Karin Putsch-Grassi


Karin Putsch-Grassi is a potter.

Biography

After an apprenticeship in the studio of Albrecht Kiedaisch in Tübingen Putsch-Grassi began her studies in ceramics 1982 at "Istituto statale d’Arte” in Florence with Salvatore and Stefano Cipolla.
Her most recent work follows a newly developed technique named "Figulinae", which consists of assembling soft raw stoneware or porcelain vessels and compressing them to form a new entity.
Putsch-Grassi's work has been exhibited in personal exhibitions in Italy, Germany, Poland and Japan as well as in numerous group exhibitions worldwide. Furthermore, her works are displayed in various museums. Putsch-Grassi is an elected member of the International Academy of Ceramics.

Awards (selection)

  • 2012 First Prize “Rassegna Internazionale di Ceramica Contemporanea”, Albissola Marittima
  • 2016 Second Prize "Ceramic & Colours Award", Faenza
  • 2021 Third Prize "Premio MIDeC per Design Ceramico", Cerro di Laveno Mombello

    Documentation in publications

  • Ray Hemachandra, Jim Romberg: 500 Raku. Bold Explorations of a Dynamic Ceramics Technique, New York 2011,
  • Linda Kopp: The Best of 500 Ceramics. Celebrating a Decade in Clay, New York 2012,, p. 336
  • Duncan Hooson, Anthony Quinn: The Workshop Guide to Ceramics: A Fully Illustrated Step-by-Step Manual. Techniques and Principles of Design, Barron's 2012,
  • Edoardo Pilia. Ceramica Artistica: materiali, tecniche, storia, , pp. 98–99
  • Duncan Hooson and Anthony Quinn. The Workshop Guide to Ceramics, Thames & Hudson,, pp. 211, 218, 248
  • Ray Hemachandra and Julia Galloway. 500 Vases: Contemporary Explorations of a Timeless Form, Lark Books,, pp. 68, 272