by Kristen Cliffel | Jun 7, 2024
Life’s Work Contact Me 2022, Low fire clay, glaze 19”x22”x8” Private Collection This piece was a physical meditation on the many intimate and banal moments that make up a life worth living. Other Projects Life’s WorkWorking From Home... 
by Kristen Cliffel | Jun 6, 2024
Groundwork Contact Me 2020, Low fire clay, glaze, kiln cast glass. 12”x16”x14” Groundwork is part of a series that examines the many banal tasks and moments that add up to build a life. The meditative process of creating individual blades of grass and... 
by Kristen Cliffel | May 20, 2024
Trousseau Contact Me 2023, kiln cast glass, handmade velvet pillow; 5”x14”x9” A trousseau is something that has largely gone by the wayside in our culture. Giving a bride the linens and clothing that she will need in new life as a wife was widely... 
by Kristen Cliffel | May 9, 2024
Dreamboat Contact Me 2021; Low fire clay, glaze; 9”x27”x13” This piece was a physical meditation of the gratitute that I felt while moving house after 20 years. We downsized during the pandemic and I felt a real sense of freedom and grace in being in a... 
by Kristen Cliffel | May 8, 2024
Pretty, Pretty Pleas Contact Me 2017, Low fire clay, glaze, polycarbonate and aluminum. 36”x79”x7” Collection of University Hospitals, Cleveland, OH This piece is nearly 8 feet long and is designed to reveal the shadow behind the work as an integral...