Prince Edward County, CANADA

Collection: JANA OSTERMAN

ARTIST STATEMENT

My work takes me across many mediums, metal, wood, plaster, clay - each with its own possibilities, risks, excitement, and failures too. I’m continuously inspired by nature around me, particularly fractals - patterns I see in the sky, on the bottom of the lake, or on my skin. I see forms in snow drifts, ice cracks, and details of bones and bird skulls that I want to explore.  

When it comes to studio time, I have a general idea of a form but the moment normally takes me on a new, unplanned journey. This is where it gets really exciting - clay is a wonderful medium. I handbuild my forms and I’m able to push a thin slab of clay in ways that I’m unable to do with other materials, providing I pay attention to basic principles like moisture and adhesion. When you’re building, you can change your mind and recycle the clay, which allows me to take risks. This makes it a very attractive medium to work with.


Biography

JANA OSTERMAN
  • No. 29
    Vendor:
    JANA OSTERMAN

    No. 29

    Regular price
    $952.00
    Sale price
    $952.00
    Regular price
  • No. 32
    Vendor:
    JANA OSTERMAN

    No. 32

    Regular price
    $335.00
    Sale price
    $335.00
    Regular price
  • No. 33
    Vendor:
    JANA OSTERMAN

    No. 33

    Regular price
    $429.00
    Sale price
    $429.00
    Regular price
  • No. 34
    Vendor:
    JANA OSTERMAN

    No. 34

    Regular price
    $1,238.00
    Sale price
    $1,238.00
    Regular price
  • No. 38
    Vendor:
    JANA OSTERMAN

    No. 38

    Regular price
    $1,238.00
    Sale price
    $1,238.00
    Regular price
  • No. 30
    Vendor:
    JANA OSTERMAN

    No. 30

    Regular price
    $952.00
    Sale price
    $952.00
    Regular price
  • No. 31
    Vendor:
    JANA OSTERMAN

    No. 31

    Regular price
    $955.00
    Sale price
    $955.00
    Regular price
About JANA OSTERMAN

I was born in Slovenia where I decided to become an artist early on in my childhood.

My first art school was in Ljubljana, in my early teenage years. I then moved to The Royal Academy of Art in The Hague, Holland and then on to England, where I studied printmaking.

I have been living and working as an artist and fabricator in Canada since 1999.