Dominique Ostuni

Desire, I Painted This For You, 2024

Cone 5 Porcelain, 22k Gold luster, Underglaze, Underglaze Pencil, glaze

11" x 5", (Candlestick Holder)

SOLD

Dominique Ostuni

You Me, Me You, 2024

Cone 5 Porcelain, 22k Gold luster, Underglaze, Underglaze Pencil, glaze

9" x 4", (Candlestick Holder)

Dominique Ostuni

Take A Seat - I have To Tell You Something, 2024

Cone 5 Porcelain, 22k Gold luster, Underglaze, Underglaze Pencil, glaze

10" x 4", (Candlestick Holder)

Dominique Ostuni

Now Yes Now Yes, 2024

Cone 5 Porcelain, 22k Gold luster, Underglaze, Underglaze Pencil, glaze

13" x 5", (Candlestick Holder)

Dominique Ostuni

You Reckon With Time, I'm Swollen With Life, 2024

Cone 5 Porcelain, 22k Gold luster, Underglaze, Underglaze Pencil, glaze

12" x 4", (Candlestick Holder)

Dominique Ostuni

Vermeer's Painted Scapes, 2024

Cone 5 Porcelain, 22k Gold luster, Underglaze, Underglaze Pencil, glaze

11" x 3", (Candlestick Holder)

Dominique Ostuni

Reflection, 2024

Cone 5 Porcelain, 22k Gold luster, Underglaze, Underglaze Pencil, glaze

9" x 3", (Candlestick Holder)

SOLD

Dominique Ostuni

Mock My Words, 2024

Cone 5 Porcelain, 22k Gold luster, Underglaze, Underglaze Pencil, glaze

12" x 3-1/2", (Candlestick Holder)

Dominique Ostuni

Granduer, 2024

Cone 5 Porcelain, 22k Gold luster, Underglaze, Underglaze Pencil, glaze

9" x 3", (Candlestick Holder)

SOLD

Dominique Ostuni

Thanks For Driving - Put Your Hand On My Leg, 2024

Cone 5 Porcelain, 22k Gold luster, Underglaze, Underglaze Pencil, glaze

12" x 3-1/2", (Candlestick Holder)

Dominique Ostuni

Untangle, 2024

Cone 5 Porcelain, 22k Gold luster, Underglaze, Underglaze Pencil, glaze

9" x 4", (Candlestick Holder)

Dominique Ostuni

Your Pinely Hollows (You Know Who), 2024

Cone 5 Porcelain, 22k Gold luster, Underglaze, Underglaze Pencil, glaze

9-1/2" x 5", (Candlestick Holder)

SOLD

Dominique Ostuni

It's Private, It's Prokofiev, 2024

Cone 5 Porcelain, 22k Gold luster, Underglaze, Underglaze Pencil, glaze

9" x 4"

Dominique Ostuni

Mon Oncle - The Goose, 2024

Cone 5 Porcelain, 22k Gold luster, Underglaze, Underglaze Pencil, glaze

9-1/2" x 5"

Dominique Ostuni

Word Bank's Younger Cousin, 2024

Cone 5 Porcelain, 22k Gold luster, Underglaze, Underglaze Pencil, glaze

9" x 4"

Dominique Ostuni

Basket, 2024

Cone 5 Porcelain, 22k Gold luster, Underglaze, Underglaze Pencil, glaze

9-1/2" x 5"

Dominique Ostuni

XL Chandelier, 2024

cone five porcelain, twenty-two karat gold luster, underglaze, underglaze pencil, ceramic glaze, pine wood, brass plated hooks, stainless steel coated chain, zinc clips

118" x 36"

SOLD

Dominique Ostuni

L Chandelier, 2024

cone five porcelain, twenty-two karat gold luster, underglaze, underglaze pencil, ceramic glaze, pine wood, brass plated hooks, stainless steel coated chain, zinc clips

77" x 24"

SOLD

Dominique Ostuni

Sitting Still, 2024

Cone 5 Porcelain, 22k Gold luster, Underglaze, Underglaze Pencil, glaze

7" x 14", (Candlestick Holder)

SOLD

Dominique Ostuni

Unabashedly, 2024

Cone 5 Porcelain, 22k Gold luster, Underglaze, Underglaze Pencil, glaze

11" x 8"

SOLD

Dominique Ostuni

Teeming and Toppling, 2024

Cone 5 Porcelain, 22k Gold luster, Underglaze, Underglaze Pencil, glaze

10" x 15", (Ceramic Painting)

Dominique Ostuni

Greedy and Quiet, 2024

Cone 5 Porcelain, 22k Gold luster, Underglaze, Underglaze Pencil, glaze

16" x 13", (Ceramic Painting)

Dominique Ostuni

I Always Wanted To Be A Painter, 2024

Cone 5 Porcelain, 22k Gold luster, Underglaze, Underglaze Pencil, glaze

17" x 12", (Ceramic Painting)

