Cilia Sawadogo

Cilia Sawadogo has worked with clay—using both the potter’s wheel and hand-building techniques—for over seven years. She typically fires her work in an electric kiln at her studio in Montreal, or in a wood-fired kiln with the Goregama group in the Laurentians.

While her practice consists primarily of functional ceramics, she also creates sculptural and decorative pieces.

Her approach to glazing is inspired by natural landscapes and textures, which play a significant role in her creative process.

The "Merterre" collection, featured this year, includes delicate tableware, cups, and trays. The glazes are applied with careful intent, yet allow for an element of "controlled chance"—where variations in glaze thickness evoke landscapes such as beaches, rolling valleys, or skies.