Annemarie Vogel
Do we see with our eyes, with our hands, is it our imagination or is it a combination? Which senses lead to the sharpest perception? Because I became blind around the age of forty, I am dealing with these questions every day and I want to show that in my work. My vulnerability is my source of creativity and inspiration. It is not only about mourning and loss, but also about hope and resilience. The power of creativity is to see things in a different way. I naturally have my own view of reality. When combined with a strong creative drive and heaps of clay, you get special ceramic objects.
My work
I attach great importance to the fact that an object comes to life through the interaction with the viewer/user. In this way we also change in relation to the other. We stay the same, but we show ourselves from a different side.
Blogs
Wintertime
Winter, to me, is quite a straightforward season. The cold and rain aren’t exactly my favorite weather conditions, but I do understand the time in which nature finds itself. I can only moderately appreciate the exuberant richness of color in summer. These days, I find...
Do not touch!
The sign "Do Not Touch" is something you expect to see in a museum or a gallery with delicate art, not at a ceramics market—and certainly not at the stand of an artist who has created everything by touch. And where was this warning sign placed? I’m ashamed to say it...
Christmas in progress
Making beautiful things is a joy to do. It's even better to work with family and friends. Now is the time to decorate the house with craft stars, candles and balls. But if you do have a ceramic kiln, it is best to make the nativity scene in stone. This is how this...