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Michael Fargo, one of the best artisans in ceramic art, and craftswoman in this field. She was one of the talented artists finalists of the  Loewe Craft Prize  edition from this year.

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Soft Accents, made of stoneware ceramics, fibres (flocking) ©Loewe Foundation – Loewe Craft Prize

Fargo was born in Israel in 1984, and she studied there at Bezalel Academy of Art in Jerusalem. Now she lives and works in Berlin, in Germany, where she has her own studio and teaches at the Berlin University of Arts.

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The Fargo studio´s in Berlim: © Michal Fargo

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Art piece in progress at the Miachal Fargo studio © Michal Fargo

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Art piece in progress at the Miachal Fargo studio © Michal Fargo

Fargo starts her creative process via the unlikely method of carving foam, which is then dipped in porcelain and red.

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Small, vessel-like sculpture, Red Moss, made in red porcelain and sponge © Michal Fargo

In her collection Naturelike she started sculpting in sponge and then firing it from foam blocks until they take on the shape of vessels with a random natural appearance.

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Artwork from the Naturelik collection © Michal Fargo

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Vessels with a random natural appearance © Michal Fargo

After dipping them in liquid porcelain with a coloured stain, the vases are fired in an outdoor kiln. 

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Foam shapes vases by Michal Fargo © Michal Fargo

To carve out the shapes with diferente surfaces, Fargo uses her hands, a small saw and a Japanese knife.

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Vassels sculpetured by hand © Michal Fargo

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Vassels from a collection of Michal Fargo © Michal Fargo

We can see her creative process in colour and texture in her work. Her work was already presented in several craftsmanship fairs and international exhibitions.

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