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Voor beginners en gevorderden. In mijn atelier in Beesel bied ik workshops aan op het gebied van alternatieve stooktechnieken (pitfire) en draaien aan de draaischijf. Beleef een ontspannende dag of meerder dagen in een gezellige en landelijke omgeving in Limburg! | keramiek PROJECTS PERSONALIZED WORKSHOPS NEWS ABOUT Contact Zoekresultaten Meer WORKSHOPS 2025 januari 2025 Wheel throwing FULL Wheel throwing course (Full) Would you like to escape your everyday worries and immerse yourself in the timeless art of pottery and experience one of the oldest crafts known to humankind! In a small group of up to six enthusiasts, I’ll guide you through the art of pottery wheel throwing. Over the course of 12 Wednesday evenings, you’ll discover the joy and skill of working with clay at the pottery wheel. Both beginners and more experienced potters are welcome. Date: Starts on the 15th of January (FULL) Schedule: 12 x Wednesday evening - 19.00 tot 22.00 Costs: € 300 including clay and biscuit firing After completing your registration, a deposit of €50 is required. This amount will be deducted from the total cost and confirms your booking. The remaining balance will be invoiced no later than 3 weeks prior to the start of the workshop. All activities are undertaken at your own risk. Number of participants: 4 - 6 Location: Studio Cindy, Beesel april 2025 Pitfire REGISTER Pitfire day During this workshop, we will learn how to prepare a piece of work for a pit firing. If you don’t have your own piece, you can choose from various models available in my studio for an additional cost of €10 to €15. Please note that your work cannot be taken home on the same day. It needs to cool in the pit for 24 hours and can be picked up later on in the week. After registration, you will receive an invoice along with detailed instructions on creating a piece suitable for pit firing via email. Date: April 12 Schedule: 10:30 a.m. to 3-3:30 p.m. (End time depends on the number of participants) Bring your own lunch. Costs: € 60 inc. used materials / coffee and tea Participation is final after payment Bring your own lunch Number of participants: 6 - 10 Location: Studio Cindy outside, Beesel juni 2025 Throwing week FULL Unique five-day course! Is pottery your passion, or are you eager to discover it within yourself? Immerse yourself in a worry-free week dedicated to creativity and skill. Take your place at the wheel, and let the clay guide you. Workshop Content: Over the course of five days, you’ll explore various aspects of pottery on the wheel. We’ll cover foundational throwing techniques such as creating cylinders, bowls, and flat forms, as well as more advanced methods for experienced throwers. Additionally, one evening or afternoon will be spent on a pitfiring. Each weekday, participants will enjoy a deliciously prepared lunch. Suitable for all skill levels—beginners and advanced are equally welcome! If you’d like information about overnight accommodations, please indicate this under ‘Other Questions’ when registering. Date: June 11 to June 15 (FULL) June 25 until June 29 (FULL) Schedule: 1st - 4th day from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. 5th day from 9:30 a.m. to lunch Costs: € 420 incl. all materials, tea, coffee and lunch. After completing your registration, a deposit of €50 is required. This amount will be deducted from the total cost and confirms your booking. The remaining balance will be invoiced no later than 3 weeks prior to the start of the workshop. All activities are undertaken at your own risk. Number of participants: 4 - 6 Location: Studio Cindy, Beesel © 2024 cindyheldens

