SONIA TYRNA
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Delicate baby critter, carefully sculpted from porcelain paper clay and fired to a high temperature resulting in a strong body with a subtle sheen due to clay vitrification. Small enough to fit in the palm of a hand, it is full of detail, with a twirly tail and tiny toes.
An expressive and textural rodent sculpture, shown mid-pose, as if frozen in action. Fired to a high temperature, achieving a dark red colour of the stoneware clay. Eyes are deep black and highlighted with a gloss, whilst the buck teeth are coloured pearly white.
A statement rabbit sculpture hand built from black stoneware, body of which is fired to the highest temperature resulting in a deep black colour with slight white textured fleck. The clay is applied freely resulting in sharp strokes of layered fur, whilst the ears are pinched and twisted.
story.
Hi, I'm Sonia..
I create ceramic animals, hand-sculpted from various black and red stoneware clays. On the surface, these sculptures are simply feral rodents, suspended in a moment of action. Beneath the surface, these critters and their stories are responses to current issues surrounding animal rights.
I hope to compel the viewers to investigate the creatures, looking at details of the glossy black eyes or the pearly white teeth, discovering each animals own quirky personality and charm. Designed not only to raise an eyebrow or cause a smile, the sculptures intrigue and entertain.
My process of making begins with a study of each wonderful creature before sculpting my own adaptation. I sculpt a rough form, a three-dimensional sketch in a way, using the clay to preserve the spontaneity of my gestures, then carefully adding on small details such as toes and ears. This long process results in characters which exert a rich presence.
bio.
exhibitions
'Symbol'
at Cupola Gallery, Sheffield
22nd November - 4th January 2020
'Gothic'
at Masham Gallery, Yorkshire
15th November - 31st December 2019
'Makers Mark'
at Cupola Gallery, Sheffield
12nd July - 24th August 2019
‘The Open Contemporary Young Artist Award’
at The Biscuit Factory, Newcastle Upon Tyne
17th May - 25th August 2019
'Emerging Artists'
at Bils&Rye, York
1st September - 3rd November 2018
'New Designers'
at London
June 2018
'NTU Degree Show'
at Nottingham Trent University
June 2018
stockists
(current) ReallyVeryNice Gallery
29 Churchgate Street, Bury St Edmunds,
Suffolk, IP33 1RG
(past) Focus Gallery
108 Derby Road,
Nottingham, NG1 5FB
markets
(upcoming) The Dark Arts Market
The Old Cold Store, Nottingham
28-29 October 2023
(past) Ceramics In Charnwood
(past) Sheffield Ceramics Festival
(past) Small Business Takeover
education
1st in BA Hons Decorative Arts at Nottingham Trent University
