The ceramic sculpture was made using the raku firing technique by Italian artist Monica Vaccari. First shown at the Affordable Art Fair in Austin in May 2024. 
About the artist:
"Bodies and faces inspire me. They are a mirror of identity and reflection of the soul“.
Monica Vaccari is an Italian artist based in Basel, CH. She grew up in Modena, a vibrant city famous for Ferrari, design, and art in all its forms.  A creative spirit has been in her blood since day 1 and she received much encouragement from an early age. She developed into a young painter with oil, much to the joy of her dad, an art collector, who dreamed of seeing his daughter become an artist.
Her multicultural experiences, living, and working abroad have strongly influenced her varied style today.
All of her artwork is unique, she does not work with moulds, but rather each piece is sketched, and touched by her hands. 
read more about her here