Annemiek Hamelink
Welcome to my world filled with whimsical porcelain
I’m a ceramic artist based in the Netherlands. When I discovered porcelain, I realized I had found my passion. I work intuitively and have developed a unique style that comes from deep inside. I am mostly self taught, but I did follow classes to learn the basic handbuilding skills.
Happiness is central to my work, and I strive to create whimsical, cute pieces that bring a smile to people’s faces. I draw inspiration from animals, nature, folklore, and fantasy.
My creations are to be treasured and are a statement against throwaway culture. I love that my work sets the child in grown-ups free and lights up their imagination. I continue to develop and perfect my tiny, happy creatures that live in my whimsical world.
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Gallery OPEN
The gallery space can be visited by appointment, or just ring the doorbell and you might be lucky. The gallery is a shared and multifunctional space in our house. It is a space for me to store and display my work. It is also the storage for the webshop in notebooks...
Cup: the Intimate Object XVI
Picture by Charlie Cummings Gallery. Artists' cups pictured above (left to right): Avesha DeWolfe, Helle Bovbjerg, GretaMichelle Joachim, Louise Lovelace, Rom Marinkovich, Adriana Christianson, Jana Evans, Allee Etheridge, Annemiek Hamelink, and Maureen Marcotte So...
Exquisite Forms II
Happy to have 4 items, 3 jugs and 1 vase at Charlie Cumming Gallery in Florida USA for the Exquisite Forms II exhibition which runs both online and live from Februari the 22nd until March the 2oth 2020. More information via...
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Custom pieces
I love creating custom pieces inspired by people’s stories. Personal items make such treasured gifts. If you are looking to buy a custom made item, contact me and we can chat about what you’re looking for.
Please note, when I make a custom item it may take up to 2 weeks to 2 months depending on the type of item and when I fire the next kiln.
Handbuilt Whimsical Porcelain
Handbuilding is an ancient pottery-making technique that involves creating forms without a pottery wheel, using the hands, fingers, and simple tools. The most common handbuilding techniques are pinch pottery, coil building, and slab building.
Whimsical as in playfully quaint or fanciful, especially in an appealing and amusing way.
Porcelain is a type of ceramic material made by heating raw ingredients, including kaolinite, in a kiln at very high temperatures (between 1,200 and 1,400 °C or 2,200 and 2,600 °F). The greater strength and translucence of porcelain, relative to other types of pottery, arise mainly from vitrification and the formation of the mineral mullite within the body at these high temperatures. It has usually been regarded as the most prestigious type of pottery due to its delicacy, strength, and high degree of whiteness.
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