Keramist Keramisch Vormgever pottenbakker beelden kunstenaar keramiek duurzaam Ceramic Artist pottery & art workshops autonoom gepersonaliseerde collecties ikebana Container op maat opdrachten workshops draai week pitfire expositie markt Beesel Limburg tableware servies kop bord vaas pot | keramiek PROJECTS PERSONALIZED WORKSHOPS NEWS ABOUT Contact Zoekresultaten Meer Newsletter & AGENDA Celebrate 750 years of Beesel: Let your creativity bloom in clay! Take part in this special exhibition and bring the history of Beesel to life through a ceramic piece you have made. We offer you a free package of modelling clay of up to 10 kilos to get started. Be inspired by a special building or a favourite place in our municipality. Or, that is also a possibility, the feeling that Beesel evokes in you. Give shape to one of these sources of inspiration in clay. Do not hesitate! Whether you are part of a clay club or work individually, we invite everyone to join in. The following are some points of interest/conditions: A maximum of 75 packs of clay are available. Selection will take place on the basis of registration order. Even if you do not live in the municipality of Beesel, you may participate. The temporary exhibitions working group will decide when your piece will be exhibited. Your piece may not exceed 10 kilos of clay. Anything less is allowed. If you own a ceramic work of a deceased person, which meets our criteria, this may also be offered for exhibition. The story of the piece is an important component of your work, that must be included. I WANT TO PARTICIPATE In January, Cindy will start an open studio on Wednesday evenings from 7pm to 10pm. Besides picking up your pack of clay, you can also come here for advice and guidance. VIEW THE LATEST NEWSLETTER © 2024 cindyheldens

CindyHeldens Keramist Keramisch Vormgever pottenbakker beelden kunstenaar, keramiek duurzaam Ceramic Artist pottery & art workshops, autonoom gepersonaliseerde collecties ikebana op maat opdrachten, workshops draai pitfire Beesel Limburg, tableware servies kop bord vaas | ceramics PROJECTS PERSONALIZED WORKSHOPS NEWS ABOUT Contact Zoekresultaten Meer PROJECTS > PERSONALIZED > WORKSHOPS > NEWS > OVER > CONTACT >

Keramist Keramisch Vormgever pottenbakker beelden kunstenaar keramiek duurzaam Ceramic Artist pottery & art workshops autonoom gepersonaliseerde collecties ikebana Container op maat opdrachten workshops draai pitfire Beesel Limburg tableware servies kop bord vaas pot | ceramics PROJECTS PERSONALIZED WORKSHOPS NEWS ABOUT Contact Zoekresultaten Meer CERAMIST - VISUAL ARTIST When I was 12, I moved from Australia to the Netherlands. Finding my way in a completely new country had a profound impact on my life. In 1989, after various wanderings, I decided to settle in the Limburg village of Beesel. There I discovered the ceramic industry, which was in full bloom at the time. It felt like coming home to me and it was a natural choice to start working with clay, something in which I had always had a passion. I followed an apprenticeship programme and completed a technical course in fine ceramics in Gouda. In 1991, I moved to a listed building in the village centre of Beesel, where I both live and work. With each new piece or commission, I strive for innovation and use both old and contemporary techniques to achieve the desired result. Life leaves traces, just as I leave my traces in the clay. A trace is a path to something familiar, but also to something new. CAREER 2023 - present Curator of the Museum Bessel Foundation 2021 - present Ceramics specialist Atelier Galerie Kempro 2017 - 2020 Lecturer ceramic techniques BKT Eindhoven 2010 - 2017 Board member www.keramiekkringlimburg.nl 2016 - 2018 Working at the Bonnenfanten Kunstuitleen 2010 - 2016 Teacher and coordinator workshop / workshop Ceramic Center De Tiendschuur 2008 - 2010 Lecturer Ceramics Arts Center Venlo 1996 - 2016 Member NVK (Dutch Department of Ceramics) 1994 - present Independently established ceramist/artist 1993 - 1994 Entrepreneurial training / middle class diploma 1990 - 1993 Internship and working at various ceramic companies in Beesel 1990 - 1993 Fine ceramic techniques training MTS Gouda 1987 - 1990 Working in potteries and catering in the Netherlands, Canada and Australia EXHIBITIONS - MEDIA - MARKETS MUSEUM BEESEL 2024 Beesel INTERNATIONAL CERAMICS MARKET 2022 De Bosberg Swalmen INTERNATIONAL CERAMICS MARKET 2024 De Bosberg Swalmen KERAMIEKKRING 2024 Limburg KLEI(N) GELUK 2022 Galerie Kempro Sterksel ART IN FREEDOM 2019 Eci Roermond ODD GOES STRANGE 2019 museum Bommel van Dam MANUFACTA 2019 De Domijnen Sittard ARTWALK 2019 Eigen Atelier Beesel SOLO EXPO 2019 Jochumhof Steijl CLAY SYMPOSIUM 2019 Klokgebouw StrijpS Eindhoven CERAMICS ON DISPLAY 2018 Alden Biesen België CERAMICS MARKET 2018 De Bosberg Swalmen ODD ART TROUTE 2018 Bonnefanten kunstuitleen Venlo ARTWALK 2018 Studio Cindyheldens Beesel STATUES IN GEES 2017 Galerie te Gees TJURKURPA 2016 Freek en Cindy exposeren in Oude Raadhuis Beesel TJURKURPA 2016 Freek en Cindy exposeren in Oude Raadhuis Beesel EXPOSITION 2016 Franz Pjannerhuis Arcen CERAMICS MARKET 2016 De Bosberg Swalmen CERAMICS AS ART 2016 Museum Valkenburg BEING A GUEST 2015 Atelier van Eyk Duitsland LOST AND FOUND 2015 Reuver FLORIADE thema expo 2012 Limburgs Museum Venlo © 2024 cindyheldens

