STRANDBY/LANGELAND

At Poul Erik Eliasen er teknisk dygtig, kan man forvisse sig om ved at studere hans porcelænsskåle, der – under normale vilkår – ville være faldet sammen i stedet for at leve videre. Men de står der stadig. At han også har sans for glasurer og formgivning, kan ses i hans stentøj og porcelæn med deres klare, men nuancerede udtryk.

Siden 1986 har han haft eget værksted i skovene sydvest for Tranekær. Ikke i skovens dybe stille ro, men med P3 bragende ud af de store ældre højttalere i værkstedet.

“Jeg bliver inspireret konstant, nogle gange måske uden at være forberedt på det. Man kan gå en tur på stranden, i skoven… Og så er der jo masser af gode keramikere i både Danmark og udlandet, som er værd at blive inspireret af. Når jeg er i Paris, Tyskland, Egypten eller Tyrkiet, går jeg gerne på museer for at se på former og mønstre.”

Poul Erik Eliasen’s technical skill is evident by studying his porcelain bowls, which – under normal circumstances – would have collapsed instead of living on. But they are still there. That he also has a flair for glazes and design can be seen in his stoneware and porcelain with their clear but nuanced expression.

Since 1986, he has had his own workshop in the woods southwest of Tranekær. Not in the deep quiet calm of the forest, but with P3 blaring out of the big old speakers in the workshop.

“I’m constantly inspired, sometimes perhaps without being prepared for it. You can go for a walk on the beach, in the woods… And there are plenty of great ceramicists in Denmark and abroad who are worth being inspired by. When I’m in Paris, Germany, Egypt or Turkey, I like to go to museums to look at shapes and patterns.”