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Barbara Sebastian
Barbara Sebastian loves playing and working in clay
and paint. Her small porcelain works are inspired by her
immediate physical and spiritual environment.
Sebastian views them as “precious” objects to be held
in the hand, and used on many levels. She creates
containers and vessels “because I believe in the sacred
space within each of us and want to share and
celebrate that intimate connection and preciousness.”
Sebastian’s small ceramic work is wheel-thrown and
high fired. The decoration on the surface is often hand
carved to create an image of water, lightning or other
atmospheric illusion. All work is glazed on the interior as
well as the exterior so that it can be functional, although
the function is often of a more spiritual nature as a
container for a note, a dream, or ashes.
Winner of numerous awards including Best of Show,
Ceramics at the Sausalito Art Festival, Sebastian holds
a master of fine arts from San Jose State University and
two BAs from San Jose and the University of California,
Berkeley.
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