Dominique Ostuni

Blue Bells, 2024

Cone 5 Porcelain, 22k Gold luster, Underglaze, Underglaze Pencil, glaze

10" x 6", (Cake Stand)

Dominique Ostuni

Take A Seat Pretty Please, 2024

Cone 5 Porcelain, 22k Gold luster, Underglaze, Underglaze Pencil, glaze

6" x 8", (Cake Stand)

SOLD

Dominique Ostuni

Stuck Inside the Sun, 2024

Cone 5 Porcelain, 22k Gold luster, Underglaze, Underglaze Pencil, glaze

6" x 9", (Cake Stand)

Dominique Ostuni

Life Feels Easier When You Believe Every Bird Is a Loon, 2024

Cone 5 Porcelain, 22k Gold luster, Underglaze, Underglaze Pencil, glaze

14" x 9", (Large Candlestick Holder)

SOLD

Dominique Ostuni

Begin, 2024

Cone 5 Porcelain, 22k Gold luster, Underglaze, Underglaze Pencil, glaze

15" x 9", (Large Candlestick Holder)

SOLD

Dominique Ostuni

If This Is You Then Who Am I, 2024

Cone 5 Porcelain, 22k Gold luster, Underglaze, Underglaze Pencil, glaze

12-1/2" x 3-1/2", (Small Candlestick Holder)

SOLD

Dominique Ostuni

Please, 2024

Cone 5 Porcelain, 22k Gold luster, Underglaze, Underglaze Pencil, glaze

10" x 4", (Small Candlestick Holder)

SOLD

Dominique Ostuni

I Only Think About It Sometimes, 2024

Cone 5 Porcelain, 22k Gold luster, Underglaze, Underglaze Pencil, glaze

10" x 2-1/2", (Small Candlestick Holder)

SOLD

Dominique Ostuni

Poem Object, 2024

Cone 5 Porcelain, 22k Gold luster, Underglaze, Underglaze Pencil, glaze

10-1/2" x 2", (Small Candlestick Holder)

SOLD

Dominique Ostuni

Repetition, 2024

Cone 5 Porcelain, 22k Gold luster, Underglaze, Underglaze Pencil, glaze

11-1/2" x 3", (Small Candlestick Holder)

SOLD

Dominique Ostuni

Renoir's Tablescape, 2024

Cone 5 Porcelain, 22k Gold luster, Underglaze, Underglaze Pencil, glaze

13" x 3", (Small Candlestick Holder)

SOLD

Dominique Ostuni

Do I Like You or Do I Just Like Your Perfume, 2024

Cone 5 Porcelain, 22k Gold luster, Underglaze, Underglaze Pencil, glaze

10" x 3", (Small Candlestick Holder)

SOLD

Dominique Ostuni

Passively, 2024

Cone 5 Porcelain, 22k Gold luster, Underglaze, Underglaze Pencil, glaze

10-1/2" x 3", (Small Candlestick Holder)

SOLD

Dominique Ostuni

Lot, 2024

Cone 5 Porcelain, 22k Gold luster, Underglaze, Underglaze Pencil, glaze

Varying Heights - 7 Candlesticks

SOLD

Dominique Ostuni

Picnic Papers, 2024

Cone 5 Porcelain, 22k Gold luster, Underglaze, Underglaze Pencil, glaze

14" x 7", (Large Candlestick Holder)

SOLD

Dominique Ostuni

Careful, 2024

Cone 5 Porcelain, 22k Gold luster, Underglaze, Underglaze Pencil, glaze

12" x 6", (Large Candlestick Holder)

SOLD

Dominique Ostuni

Pretty Please, 2024

Cone 5 Porcelain, 22k Gold luster, Underglaze, Underglaze Pencil, glaze

12-1/2" x 8", (Large Candlestick Holder)

SOLD

Dominique Ostuni

Still Life, 2024

Cone 5 Porcelain, 22k Gold luster, Underglaze, Underglaze Pencil, glaze

11" x 4-1/2", (Large Candlestick Holder)

SOLD

Dominique Ostuni

Little Tiny Tall Fibs, 2024

Cone 5 Porcelain, 22k Gold luster, Underglaze, Underglaze Pencil, glaze

13" x 5", (Large Candlestick Holder)

SOLD

Dominique Ostuni

Word Bank, 2024

Cone 5 Porcelain, 22k Gold luster, Underglaze, Underglaze Pencil, glaze

25"h x 8-1/2"w x 6"w, (Croquembouche VIII, Lamp)

SOLD

Dominique Ostuni

Alphabet, 2024

Cone 5 Porcelain, 22k Gold luster, Underglaze, Underglaze Pencil, glaze

23"h x 18"w x 7"b, (Croquembouche I)

SOLD

Dominique Ostuni

All the Restaurants I've Ever Wept In, 2024

Cone 5 Porcelain, 22k Gold luster, Underglaze, Underglaze Pencil, glaze

24"h x 21"w x 8"b, (Croquembouche II)

