Details
| First Name | Ysella |
| Last Name | Lobb |
| Nickname | zela |
My Ceramics
| In the studio I like to do | Handbuilding, Throwing on the Wheel, Sculpting |
| Pottery Wheel | I have a shimpo |
| Clay body | Stoneware |
| Kiln Type | Electric Kiln |
| Temperature | cone 6 |
| Glaze | Underglazes, oxides, stroke n coats mainly, but i’m getting ready to mix my glazes. |
| You can buy my work from | Feel free to contact me if you would like to adopt a kilnspawn. |
About Me
| Introduction | ysella lobb (b. 1974, Montreal, Canada) Multidisciplinary artist based in South Burgundy, France. After a career in editorial illustration, mural painting, and digital concept art, I’ve transitioned to sculpting my drawings—creating playful, character-driven ceramic works that explore themes of unity, inclusivity, and environmental awareness through a lighthearted visual language. My process begins with traditional drawing materials—markers, watercolours, ink, and charcoal—before moving into hand-built sculptures using mid-fire ceramic and paper clay. Surfaces are carved with organic textures and finished raw, airbrushed, or brushed with underglazes, oxides, and glossy glazes. The result is a unique blend of street art, character design, and toy aesthetics rooted in my background as an illustrator, street artist and visual storyteller. |
| What I Love about Ceramics | What I love the most about ceramics is the endless possibilities. One can make lamps, toilets, plates and abstract sculptures, I love the feeling of making a 3d object from imagination and love the feel of the clay itself. |
| How I started with ceramics | I first encountered clay at the age of 12 in a community class. I enjoyed it, but I was aware it felt costly for my parents. Years later, in 2017, I returned to it through evening classes, which eventually led me to discover ceramic school conferences. Now, ceramics have become my full-time focus. |
| What inspires me | Daydreaming and drawing. |
| What I'm working on at the moment | I’m enjoying working on several CRMX projects while slowly developing content for a solo exhibition. Current Project – Parade An ongoing series of figurative sculptures that explore movement, emotional expression, and individuality. Parade is both a solo exhibition in development and a collaborative vision—designed to grow over time and eventually evolve into a travelling group show celebrating contemporary figurative ceramics. |
| My CV | Important series: I’ve developed a series of forest dwellers—guardians of the woods—accompanied by kind and mischievous creatures I call Kilnspawn. These figures serve as reminders to care for our planet, and I like to imagine them as living beings who, when glimpsed by humans, turn into ceramic sculptures frozen in motion. Among my notable projects are twelve unique ceramic trophies created for the 40th edition of the International Festival of Films on Art in Montreal, as well as two commissioned Kilnspawn sculptures for a private collector, each inspired by his pet cats. |
