Emilia Schonthal 
Lamp (Fragment), 2024 
Stoneware, glaze, sterling silver, epoxy clay, nichrome wire 
15.5 x 9.25 x 18.5 inches 
 
Lamp (Fragment) is a study on treasures churned out by the sea and washed up on the beach, aiming to uplift simple moments of discovery, observation of organic form, and undulating foamy texture. Preserving puzzle pieces of a once whole sterling silver object, this lamp asks: What becomes of pieces split from the whole? Where have they been and how will they find their ways home? How binding are the threads of origin?
 
Emilia Schonthal is a maker and educator from Boston, MA, currently based in Brooklyn, NY. First introduced to metalworking at Earlham College, she became fascinated with materials and processes simultaneously delicate and industrial, expressive and technical, malleable and fixed. Emilia first began to incorporate clay into her practice as a student at Haystack Mountain School of Crafts in Deer Isle, ME, and later as a resident artist at The Steel Yard in Providence, RI. The interwoven facets of her practice currently include jewelry, clay and metal vessels, ceramic lamps, and her work as a k-12 art teacher. Emilia received her master’s in art education from City College of New York and is inspired by her students’ moments of discovery, courage, and curiosity.
 
Photo by Aaron S Cheung, Esto.