Nellie's verhaal 00:00 / 01:33 Audio excerpt transcribed: I am Nellie, the eldest daughter of boss Janssen. I lived in the house attached to the factory until I was 21. We experienced everything there. I experienced the war there, I can still remember it very well. A grenade hit our house, I can still remember that very well. That, above all, it was broken. The fact that lightning struck more often and that all the electrical pipes burst open was very frightening. Furthermore, I really enjoyed living there, but yes, there was no real room for maneuver. We were not allowed in the clay cave, even though we went there secretly. Every day the clay train came by and went from Teeuwen via the Keulseweg to the German border to collect clay. It was a spectacle every day when he came by. What I also remember is that when there was a wedding, the factory workers would put bowls in clay and place them in the middle of the road, and when the wedding procession passed by they would throw coins into them. When the procession was gone, the workers rushed outside to see what was inside. This they did divide themselves together. I don't actually know what they did with the money, but I suspect they went for a beer together. Janssen family summer 1948 Jan, Har, Nellie, Rinie and Els. Baas Janssen More stories

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Keramist Keramisch Vormgever pottenbakker beelden kunstenaar keramiek duurzaam Ceramic Artist pottery & art workshops autonoom gepersonaliseerde collecties ikebana Container op maat opdrachten workshops draai week pitfire expositie markt Beesel Limburg tableware servies kop bord vaas pot | keramiek PROJECTS PERSONALIZED WORKSHOPS NEWS ABOUT Contact Zoekresultaten Meer CONTACT INFO TELEPHONE +31(0)6 55 85 48 69 EMAIL info@cindyheldens.nl ADDRESS Monseigneur Theelenstraat 30, 5954 AZ Beesel (Limburg) The Netherlands Subscribe to the newsletter Terms and Conditions © 2025 cindyheldens

Keramist Keramisch Vormgever pottenbakker beelden kunstenaar keramiek duurzaam Ceramic Artist pottery & art workshops autonoom gepersonaliseerde collecties ikebana Container op maat opdrachten workshops draai week pitfire expositie markt Beesel Limburg tableware servies kop bord vaas pot | keramiek PROJECTS PERSONALIZED WORKSHOPS NEWS ABOUT Contact Zoekresultaten Meer WORKSHOP SIGN-UP I want to join the workshop: * Pitfire Day - April 12th 2025 I accept the terms and conditions terms and conditions Submit Thank you. You will receive an e-mail with info for the payment. © 2024 cindyheldens

