Animals and Vehicles

When you click the thumbnail images above you will see detailed information.Including a larger photo, the size of the piece pictured, status/availability of the piece, and information on color, design and surface. and variations for similiar pieces.

Each piece is hand built and hand painted by Andrée, and therefore the size,shape, color and details on each vehicle will be different. The animal in the vehicle varies,as does its position, expression, and pattern and color of it's surface. So, if you are interested in purchasing one of these pieces, please keep in mind that size, color, and surface treatment represented by the examples you see on this site are approximate.

The vehicles start their life as two bowls, made by pinching a ball of clay thinner and thinner until it becomes a hollow form. The shape varies depending on which vehicle is being created. The body of the vehicle is made by joining the two bowls together. For the planes, the wings and tail are cut from slabs of clay and are filed to shape and attacted to the body. Then for both cars and planes, the animals are modelled, hollowed out and then attacted to the plane and the details are applied. Andrée usually work in sets of three. Finally the entire piece is sponged to make it smooth for painting (This, it is believed, is where the erroneous notion that her pieces are slip cast arose.) The piece is then allowed to dry and is fired. She then paints the decoration with underglaze and brushes a transparent glaze on top and refires. The wheels are then attached and the piece is complete.

Andrée's work is represented by various galleries throught the US. To view a listing of these galleries, please visit the Résumé section of this site.