One day, a customer entered my shop and said:
"We need to surround ourselves with beautiful things."
The pieces I handcraft in my workshop tell of this quest for beauty, emotion and wonder. They are all the outcome of a search for shape, texture and color, followed by technical gestures - learned and improvised - that allow room for creativity and pleasure.
The variations are endless and the result is always unique.
The making of a piece requires time.
Drawing a design, choosing a clay, weighing it, kneading it, shaping the piece, letting it dry but not too much, doing the finishing touches, letting it dry completely again, firing it once, sanding it, glazing it and then firing it a second time.
At each stage, precise gestures are needed, taking the time to observe, respecting the slow drying process and resisting the urge to rush. Perhaps it's this waiting that makes the final opening of the kiln so exhilarating.
Each piece is unique and carries within it this respect for the time that defines its existence.
In this way, it brings us a simple and comforting joy.
