Over the years, I have had the privilege of teaching potters from many different backgrounds, both in hands-on workshops and through my online courses. They arrive with different levels of experience, different questions and different reasons for wanting to work with clay and porcelain.
The comments below were shared by students after learning with me. I value them not simply as reviews, but because they give a glimpse into what each person discovered, understood or took back into their own studio.

Jodi Fox — Pennsylvania, USAI learned so much from this class! I had previously treated stoneware and porcelain as the same bodies, which explains my frustrations with it. After watching your videos, I successfully threw and trimmed with real porcelain. Adding vinegar to the water makes throwing much more pleasurable.
Agnese Aljena — LatviaThank you, Antoinette and Koos! I learned soooo much! And that feeling, when you start to feel and are not afraid any more... My love to porcelain and ceramics is just growing to the moon (and some day will come back as well). So thank you very much!
Grace Lin — California, USAThank you so much for the wonderful envelope instruction, Antoinette! It's very inspiring to see how you create such beautiful pieces. I really like it when you touch on the subject of how to make the pieces pleasing to the eye, paying attention to the proportion, size, angel, form,...etc., in addition to the technique.
Elizabeth Recsy — SwitzerlandI’m very happy that I’ve found your excellent courses. For me every video teaches new things or answers the questions I had. You’re very detailed in your explanations and that’s a huge help for someone like me, with no previous knowledge.
Martha Cheney, Ed.D. — Mississippi, USAShe is a highly skilled teacher who shared her knowledge and skills patiently. Regardless of the setting, Antoinette’s passion about pottery is obvious. She is a well-prepared presenter who accepts responsibility for engaging students of all ages in the creative process.
Ann Kenworthy — Massachusetts, USAFirst, Antoinette is a superb teacher, and Koos is a master videographer. He gets detailed shots of hand positions, etc. And I can watch to my heart's content until I understand. As a learner, I found the flow impeccable, the video shots amazing.

Sarah Hildebrandt — Texas, USAMiss Antoinette, I wanted to thank you and your husband for all the hard work that y'all have put into making this platform for learning ceramics. I really enjoyed that your personality came through while you were instructing, the lessons were by no means mundane and I certainly was never board. You included great tips and tricks along with pushing me to think outside the box in my throwing and altering.
Jane Morton — Delaware, USAThe details of the process that were shown in the videos and Antoinette's explanations were spot on. Also the ability to submit question would clear up any issues I was having. I had limited use of porcelain when I started but now it is mostly what I use.
Faja Schroeder — GermanyDear Antoinette, dear Koos thank you for your wonderful course and for your help. Your course are great! I learned understand porcelain. I can make pots and vases now. And I can make my porcelain flowers now! And I can plant my porcelain flowers in porcelain pots! Without this that would be impossible! Thank you!!!

Evelyne Schoenmann — Switzerland
When I first heard about the course, I wanted to join, but was thinking: "how can that work? We students are scattered all over the world. How shall we listen and work as if together in a room?" But I knew Antoinette already from LinkedIn and so I trusted her. She and her husband Koos did a great job, I must admit! We get videos where we can see Antoinette working and telling us how to do things, just as if we were in the same room!


Online Student — handbuilding studentThough I'm not throwing, as a hand builder, there is still so much to take from Antoinette's detailed descriptions. Her concern with the movement of the particles is something I never thought about. It could be why I've had warping warping problems in some fired pieces.


Online Student — wheel-throwing studentAntoinette, this is working! I got to less than 1/2 a pencil width by compressing and thinning with the 2 ribs. I've never before been able to use one inside and out together. Your explanation of the rib positions and Koos's camera view looking right down the wall with both ribs visible made it click for me. Thank you for those videos today. …so helpful!


Online Student — handbuilding studentI've been potting for years, off and on, and it's hard to believe that I've never made a pinch pot! It was amazing to see how much I could handle the porcelain, refine its shape, how water affected it, how strong it was—all revelations to me.


Online Student — overcoming intimidationThis week's project feels very intimidating to me! Making something by hand that is so large! However, something that helps A LOT is your willingness to be filmed and share with us your own discoveries along the way, and when you change something and show it. Actually demonstrating that instead of just saying it is somehow empowering to me, and helps me not be so intimidated.


Michelle Maki — Georgia, USAYou have taught me so very much in these past few weeks! I cannot tell you how much I appreciate your knowledge and the way you express the process through the videos! Your course is what I expected when I took my initial pottery course, however that was not to be. My questions were always answered with resistance. I wish I could express how much I really value your talent!