ELENA RENKER

Born in Germany I was first introduced to Pottery in 1977 at the Golden Bridge Pottery run by Ray and Debra Meeker in Pondicherry, India . I worked or rather played there for 3 month. Mostly I was just given a few balls of clay and shown to an old kick wheel under a mango tree and told to just get on with it. More structured learning followed on my return to Germany at the studio of Gisela Fattorini, a canadian potter working in the southern Baveria. After a year at her studio I moved to Munich to study graphic design, started a family and moved to New Zealand. I rediscovered pottery in 1998 after my youngest child started school, first taking lessons at Auckland Studio Potters and then studying towards a Diploma in Ceramic Art at the Otago Polytechnic which I completed in 2007... My focus has been on making functional ware that can be used in everyday life. I aim to make work that is beautiful to look at, feels good in the hand and is pleasant to use. I think functional wares should..

Primary location: Saint Joseph United States