A: Is for the art of Nina

Again I apologize for the fact that this is late. The Trojan virus that attacked my computer is still doing it's worse.

Nina Bernardi's work is the dynamic interaction between glass and clay, water and earth. Working in ceramics for more than ten years, she opened her first studio in 1993. Focusing her attention on the development of "Utilitarian Art"; she created unique objects meant to be not only admired but also used every day.







Raised in a culture where color is an expression of the environment, her work is a mixture of vivid tropical colors, memories of her childhood, the translucency of the Caribbean sea and a deep influence of the native pre-Columbian cultures. Currently she is refining the technique which combines ceramics with fused glass. The result is an extreme range of colors, from bright orange to earthy brown, the contrast between the depth and transparency of a blue pool of glass and the hard and stony surface of the clay, reminders of some ancient civilization. In the "blue fish" and "cactus's on the islands" series, the theme is the sea, the images are fishes seen from a child's eyes,and the pools of crackled glass evoke rebuilt long-lost dreams and colors of underwater gardens, the graphs are the spontaneous strokes of my emotions etched into the crude clay. As objects of art, meant to be used daily, they open the door to a dialog of stories, told thorough glass and clay, and the stories of whom use them every day. In January she will present at the NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL GIFT FAIR Booth 6112. Location Jacob K. Javits Convention Center Hand Made Division. From January 28 to February 1 2008. I suggest you visit and add some pieces to your home for a sense of light, color and playfulness and that is a F.A.C.T.