I have always been inspired by form versus surface, and object versus pattern. However, I juggle my art practice and an architecture career. Since I am formally trained as an architect, my mind works in 3D, naturally. I hold a Master of Architecture degree from the University of Illinois at Chicago and a few years ago, I became a registered architect in WA state. Since then, I have lived in Chicago, New York, and Seattle. When I was 20, I immigrated to the United States to pursue architecture. I started making things from an early age. STIR: What led to the creation of EVG.WORKS? Tell us a little about your creative journey.Įvgeniya Plotnikova: I was born and raised in Siberia. In an attempt to gain a glimpse of the artist’s practice and the various themes that inspire her craft, STIR spoke to product designer Evgeniya Plotnikova. The Siberian artist, now based in the United States, builds sculptures-under her studio EVG.WORKS-that can easily serve both utilitarian and decorative purposes. Plotnikova’s inclination towards art and her vocation in architecture inform her unique craft.

While some of her ceramic objects are explorations into the materiality of this natural material, others serve as pertinent and socially potent messages that can intrigue and inspire as well as be acquired and owned. US-based ceramic artist Evgeniya Plotnikova’s experiments in ceramic, too, serve as evocative expressions of her understanding of the world. The latent symbolism that layers these creations-on account of the themes that inspire them and the emotions they elicit in the maker-usually manifests itself through layered elements and innovative features in the final products. Meditative works of art, dedicated to the exploration of traditional materials and novel crafting techniques serve as brilliant objects for decoration, discussions, and discourses.

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