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
Together
Hand Built Ceramic Sculpture
360 x 330 x 120mm
2023
$495
​Available
Mariska De Jager
Resting
Hand Built Ceramic Sculpture
180 x 210 x 120mm
2023
$380
​Available
Mariska De Jager
Couple
Hand Built Ceramic Sculpture
310mm Height
2023
$495
​Available
Mariska De Jager
Harmony
Hand Built Ceramic Sculpture
190 x 350mm
2022
$550
SOLD
Mariska De Jager
The Ties that Bind Us
Hand Built Ceramic with Internal LED Light
200 H x 320 W x 180 D mm
2023
$650
Available
Mariska De Jager
Harmony II
Hand Built Ceramic Sculpture
160 x 230 x 230mm
2023
$480
​Available
Mariska De Jager
Embrace
Hand Built Ceramic
400 H x 200 W x 200mm D
2023
$650
Available
​Mariska De Jager
Couple (Small)
Hand Formed Ceramic
210mm height
$385 (Pair)
Available

Previously Exhibited Mariska De Jager Artworks

Mariska De Jager Artworks In Situ