In the workshop
Here, only sensitiveness matters.
A dialogue is established with the material, in a mysterious energy where the hand works tirelessly to adjust as closely as possible to the emotion that gave rise to the creative project.
The hands shape like a heart that beats, by pressure, to the rhythm of the clay, composing with the material, instilling life little by little. Then, in reality, it's the clay that unfolds and grows as it pleases, drawing on the strength of the hands. Very quickly, it overtakes the sculptor's intention, its future eluding us.
The delicate alchemy of birth, where hands are both surprised and delighted.
A sculpture's birth
I often work without a model, on the base of an emotion. I hollow-build the sculpture using the Korean coil technique. Fingers model clay like a skin.
The lines are taut and the attitude refined. While the material slowly loses its moisture, the clay envelope is lightened.
The kiln heats up to 980°C; the clay becomes ceramics and retains the memory of each imprint.
The elastomer mould precisely captures the shape for the wax proof that will be lost in the melting process.
Molten metal fills the refractory mould instead of wax; the face is reborn, black then shiny after polishing.
Acids, pigments and fire give bronze its nuances. Each patina is unique.
Pigments, binders and oxidants colour the original terracotta.
UNIQUES SCULPTURES
Original in patinated bronze numbered 1 to 8
Master model in patinated terracotta
Latest news
Chantepie Sculpture Fair – 29 October to 1 November 2026
Come and see my work at the 21st Sculpture Fair near Rennes (Ille-et-Vilaine), alongside more than 40 other sculptors
Autumn – Exhibition in Glanes (Lot) from 3 to 5 October 2026
Celebrating the passage of time. Two inspired collections bring their influences together.
Exhibition in Andresy - 1 April to 3 May 2026
Nadia is delighted to be exhibiting new work this spring at the Galerie des Passions in Andresy (78), as part of a duo with the artist Kizae.