The Ceramic Artist Portrait is a special “gem” of the Ceramics Days.
This year, artists Claudia Kraml and Kati Jünger will introduce their work and offer fascinating insights into their very different approaches and techniques. The common thread is the telling of stories through ceramic objects. The format offers collectors, ceramics enthusiasts, and practitioners alike an exclusive opportunity to experience outstanding contemporary ceramic artists up close as they work. With live demonstrations, visual material, and narratives on artistic development, a diverse program awaits you. The group lunch is a particularly inviting opportunity for exchange. Ceramicist and Werkschule lecturer Martin McWilliam will moderate the event. 

Date: July 31, 2026 | 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.  

€60, including a light lunch, coffee, tea, and water  

The event will take place at Werkschule e.V. Oldenburg, Rosenstraße 41, 26122 Oldenburg.
The participation fee is 60 euros, including a light lunch, coffee, tea, and water.
Please register for the event by emailing info@werkschule.de or use our course registration system and select the course “Ceramicist Portrait.”

Course number: 8799

Claudia Kraml is a master of figurative storytelling. She works with heavily chamotte-laden clay and combines various modeling techniques. Some of her unmistakably hybrid sculptures are initially built up solidly and later hollowed out, while others are constructed as hollow forms. Engobes, paints, printing techniques, and oxide washes are applied in numerous layers and consolidated through multiple firing phases. Selected pieces are finally accented with subtle details such as luster, gold, or ceramic decals. This multi-step process gives rise to the characteristic complexity, depth, and fragile expressiveness of her figures. 

Claudia Kraml was born in Kirchheim/Teck in 1977. She worked as a registered nurse until 2014, when she began studying painting and ceramics at the Nürtingen Academy of Fine Arts, graduating in 2019. The artist lives and works in Bissingen-Ochsenwang. In addition to numerous exhibitions in galleries across Germany, Kraml’s works have also been shown in France. 

Kati Jünger is one of the leading contemporary artists in the field of ceramic vessels. After completing her training in ceramics, she studied at institutions including the Gerrit Rietveld Academie in Amsterdam and the University of Applied Arts in Vienna. She has been working in her own studio in Laufen since the early 1990s.  
At the heart of her work lies the interplay between form and surface. Her pieces—primarily vases, cups, and teapots—are characterized by rich relief textures and multi-layered ornamentation, composed of a wide variety of found objects and motifs. This results in narrative, almost pictorial surfaces that lend each object its own story.  
Another hallmark of Jünger’s style is the fusion of tradition and innovation: she combines classical ceramic techniques with materials such as glass, metal, or epoxy resin. Despite this spirit of experimentation, the functionality of her vessels remains a priority for her. Kati Jünger has received numerous awards for her work—her pieces are represented in collections worldwide.