Horst Doll, Sherwood Park
At his Ministik Pottery & Sculpture Studio, just east of Edmonton, Horst has shifted his focus from his functional pottery to figurative expressive forms. They are fired to stoneware temperatures and finished with either a hot or cold patina. By using the ‘non finito/unfinished’ technique he pays homage to one of his many inspirations, Rodin. Horst feels that this technique allows the viewer more freedom for personal interpretation and that the human form embodies the continual cycle of life and death, creation and decay.

Born in Germany, Horst moved to Canada in 1967 and has worked with clay for over thirty years. Although largely self-taught he has attended courses, workshops & seminars at the University of Alberta, Red Deer College, Alberta College of Art + Design and Harcourt House. Horst has been a long-time member of the Alberta Craft Council and is a member of the Sculptors’ Association of Alberta and the International Sculpture Centre in the United States.

Artists > Horst DOLL