Wheel thrown, altered and carved with translucent porcelain clay
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What to expect from Antoinette's workshopsAntoinette has been working with porcelain since the early 1990s
Early on in her career, she often heard that porcelain is a "very difficult" clay medium to work with. As a mostly self-taught potter, working with porcelain was just another hurdle to get over, so when she created her first porcelain bowl on the potter wheel, she could not understand why people considered the clay as a difficult medium. Enjoying the smoothness of porcelain clay she went on working with it. She created glazed porcelain objects and pit-fired porcelain bottles, bowls, and sculptural objects. |
In 2005 Antoinette wanted to work with translucent porcelain, but one after the other porcelain sculpted bowl turned out a disaster. She went back to basics and her research took her through the history of porcelain which involved wars, greed, and deceit. Back at the drawing board, she really got to know the "Diva of clay".
Her first article about what porcelain is was published in Pottery Making Illustrated in 2007. Since then, Antoinette published several articles about the character of porcelain and taught in-person porcelain workshops in various parts of the world, including her own studio. Antoinette does not hold back. Her workshops are intense, teaching potters in detail all they need to know and understand about porcelain.
Her first article about what porcelain is was published in Pottery Making Illustrated in 2007. Since then, Antoinette published several articles about the character of porcelain and taught in-person porcelain workshops in various parts of the world, including her own studio. Antoinette does not hold back. Her workshops are intense, teaching potters in detail all they need to know and understand about porcelain.
Antoinette's porcelain workshops
If you are interested in hosting a workshop, in the USA or abroad, please contact Antoinette.
I have the knowledge and ability to integrate pottery with school subjects, using the Mississippi College- and Career-Readiness Standards to bring an understanding to students of both these subject fields.
I can engage students in the creative process so that they can connect pottery with other subject areas and successfully meet their future goals
I have insight in helping to develop the whole child and my communication skills are strong enough to take us both to success.
As an instructor, I know trained teachers through PD programs so that they can reach their students through art. Now that the Teaching Artist Certification Program lifted the curtains for me to see the whole school scene, I believe I am better equipped than ever before.
I can engage students in the creative process so that they can connect pottery with other subject areas and successfully meet their future goals
I have insight in helping to develop the whole child and my communication skills are strong enough to take us both to success.
As an instructor, I know trained teachers through PD programs so that they can reach their students through art. Now that the Teaching Artist Certification Program lifted the curtains for me to see the whole school scene, I believe I am better equipped than ever before.
In a time where everything went virtual, our pottery, porcelain and other type art classes became more important than ever before. We offer students from across the world a chance to learn online from the convenience of their own studio, at their own time. Students have direct access to their instructors. We answer questions, provide reviews and commentary as you progress and even mentor our students.
You have 10 weeks to review the long classes. Work along, talk to your fellow students or just observe the videos. Any way, take the chance to improve your artwork. Classes run from TeachinArt.
You have 10 weeks to review the long classes. Work along, talk to your fellow students or just observe the videos. Any way, take the chance to improve your artwork. Classes run from TeachinArt.
The reasons why Antoinette's workshops are successful is because she go in-depth in explaining how porcelain behaves in various situations. She explain why porcelain warps, crack and dunt. Her "Faults and Remedies of porcelain helped many potters understand what they never suspected.
Throughout the week she repeats all the porcelain characteristics and show her students firsthand why porcelain is not difficult but tedious to work with.
Antoinette works with beginner, intermediate and advanced potters and meet them right where they are in their careers.
Throughout the week she repeats all the porcelain characteristics and show her students firsthand why porcelain is not difficult but tedious to work with.
Antoinette works with beginner, intermediate and advanced potters and meet them right where they are in their careers.
Despite the fact that Antoinette's workshops are loaded with information, there is always time to get to know each other better. She constantly throw little nuggets of "pottery wisdom" in.
One of those nuggets is : "There is no right or wrong way to work with clay: only a comfortable way and one that works for you. "
One of the most important ways to learn is by discovery. That is how artists develop and form their individual styles.
One of those nuggets is : "There is no right or wrong way to work with clay: only a comfortable way and one that works for you. "
One of the most important ways to learn is by discovery. That is how artists develop and form their individual styles.
Video clip in which Antoinette teaches a potter to throw a wide rimmed bowl
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This video-clip was taken during a porcelain workshop in Italy, at La Meridiana.
Antoinette like to challenge her students to push their own limits so that they can grow into the next phase of their career. Ceramics requires potters to develop knowledge of pottery techniques, basic science and mathematics. Porcelain tap dance into physics. It is only when potters have these attributes that they can truly begin to develop their artistic skills with clay. |
Mentoring and porcelain consultation
Antoinette works with many artists on a regular basis online, while she also has potters visiting her studio for consultation on:
- Porcelain faults and remedies
- Porcelain clay bodies.
- Making, glazing and firing practices for porcelain.