• Andrea’s moon jars are adorned with natural details that look alive
• She relies on two separate kiln firings to bring her sculptural vessels to life
• Her international exhibitions include showcasing her work twice at Collect and at Pad London

From her studio in the south of Lebanon, Andrea Nassar intuitively works with both stoneware and porcelain to bring her inspirations from nature to life. In a process that combines freeform throwing and hand building, she creates ceramic vessels and sculptural forms embellished with gently shaped clay petals and windswept leaves. Hypnotised by a master potter throwing on the wheel, Andrea’s journey with her craft began during a visit to a ceramics workshop in 2011. She later trained with Neville Salha and completed artist-in-residence workshops in Thessaloniki under Hector Mavridis. Andrea fully committed to the wheel and the liberating mess of clay in 2017. Each of her meticulous creations requires up to ten intensive 12-hour workdays to take form. “You really must love ceramics to commit to it,” Andrea says. “It is as physically demanding as it is enriching.”