This composition is made of two wheel-thrown 3D collage shapes, altered and set together. The shapes look like functional pitchers but are non-functional sculptures inspired by cranes. They were painted with several underglaze and overglazes layers.
©Jeannine Vrins
©Jeannine Vrins
©Jeannine Vrins
©Jeannine Vrins
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Jeannine Vrins
- Atelier Oker
- Ceramicist
- Lier, Belgium
- Master Artisan
©Jeannine Vrins
Going beyond beauty
- • Jeannine constantly plays with contrasts
- • She explores new scientific techniques
- • She helps students to look beyond technical skill
Jeannine Vrins is constantly playing with contrasts in her ceramic creations. “I am inspired by objects that form a stark contrast with nature,” she says. “Like building cranes, which instill both wonder and fear. Their force and grace amaze me, but they also cause a dizzying dread of falling.” Jeannine processes these feelings in clay by seeking a balance between hardness and softness, functionality and expression. She is a strong supporter of combining traditional methods and advanced scientific techniques. “It is a way of remaining original in a craft with such an ancient history. Curiosity propels me towards new solutions.” She is passionate about sharing her insights with students – in her studio Atelier Oker, at art academies and at university level. “Teaching also nourishes my own work.”
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Photo: ©Jeannine Vrins
Pink and yellow cranes
Photo: ©milo-profi fotografie
Oloid table lamp
This lamp was wheel thrown, brushed with terra sigillata on the outside and white glazed on the inside. The LED lamp is connected with a textile electrical cord. The lamp’s shape is based on the principles of a geometrical oloid and is hand shaped after the trimming process.
Photo: ©Jeannine Vrins
Two balancing porcelain cups
Two wheel-thrown porcelain cups were altered and fitted together to create this balancing mini sculpture. The cups are presented on a yellow cleaning cloth also used as a ‘wetting medium’.
Photo: ©Jeannine Vrins
Flying bird
This is a small lamp made from a 3D collage of wheel-thrown elements painted with several underglazes and overglazes. Its shape resembles that of a bird with its wings spread out, flying.
Photo: ©Jeannine Vrins
Curly Curlew
This is a 3D collage of wheel-thrown cylindrical shapes, that were altered and composed together. Painted with several underglazes and overglazes, the little bird shape fits in a small box of porcelain slabs, glazed in yellow on the inside.
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