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Hannie Goldgewicht
Hannie Goldgewicht grew up surrounded by natural beauty, nestled in the mountains of Costa Rica. Since childhood, her fascination with all forms of art has led her to explore every creative medium. The artist's passion for color, design, and nature has all come together with this line of simple clean forms that have the rustic feel of the earth combined with the repetitive texture of pine needles.
Each piece is first hand-thrown on a potter's wheel, then trimmed, fired, and finished with painting techniques and patinas. Then, the artist starts the weaving around the rim. The pine needles are hand-picked and cleaned, and woven with wax thread using the coil method.
Hannie Goldgewicht graduated with honors from the School of Fine Arts at the Universidad de Costa Rica, with an emphasis in sculpture. She then traveled through Europe, the Middle East, and Central and South America, observing and being influenced by different cultures. It was on a trip to Argentina that the artist first came across pine needle basketry and began learning the technique from master fiber artist Delfa Deriu. The artist currently lives in Los Angeles, where she continues to learn and experiment.
Customer Reviews
We chose "Rainbow" for our entryway where it now expresses exactly the feeling we had hoped for, Welcome! The design is creative, the materials are unique & finely crafted, and the cheerful colors seem to invite happiness. Sincere gratitude to the artist Hannie, for sharing her abundant talent! This sculpture is beautiful.
This sculpture is so interesting and unique, I love the texture of it and the wonderful colors. I bought several of her other pieces as well to go in front of the sculpture and they too are perfect in every way.
This piece is wonderful. Has a very earthy, tactile, but sophisticated feel to it. The colors are slightly more vibrant than how they looked on my monitor (which is a good thing). Shipped very fast and was well packaged. Is a great addition to my entry.
Was a little hesitant to purchase this piece but am glad I did. The clay colors are vivid and bright and the metal colors are complimentary. It is much more beautiful and airy than what it appears in website photos.
I wanted more color to the fireplace wall in my den. Hannie's "Sunrise" is perfect above the fireplace. I also added several of her colorful vessels to the mantle. Couldn't be happier.
