Antoinette the pottery instructor
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She taught pottery classes for at least 38years out of 42
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Antoinette the pottery instructor
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The PDF file on the right is a materials and tools list for students that will attend my hands-on workshops.
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student_materials_and_tools.pdf
Download File The list is generalized for all classes in porcelain. Please see the specific lists for stoneware and earthenware online classes
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Note that all these proposals can be altered to fit specific situations. Although Antoinette specialized in porcelain, her work with regular stoneware and earthenware clay bodies never stopped. She continuously teaches potters about other clay bodies too.
This is a Broad outline of various porcelain workshops by Antoinette.
Presentations
She is open to suggestions for presentation topics.
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Below are examples of presentations (with slide shows)
That Antoinette offer:
Antoinette uses techniques that benefit both hand building potters and pottery wheel throwing
Suitable for beginners to advanced potters. |
2- 3 days hands-on porcelain workshop
Choose from the following:
Because of the intensity of this workshop, it is better to choose between hand building pottery techniques and wheel throwing techniques. |
Demonstrations
Porcelain demonstrations can be informative, entertaining and inspirational. Topic covered are:
Antoinette also works in her own community on the following projects:
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5 days hands-on porcelain workshopChoose from the following:
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Suitable for beginners to advanced potters. Antoinette suggests that early beginners take her "Understanding Porcelain" workshop prior to signing up for this workshop, since it will give them a strong head start with information.
10 days hands-on porcelain workshopChoose from the following: Understanding porcelain Hand building porcelain Wheel thrown porcelain dinnerware Hand building porcelain dinnerware Porcelain teapots Two week long workshops allows for detailed training possibilities. Combinations of topics are possible. This workshop is offered at La Meridiana.
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Online pottery and porcelain workshops
TeachinArt changed web servers recently which opened the doors to be more user friendly. Students can now sign TeachinArt changed web servers recently which opened the doors to be more user friendly. Students can now sign up any time for Antoinette's online workshops. any time for Antoinette's online workshops.
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Attend online art classes from anywhere in the world,
at your own time,in your own studio.These workshops presented online are available with the help of world renown instructors. These teachers are available to answer all questions that students may have. Antoinette presents several workshops online to students and potters across the world. |
Community events
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The studio events are designed to inform the public and to educate and enrich. Empty Bowl making benefits the Salvation Army Woman's' Auxiliary and to raise awareness about hungry people in this world. There are opportunities to do team building, for reunion or fellowship activities in Antoinette's studio.
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Antoinette is open for ideas to accommodate the specific needs of a group.
Antoinette work with and assists teachers.
Arts Integrated Clay Programs for SchoolsShe believes in arts integration to equip students with extra tools to become well balanced members of society. Through arts children learn to analyze and interpret, to plan express and execute their thoughts. Children build their confidence with expression at an early stage of their lives and as they move forward with voicing and interpretation, their confidence grows. 
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As a member of the Teaching Roster at The Mississippi Arts Commission, Antoinette do presentations, demonstrations and workshops to help students get insight in their school subjects. Antoinette works according to The Mississippi College and Career-Ready Standards
Teachers and members of the community can benefit with the leadership of the artist to learn how to help their students. |
USA Workshops
Antoinette plan her workshops 1-2 years ahead. Please contact her for details if you are interested to host a workshop.
She teaches in schools and colleges, ceramic institutions, private studios, museum and gallery settings, conferences and in her own studio. Her resume, reflects her workshop experiences. |
Assisting a student on the pottery wheel.
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International workshops
2021.
Dates will be announced later this year. |
Antoinette plan her workshops 1-3 years ahead of time. Please contact her for details if you are interested to host a workshop. For the sake of efficiency, she normally do a series of workshops in one country or in neighboring countries.
She also like to arrive 2 days ahead of time to recover from jet lag and to start preparing for students. Studio Material and equipment wish list - it is not set in stone. There are ways to work around materials and tools that is not available. Antoinette teaches potters to make their own tools and if needed she carry tools with her. |
Understanding and working with porcelain:
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A general overview of a porcelain workshop by Antoinette:
The objective with this porcelain workshop is to reveal the secrets of porcelain, by the hand of its history. Other than porcelain that was naturally found in ancient China, porcelain in the 21st century is all man made. The characteristics of this precious white medium need specific understanding and once artists understand that, success follows automatically. The schedules as set out in the proposals are broad and does not cover every detail. It is general ideas of how Antoinette present a workshop. The sequence of events can be re arranged according to the needs of the students and or weather conditions, without sacrificing content. Beginners, intermediate and advanced students will be accommodated. |
Artist Statement and Short Biography
While living in Southern Africa I became aware of the rhythm of nature. Rhythmic ripples in sand dunes and dry river beds in the semi-desert areas of Namibia, warped and gnarled trees, struggling for survival and varying stones, stacked on top of each other or scattered guilelessly by Mother Nature, was part of my everyday experience. Mississippi with its singing Mockingbird and luscious trees exposed me to different rhythms and new nuances developed often in my work. Tornadoes, abundant water and extreme climate changes offer new opportunities for expression. In Chicago I had to adjust to long and harsh winters. The first snow of the season left me in awe when it brought peace and quietness over the city. Summers and winters were equally beautiful and I started to incorporate the beauty and the motion of the seasons into my work
I am back in Mississippi in my former studio. Gone from the hustle and bustle of the city , overlooking some field and experiencing the quietness of small country life, brought my life in a full circle; the cycles of life. If some elements from my experiences are apparent in my ceramic art and people can connect with those aspects of my life, I would consider myself successful.
