We’ve seen many paper artists and clay artists create truly amazing things individually, but Paola Paronetto dared to take these two art forms and blend them together. She specializes in making paper clay ceramic pieces and they’re truly the best of both worlds.
Paronetto is based in the Alpine village of Pordenone, and she’s been fascinated by clay art from a young age. She’s been honing her skills for three decades before she decided to push the boundaries of this art form, by concentrating on a brand-new technique—paper clay.
Paronetto brings her creations to life by adding some paper pulp to the ceramic mixture, creating a blend of clay and cellulose fiber. By doing so, she’s able to give her ceramics extra stability, while also creating graphic effects through irregular shapes and rough textures of paper, making sure they’re light and resistant at the same time.
On her official website, Paronetto describes her sculptures as light and melodious, adding they “evoke nature, from which they draw inspiration and offer positive emotions to the beholder: joy, serenity, and optimism.” Her sculptures often take shape of everyday objects, such as bottles and bowls, while the sculptures in her recent collection “Bosco and Pistilli” were meant to replicate trees and branches.
