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Explosions in The Sky

Sale price$2,250

Explosions in the Sky is constructed from a continuous ribbon that folds into itself. The piece is deep blue with a scattering burst of dark and light... representing distant stars or rocks hidden beneath the sea. The artist used stone powder, beach sand, and crushed eggshells to glaze her work. In essence, she uses materials that have been reduced to essence and reborn. Explosions in the Sky is an ode to the echo of waves... where the sky meets the sea and foam dances with the clouds.

Created in 2025.

10" (h) x 17.5" (w) x 13" (d)

Explosions in The Sky
Explosions in The Sky Sale price$2,250

Country of Origin

Portugal

About the Maker

Vania R. Goncalves

I was born in Portugal in 1978 and began my career on a very different path—as a dentist. After graduating, I moved to London to build a life there, but it didn’t take long to realise that dentistry wasn’t where I truly belonged. I felt a deep need to create, to work with my hands in a way that allowed me to explore and express rather than fix and restore.
In 2017, I stumbled into ceramics through evening workshops I took after work. Those classes quickly became the highlight of my week, and before long, I joined a community ceramics studio where I spent every spare moment experimenting and learning.
When I returned to Portugal in 2019, I decided to follow this new path wholeheartedly, enrolling at Ar.Co (Centro de Arte e Comunicação Visual) for two years of formal training. Then, during the pandemic—and while expecting my second child—I took a leap, bought my first kiln, and set up a small studio so I could keep creating.
Since then, what began as a search for balance has grown into my life’s work. My sculptures, often incorporating raw and recycled materials, explore transformation and movement—echoing the shifts that brought me here. My pieces have been shown internationally, including at Lisbon by Design, Lisbon Design Week, and Dubai Design Week, and are part of both private and public collections, including the Taguspark Urban Art Museum.