About
About Kristen:
Kristen Kieffer is a studio potter based outside of Worcester, Massachusetts and originally from Louisville, KY. She attended Montgomery College in Rockville, MD receiving her Associates degree in Studio Arts majoring in Ceramics in 1993; BFA in Ceramics from Alfred University in Alfred, NY in 1995; and MFA in Ceramics from Ohio University in Athens, OH in 2001.
She has been a full-time studio potter since 2003, workshop presenter since 2002, and instructor at the Worcester Center for Crafts since 2001. Her work is in numerous private and public collections including the Taipei County Yingee Ceramics Museum in Taipei, Taiwan, the Guldagergård Museum of International Ceramic Art in Skælskør, Denmark, the Fort Wayne Museum of Art in Fort Wayne, IN, and the San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts in San Angelo, TX.
About the work:
Kristen makes pottery that brings elegance, sophistication, and merriment to the everyday. She has a diverse range of influences, and seeks to marry the splendor of past eras with a modern desire for beauty and utility.
Her influences for these Victorian modern/ mod porcelain vessels range from 18th century silver service pieces to couture clothing and from Art Nouveau illustrations to cake fondant. Such diversity combined with her own personality as a maker culminates into a unique style. Graceful forms, refined patterns, and lively colors convey a design that is robust as well as elegant and joyful.