Dancer "After the dance"

Ballerina “After the Dance” – Handmade ceramic ballerina, feminine artistic sculpture

This is not a posed moment.
It’s what comes after.

After training, after effort, after deep concentration.
The body relaxes, yet it still speaks: one leg lifts gently, almost playfully, as if the dance refuses to fade away.

This ballerina, a handmade ceramic sculpture, rests on her side, her head supported by one hand, listening to her breath slowing down.
The soft tutu follows the body’s lingering movement, the ballet shoes remain there, quiet, ready… even if they can wait for now.

She is a feminine presence, light and elegant, telling of harmony and movement even in stillness.
Un attimo sospeso, fatto di forme morbide e senza tempo.

A living, intimate rest.
A suspended moment, shaped by soft, timeless forms.

A living, intimate rest.
and rediscover beauty, slowly

Technical notes:

The sculpture is hand-modeled with a pinkish-toned clay.
The girl’s skin remains in natural clay, while the colored details are enriched with engobes and ceramic glazes.
I applied glossy and satin enamels
The leather is made of natural clay.
The little face is as small as a hazelnut.
The sculpture underwent two firings at 980°

Dimensions: height 17 cm, width 23 cm, depth 15 cm.

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A silent presence that gently decorates and preserves, each day, the poetry of small moments.