Antoinette Badenhorst
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Antoinette is a ceramic artist, renowned for her high-fire translucent porcelain. She started her pottery career over 40 years ago in South Africa. In 1999, she emigrated with her husband and three daughters to the USA. Antoinette received US citizenship for her and her family based on her extraordinary skills as an artist. (@porcelainByAntoinette)
Her career evolved with a mix of formal education, informal workshops, self-guided development, and intensive research. In 2004, she shifted to working exclusively with transparent porcelain. Antoinette uses her own porcelain clay body and self-developed glazes for her signature translucent work. |
Antoinette presented hands-on workshops in South Africa, the USA, Canada, Mexico, Switzerland, Italy, Slovenia, Belgium, France, the Netherlands, and Spain. Her porcelain sculptures are included in museums, private and public collections, as well as in the White House in Washington, USA. She showcased her art in America, South Africa, China, Canada, Portugal, Slovenia, and Japan.
In 2014, Antoinette and her husband Koos started teaching porcelain online classes, which led to the founding of TeachinArt, an online art school specializing in ceramics and other art classes. Antoinette stays in a constant learning curve as she mentors potters from across the world in her private capacity.
In 2014, Antoinette and her husband Koos started teaching porcelain online classes, which led to the founding of TeachinArt, an online art school specializing in ceramics and other art classes. Antoinette stays in a constant learning curve as she mentors potters from across the world in her private capacity.
Antoinette interviewed by Anja Slapcicar
Antoinette's online workshops |
Examples of Antoinette's work        |
What students say about Antoinette.
"She is just amazing! Very good teacher. I enjoy just seeing the way she enjoys teaching. Very generous with her knowledge and experience. I'm really grateful with her. A very important thing is that she offers helps during and after class." Ram Laar (Texas, USA)
"Antoinette Badenhorst is truly exceptional. Her expertise, passion, and ability to convey complex concepts make her an outstanding teacher. Antoinette's dedication to her students' success and her encouragement of creativity set her apart. Learning from her has been a transformative experience. I highly recommend taking a course with her." Anna Onar (Texas)
"I so enjoyed Antoinette! She's very engaging and knowledgeable." Cindy Blair (Louisiana, USA)
"Antoinette is a wonderful teacher as well as an amazing artist. She explains and demonstrates every detail in ways to make it easy to understand. Her smile is addictive and it's fun sharing her joy in her craft. I really appreciate being able to ask her questions. Thank you so much, Antoinette." Leanne Leslie (Florida, USA)
"Antoinette is a excellent teacher. Her delivery made me feel I was sitting right there in front of her." Carole Frederick (Virginia,USA)
"Antoinette is an excellent teacher. She is easy to understand and makes everything sound simple." Darshanandini Napal (Mauritius)
"Antoinette is very responsive and personable. Her answers were informative and thorough, always what I needed to know. She answered every question and more, and had encouraging words each step of the way. She is a very valuable and gifted resource. Antoinette is clearly an exemplary authority on the subject of porcelain. She logically covers the progression of the elements of porcelain, it's attributes, how to handle each stage of the process working with this 'diva', and finishing techniques and more. I can't imagine a more knowledgeable nor gracious and encouraging instructor." Nancy Overgaard (Washington. USA)
"Antoinette has a lovely, approachable, and playful tone to her teaching while staying professional. It makes her courses a lot of fun in addition to being packed full of practical info." Sandy Gaier (Indiana, USA)
"She is just amazing! Very good teacher. I enjoy just seeing the way she enjoys teaching. Very generous with her knowledge and experience. I'm really grateful with her. A very important thing is that she offers helps during and after class." Ram Laar (Texas, USA)
"Antoinette Badenhorst is truly exceptional. Her expertise, passion, and ability to convey complex concepts make her an outstanding teacher. Antoinette's dedication to her students' success and her encouragement of creativity set her apart. Learning from her has been a transformative experience. I highly recommend taking a course with her." Anna Onar (Texas)
"I so enjoyed Antoinette! She's very engaging and knowledgeable." Cindy Blair (Louisiana, USA)
"Antoinette is a wonderful teacher as well as an amazing artist. She explains and demonstrates every detail in ways to make it easy to understand. Her smile is addictive and it's fun sharing her joy in her craft. I really appreciate being able to ask her questions. Thank you so much, Antoinette." Leanne Leslie (Florida, USA)
"Antoinette is a excellent teacher. Her delivery made me feel I was sitting right there in front of her." Carole Frederick (Virginia,USA)
"Antoinette is an excellent teacher. She is easy to understand and makes everything sound simple." Darshanandini Napal (Mauritius)
"Antoinette is very responsive and personable. Her answers were informative and thorough, always what I needed to know. She answered every question and more, and had encouraging words each step of the way. She is a very valuable and gifted resource. Antoinette is clearly an exemplary authority on the subject of porcelain. She logically covers the progression of the elements of porcelain, it's attributes, how to handle each stage of the process working with this 'diva', and finishing techniques and more. I can't imagine a more knowledgeable nor gracious and encouraging instructor." Nancy Overgaard (Washington. USA)
"Antoinette has a lovely, approachable, and playful tone to her teaching while staying professional. It makes her courses a lot of fun in addition to being packed full of practical info." Sandy Gaier (Indiana, USA)