Asta Volkensfeld
1981 Born in Eutin, Schleswig-Holstein
2002–2005 Vocational training as a seamstress in Hamburg
2015–2018 School of Textile Design Berlin
2021–2023 Ceramic training and freelance work with Marie-Annick Le Blanc
Since 2022 Courses and workshops in her own studio in Groß Köris, Brandenburg
2023 Member of GEDOK Brandenburg
2024 Winner of the DA! Art Award 2024
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Asta Volkensfeld

Asta Volkensfeld makes beautifully shaped, functional vessels as well as emotionally touching works of art. Her focus is on creating ceramic objects using the build-up technique, which are refined in the smoke firing. In addition, she creates vases and bowls that are fired in the electric kiln at high temperature with her own ash glazes. Clearly structured geometric patterns are characteristic of this. The exciting contrast with the random smoke drawing opens a multi-layered dialogue. Origin, identity and mortality play a central role for the artist. The sense of clear structures and subtle nuances is also evident in the textile works. She dyes her wall hangings and framed textile works with natural pigments that pick up the natural colors of the ceramics. The central theme of all the works is the connection between nature, people and craftsmanship.

Bowl object <em>Ich will ihn suchen</em> [I want to look for him], stoneware clay, hand-building, smoke-firing, D 42 cm. H 37 cm.
Asta Volkensfeld
Bowl object Ich will ihn suchen [I want to look for him], stoneware clay, hand-building, smoke-firing, D 42 cm. H 37 cm.
Two vases, stoneware clay, hand-building, smoke-firing, D 12 cm, H 19 cm.
Asta Volkensfeld
Two vases, stoneware clay, hand-building, smoke-firing, D 12 cm, H 19 cm.
Large vase, stoneware clay, hand-building, smoke-firing, D 25 cm, H 30 cm.
Asta Volkensfeld
Large vase, stoneware clay, hand-building, smoke-firing, D 25 cm, H 30 cm.
Smoke-fired bowls, stoneware clay, building technique, smoke firing.
Asta Volkensfeld
Smoke-fired bowls, stoneware clay, building technique, smoke firing.
Object <em>Herzschlag</em> [Heartbeat], stoneware clay, building technique, smoke firing, kintsugi technique, H 21 cm, W 19 cm, D 15 cm.
Asta Volkensfeld
Object Herzschlag [Heartbeat], stoneware clay, building technique, smoke firing, kintsugi technique, H 21 cm, W 19 cm, D 15 cm.
Object <em>Herzschlag</em>, stoneware clay. Wall hanging, cotton fabric, natural pigments, patchwork technique, 98 x 59 cm.
Asta Volkensfeld
Object Herzschlag, stoneware clay. Wall hanging, cotton fabric, natural pigments, patchwork technique, 98 x 59 cm.
<em>Herzschlag</em> object, stoneware clay, cotton fabric, natural pigments, paper piecing, patchwork technique.
Asta Volkensfeld
Herzschlag object, stoneware clay, cotton fabric, natural pigments, paper piecing, patchwork technique.
Objects <em>Singende Revolution</em> [Singing Revolution]. Wall object, cotton fabric, natural pigments, patchwork technique, 97 x 59 cm.
Asta Volkensfeld
Objects Singende Revolution [Singing Revolution]. Wall object, cotton fabric, natural pigments, patchwork technique, 97 x 59 cm.
<em>Fragile Bonnet</em> from the series <em>Well protected</em>. Ceramic, silk fabric, natural pigments, quilting technique.
Asta Volkensfeld
Fragile Bonnet from the series Well protected. Ceramic, silk fabric, natural pigments, quilting technique.
Ceramic vessels <em>Sprachhöhle</em> [Voice Cave]. Wall object, silk fabric, quilting technique, 100 x 80 cm.
Asta Volkensfeld
Ceramic vessels Sprachhöhle [Voice Cave]. Wall object, silk fabric, quilting technique, 100 x 80 cm.

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  • Germany, 

      • haptik – Galerie für Gebrauchskunst

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