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Rim detail showing raw texture and glaze edge
Rim detail showing raw texture and glaze edge
Rim detail showing raw texture and glaze edge
Rim detail showing raw texture and glaze edge
Macro glaze detail showing layered movement

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"Glimmer" Sculpture

Marla Martin

United States

Sculpture, 3d Sculpting of Ceramic

Size: 14.8 W x 13 H x 4.5 D in

Ships in a Crate

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Originally listed for $2,134

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Glimmer explores the fleeting moment when light dances across the surface of water. The basin form suggests a contained pool, its luminous interior evoking shifting reflections and mercurial movement. The textured glaze captures the sensation of light breaking and reforming across an ever-changing s...

Year Created:

2025

Subject:
Method:

Sculpture, 3d Sculpting of Ceramic

Rarity:

One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:

14.8 W x 13 H x 4.5 D in

Ready to Hang:

No

Mounting:

Free-Standing

Frame:

Not applicable

Authenticity:

Certificate is Included

Packaging:

Ships in a Crate

Outdoor Safe:

No

Delivery Cost:

Shipping is included in price.

Delivery Time:

Typically 5-7 business days for domestic shipments, 10-14 business days for international shipments.

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Free returns within 14 days of delivery. Visit our help section for more information.

Handling:

Ships in a wooden crate for additional protection of heavy or oversized artworks. Artists are responsible for packaging and adhering to Saatchi Art’s packaging guidelines.

Ships From:

United States.

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Marla Jean Martin is a ceramic artist whose work bridges material science, emotional resonance, and spiritual inquiry. Working under the name Earthen Alchemy, she creates sculptural and functional ceramic works that explore transformation, memory, and the unseen forces shaping the natural world. Trained as a biochemist, Martin draws on principles of alchemy—transmutation, union, and renewal—reinterpreted through contemporary clay and glaze chemistry. Her practice engages the elemental forces of earth, fire, water, and air, with light acting as a catalyst that reveals depth, movement, and change across surfaces. Emotion is integral to her process; each piece becomes a vessel for feeling, translating elemental interaction into tangible form. Her creative work also extends into fine art photography, capturing moments of transformation and release through close observation of subtle, often overlooked details.

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