Kitchen table ceramics: bird
This time: a bird! Cut a hole in it and it’s a candlestick holder, or leave it as is and just let it bring you joy. This project is a…
My ceramics
My work is inspired by pristine, uninhabited landscapes, where all individual components, like surface, vegetation and water, interact with each other and create a complete landscape together. In the same way I try to find a natural interaction of the components of my ceramics and try to enhance the shape and clay body with my glazes. I aim to apply this way of thinking on both functional ware and more sculptural pieces.
I like to always keep searching in my work, from figuring out different techniques and shapes to developing new glazes. All pieces should come together to get to a good result.
– Janneke
about the maker
I work from a small studio in my home in Utrecht. Ceramics came on my path when, after getting my degree in art history and working in a museum for a period of time, I concluded that I was more passionate about making art than about just describing it. By working with clay I was able to combine my love for contemporary art, design and craftsmanship. And, not entirely coincidentally, my grandparents used to run a pottery in Maarssen, called De Schuur. There are a lot of stories in my family are about their trips to fairs in their 2CV van. In my spare time I love spending time with my husband Remco and two kids. I also love hiking in nature, bike rides, photography, board games and baking.
Potenzo
In 2019 I graduated from the three-year program of the Nederlandse Keramiekopleiding, which has a focus on artisanal techniques and craftsmanship. Since then I’m working as a self-employed potter, making my own ceramics. I love making sturdy pots, with organic lines. I also try to have natural colors in my glazes: a deep blue, mossy green or snow white. This all comes together in my Arctica series.
Atelier Janneke Heeres
These last few years I have started to focus less on functional ware and more on sculptural pieces. In short, Potenzo became less “pottery” and I felt the confidence to put more of myself into my work. The new name, my name, resembles this.
Janneke Heeres
maker
pottery 'de schuur'
my grandfather at work
Kitchen table ceramics: candlestick holder
Winter is a time for candles, of course. In this instalment of kitchen table ceramics I will explain how you can make your own candlestick holder, in a few simple…