The future of porcelain painting -
Stephanie & Christin
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MEISSEN has been known worldwide for centuries for its incomparable porcelain painting. In order to preserve this unique craft, it is essential to regularly educate new talents. And once again this year, seven young talents have successfully completed their apprenticeships as manufactory porcelain painters. Over a period of three and a half years, they learned the precise craft of painting on porcelain and developed their very own creative signature.
At the end of their apprenticeship, the young artists produce a very special piece: The keepsake piece („Erinnerungsstück“). This is the final masterpiece for which they can demonstrate all the skills they have acquired. A reflection of their drawing and personal development.
We present four of these young talents and their keepsake pieces.
Stephanie Ziemann
For her keepsake piece she chose a motif that had accompanied her since drawing school: Asian scenes. Inspired by copying Far Eastern woodcuts, she developed a special passion for this aesthetic. With fine brushwork and a great sense of composition, she transferred this style onto porcelain – figurative, detailed, and with impressive precision. A piece that reflects not only her skills, but also her artistic development during the apprenticeship.
As a child, Stephanie visited the demonstration workshops in Meissen with her family – and was immediately fascinated by the craftsmanship and attention to detail. For her, the name MEISSEN had always been inseparably linked with the word “porcelain.” The decision to train as a porcelain painter at this traditional manufactory was therefore both a logical and emotional step.
During her apprenticeship, she tried out various techniques, developed her own patterns, completed production assignments, and worked intensively with materials, perspective, and the effects of color. She was particularly fascinated by lifelike, plastic painting with watercolors and by transferring drawings onto porcelain.
Stephanie’s goal is to establish herself in the figurative and landscape painting department of the manufactory – and one day to create pieces as richly adorned as those of her experienced colleagues. With openness, curiosity, and perseverance, she has already laid the foundation for this.
“Every hand brings its own signature – and that’s exactly what makes our work unique.”
– Christin Neelsen
– Christin Neelsen
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Christin Neelsen
With her keepsake piece Christin was able to once again demonstrate the skills she had mastered during her training. The design was a lively process: she collected ideas and knew what she wanted to include – flowers, animals, berries, and water droplets. She experimented, rearranged, and discarded elements. This is how a piece emerged that captures the essence of flower painting – playful, vibrant, and full of love for detail.
“I didn’t have a fixed vision – just individual elements that I definitely wanted to incorporate. The rest I simply let grow, like a picture that gradually comes together.”
Christin comes from Schleswig-Holstein – at first, she only knew MEISSEN by name. A newspaper article her grandmother showed her and an internship led her to the manufactory. Today, she is convinced: this training was exactly the right choice.
She was particularly shaped by the typical style of flower painting: precise, confidently placed brushstrokes that create light, shadow, and form with a single movement – without endless corrections. This technique not only changed the way she works on porcelain, but also had a lasting influence on her personal painting style.
Christin knows: not every day goes perfectly. But with perseverance, openness, and the courage not to compare yourself to others, you grow into the art of painting – and into yourself.
“Every hand brings its own signature – and that’s exactly what makes our work unique.”
Alessa Granzow & Corinna Granzow
You can get to know two other young talents and their keepsake pieces in this article: The future of porcelain painting – Alessa & Corinna
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