Linda Viikant
My love for arts and ceramics started in the early age. While working with many different mediums over the years, I set my main focus on ceramics. In creating I focus drawing inspiration from nature, landscapes and the material itself. Throughout the process I test clays limits and boundaries and discover for myself new ways to create the desired textures and forms, that resemble raw earthy looks. As clay comes from earth and lets itself be formed into almost anything that the maker desires I have found my interest in researching the ways to keep the rawness of clay in my pieces. It is a constant game of contrasts and extremes between rough and smooth forms.
My products are mainly practical tableware, but I also love making large sculptural forms and instruments.
On the side of my main work I am actively involved in music. This lead me to musical instrument making and researching new designs for sounding clay bodies.
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EDUCATION
2016 - 2019 MA Estonian Academy of Arts
2018 spring Erasmus exchange in Norway University of South-Eastern Norway
2011 – 2015 BA Estonian Academy of Arts
2014 spring Erasmus exchange in Wales Cardiff Metropolitan university
2013 summer Eco ceramics project in Finland HAMK University of Applied Sciences
2005 – 2010 Viimsi High School
2010- 03.2011 Studio course in Viimsi art school
2005-2011 Viimsi music school, speciality in guitar
2003-2005 Claycourse MTÜ Miikaeli Ühendus
PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE
2022 to present Viimsi welfare center, ceramic class instructor
2021 Member of Estonian Ceramics Association
2020 to present ARS Ceramic centre, founder of Cuulind Art
2019 to present Ceramic class instructor
2016 Tallinn Artceramics factory
2014 artist Heli Rõõm studio, apprentice
2014, summer Exhibition in Wales Cardiff Metropolitan university "By way of Clay"
2013, summer Design Works company, working in making souvenirs from preparing clay, moulding to glazing, firing and backing.
2012-2013 Design project with restaurant "Leib and Resto", in factory in production design for the main dish plate
