Christina Bothwell Taps into Dream Worlds in Surreal Glass and Ceramic Sculptures

Youthful and mysterious figures emerge from glass and ceramic in the uncanny sculptures of Christina Bothwell (previously). Animals and children form the artist’s primary focus, often embellished with painted florals, nestled in shells, or encapsulated within bird cages. Her husband and collaborator, Robert Bender, often adds wood elements like deer antlers or spider-esque legs. Tender and also occasionally unsettling, the pieces hint at the surreal stuff of dreams, memories, and the spirit world.

Bothwell’s solo exhibition, Screen Memories, just opened at UrbanGlass’s Robert Lehman Gallery. Presented by Heller Gallery, the show brings together a wide selection of new and recent pieces and continues through September 12 in New York City. Find more on the artist’s website and Instagram.

a glass and ceramic sculpture of five girls all laying in a circle with their heads together and bodies outstretched, like a star

a glass sculpture of a deer with abstract, meandering wooden antlers

a glass sculpture of two young girls, one holding the other upside down

a glass sculpture of a deer with a small wing

a green bird cage with a glass and ceramic sculpture of a child with a fox's tail inside

a glass sculpture of two young girls with blue sea monster-like tentacles

a glass sculpture of a child laying on the ground and another seeming to sit up out of her, like a spirit

a glass sculpture of a young figure in a pink cat costume, with spider-like wooden legs

glass sculpture of two young figures, one standing in front of the other

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