Greek: ἁπτός haptόs “palpable”, ἁπτικός haptikόs “suitable for touching”
“Touching is one of our basic needs. If we could not use our sense to touch we would suffer mental deprivation.”
3d objects and figures from clay, suitable for touching and viewing as the human being visually experiences 3d objects in space. There is a difference to lens-based images created by cameras of these objects. Please compare.
[* Jan Švankmajer “Touch and Imagination. An Introduction to Tactile Art” (2014), translated by Stanley Dalby, Sydney Australia by I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd., London, original Czech title: “Hmat a Imaginac. Uvod do taktilniho umeni” (tactile experiments between 1974-1983), published 1994 Kozoroh, Prague, Czech Republic]
small orange-black and blue-black eggs (2020)
Josiane Keller “small orange-black and blue-black eggs” porcelain, underglaze; scale: 1 3/8″ x 1″ x 1&
rusty can tea pot (2020)
Josiane Keller “rusty can tea pot” red stoneware, underglaze, found metal; scale: 4.25″ x 2.75″ x 5.25
small oval grey-black speckled egg (2020)
Josiane Keller “small oval grey-black speckled egg” porcelain, underglaze; scale: 2 3/4″ x 1 3/4″ x 1
large cracked green speckled egg, under glass dome (2019)
Josiane Keller “large cracked green speckled egg under glass dome” porcelain, underglaze, ink, glass; 4 1/4
large cracked light grey speckled egg (2019)
Josiane Keller “large cracked light grey speckled egg” porcelain, underglaze, ink; 3 3/4″ x 3″ x 3R
3 long twisted shells (2020)
Josiane Keller “3 long twisted shells” porcelain, underglaze, glaze; scale: variable, 4″ – 2 1/2R
small round orange-black tea pot (2020)
Josiane Keller “small round orange-black tea pot” red stoneware, slip, underglaze, ash glaze; scale: 3.5″ x
small brown snake (2020)
Josiane Keller “small brown snake” brown stoneware, underglaze, glaze; on cobblestone; scale: 3 1/4″ x 2 1/4
red oil can tea pot (2020)
Josiane Keller “red oil can tea pot” red stoneware, underglaze, glass, metal; scale: 4.5″ x 4.25″ x 6.
five eggs with egg stands (2020)
*ideally the work in this category is supposed to be displayed as is, but in case of the eggs, because they tend to roll, ther
small grey stone (2020)
Josiane Keller “small grey stone”; red stoneware, underglaze; scale: 2″ x 1 1/2″ x 1 2/3″ (2020)
black-brown-white mushroom (2020)
Josiane Keller “black-brown-white mushroom”, translucent porcelain, underglaze; scale: 3″ x 2 1/2″ x 2
drift wood tea pot (2020)
Josiane Keller “drift wood tea pot”, porcelain, underglaze; scale: 4.75″ x 3.5″ x 6.5″ / 12 cm x
clay iron ball (2020)
Josiane Keller “clay iron ball, in a row with three other objects” clay ball: red stoneware, underglaze, wax; othe
large white egg (2020)
[SOLD] Josiane Keller “large white egg” compressed unfired porcelain, sand; 3 1/2″ x 2 3/4″ x 2 3/4
fired earth from tree trunk (2020)
Josiane Keller “fired earth from tree trunk in pile” clay; dimensions variable (unknown – 2020) fine fired e
small grey cement stone (2020)
Josiane Keller “small grey cement stone” cement, stone; 2″ x 1 3/4″ x 1 1/4″ (unknown – 20
black stone (2020)
Josiane Keller “black stone” stone, 2 1/2″ x 1 1/3″ x 2″ (unknown – 2020) black stone blac
red clay stone (2020)
Josiane Keller “red clay stone” burnt red clay, stones; 1 1/2″ x 1 3/4″ 1 3/4″ (2020) red clay s
tiny twig with buds (2020)
Josiane Keller “tiny twig with buds” wooden twig with buds, 1 1/2″ x 1/4″ x 1/3″ (unknown –
small twig with lichen (2020)
Josiane Keller “small twig with lichen” wooden twig, foliose lichen, 1 1/2″ x 1/2″ x 1/2″ (202
large oval light grey speckled egg (2019)
Josiane Keller “large oval light grey speckled egg”, porcelain, underglaze, ink; 4″ x 2 3/4″ x 2 3/4
large cracked grey speckled egg (2019)
Josiane Keller “large cracked grey speckled egg” porcelain, underglaze; 3 1/2″ x 3″ x 3″ (2019)
small stone with lichen (2019)
Josiane Keller “small stone with lichen” porcelain, underglaze; 1 3/4″ x 1 1/2″ x 1 3/4″ (2019)
small green algae (2019)
Josiane Keller “small green algae” porcelain, underglaze; 2 1/2″ x 2″ x 1 3/4″ (2019) small gree
large black mollusk (2019)
Josiane Keller “large black mollusk” porcelain, underglaze; 4″ x 3 3/4″ x 3/4″ (2019) large blac
Spondylus sea shell (2019)
Josiane Keller “Spondylus sea shell” porcelain, underglaze, glaze, 4 1/2″ x 4″ x 1″ (2019) Spond
small dark grey egg (2019)
Josiane Keller “small dark grey egg” porcelain, underglaze; 3″ x 1 3/4″ x 1 3/4″ (2019) small d
small black-white egg (2019)
Josiane Keller “small black-white egg” porcelain, underglaze; 2 3/4″ x 2″ x 2″ (2019) small blac
tiny mushroom pendant (2019)
[SOLD] Josiane Keller “tiny mushroom pendant” translucent porcelain, underglaze, oxide, silver wire; 1″ x 3/
brown-white mushroom (2019)
[SOLD] Josiane Keller “brown-white mushroom“, translucent porcelain, underglaze; scale: 3 1/2″ x 2 3/4″
rock with algae (2019)
Josiane Keller “rock with algae” red stoneware, underglaze; scale: 4″ x 2 1/2″ x 2 1/2″ (2019) r
smaller thunderegg half with moss and lichen (2019)
[SOLD] Josiane Keller “smaller thunderegg half with moss and lichen”, red earthenware, underglaze, 2″ x 2
larger thunderegg half with moss and lichen (2019)
Josiane Keller “larger thunderegg half with moss and lichen”, red stoneware, underglaze, 2 3/4″ x 2 1/4
twigs with white fungi (2019)
Josiane Keller “twigs with white fungi”, red stoneware, underglaze, glaze, 6″ x 3 1/2″ x 1 1/2″