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)
SOLD
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)
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.
