Christopher Maschinot creates symbolic ceramic vessels and furnishings from representational forms. Leaves and faces comingle with bold geometric patterns sculpted in high relief. The artist’s deeply textured surfaces create rich patterns emphasized with bold use of color.

The artist draws from personal experiences to generate imagery with achetypical narratives and broad cultural motifs such as love, social bonds, and celebration of nature. With each new series Christopher’ builds his expanding lexicon of symbolic imagery and his cast of characters.