Iceland review - 2012, Qupperneq 18

16 ICELAND REVIEW
ART & DEsIGN
ger imprints rather than a handle. “They come with a spell. If you
hold the cup with your right hand, you stimulate the left cerebral
hemisphere and vice versa.”
One of Kristín’s more curious artworks is a wall ornament
resembling a chubby starfish. “I don’t go to the beach, look at a
starfish and decide that I’m going to base an artwork on it. It’s
more like conversing with clay. While I work on a piece the idea
develops,” she explains.
Although Kristín’s artwork is diverse, ranging from childlike
drawings in crooked frames to pear-shaped glasses that balance like
a spinning top, they also have something in common. “Soft lines
fascinate me. There are forms that I have developed over time that
surface again and again without my realizing.”
Kristín is now working on an idea that came to her on a recent
trip to Florence. “When looking at frescoes and altar pieces it
struck me how different the halos are. I also found the fashion
intriguing and thought of combining halos and Louis vuitton pat-
terns.” Another project Kristín wants to realize is large outdoor
sculptures inspired by the stacked walls of the Icelandic turf farm.
Kristín has much on her plate: designing, exhibiting, running
a gallery, studying to become a yoga instructor and enjoying the
company of her husband, three children and four grandchildren.
yet she finds time to relax and watch the seasons change outside
her studio window. “The light in Iceland in autumn is incredible,
stunning. The shadows growing longer in the twilight… it’s like
magic.” 
From the series ‘Faraway Blue,’
exhibited at the Tao Gallery of
Contemporary Ceramic Art
in Tokyo in 2011.
Two of Kristín’s most
popular products.
Left: Glasses that balance
like a spinning top.
Right: ‘Elf cups’ for the
right or left hand.