

In the studio series 'Elements of Fire' polished stoneware, fired directly in a wood fire. During the wood firing, carbon becomes trapped in the open-pored clay, creating—depending on the firing—different light and dark areas as well as varied graphic structures. The smoke traces can only be controlled to a limited extent. The less they are controlled, the more interesting the structures that emerge.


Agricultural waste is used for firing. Here, grapevine prunings. The ash is also reused.
There is a beauty in chance that cannot be created by hand or machine.
