Rising with quiet strength, the chandelier from the ‘Paean’ series crafted by Sfossils takes on the forms of driftwood softened by the sea and stone sculpted by time along Canada’s Pacific coast. Its ceramic surface evokes the traces of natural erosion — rough yet deliberate, matte yet imbued with hidden depth. A meditation on impermanence, reimagined as light.

The title ‘Paean’ — meaning ‘tribute’ — reflects the artist’s deeply personal story of gratitude, both toward nature and the ceramic artists whose shared knowledge and techniques have profoundly shaped this creation. Using minerals, elements, and processes borrowed from metallurgy, glass-blowing, and ceramics, Sfossils develops glaze formulas that are unconventional in the ceramic world. The resulting surfaces evoke natural materials, transforming each form into a mysterious simulacrum of naturally occurring objects.