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Close-up of a potter shaping a ceramic slab with a wire tool at a wooden studio work table.

Nina Choi, Photographer, New York

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This close-up photograph captured by Nina Choi depicts a maker meticulously working in a studio setting. The image focuses on hands using a fine wire tool to carefully shape and slice a textured, multi-layered ceramic block. Various pottery tools, including scrapers, blades, and a glass container of water, are scattered across the light wooden work table surrounding the piece. Natural lighting illuminates the tactile surfaces of the clay and wood, emphasizing the organic textures and craftsmanship involved in the sculptural process.

Keywords

man shaping clay blockshaping clay blockclay blockman shaping ceramicpotter workingceramic sculpturewire cutting toolwire tool

Styles

ArtisticVerticalEarthyClean

Techniques

Natural lightCeramics / sculpture

Background

Office

Context

Portrait / Headshot
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