"Sometimes you need to break rules to get somewhere"
- I've always believed in creations that evoke a certain feeling.
Helen Duckworth
About Helen
Ceramics started as a hobby for me while I was working in Upper Bavaria. My teacher, Tina Pause has her studio in Wolfratshausen. I also learnt a lot from Frankie at Yeevia Studio, Kuala Lumpur. Nearly 25 years of shaping clay in Germany and Malaysia, I am now taking this craft further and sharing my expertise. Since retirement, I have set up a small pottery workshop, tucked away in the the Munich foothills. In this cosy space I offer pottery classes and let my imagination roam. Pop by to take a closer look at my work. At the moment I am creating a family of "character plant pots".
Process
I purchase the clay from a wholesaler, throw, handbuild, fire and glaze my work in an electric kiln.
Selection of materials
I work with all kinds of clay to make my creations.
Crafting
I throw all kinds of vessels on my Shimpo wheel but also like handbuilding pots and animals.
When I am not potting you will find me painting, and sometimes I combine the two.
