Claudia Reese

Claudia started Cera-Mix Studios in 1981 and has been running it (or it has been running her) ever since.  Dedicated to the idea of bringing contemporary art into the home and the public environment, Claudia produces dinnerware, platters, tiles, architectural items, public art and sculpture.  Her functional work is about pattern and color on strong “carrier” forms.  The dinnerware and tile the colors and patterns can be mixed matched or used solo. (Hence the name Cera-Mix).  Her dinnerware graces tables nationally and internationally.  It has been featured in many magazines, books, and recently a movie (yet untitled Mike Judge film). Her tile can be seen in homes all over the world. It is also installed at the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, the Southeast Community Library in Austin, the Seay Building at the University of Texas, Great Hills Baptist Church, St Francis Children’s Hospital in Los Angeles, IBM’s main Austin campus, the McCoy School of Business at Texas State University, the Carver Museum in Austin and Westbank Library in Austin.

Claudia’s sculpture can be placed either indoors or out.  The pieces range from full-scale human figures to a recent series of monkeys. (See Sculpture Gallery on the Cera-Mix.com web site.)  Each piece takes 2-6 months to complete and is one-of-a-kind.

Artist's Statement
Words: I love patterns and color, overlayering one over the other to achieve more and more interesting and complex interplay. And I like the patterns and colors on a functional pot--something you can enjoy both to look at and hold in your hands; set a dynamic table and fill up with food. The symphony the patterns create next to each other is ever changing--that's what makes it fun.

Midnight Platter with Rondelles