Current Work
Translucent porcelain sculptural vessels; wheel thrown and press molded, often altered and/or combined with each other. Small teapots; I pay special attention to lids, spouts and handles as if it will be functioning to hold and pour tea.
Designing a full porcelain dinner set.
General Workshop information:
It can be any of the workshops that I offer online with the focus mostly on the following:
To create press molds and use them in combination with hand building
pinching and wheel thrown techniques in porcelain
To understand, alter and manipulate porcelain.
Background History
Antoinette is a native from South Africa, Afrikaans speaking, and currently living in Mississippi, USA. Her career as ceramic artist started in 1981 when she took basic pottery classes. Her teaching studio was founded in 1985 and she taught pottery to children and adults in formal and informal environments. After immigrating to the USA, she taught potters in workshops, demonstrations and presentations in her studio as well as in schools and colleges across the USA. She obtained permanent residency for her family because of her extraordinary ability in the field of ceramics. Mostly self-taught, she attended shortened classes and workshops by acclaimed leaders in the ceramic profession. During her teaching career, she wrote several articles in Afrikaans and English and was featured publications. Her latest publication is her book “Working with porcelain” She was also featured on local TV stations. Her workshop experiences are spread over 9 countries, with extensive workshop presentations in the USA, Canada, South Africa and Europe. She did group and one-man shows in South Africa, United States and Japan, Portugal, Slovenia and Canada and her award winning works are in several collections across the world. She specialized in porcelain clay, first primitively fired and later with translucent porcelain, specifically Southern Ice
Over the last 5 years Antoinette and her husband established TeachinArt.com an online school of art in which they, with the help of world renown potters presented workshops in many countries across the globe.
I am back in Mississippi in my former studio. Gone from the hustle and bustle of the city , overlooking some field and experiencing the quietness of small country life, brought my life in a full circle; the cycles of life. If some elements from my experiences are apparent in my ceramic art and people can connect with those aspects of my life, I would consider myself successful.
Current Work
Translucent porcelain sculptural vessels; wheel thrown and press molded, often altered and/or combined with each other. Small teapots; I pay special attention to lids, spouts and handles as if it will be functioning to hold and pour tea.
Designing a full porcelain dinner set.
General Workshop information:
It can be any of the workshops that I offer online with the focus mostly on the following:
To create press molds and use them in combination with hand building
pinching and wheel thrown techniques in porcelain
To understand, alter and manipulate porcelain.
Background History
Antoinette is a native from South Africa, Afrikaans speaking, and currently living in Mississippi, USA. Her career as ceramic artist started in 1981 when she took basic pottery classes. Her teaching studio was founded in 1985 and she taught pottery to children and adults in formal and informal environments. After immigrating to the USA, she taught potters in workshops, demonstrations and presentations in her studio as well as in schools and colleges across the USA. She obtained permanent residency for her family because of her extraordinary ability in the field of ceramics. Mostly self-taught, she attended shortened classes and workshops by acclaimed leaders in the ceramic profession. During her teaching career, she wrote several articles in Afrikaans and English and was featured publications. Her latest publication is her book “Working with porcelain” She was also featured on local TV stations. Her workshop experiences are spread over 9 countries, with extensive workshop presentations in the USA, Canada, South Africa and Europe. She did group and one-man shows in South Africa, United States and Japan, Portugal, Slovenia and Canada and her award winning works are in several collections across the world. She specialized in porcelain clay, first primitively fired and later with translucent porcelain, specifically Southern Ice
Over the last 5 years Antoinette and her husband established TeachinArt.com an online school of art in which they, with the help of world renown potters presented workshops in many countries across the globe.
Brochure description
Demonstrations, hands-on workshops, and presentations for
beginners, intermediate and advanced potters.
