Overview

Ceramicist Ani Kasten’s work is inspired by both natural phenomena and geological imagery. Through wheel-throwing and hand-building techniques Kasten explores the materiality of clay, utilizing stoneware, porcelain and locally sourced wild clays. She views the merging of these materials as an investigation – bringing light to the ever-changing nature of relationships.

 

“My intent is to investigate relationships, and the nature of change—our actions as human beings as we form relationships, make, build, and construct the world around us, in harmony or disharmony with the natural processes of eroding, cracking, shifting and changing shape. My pieces possess a ‘hereditary memory’ in their obscured reference to utilitarian vessels and other artifacts that once had a purpose, now buried, lost and eroded by time.” – Ani Kasten

 

Kasten lives in Shafer, Minnesota, on a small farm with a house and barn where her studio and showroom are located. She continues to exhibit her work nationally and internationally in galleries and fine craft exhibitions.

Works
  • Ani Kasten, Ark with Lattice
    Ark with Lattice
  • Ani Kasten, Black and White Crackle Landscape Bowl
    Black and White Crackle Landscape Bowl
  • Ani Kasten, Blue Boat with Lattice
    Blue Boat with Lattice
  • Ani Kasten, Heart Bowl with Pedestal Foot
    Heart Bowl with Pedestal Foot
  • Ani Kasten, Large Swan Vessel
    Large Swan Vessel
  • Ani Kasten, Large Tray with Root
    Large Tray with Root
  • Ani Kasten, Porcelain Egg Vase
    Porcelain Egg Vase
  • Ani Kasten, Porcelain Egg Vase
    Porcelain Egg Vase
  • Ani Kasten, Rough Hewn Nesting Bowls
    Rough Hewn Nesting Bowls
  • Ani Kasten, Small Chalice
    Small Chalice
  • Ani Kasten, White Winter Landscape Bowls
    White Winter Landscape Bowls
  • Ani Kasten, Black Landscape Bowls
    Black Landscape Bowls
Exhibitions
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