Portfolio of Ceramic Creations 

by Moni Mauch

Please contact Moni Mauch to order any of the works of art below.

This piece was very nerve racking as after firing, it had to fit on the steel shaft. When firing high fire ceramics, the clay vitrifies and can collapse on itself or tweak. I made "bridges" to support the clay while it was firing so it would keep its shape. I was so relieved when it came out of the kiln and fit on the pedestal.

Bear Castle

$150

10"H x 8"W x 11"D

Hand built high fired ceramic. The roof of the castle is a lid.

Fish Casserole dish

$250

6 1/2"H x 14"W x 16"D 

Wheel thrown high fired ceramic with hand built fish design. Yes, you can put this in the oven also microwave & dish washer just not on a burner.

Rhino on Top

$195

10"H x 9"W x 9"D

Wheel thrown lidded high fired ceramic with hand built rhino design. The rhino is porcelain with glass beads fired into it.

The Journey

$890

14"H x 14"W x 4"D

Hand thrown carved porcelain.

This piece is one of my favorites. Everything about it was a challenge. Throwing, what I call, a large piece has always been a challenge but then to do it in porcelain was, for me, a miracle!

The carving was nerve wracking as it's done in the green ware stage. Holding my hand with tools down in the bowl without resting my arm on the rim of the bowl was very tiresome. I jumped for joy when this came out of the glaze firing looking fantastic.

Zylar

$350

11"H x 4"W x 14"D

Zylar is a coiled built high fired ceramic.

He was fun to design. Kind of a giraffe with a beak. I refer to these critters as "Monimals".

See also: Zylar creature on an Artist's Sketchbook cover here

YinYang Birds

$125

11 1/2"H x 11 1/2"W x 3"D

Hand thrown high fired ceramics.

Village of Yore

NFS

6"H x 13"W x 7"D

Hand built high fired ceramics. I just felt like building an adobe type village. Kind of a test of my patience.

Woman in 3 Parts

$275

19"H x 17"W x 7"D

Wheel thrown high fired ceramics.

She is actually made of 4 wheel thrown sections. She comes apart at the waist & the neck. Getting all of the pieces to fit together after stretching them to make the design was a little tricky but it all came together very nicely.

Comin' Up for Air

$150 Special order only

13"H x 10"W x 10"D

Wheel thrown & hand built high fired ceramics. I did a series of these. They were all fish-like and very whimsical. I threw the bowl/vase, altered the shape then coil built the head/face area.

Shell plate

$45 per/plate

10" x 1"

Wheel thrown high fired ceramics.

Plates look simple to make but they really aren't. You have to throw the clay very low & wide. The foot of the plate must be balanced to the overall design.

In addition, the rim of the plate can't be too wide or flat if you're doing a high fire because the rim may warp or bend down because of the extreme temperatures. The clay shell was added after it's trimmed.

Generations

$250

11"H x 12"W x 1 1/2"D (plaque only)

Hand built high fired clay.

I love elephants and have a high regard for their intelligence and the importance of the family. Their tusks are porcelain. This can be mounted on a wall if desired.

Pool Wall

NFS

6'H x 17'W x 5"D

This wall was made of 600+ hand built high fired tiles.

My brother wanted a water feature for his pool that was being built. Water comes out of the design in 4 different areas.

He didn't want the water to make much noise so as it flows down the wall it collects & rolls over ridges & clay bubbles. This was a huge challenge as I'd never designed let alone made anything like this especially on this scale. The pool was still empty when the tile was laid on the wall.