My ceramic life started in 1980 with the enrollment of a ceramic class at the Free Academy in Oss (The Netherlands) and, thanks to the inspiring lessons of Koos Boermans, and since then my fascination with all sorts of clay has evolved from a hobby into a professional career. My fascination with all sorts of clay ? earthenware, stoneware, porcelain, metal clay ? extends also to many techniques for shape and color. IN addition to my own studio work, I enjoy sharing my enthusiastm with students of my own.
In the early days I created monumental objects, both on the potter's wheel and formed by hand, but when I discovered porcelain and the sgraffito technique, my objects became smaller and more precise. My pots are thrown on the potter's wheel out of porcelain, covered with a homemade black slip and then polished. OI then scratch geometric patterns or stylized images of birds by hand into the slip, without a mold or fixed pattern. All the work is fired only once at 2300?F in an electric kiln.
After getting acquainted with PMC (in 2003 I was certified in the US) I picked up the challenge to combine metal clay and ceramics. It was big fun experimenting with metal clay and many different pottery techniques. In many of my pots, my birds are flying on silver wings.
My work has been included in several publications, including "PMC Technic" and "PMC Decade" and has been included in exhibitions in Europe and the United States. In 2006 I received the "Keramiekprijs Noord Nederland" award.
For more info: www.noortjemeijerink.nl.