Annika Teder

And now here is my secret, a very simple secret: It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.
– Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince, 1943

Annika Teder is one of the most creatively impressive Estonian ceramic artists. Her works are without exception three-dimensional figures each of which embody an emotion, thought or experience of the artist, and serve beauty and fantasy. One of the focal points of Teder’s work throughout the last decade is a love for expressive form and texture. In general, she prefers to work through the medium by way of creating extensive series that are then exhibited at solo exhibitions. Each series focuses on developing a single concept; a single idea

In order to understand the artist’s place in modern Estonian ceramic arts, we first need to take a look back in time. Teder’s 2007 solo exhibition clay at the Estonian Museum of Applied Art and Design vividly displayed aspects of her character namely that she will not be satisfied with the progress already made; she