Keramist Keramisch Vormgever pottenbakker beelden kunstenaar keramiek duurzaam Ceramic Artist pottery & art workshops autonoom gepersonaliseerde collecties ikebana Container op maat opdrachten workshops draai week pitfire expositie markt Beesel Limburg tableware servies kop bord vaas pot | keramiek PROJECTS PERSONALIZED WORKSHOPS NEWS ABOUT Contact Zoekresultaten Meer TESTIMONIALS Throwing week During the throwing week with Cindy I learned a lot. I had already tried something on the turntable for this, but didn't really know what I was doing when I came to Cindy. Cindy taught me many different techniques and after this week I can also start spinning independently. With her endless patience and very nice way of explaining, you can quickly take steps during this week. The program is as intensive as you want to make it yourself, because there is plenty of room to take a longer break or to get back to work in the studio immediately after the delicious lunch. The practicality of spinning and the relaxation that it brings brought me completely into the holiday atmosphere. It really is a present for yourself to be able to spend a week with Cindy! Annemarie Dentjens. June 2021 Internship My name is Marta Kovalska and I'm a student of sculpture and intermedia faculty in Academy of fine arts in Gdansk. This summer I spent in ceramic studio Cindy Heldens. It was my first time internship abroad, so I was really excited of what was going to wait for me there. My experience turned out much better than what I could have ever anticipated. Thanks to Cindy I felt comfortable and inspired. She gave me a lot of theoretical knowledge and also she was ready to help me all the time I was working with ceramic. She told me about techniques she used in her artwork, taught me wheel throwing and I was so happy to master this new to me thing. There was also enough time scheduled for my own experiments. This internship was a good combination of professional skills and a friendly relationships. I think it was a wonderful start into art of ceramics for me. Now I am trying to continue a ceramic practice and I'm happy that I always can count on Cindy's advice. Internship - 2019 Workshop week After a long run, we were in a certain state of excitement when we arrived in Cindy's yard. At a long table, in an attractive natural environment, for a first acquaintance, we received a gift. A coffee/tea cup, with our own name. Turned, baked and provided with her own beautiful glaze by Cindy. Seen and known, that's how it felt. It set the tone. It soon became apparent during the inventory that we would only make something of it that week with peace and patience, that we would learn from her experience and calm walk. The excitement turned into a calm consciousness. We sat there with seven women, on a sunny Monday morning in September. We know each other well, our spontaneously grown company, with our own identical aprons and individual skills. A group of women, completely different in terms of ceramic arts, with their own wishes and dreams. It would be an intensive week. There was room for that, Cindy took a good look, knew what kind of person we were and responded to our questions, she gave relaxed lessons about clays, materials to work with, and looked sharp with an experienced eye at each of us . Audrey, Cindy's sister, did the catering. As creative and knowledgeable as Cindy is with clay, so is her sister with food. A culinary surprise, prepared with care and attention, also for vegetarians and raw food goers. Every day was a moment to look forward to. Two ladies mastered the turning trade. Cindy gave the stamp: "there is potential in it. Practice and practice again". She transforms the mound of clay sadly off the record into usable clay again in her press, and nothing was too crazy for her, if we let another product shoot from our hands from the turntable with an ashamed head. The other five women have made works of art and useful objects from large to small. We learned to use the clay roller and the press on the wall for the formation of round clay pipes. So that we can work with it ourselves in our studio. As a group we did a pitfire one evening. The fire was cared for and kept burning by her husband. Very exciting to unpack the results after a night of smoldering….. Raku firing was another part, the glazed bird houses came out completely different, we continue with this technique in our own kiln. Unfortunately everything comes to an end, as different as we are, that's how we left. Everyone in their own phase of our ceramic development, this week was a strong stimulus. Worth repeating. Workshop week September 2020 A HOLIDAY feeling The shooting week with Cindy was my first clay experience on the turntable. What a great week I had, it felt like a little holiday close to home. The environment, playing with the clay, eating and being with nice people made this week unique. Cindy taught me the basics of spinning in her calm way. Because we alternated the shooting with a walk with Joep, Rakustoken and eating moments, the days were very varied and relaxed. I immediately signed up for my next vacation with Cindy. Liselore. "Working with CLAY gives me back me a feeling of home" I am happy when I work with clay. I am from Syria. I have been working with clay since I was 18. In Syria I had two exhibitions of my work and there was a lot of interest. My language coach in Roermond introduced me to Cindy and she invited me to come and make something out of ceramics. Now I can work with her and that makes me very happy! rana. © 2024 cindyheldens

