Writings

All the clays I have gathered in the past 2 months now need to be processed. That means thoroughly dried, soaked in water so the particles break down to smallest size, mixed well with water then sieved trough fine mesh. It is a time and energy consuming process, one which you constantly ask yourself if … Continued

My friend has a wood house deep in the forest of South Slovenia. Bears live there. He is wild at heart, just like many of my classmates from Faculty of civil and geodetic engineering, who were invited to visit him in his new house, which he painted in Swedish red! We are surveyors by education, … Continued

This week Živa and I again hunted down some clay. We visited an abandoned clay pit in Štajerska and another company which has a quarry of zeolite and white bentonite clay. The abandoned clay pit was so interesting. It was overgrown with forest already, but some banks were still exposed and the two of us … Continued

Vabim vas, da me obiščete na 42. Ribniškem sejemu v nedeljo, 3. septembra v Ribnici. I invite you to join me at Ribnica craft market on Sunday – September 3rd in Ribnica. Craft market is mostly about pottery and wood craft, but there will also be traditional foods and many other things; together there will … Continued

I feel there is a movement of finding your local clay, and I believe I contribute to the movement too. It all started few years ago, when I was still a student and I got an opportunity to work as a surveyor in Komunala Novo mesto. I was working in the field with another surveyor. … Continued

A friend and ceramic artist Liank Wu from Taiwan visited me in June and together we fired a kiln in Janja Gora, Croatia. His works are now available in my studio or via post worldwide. Please contact me for a shipping quotation.

My friend Živa is obsessed with clay hunting just about the same as me. This was hunted today in Gorenjska:

There are different types of workshops held in ceramic studio Anja Slapničar and in Anselma-public workspace in Ljubljana. Soon I will post new dates and schedule for a new Autumn season. Clay and Secrets of wheel-throwing is 1 on 1 wheel-throwing class Pinching marathon: 1 day class for technique of pinching (still in development, but first test … Continued

Pinčing maraton / Pinching maraton Izdelava skodelic iz polnega volumna / Making cups out of full volume 5. & 12. avgust, 8.00 – 20.00 Tržaška 36, Ljubljana | 1. nadstropje / 1st Floor Cena / Price: 60 € Info & prijava / Info & application: studio@anjaslapnicar.com