” … ‘Exactly,’ all the noblemen agreed, though they could see nothing, for there was nothing to see. “
[Excerpt from “The Emperor’s New Clothes” by Hans Christian Andersen, 1837]
“Handabbeisser” (German for: “one who bites off hands“, from the term: ‘don’t bite the hand that feeds you‘) is a blog and functions as production diary, sketchbook/portfolio-notes, news page, with occasional interviews included.
It was started in 2012, originally to communicate with a group of homeless youth in Oregon during a collaborative long-term /long-distance interview /blind-photo project (“Each reflection of myself echoes a different emotion at me”).
It is deliberately written in casual language that every average person can understand and relate to, making an effort to avoid “art-lingo” that uses language as status symbol and to create diversion addressing intentionally exclusively a particularly educated audience or one that likes to appear as such. It has been since twice deleted for various reasons and occasionally restarted again.
stripy red-green tea cup (2020)
Josiane Keller “stripy red-green tea cup” porcelain, underglaze, glaze, ash glaze, glass; scale: 3″ x 3̸
small mica spoon on quartz stones (2020)
Josiane Keller “small mica spoon on quartz stones” porcelain, underglaze, glass, mica stones, quartz stones; scale
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
Konstfack Sweden lecture, Beatriz Colomina and Mark Wigley on “Are We Human? The Design of the Species” /23 November 2018
Friday Lecture at Konstfack, Stockholm, on 23 November 2018, Beatriz Colomina and Mark Wigley on “Are We Human? The Desi
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
Coronavirus diaries I: the question of the perfect tea pot
“A teapot is a vessel used for steeping tea leaves or a herbal mix in boiling or near-boiling water, and for serving the
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 white-green tea pot with steep handle (2020)
* Until now I have been concentrating on non-functional /non-vessel ware; in March 2020 the worldwide Coronavirus pandemic bro
two small green-black tea cups (2020)
Josiane Keller “two small green-black tea cups”, porcelain, underglaze, glaze, glass; scale: 2 1/2″ x 2̸
two small green tea cups (2020)
Josiane Keller “two small green tea cups” porcelain, underglaze, glaze, glass; scale: 3″ x 2″ / 3̸
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
ABOPevent Vol.8 (2020)
black tea pot with tillandsia
Josiane Keller “black tea pot with tillandsia” (2020)
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