Black stoneware vase 19 cm Héléna - Serax

These five vases in dark brown, almost black stoneware are Marie Michielssen's very first steps as a ceramicist. Anyone who follows her work knows that Marie loves working with her hands. She has said before that modelling with plaster and papier mâché is a form of meditation for her, thanks to the repetitive nature of the movements. The step towards ceramics was therefore not such a big one. The simple cylinders are irregular in shape: the mark of craftsmanship that is, quite literally, second to none. With or without flowers, this singular character makes them outstanding decorative assets.