3. Juni 2012 - New Ceramics

PROFILE
Zebra teapot, clay, thrown, slip,
gas fired, h 23 cm, 2005
dancing half is made of a fine white clay hand built light and thin,
then covered in porcelain slip. They suggest weightlessness of wings
in flight. The contrast of the earthly base to the fine soaring wings
is the essence of the work. Charlotte fires these “Dancers” as she
calls them in a gas kiln, to keep the skin pure and unaffected.
Charlottes lives in a beautiful typical brick “Berry” house, in
a lush garden, her atelier is almost as big as her house, she has
a huge wood kiln outside, and stacks of wood. She feels well
integrated and happy to be part of this potting community.
She is a member of the CCCLB (association of La Borne potters);
and has acted for many years as its president and
vice president.
Her house is a magic world of pottery; a huge
Micheal Cardew lidded pot, Claude Varlan jar, Seung
ho Yang vase, Brigitte and Hans Borgeson, Catherine
Vanier, Claudi Casanovas, George Sybesma
and more and more. She eats dinner from
beautiful hand made plates and drinks tea from
beautiful teapots and cups made by many of
the La Borne potters.
La Borne is a charming, idyllic corner of the
world. The evolution of Charlotte Poulsen's
work is of course a personal one, but also a
universal one. We each of us change with
time and our own personal tastes. Also the
traditional way of working is no longer feasible
for a potter. Most of us started working
on a wheel, but abandoned it after a while.
Like Charlotte one has to find out what's important,
find one's own path and to travel it,
being true to oneself..
More about Charlotte can be found at:
www.laborne.org
Charlotte Poulsen was born in Denmark in 1950. Studied ceramics from 1969-73 at aarhus
Kunstakademie (DK). In 1972 came to La Borne for the first time, and worked with Pierre
Mestre. From 1978 -80 she was a teacher at aarhus Kunstakademie in DK. In 1981 came to
La Borne to start a studio and settle for good. From 1993-2003 president of CCCLB 2003-06
vice president of CCCLB
Charlotte Poulsen
La Borne d’en Haut
F-18250 Henrichemont, France
Tel. +33 (0) 2 48 26 75 72
laborne@charlottepoulsen.eu
nesrin During is a ceramist, and beside her
practical and educational work, she writes for
KLeI (nL), Ceramic Review (GB) and
neW CeRaMICS (D)
14 NEW CERAMICS May / June 2012