Nathalie Charrié's Hybrid Ceramic Creatures Blend Nature and Myth
Nathalie Charrié, a ceramic sculptor from Toulouse, crafts unique hybrid beings that blend aspects of animals, plants, and humans. An alumna of isdaT, she finds her muse in entomology, medieval bestiaries, engraving, and etymology. Her artistic process incorporates stoneware, faience, raku, raku nu, and smoke firing, frequently merging ceramics with glass, wood, metal, shells, and insects. The resulting pieces exhibit a balance of fragility and tension, where meticulous creation is juxtaposed with the intense process of firing, intertwining meaning, materials, and transformation.
Key facts
- Nathalie Charrié is a ceramic sculptor based in Toulouse.
- She studied at isdaT.
- Her work draws on entomology, medieval bestiaries, engraving, and etymology.
- She uses stoneware, faience, raku, raku nu, and smoke firing.
- Her sculptures combine ceramic with glass, wood, metal, shells, and insects.
- The creatures are hybrid: part animal, part vegetal, sometimes human.
- Each piece is carefully formed then subjected to the violence of firing.
- Meaning, material, and transformation are tightly bound in her work.
Entities
Artists
- Nathalie Charrié
Institutions
- isdaT
Locations
- Toulouse
- France