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I spend most of my time here in my
workshop. Clay, as material and form
of expression, has never ceased to
fascinate me. From a lump of clay
you can create almost everything.
 I
use three–four different kinds of stoneware
clay,
i.e. clays which tolerate high
temperatures.
Everything is fired twice. For
the first firing the earthenware
must be absolutely dry, or else it will explode in the
kiln. At
this first firing the temperature is
about 1000ºC.
The second firing is the
glaze firing, which I fire at 1280– 1300ºC.
I
mix my glazes after my own recipes. My
kiln is a
gas kiln, which has the advantage of
being able to fire both in
reduction and oxid
atmosphere.
Electric kilns can only fire i oxid atmosphere. Both
clays and glazes change colour
and
shade in the reduction atmosphere,
and that is what I like best.
 However, glazes are not my main interest. Lines, structures and shades in the partly unglazed clay are
more important to me. To catch expressions and
movements is the most essential. I work mainly with reliefs and sculptures and do not work on the wheel that much. Often I roll one clay on top of another and fold and bend to get interesting lines. To open the kiln after a glaze firing always is the same excitement, because you can never be certain of the result. It is a constant challenge, and I never get tired of it!
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