Hanging Mask

With simplified faces and expressive surface imagery, these hanging masks feel both intimate and graphic. Made from stoneware with slip decoration, each mask is carved using a sgraffito technique that has the look of etched prints, with drawn lines cutting through the surface. Each mask is one of a kind.

Cone 6 stoneware and self vitreous glaze
Approx. 12 x 8 x 2cm

Based in Southwestern Ontario, Jaxx Bonnamie is a neurodivergent transgender ceramist. His work combines a long time love of illustration with ceramic work through a technique called sgraffito, wherein designs are carved into unfired clay and slip. Through visuals that are often both morbid and a little raunchy, he creates striking pieces of art that are sure to spark conversations.