Discover the Kerstin Behrens porcelain manufactory in Sukow

In Sukow in the Lewitz nature reserve, porcelain painter and designer Kerstin Behrens lets you look over her shoulder in her workshop." Only 14 kilometers away from the state capital Schwerin and yet in the middle of nature: "This is where I find the motifs for my decorations on tableware and accessories: local trees, grasses, flowers and insects. But the proximity to the Baltic Sea and the Mecklenburg lakes is also important to me: I also work fish and sails into my objects as sculptural motifs." Even as a schoolgirl, Kerstin Behrens worked in a branch of the Boizenburg tile factory, and her desire to complete her training in the stronghold of porcelain, the State Porcelain Manufactory in Meissen, was clear from an early age. This was followed by design studies in Heiligendamm: "I want to continue the Meissen tradition, but I am looking for my own artistic expression." This also includes hand-painted unique pieces according to customer wishes. And so the range of expression is enormously broad: from clear Nordic elegance to dancing herrings. The special firing technique produces hard porcelain, which is as hard as diamond and is therefore also used in laboratories. Thin-walled, shimmering white, filigree objects are created: "I have designed lanterns with motifs of local leaves, in which the candlelight makes the porcelain appear almost transparent: Dandelion, oak or lime leaves made of light." Painting on the porcelain also creates an interplay of light and color: "The high white content of the porcelain allows me to paint on it like on paper. This gives me the opportunity to make the colors very fine, bright and transparent." Kerstin Behrens is happy to pass on her enthusiasm for porcelain painting to her visitors: "In my courses, participants can create their own small works of art from porcelain, discover their painting talents and get to know the work in a porcelain manufactory in a very practical way." Opening hours: Mon-Fri 4pm - 6pm, Sat 10am - 6pm

Kerstin Behrens' first Mecklenburg porcelain manufactory in Sukow

In the middle of the Lewitz nature reserve, just 14 kilometers from the state capital Schwerin, Kerstin Behrens runs her porcelain manufactory in Sukow - the first of its kind in Mecklenburg. Trained at the renowned State Porcelain Manufactory in Meissen and having studied design in Heiligendamm on the Baltic coast of Mecklenburg, she combines classic porcelain art with an independent artistic expression.

Nature motifs from Mecklenburg-Vorpommern on hard porcelain

The nature of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern is the most important source of inspiration for Kerstin Behrens. Native trees, grasses, flowers and insects from the Lewitz region can be found in her works, as can motifs from the Baltic Sea region: she incorporates fish and sails as sculptural elements in her objects. Her delicately designed lanterns are particularly impressive, with candlelight shining through the thin-walled hard porcelain and illuminating motifs such as dandelions, oak or lime leaves.

Experience porcelain painting - courses in the Sukow workshop

Visitors to the workshop in Sukow can watch Kerstin Behrens at work and become active themselves. In painting courses, participants create their own small works of art from porcelain and learn the special techniques of porcelain painting. The offer ranges from hand-painted unique pieces on customer request to tableware and accessories - from Nordic-clear elegance to playful dancing pegs.

first mecklenburg porcelain manufactory - Kerstin Behrens

Kerstin Behrens' first Mecklenburg porcelain manufactory in Sukow

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