Stone and wood
Original sculptures, organic forms and work conceived for a particular space. From a small personal piece to a focal point in a room.
Miha Plohl / manitu · SloveniaArtist.
Artist.
Maker.
From stone, wood and clay to web and mobile applications.
Sculptor and potter. Website and application developer. Rails consultant and lead developer. Founder and sole developer of eternalfriend.io.
01 / Sculpture & potteryMaterial, form.
Material, form.
And character.
I carve stone and wood, model clay and make pottery. Alongside my own work, I make sculptures to commission; we agree the subject, material and scale around your idea and space.
Sculpture commissions
Different subjects, portraits, figures and freely imagined forms. We agree the expression, material, size and setting around your idea. Commissions are offered up to approximately 30–40 kg.
Clay and pottery
Modelling, pottery and exploring form in clay. Functional and sculptural objects, and opportunities to make things together in workshops.
Currently featured series
Shamir I & II.
Shamir is self-reflexive being. This series of nine sculptures grew from introspection and the question of what I truly wanted to see in stone. Here I present Shamir I and II.Both have a hidden space: each Shamir guards a secret.
Explore the series and its making
Original studio videos. Press play to see each sculpture rotate. These works are examples for commissioning a new original sculpture.
02 / WorkshopsMaking.
Making.
Together.
I lead occasional sculpture workshops and take part as a mentor, including at Sajeta festival. Working with the material is a starting point for discovering your own forms.
Get in touch about workshopsWood and roots
Mentoring at the traditional wood sculpture workshop.
Sajeta 2025 programmeWood and Nadiža clay
One of the mentors of the workshop with wood and clay from the Nadiža River, 16–18 July 2026.
Sajeta 2026 programmePast collaborations. Contact me directly about future workshops and possibilities for working together.
03 / Founder & solo developer
eternalfriend.io
I founded eternalfriend.io and develop the platform on my own. I build software for artists and crafters, informed by my own experience of making things.
I also present the Shamir series on the platform. My sculptural practice and software development meet here in a concrete project.
04 / Websites and applicationsAn idea becomes
An idea becomes
something useful.
I design and develop websites, web applications and mobile applications. From a first online presence to a product people use every day.
05 / Consulting and technical leadershipRails consultant.
Rails consultant.
Lead developer.
More than 20 years of experience building production systems. I help businesses with architecture, modernization and technical decisions for Rails applications. I also work as a lead developer, building products and guiding development teams.
Consulting, experience and recommendationsArtist. Maker.
Developer.
I am Miha Plohl, an artist and maker based in Slovenia. My work brings together sculpture and pottery, workshops, website and application development, and technical consulting. I founded eternalfriend.io and develop the platform on my own.
Sajeta is part of my path into sculpture: I first joined its woodworking workshop in 2007 and later returned as a mentor. Alongside sculpture, I develop eternalfriend.io and advise on software.
More about that path in Sajeta’s introductionExhibitions and pressArt and code.
Art and code.
A continuing practice.
Primorske novice ·
Poleg jase še gozdna galerija
A report on the “semenoočje” exhibition in Pečno Park, where I exhibited alongside Vasja Kavčič. It also describes my interdisciplinary practice, from wooden sculptures to code for computer applications.
Read the original article in Primorske noviceDirect contactWhat shall
What shall
we make?
A sculpture commission, pottery, a workshop, a website or an application? Describe your idea and preferred timing. You can also write about eternalfriend.io, Rails consulting or working together on technical leadership.
Miha Plohl · Slovenia
info [at] manitu [dot] si