A Life in Polka Dots

This ceramic reader sculpture captures a quiet moment in which reading becomes pattern, play and lightness.

A Life in Polka Dots reclines beside her book in a relaxed, natural pose. Her body rests against the open pages, while her gaze seems to drift somewhere inward and far away. There is stillness here, but also a gentle sense of play. She feels intimate and free at the same time, just as we do when a book truly carries us elsewhere.

The most poetic detail begins with the book itself. The polka dots seem to rise from its pages and spread across her dress and body. In this way, reading does not remain closed inside a story. It leaves a visible trace. It becomes pattern, rhythm and imagination moving outward.

Here, the dots are more than decoration. They suggest what books can do to us: touch us, soften us, and quietly change the atmosphere of our days. Reading becomes something alive, something that colours ordinary life with wonder.

A Life in Polka Dots speaks of stories that stay with us, page after page, until they gently become part of who we are.

Technical notes

The sculpture is hand-modeled with a pinkish-toned clay.
I didn’t use any ceramic glazes.
The skin is left in natural clay, while the coloured parts have been painted with different hues of engobes (slips).
The little face is as small as a hazelnut. The curls are applied one by one and are made of delicate clay strips rolled on themselves.
The sculpture is hollow and has undergone a single firing at 980°.

Dimensions: height 15 cm, width 20 cm, depth 10 cm.

Each sculpture is a unique, one-of-a-kind creation and is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity.
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This ceramic reader sculpture captures a quiet moment in which reading becomes pattern, play and lightness.