Throwing is action, movement shapes clay and space into a vessel, an object. I am making things in a traditional way on the potters wheel.
As a ceramist all concepts start with the commitment to clay and its range of symbols and functionality. I love porcelain and enjoy throwing day to day objects which in a subtle way evoke sensuality. Cups, plates, bowls or vases can tell stories, they suggest associations and bring to mind sentiments and memories – they want to be touched and used.
Vita
* 1972, Kleinziegenfeld
1995 Apprenticeship and Exam, Bamberg
1996 Work as production potter, Germany
1998 Work as production potter, Ireland
2001 Ceramic-Design studies and Exam, Höhr-Grenzhausen
2003 Master of Studio Art, Sydney Australien
2004 Artist in Residence, Australia and New Zealand
2005 Frankfurt am Main
2007 KASINO, Galerie-Laden-Werkstatt-Cafe, Höhr-Grenzhausen
Exibition overview since 2000
Tiendschuur, Tegelen (NL) // Gloria Hasse, Darmstadt // Perron Kulturpreis, Frankenthal // Nääs Slot, Goetheborg (SE) // Richard Bampi Preis, Schloss Reinbeck // Newspace Gallery, Sydney (AUS) // International Gold Coast Award, Surfers Paradise (AUS) // Gruppe 83 und Gäste, Galerie Heller, Heidelberg // Ceramic Art Gallery, Sydney (AUS) // Handwerkskammer Koblenz // Keramikmuseum Westerwald, Höhr-Grenzhausen // Talente, HWK, München // The Studio Gallery, Auckland (NZ) // Mura Clay Gallery, Sydney (AUS) // Jam Factory, Adelaide (AUS) // Galerie Metzger, Aschaffenburg // Kunstgewerbeverein Frankfurt // KASINO, Höhr-Grenzhausen
Scholarship
Berufliche Weiterbildung im Aussland, INWENT GmbH, Köln
Publication
Neue Keramik // Pottery in Australia
Friends
steffen matthes
jost hiller
barbara kaas
mi manchi
maincafe
hyperbrand
nitzwerk
mara monetti
