Swedish Ceramic Artist Maria Kristofferson is often noted for her rugged yet quirky creations that hold quite an individual aesthetic. It’s evident that although Maria tends to work in conventional forms crafting bowls, plates and various vessels she doesn’t want to be defined as a clean cut ceramist, rather fulfilling an urge to leave a bohemian imprint upon these things. Her works are the sort of objects you want to pick up and note the imperfections and differences for their character, in a good way because it’s wonderful to know each is one of a kind in every essence of the phrase.

Maria Kristofersson must be a magician when it comes to pottery and sculpture. her pieces are all so tantalisingly unique, funky and rugged, all while possessing a definite gentleness and humility. Upon a closer peek at the execution of the beautifully rendered designs there is no doubt that the devil is in the detail... the 'never-quite-straight' edges, the nonchalantly applied paint, and the unperfected outer surfaces married with finite and delicately perfected patterns hidden inside. There is a definite childlike playfulness that gives a light air of fun to Maria Kristofersson's work, a sign of an emancipated creativity that is not afraid to push the boundaries and veer away from the norm.

Drawing and painting are the basis for Maria Kristofersson’s work in clay. Her ceramics can be seen as three-dimensional drawings. Lines and surface texture are important features within her work. Kristofersson works with earthenware clay with a restrained colour palette of terracotta, white and black. The fragile and vulnerable are juxtaposed with robust and strong shapes. The familiar forms of boxes and cylinders act as a canvas for her subtle surface textures. Kristofersson believes that expression is an important element within her ceramic practice, not functionality.