Contents and Ceramic techniques:
- Getting started with porcelain - understand the clay
- Break loose and challenge porcelain
- Throwing and trimming porcelain
- Press molds at work
- All options, time lines and workshop presentation requirements can be adjusted to the institution’s needs and preferences. A typical demonstration is packed into 2 days. (Discretion of the host)
- Hands-on workshops are best spread over one or two weeks. (8-12 students)
Activities include:
- Discussions and exploration of history and characteristic of porcelain
- Pitfalls, problems, design elements and firing of porcelain clay
- Techniques that works for me, including throwing and trimming porcelain my way.
- Studio practices with porcelain
- Break away from traditional ways and challenge the characteristic of porcelain.
- Encourage potters to think and act fearless in their exploration of porcelain.
- Throwing, trimming and adjusting of basic shapes and possible variations of it, using different ceramic techniques.
Alternatives
- Teapots (when time allows)
- Finishing and glazing (only 2-week hands-on workshop)
*NOTE* My workshops are suitable for wheel throwing as well as hand building. Potters that choose to do only one of the 2 techniques can do so, or they can choose to do a combination of both hand building and wheel throwing.
A proposed workshop fee.
*Note* Antoinette recognizes the fact that the economy differs from place to place, therefore she is willing to negotiate her fees.
- I prefer for the institution/host to make me an offer for compensation according to what they can charge for a workshop.
- I will not do a hands-on workshop in shorter than 4 days
- If glazing is required, I need at least a 6 day workshop to fit all activities into the time period.
- Travel to and from workshop
- Safe and decent public or private accommodation
- 3 wholesome meals a day (home cooked or otherwise,)
- Other related expenses that might occur.
Compensation guideline (negotiable)
*NOTE* Convert to other currencies if needed.
- A 2-day demonstration @ $650 per day (include slide show)
- 5 or 6-day hands-on workshop @ $570 (include slide show)
- 2 weeks hands-on workshop @ $570 (include slide show)
- 45-60-minute slide show (which is a separated event from workshops) @ $220
- 45-60-minute presentation/talk (which is a separated event from workshops) @ $220
*NOTE* Convert to other currencies if needed.
Online workshops
Understanding porcelain
6 weeks class : 10 weeks viewing $189
Handbuilding Porcelain dinnerware
6 weeks class : 10 weeks viewing $189
Porcelain Handbuilding
6 weeks class : 10 weeks viewing $189
Wheel thrown teapots
3 weeks class : 5 weeks viewing $189
Wheel thrown porcelain dinnerware
6 weeks class : 10 weeks viewing $189
Pinching teapots for beginners
1 weeks class : 3 weeks viewing $189
Handbuilding Pottery for Beginners
6 weeks class : 10 weeks viewing $189
Glazing Made Easy
6 weeks class : 10 weeks viewing $229
6 weeks class : 10 weeks viewing $189
Handbuilding Porcelain dinnerware
6 weeks class : 10 weeks viewing $189
Porcelain Handbuilding
6 weeks class : 10 weeks viewing $189
Wheel thrown teapots
3 weeks class : 5 weeks viewing $189
Wheel thrown porcelain dinnerware
6 weeks class : 10 weeks viewing $189
Pinching teapots for beginners
1 weeks class : 3 weeks viewing $189
Handbuilding Pottery for Beginners
6 weeks class : 10 weeks viewing $189
Glazing Made Easy
6 weeks class : 10 weeks viewing $229
Student reviews:
Tennie Lester – Arts Education Coordinator - She has an excellent work ethic
Ann Fremgen – USA: She is an exceptional mentor and teacher, her willingness to share knowledge of both technical information as well as the intellectual aspects of the ceramic arts is extraordinary.
William (Bill) Schran - Assistant Dean: She conducted an intensive weekend workshop for my students, presenting techniques clearly, step-by-step, while being very attentive to students questions.
Martha Cheney Ed. D – USA
She is a highly skilled teacher who shared her knowledge and skills patiently.
Colleen Lehmkuhl : The Pottery Studio: The class was a pleasant balance of instruction and participation.
Monique Van mollekot - Belgium : I never had such a detailed training and explanations with such knowledge sharing.
Emrys Le Roux - USA: I have taken clay building and porcelain classes and no one has gone into as much detail as you have in the few classes we've had so far.
Mary Wilson - USA: I had thought I should take a more advanced course since I already work with porcelain. But I'm humbled by how much I learned, even a bit overwhelmed.
Annie Clough – Australia: My pots look very different after following your instructions. Much improved.
Anja Slapnicar Slovenia: Her workshop in Slovenia was delivered as promised. all the participants were happy at the end and received more than promised at the beginning.
Antoinette has traveled extensively and brings great depth of instruction to all she does.