What are your principal skills?
I have mastered all the traditional disciplines for creating in clay, including sculpting, drawing, painting and designing. Bearing in mind that clay has many forms, at the moment I specialise in the paper clay technique, which I use for creating illuminated objects.
What do you love most about your work?
Above all, I enjoy interacting with the material. I love it when the light runs through the paper porcelain, it creates a warm feeling with its natural palette of colours, from yellow to orange and red.
©Milena Nikolic
How do you express tradition and innovation in your work?
I would say that tradition is reflected in the material that I work with, as well as in the techniques I use. However, I always try to add or create something new with some contemporary elements, such as light or new materials.
How would you define what you do?
I create applied art with clay. I have found a specific area that connects design, craftsmanship and art. The combination of my artistic idea with applicability is very important to me.