Clay as a Mirror of the Self
Clay as a Mirror of the Self
Activity details
I welcome you to my workshop in Oullins to introduce you to my world: the world of shaping clay, of earth that still breathes beneath the fingers.
I work without preliminary drawings, without an armature, letting the form emerge from within, slowly, like a poem. Together, we will dive into this living material, stoneware, which I have been shaping for more than fifteen years.
I will explain how my figures are born, often children, balanced between sky and earth, carrying silence and imagination. You will see volumes in progress, sculptures fired or awaiting firing, and I will tell you about the techniques I use, high-temperature firing, and the grain I choose to preserve.
A sensitive and inspiring visit for those who wish to discover the intimacy of a workshop and the journey of a sculptor.
The artisan
Marie-Hélène, +15 years of experience
Artist-author affiliated with Maison des Artistes
“Do you not have within you an immense world? Then be its cry.” This phrase has accompanied me always.
I shape figures as one writes poems: slowly, patiently, day after day.
My work is figurative, rooted in emotion and feeling. I like forms to emerge from within, without sketches or an armature, respecting the grain and texture of the clay, fired at high temperature.
After a life devoted to art therapy, sculpture became my profession, my silent cry, my way of speaking of the world.
Shaping life is my mantra.
The workshop
Oullins · Rhône
My workshop is a refuge.
It is a simple space, shaped by the years, silence, and earth. Here, everything has its place: tools lined up, blocks of still-damp stoneware, sculptures waiting, forms in the making. Light enters softly, caressing the volumes, highlighting the gestures, accompanying the silences.
I work in this place as one inhabits an inner landscape. It is neither large nor imposing, but it is deeply alive. It holds the memory of all the figures I have shaped, of children in suspension, of gazes turned toward the sky, of moments captured in the grain of the material.
It is a workshop that I open with joy to those who wish to discover my world. You will see earth as it is, raw, sensitive, malleable. You will smell the scent of past firings, perhaps hear the discreet breath of a creation in progress.
Here, I take my time. And I invite you to do the same.
To know
Cancellation policy:
Free cancellation if more than 48 hours before the experience starts. Between 48 and 24 hours before, 50% of the amount is due. Less than 24 hours before, cancellation is non-refundable.
Visit
15€
/ personDuration 45 min