Artists: Gesine Kratzner

Gesine Kratzner’s art world is populated by curious creatures. They are the beings that inhabit the fantastical forest of Gesine’s childhood, “a place that I have no trouble traveling back to for inspiration again and again. Many of my pieces tell a story, sometimes just by connecting one character to another by a glance that reveals their feelings. At other times the stories are more elaborate, usually light-hearted and humorous, occasionally with a bit of a darker twist. My background in animation definitely shows in my sculptural work. I give my creatures personalities that are distinct and alive, the way I would think about an animated character. I work with a variety of sculpting materials. For the smaller pieces I use polymer clay and epoxy clay, for the larger ones ceramic clay. Most often they are a mixture of the above, plus bits of wire, fabric and other miscellaneous scraps..”