In the early 1880s, she practised embroidery, adopting the Pompeian approach favoured by Thorvald Bindesbøll.
She went on to work with ceramics at the Utterslev workshop with Bindesbøll and the Skovgaard brothers where she developed a freer, more personal style.
Significantly influenced by Japanese art, she developed an ornamental approach to the seabirds, animals, plants and beach scenes she frequently painted.
Some of her ceramic creations are among her most notable works, especially a plate depicting a starfish, a glazed relief with oyster catchers, and distinctive bowls with vultures.

Konstantin-Hansen painted her last major work in 1930, Svaneflok i våge, depicting a group of swans near Kolding Fjord.
In the early 1880s, she practised embroidery, adopting the Pompeian approach favoured by Thorvald Bindesbøll. She went on to work with ceramics at the Utterslev workshop with Bindesbøll and the Skovgaard brothers where she developed a freer, more personal style. Significantly influenced by Japanese art, she developed an ornamental approach to the seabirds, animals, plants and beach scenes she frequently painted. Some of her ceramic creations are among her most notable works, especially a plate depicting a starfish, a glazed relief with oyster catchers, and distinctive bowls with vultures.
Konstantin-Hansen painted her last major work in 1930, Svaneflok i våge, depicting a group of swans near Kolding Fjord.
Elise Konstantin-Hansen