” … ‘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.
twigs, bisqued
twigs are bisqued, texture is ok, but colour at some points a bit off. I hope to repair it with the 2nd firing: Josiane Keller
twigs – red sun – peekhole
The kiln has a nice purgatory function. We can clean off stuff. Looks like a sun set, but is a peek hole: Josiane Keller ̶
New Chapter: 3D Object
“Touching is one of our basic needs. If we could not use our sense to touch we would suffer mental deprivation.” (
4 twigs from clay (2018)
Josiane Keller “4 twigs from clay”, earthenware, underglaze, dimensions ~3.5 in – 4 in long, diameter 05 in
car passing (2018)
Josiane Keller “car passing” (2018)
waiting at the red light (2018)
Josiane Keller “waiting at the red light” (2018)
fox wedding (2018)
Josiane Keller “fox wedding” (2018)
car turning onto Sanjo (2018)
Josiane Keller “car turning onto Sanjo” (2018)
bus turning at Hyakumanben (2018)
Josiane Keller “bus turning at Hyakumanben” (2018)
beautiful sunset at Kokusai Koryu Kaikan (2018)
Josiane Keller “beautiful sunset at Kokusai Koryu Kaikan” (2018)
昔々 mukashi mukashi – the Gallery Suzuki (2018)
Josane Keller ” 昔々 mukashi mukashi – the Gallery Suzuki” (2018)
the Gallery Suzuki closed (2018)
Josiane Keller “the Gallery Suzuki closed” (2018)
昔々 mukashi mukashi (2018)
Josiane Keller ” 昔々 mukashi mukashi” (2018)
tatami (2018)
Josiane Keller “tatami” (2018)
tatami maker (2018)
Josiane Keller “tatami maker” (2018)
Minokichi and crane girl on the balcony 2 (2018)
Josiane Keller “Minokichi and crane girl on the balcony 2” (2018)
Minokichi and crane girl on the balcony (2018)
Josiane Keller “Minokichi and crane girl on the balcony” (2018)
Minokichi and carpenter (2018)
Josiane Keller “Minokichi and carpenter” (2018)
Kyoto Experiment and crane girl (2018)
Josiane Keller “Kyoto Experiment and crane girl” (2018)
puppets (2018)
Josiane Keller “puppets” (2018)
guy (2018)
Josiane Keller “guy” (2018)
girl (2018)
Josiane Keller “girl” (2018)
hand (2018)
Josiane Keller “hand” (2018)
drei Blitzableiter (2018)
Josiane Keller “drei Blitzableiter” (2018)
comb (2018)
Josiane Keller “comb” (2018)
homage to Millais’ Ophelia (2018)
Josiane Keller “homage to Millais’ Ophelia” (2018)
this is not what happened but similar to it (2018)
Josiane Keller “this is not what happened but similar to it” (2018)
Blitzableiter (2018)
Josiane Keller “Blitzableiter” (2018)
actually I have never met anybody who lives there (2018)
Josiane Keller “actually I have never met anybody who lives there” (2018)
swirls (2018)
Josiane Keller “swirls” (2018)
maybe you will never understand (2018)
Josiane Keller “maybe you will never understand” (2018)
completely unjustified unless it’s black and white (2018)
Josiane Keller “completely unjustified unless it’s black and white” (2018)
near blind (2018)
Josiane Keller “near blind” (2018)
ghost (2018)
Josiane Keller “ghost” (2018)
asleep on the futon (2018)
Josiane Keller “asleep on the futon” (2018)
fishtail (2018)
Josiane Keller “fishtail” (2018)
there is a tall building over there on the hill (2018)
Josiane Keller “there is a tall building over there on the hill” (2018)
new futons on the balcony (2018)
Josiane Keller “new futons on the balcony” (2018)
photo of three photos at Dohjidai Gallery (2018)
Josiane Keller “photo of three photos at Dohjidai Gallery” (2018)
Maybe I am trying to express something that can’t be expressed II (2018)
Josiane Keller “Maybe I am trying to express something that can’t be expressed II” (2018)