Pottery Styles Meet Pop Culture and Contemporary Issues in Roberto Lugo’s Sculptures

December 16, 2025

enormous patterned porcelain wings by Rebecca Manson

Dramatic Porcelain Sculptures by Rebecca Manson Embrace the Beauty of Impermanence

December 12, 2025

An abstract ceramic sculpture by Syd Carpenter of a bulbous reddish form

In Clay, Syd Carpenter Explores Nature, African American History, and the Land

December 4, 2025

A ceramic sculpture by Chenlu Hu featuring an abstract, mythical character with numerous heads on a serpentine, teal body

Myth, Spirituality, and Storytelling Converge in Ceramics by Chenlu Hou and Chiara No

December 3, 2025