Dominique Ostuni

Red String, 2024

Cone 5 Porcelain, 22k Gold luster, Underglaze, Underglaze Pencil, glaze

24-1/2"h x 16-1/2"w x 7"b, (Croquembouche III)

Dominique Ostuni

Forbidden Fruits, 2024

Cone 5 Porcelain, 22k Gold luster, Underglaze, Underglaze Pencil, glaze

22"h x 18"w x 7-1/2"d, (Croquembouche IV)

Dominique Ostuni

Feed Me Strawberries And Tell Me You Love Me, 2024

Cone 5 Porcelain, 22k Gold luster, Underglaze, Underglaze Pencil, glaze

19"h x 16"w x 6"b, (Croquembouche V)

SOLD

Dominique Ostuni

Heavy Glaze, 2024

Cone 5 Porcelain, 22k Gold luster, Underglaze, Underglaze Pencil, glaze

17" x 13", (Candelabra I)

Dominique Ostuni

Leaning Tower, 2024

Cone 5 Porcelain, 22k Gold luster, Underglaze, Underglaze Pencil, glaze

14" x 7", (Tower)

SOLD

Dominique Ostuni

Sleepily I Sit Beside You While You Talk About You Being You, 2024

Cone 5 Porcelain, 22k Gold luster, Underglaze, Underglaze Pencil, glaze

12-1/2" X 6-1/2", (Vase)

SOLD

Dominique Ostuni

I Wear Nightgowns To The Grocery Store, 2024

Cone 5 Porcelain, 22k Gold luster, Underglaze, Underglaze Pencil, glaze

11-1/2" x 6", (Figure, Candle Holder)

Dominique Ostuni

Noble, 2024

Cone 5 Porcelain, 22k Gold luster, Underglaze, Underglaze Pencil, glaze

11-1/2" x 6", (Figure, Candle Holder)

SOLD

Dominique Ostuni

Marcel Proust Wearing Maison Margiela Tabi Shoes, 2024

Cone 5 Porcelain, 22k Gold luster, Underglaze, Underglaze Pencil, glaze

13" x 6-1/2", (Figure, Candle Holder)

SOLD

Dominique Ostuni

Futurist Fantasies, 2024

Cone 5 Porcelain, 22k Gold luster, Underglaze, Underglaze Pencil, glaze

19-1/2" x 8", (Bottle)

Dominique Ostuni

He Doesn't Salt His Pasta Water, 2024

Cone 5 Porcelain, 22k Gold luster, Underglaze, Underglaze Pencil, glaze

21" x 8", (Bottle)

SOLD

Dominique Ostuni

Objet Petite A, 2024

Cone 5 Porcelain, 22k Gold luster, Underglaze, Underglaze Pencil, glaze

17-1/2" x 15-1/2", (Bottle)

SOLD

Dominique Ostuni

I Am A Bad Potter I Am A Good Poet I am A Good Poet I Am A Bad Potter, 2024

Cone 5 Porcelain, 22k Gold luster, Underglaze, Underglaze Pencil, glaze

23"h x 18"w x 7"b, (Croquembouche IX, Lamp)

SOLD

Dominique Ostuni

Don't Forget Me, 2024

Cone 5 Porcelain, 22k Gold luster, Underglaze, Underglaze Pencil, glaze

20"h x 17"w x 6-1/2"b, (Croquembouche VII)

Dominique Ostuni

Vine, Unmade Beds, 2024

Cone 5 Porcelain, 22k Gold luster, Underglaze, Underglaze Pencil, glaze

22-1/2"h x 14-1/2"w x 9"b, (Croquembouche VI)

Press Release

Dominique Ostuni’s work explores the multi-faceted and intimate connections of everyday life. Through this body of work Ostuni reimagines conventional domestic objects, aiming to blur the traditional boundaries between painting, poetry, and ceramics. Imbued with personal narrative significance and introspective depth, each piece reflects her engagement with the nuances of interaction, pleasure, and the passage of time.

At the heart of this work is Ostuni’s conversation with domesticity and memory, intricate details expressed through drawings and text that serve to record the connections between herself and others, and between herself and material. These renderings, applied to hand-built porcelains with underglaze pencil, weave a rich tapestry of visual and conceptual layers, blending narrative depth and personal reflection. The kiln’s transformative process adds elements of serendipity, revealing unexpected outcomes that enrich the complexity of each piece’s story.

 

The porcelain here acts as an expressive canvas, where the dynamism and poetry of merging glazes juxtaposed with linguistic structure come together into utilitarian paintings, inviting others into the conversation. This work invites viewers to explore the interplay of time, touch, and light – offering a profound examination into material and metaphor.

Dominique Ostuni received her B.F.A in ceramics from Maine College of Art and Design. She has been a resident artist at CRETA in Rome, Italy. Her work has been exhibited in galleries and shows across the United States and abroad and is in many collections worldwide. She lives in the woods of Bowdoinham, Maine, where she works out of her studio alongside the Cathance River.

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