Sonja Peterson
“My work is inspired by the body, its absence, and its anxieties. I create an unsettling, vulnerable, feminine, and whimsical beauty. Traditional dolls have a horrifying and overly sweet mask-like quality. The dolls I have been creating for the last few years represent meat-suit bodies that nudge the viewer’s awareness of the humanity, vulnerability, and shame that we, as individuals, wear throughout our lives.”
Bio
Sonja Peterson is a Seattle paper artist, painter, fiber artist, and ceramic artist located in Shoreline, Washington. She received her MFA in printmaking from the University of Washington in 1997. Her work has been featured locally at the Kirkland Art Center, Orcas Paley, Washington State University, Siderail, Modern Glaze, and SOIL gallery.
Throbber, 2022
Glazed Ceramic
11” x 10” x 10”
$2,000
Toothache, 2022
Glazed Ceramic
5 ¼” x 8 ½” x 5 ¼”
$350
Finger Duck, 2022
Glazed ceramic
10” x 8 ½” x 6 ½”
$600
Swimmer, 2022
Glazed ceramic
2” x 5” x 2”
$325 each
Elephant planter with ponytail palm, 2022
Glazed ceramic
4” x 8” x 4”
$200 sold
White and grey pot, 2022
Glazed ceramic
3 ¾” x 9” x 3 ½”
$120
Crackle pot, 2023
Glazed ceramic
4” x 9” x 5”
$120
Mini dolls, 2023
Nylon, thread, mink fur, polyester fill, doll parts
$80 each – we only have a few left!