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Mariska De Jager


Mariska De Jager is a full-time ceramicist based in Cambridge, Waikato. She produces contemplative figurative sculptures that explore the human condition-  love, hope, struggles and dreams. Through the depiction of the subtleties of a figure's pose, from the lines of the eyes, to the position of the shoulders; she aims to capture a sense of mood and emotion.
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Each piece is built by hand, sculpted individually with a paperclay, not with a mold. As such, every piece is unique. After they have dried she sands the work and fires them to 1100‘C. Her glazes offer a unique patina, slight metallic lustres and an alloy hue which gives the look of bronze. 

Some pieces incorporate ruptures and window like openings, this is a symbol of fragility or the light within us all. This idea is pronounced by the inclusion of a LED light installed inside the piece which illuminates through the ceramic. As the artist describes: "Fragility is a recurring theme in most of my finished pieces…Humans are so fragile but at the same time so strong.”
Contemplative figurative sculptures that explore the human condition, through the subtleties of pose. 

Mariska De Jager Works Available At Black Door Gallery


Mariska De Jager- "Harmony", Ceramic Sculpture, 390mm H, 2022
Mariska De Jager- "Couple", Hand Formed Ceramic, 270mm height
Mariska De Jager, "Hope", Hand Built Ceramic Light Sculpture, Bulb Internal, 430mm Height, 2021,

Previously Exhibited Mariska De Jager Artworks


Mariska De Jager- "Embrace", Hand Built Ceramic, 400 x 200 x 200mm, 2021
Mariska De Jager, "In this together", Ceramic Sculpture, 210 H x 250 W x 180mm D, 2020
Mariska De Jager, "Couple", Sculpture (Pair), 320 H x 350mm W, Ceramic, 2020, SOLD
"Couple", Sculpture (Pair), 320 H x 350mm W, Ceramic, 2020, SOLD
Mariska De Jager, "Embrace", Ceramic Sculpture, 400 x 200 x 200mm, 2020
Mariska De Jager- "Harmony", Ceramic Sculpture, 320 H, 2021
Mariska De Jager- "Ties that Bind Us", Ceramic with Internal LED Light, 310mm H x 260 W x 250mm D, 2020

Mariska De Jager Artworks In Situ


Mariska De Jager | Resting Figure In Situ
Mariska De Jager | Resting Figure In Situ
Mariska De Jager | Resting Figure In Situ
Mariska De Jager | Resting Figure In Situ
Mariska De Jager Artwork In Situ | Black Door Gallery
Mariska De Jager Artwork In Situ | Black Door Gallery
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