My name is Berit Hines.
I am a graduate of the Royal Academy of Art and Design in s'Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands with a Bachelor of fine Arts degree in Ceramics.
I worked in Ceramics for over ten years, having regular shows in galleries, participating in art fairs, and teaching Ceramics classes to adults as well as children.
I moved from Holland to the US in 1999, and retired from Ceramics, after having sold my studio and most of my work in order to be able to immigrate.
I found a wonderful outlet in polymer clay. I approach the material in the same manner I used to work in ceramics: I like to let the material "tell me what to do", and I love to work with the paint-like layering effects of the colors as well as the lively movements of the distortions. I hope you will feel that joy in my work!
I live in Wisconsin with my husband Clay (fancy that!) and my cat Charlie.