Ceramic Character Design: Explore Color and Texture
About Me
A course by Nastia Calaca , Ceramic Artist
About the video: About Me
Overview
“In this lesson, I will tell you more about myself and introduce you to my world full of whimsical creatures that I've been creating since I was little. Surprisingly, ceramics hasn't always been my favorite medium. And it took me a while to figure it out. Despite numerous obstacles and never-ending fights with gravity and the cracking glaze, I’m happy with the path that I chose and can't imagine myself anywhere else.”
In this video lesson Nastia Calaca addresses the topic: About Me, which is part of the Domestika online course: Ceramic Character Design: Explore Color and Texture. Learn to sculpt whimsical and handmade characters by combining colors, textures, and clay modeling techniques.
Partial transcription of the video
“ About Me Hi, my name is Nastia Calaca and I'm really happy to see you here. Thank you for joining me in this course. I'm a ceramic artist, originally from Ukraine. I moved to the Netherlands about four years ago, where I settled and set up my studio, where I do my art 24/7. I have a degree in ceramics from Kyiv's Creative Applied Arts Academy. Around five years ago, I created my own ceramic brand, Calaca Ceramic Art, and I sell my works worldwide. Just imagine that you wear a magic pair of goggles that allow you to look at things from different perspectives and transform imaginary things ...”
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Course summary for: Ceramic Character Design: Explore Color and Texture
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Arts & Crafts, Ceramics, Character Design, Fine Arts, Sculpture
Nastia Calaca
A course by Nastia Calaca
Nastia Calaca is a ceramic artist from Ukraine who currently lives and works in the Netherlands. Since childhood, she dreamed of becoming an illustration artist and went on to discover what has become a lifelong love for ceramics during a school trip to the Czech Republic. After completing a degree in ceramics at the Kyiv State Institute of Decorative and Applied Art and Design, Nastia started teaching workshops for beginners in her studio.
In 2016 Nastia founded Calaca Ceramic Art; an online store selling ceramic characters and figurines inspired by the world around her. Every piece is handmade and Nastia sells her custom orders to people all over the world. She also shares her work with over 70K followers on Instagram.
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