Sylvie Auvray Ring 28

Sylvie Auvray’s rings are imbued with texture and colour, created by the enamels, metallic oxides and glass powder she incorporates into the firing process. Precious stones and minerals, procured from the renowned mineral and meteorite boutique Carion, depict faces in the place of eyes, noses and mouths. Auvray’s work follows the eccentricity of the contemporary ‘sloppy craft’ style and the ‘fat lava’ style of the 1950s, recalling the ceramics of Raoul Dufy and Josep Llorens Artigas. Their rich textures are also evocative of French Renaissance ceramicist Bernard Palissy, whose depictions of flora and fauna are both enchanting and ominous.