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Hannie was born in San Jose, Costa Rica but spent part of her childhood in New York. Hannie graduated the school of fine arts at the Universidad De Costa Rica. Although her major was sculpture Hannie took great interest in all mediums, experimenting with ceramics, wood, metal, handmade paper just to mention a few. Hannie travelled extensively throughout Central and South America, her discovery of basketry occurred on a trip to Argentina. Hannie graduated with honours in 2000. She began showing her wood, ceramic and metal sculptures throughout Costa Rica.
Hannie has participated in over ten collective art shows as well as being accepted into Costa Rican National “Biennales” on numerous occasions. The idea to combine both pine needle basketry and ceramics was a coming together of two of her principle loves in an unusual and unique art form.
Hannie and her husband Leo Gotlibowski created “Lugar del Espiral” to combine their extensive talent as artists. Together they took on projects such as the creations of 8 life size human indigenous sculptures for the Costa Rican Pre-Columbian Gold Museum. You can see examples of their murals in mediums as diverse as copper, bronze, ceramic, mosaic, fibreglass and wood throughout Costa Rica. They have recently moved to Los Angeles to embark on a new life and creative career.
Hannie has participated in over ten collective art shows as well as being accepted into Costa Rican National “Biennales” on numerous occasions. The idea to combine both pine needle basketry and ceramics was a coming together of two of her principle loves in an unusual and unique art form.
Hannie and her husband Leo Gotlibowski created “Lugar del Espiral” to combine their extensive talent as artists. Together they took on projects such as the creations of 8 life size human indigenous sculptures for the Costa Rican Pre-Columbian Gold Museum. You can see examples of their murals in mediums as diverse as copper, bronze, ceramic, mosaic, fibreglass and wood throughout Costa Rica. They have recently moved to Los Angeles to embark on a new life and creative career.
awards
2001- Costarican National Craft Show, at Fercori: Best in
show, emerging artist
May 2008- Beverly Hills Affaire in the Gardens, First place ceramics
October 2008- Beverly Hills Affaire in the Garden honorable mention
show, emerging artist
May 2008- Beverly Hills Affaire in the Gardens, First place ceramics
October 2008- Beverly Hills Affaire in the Garden honorable mention
2009 Art Shows
May 8th. 2009- Molaa ( Museum of Latin American Art)
3/12/2009- 3/15/2009 - La Quinta Arts Festival, at Old Town La Quinta
http://www.lqaf.com/
May 2-4 2009, Calabasas Art Council
3/12/2009- 3/15/2009 - La Quinta Arts Festival, at Old Town La Quinta
http://www.lqaf.com/
April 25-26 Missions Federal ArtWalk San Diego celebrates 25 years,booth 914
www.missionfederalartwalk.org
May 2-4 2009, Calabasas Art Council
Calabasas Civic Center & Commons at Calabasas
www.calabasasartcouncil.com
May 9-10 Studio City, Sherman Oaks Arts and Crafts Festival,
booth B62
corner of Moorpark st. & Laurel CanyonBlvd.
www.RotaryArtShow.org
May 16-17 Beverly Hills Affair in the Gardens, awaiting jury,
www.beverlyhills.org
June 5-7 2009 Contemporary Craft Market, at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium. Booth 361
www.CraftSource.com
June 20-21 2009 La Jolla Festival Of The Arts
Booth 808
www.lajollaartfestival.org
July 25-26 2009 Malibu Arts Festival
www.malibu.org
Set. 12-13 Art by the Bay, San Diego
Set.19-20 2009 Mill Valley Fall Arts Festival
www.mvfaf.org
Oct. 10-11 2009 Sedona Fine Arts Festival, Sedona, Arizona
http://www.SedonaArtsFestival.org/
artist statement
I have been a working artist for over 10 years, during that time I have experimented with many medias. The idea to combine both pine needle basketry and ceramics was a coming together of two of my principle loves in an unusual and unique art form. These distinctive, one of a kind pieces are all hand thrown on the potter’s wheel and painted with different tecniques and patinas, then finished in the coiling method using pine needles. I learned these technigues while living in Costa Rica where I was influenced by the natural beauty that surrounded the mountain I lived on and Argentina where I learn't pine neddle baskerty with my husband aunt Delfa Deriu, a master fiber artist. I strive to give character and beauty to each piece making every pot I make an expression of my love of form design with time mastered workmanship.
Working with a torch came naturally to me, my mom is a jeweler and she had my sister and I making necklaces and bracelets from the time we were kids. I loved the techniques she taught me but didn’t like to work so small. I need to express myself in a larger format. I chose to study fine arts with emphases on sculpture. I experimented with lots of mediums, everything from hard Costarrican woods to ceramics, stone to paper, and metal to pine needles. In the last few years I have combined my skills with a torch copper and bronze to create wall sculptures. Every day I am trying out new combinations and loved to mix color, texture and form to create new and unique pieces.
Working with a torch came naturally to me, my mom is a jeweler and she had my sister and I making necklaces and bracelets from the time we were kids. I loved the techniques she taught me but didn’t like to work so small. I need to express myself in a larger format. I chose to study fine arts with emphases on sculpture. I experimented with lots of mediums, everything from hard Costarrican woods to ceramics, stone to paper, and metal to pine needles. In the last few years I have combined my skills with a torch copper and bronze to create wall sculptures. Every day I am trying out new combinations and loved to mix color, texture and form to create new and unique pieces.