Antoinette Badenhorst
will be presenting a 5 day participating porcelain workshop at
The Pottery Studio –
Bryanston.
Introduction – Sunday
evening 13th July 2014,
followed by a
participating
Workshop of 5 days -
Monday 14th July to Friday 18th
July
Aimed at medium to experienced potters, Antoinette
will demonstrate her throwing, altering, turning and carving techniques using
CPS porcelain. Antoinette will also demonstrate her use of press moulds to
create handbuilt pots in combination with other techniques. Thereafter
Antoinette will guide participants throughout the week to develop the techniques
into their own individual style.
The workshop is intensive and challenging. Numbers
are limited to ensure individual attention.
Price inclusive of porcelain and firing. List of
other tools and materials will be sent on confirmation of
booking.
Coffee & tea provided, please bring own
lunch.
Cost: R3 500 50% deposit secures booking.
Balance before end of June 2014.
Artists
Statement
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 works.
I am
back in Mississippi in my former studio. Gone from the hustle and bustle of the
city, overlooking some fields 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; the artist pays special attention to lids, spouts and handles as if it
will be functioning to hold and pour tea.
Workshop
information:
Antoinette focuses on the following:
- To
throw and trim porcelain to become thin and translucent
- To
create press molds and use them in combination with hand building, pinching and
wheel thrown techniques
- To
alter and manipulate porcelain
- To use
paper porcelain to your advantage
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 had
her work published in several books and magazines. She was also featured on
local TV stations.
She did
group and one-man shows in South Africa, United States and Japan 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.
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