WHY DO I MAKE CERAMICS, AND WHAT DOES THIS “MERE MUD”, AS A LOT OF PEOPLE SAY, MEAN TO ME?
Ever since i first came into contact with clay, i was fascinated by this clump of earth, which follows and listens to my fingers and thoughts, so that later, with the help of fire, it becomes a solid item and a testament to my work and thoughts.
Within these ceramic forms and shapes, there is a blend of crafting skills and artistic inspirations, which forces one into continuous research and endless creative combinations of techniques, materials, colors, shapes and different expressions…An endless investigation in fire!
Therefore, I categorized my work into three different galleries-from gentle white, airily but solid glowing ceramic sculptures and ceramic tablets on a wooden base, to forms and tablets made in somewhat more robust techniques, such as naked raku and horse raku, effects of which are made by burning horse hair.