Michel Angela Petersen
British-born artist Michel Angela Petersen discovered ceramics on a remote California island, later earning an MFA in studio and public art. Her monumental thesis project received Congressional recognition, and her travels through Asia deepened her engagement with artifact and history. Her acclaimed Icon series—crafted over a decade—presents ornate, layered female figures exploring mysticism, femininity, and cultural memory. Petersen’s sculptural ceramics combine intuitive creation with scholarly depth, offering collectors works of emotional and symbolic richness.
Featured Works
Goddess of Dogs
Michel Angela Petersen, High fire ceramic with mixed media, 8″ x 6″x 21”, 2025
Innana
Michel Angela Petersen, High fire porcelain with lace draping coil and slab built, 15” x 7” x 17”, 2015
Jingxi
Michel Angela Petersen, Hand built stoneware with coiled figure with Chinese underglaze, decals mid-range fire, 17” x 6” x 21”, 2018
Lascaux Madonna
Michel Angela Petersen, Ceramic with mixed media, 4″ x 2″ x 24”, 2026
Marguerite
Michel Angela Petersen, Porcelain with decals and clear, glaze hand built and painted, 14″ x 7″ x 18”, 1977
Pentacost
Michel Angela Petersen, Bas relief porcelain high fire with luster and Chinese decals, 25″ x 35″ x 3”, 2020
Solipsist
Michel Angela Petersen, Mid-range ceramic slab built with Underglaze and clear over-glaze, 14″ x 2″ x 12”, 2018
The Beloved
Michel Angela Petersen, Stoneware and porcelain with draped lace mid-range fire w/ high fire ceramic bowl 16” x 6” x 23”, 2017
The Wedding Dress
Michel Angela Petersen, Ceramic with lace mid-range fire experimental, 22″ x 7″x 36″, 2018
Centauress
Michel Angela Petersen, Hand-formed stoneware with porcelain veneer and mixed media low fire, 11” x 9” x 21”, 2015
Embedded
Michel Angela Petersen, Acrylic on canvas, 60” x 48”, 2026
Eliza-beth
Michel Angela Petersen, Stoneware with porcelain veneer and hand-made with underglaze and overglaze, 14” x 7” x 18, 2025
Tattva Mimamsa: Pondering Dualism
Michel Angela Petersen, Stoneware Clay, Porcelain Slip, Ochre Stains & Lead Crack Over Glaze, 19” x 14” x 26”, 2011
Skinny Dipping
Michel Angela Petersen, Ceramic/Stonework Clay Mounted on Concrete Board, 17” x 24”, 2021