Luister naar de Greswaren verhalen van: Hay Mijn eerste werk was door een gat kruipen waar ik net doorheen paste en ik moest van die hele dikke ijzeren kogels uit een molen halen... Nellie Ik heb tot mijn 21ste in het huis dat vast stond aan de fabriek gewoond. Daar hebben wij van alles meegemaakt... Rinie Mijn vader was baas Janssen, als we vader nodig hadden, en hij was in de fabriek gebruikten we een klaxon of een toet zoals ze dat toen noemden... Klik hier om het proces van Cindy Heldens, de maker van dit kunstwerk, te bekijken en te beluisteren.

Hay's verhaal 00:00 / 01:33 Audio excerpt transcribed: My name is Hay Martens, born and raised in Reuver. We lived opposite the factory where my father worked. The Greswaren factory. When I went to school I took a technical course and when I finished that I started in the forge. Go and try a week or a few weeks at the forge, see if they are of any use to you there, and then we will talk about the wages. That's how it was in those days. My first job was to crawl through a hole that I could just fit through and I had to get these really big iron balls from a grinder. They were sitting outside with two adults saying, hey, hurry up. I had sweat on my forehead, but I was the smallest and could fit through it hole of the chamotte mill where the pipes were ground again. Sometimes it was said that you did well, but usually it was about continuing to work and learning. We also sometimes got into trouble out! In the forge you had a large hood hanging over the fire, and we would throw bullets onto that hood from a distance. Under the hood the blacksmith stood working on the blacksmith's fire, the hood was to catch the smoke, there was always dust and other junk on it, and so it all fell into the blacksmith's neck, haa haa, then we had to make sure we got away quickly because then we almost had the hammer that the blacksmith had in his hands thrown at us. More stories

Rinie's verhaal 00:00 / 01:26 Audiofragment getranscribeerd: Ik ben Rinie Janssen, wij woonden vroeger bij de fabriek, Mijn vader was baas Janssen. Meer als 50 jaar heeft hij bij Teeuwen gewerkt en als kind zijnde hebben we daar een mooie tijd gehad. Bijvoorbeeld als we vader nodig hadden, en hij was in de fabriek aan het lopen. Nu op vandaag hebben ze mobieltjes maar toen hadden we een klaxon, of een toet zoals ze dat toen noemden. Toen moesten we “kort lang kort” op de toet drukken dan kwam hij. Langs het huis stond een hele grote schoorsteen, als we daar papiertjes in deden, wat we eigenlijk niet mochten, maar ja, af en toe waren we eens stout, dan duwden wij daar kranten in en kwamen ze er boven uit. En als het onweerde dan sloeg het bij ons bovenop die schoorsteen, waar we die papiertjes in duwden, dan viel bij ons het licht uit. Dan moest vader de fabriek in omdat we anders in het donker zaten, dan moesten wij een of ander zekering indraaien. Vroeger gingen we een keer per week ons wassen, tegenwoordig springen we onder de douche maar toen hadden we geen douche we gingen in een grote zinken teil, maar ja, dat was heel veel werk, Er moest warm water gemaakt worden op het fornuis en er ging veel water in die teil. In de fabriek wassen was een gemak, dan hoefden ze thuis niets meer te doen. Familie Janssen zomer 1948 Jan, Har, Nellie, Rinie en Els. Baas Janssen Meer verhalen