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gentofte , denmark kunsthåndværkerskolen 1960-64 1968 chr . grauballes mindelegat danish pottery , fiberglass , ceramic 1942 jane reumert jane reumert.jpg jane reumert
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jane reumert

jane reumert -lrb- born 1942 -rrb- is a danish ceramist .
reumert was born in gentofte , denmark , and worked as a professional ceramist since the 1960s .
reumert 's influences range from nature to calligraphy .
she has stated that she was interested in nature and especially birds from her early youth .
those motives are found in her work of the 2000s .
she uses european and asian calligraphic lettering styles .
in the late 1980s reumert began working on porcelain and made thin salt glazed vessels , fired to 1330 ° c .
in the early 1990s , she experimented with adding fiberglass and other fibers to her clay , allowing thinner forms .
she often displays her work on wire tripods to create the illusion of floating .
in 1994 , reumert was awarded the torsten and wanja soderberg nordic design prize .
in 2011 , she took part in the nordic woodfire marathon , and was a guest artist at the international ceramic research centre in denmark .
reumert has published writings and books on ceramic techniques and on her own work .
she writes in danish and some of her books , including `` transparency '' and `` contemporary pottery '' , have been translated into english .
in 2003 , jane reumert moved away from the island of bornholm where she created her salt-glazed pieces with a gas-fired kiln to copenhagen , where she uses a wood-fired kiln .
reumert is married to danish artist bo bonfils .
