About my work

The beauty of imperfection.

Sometimes I find a shard in the ground or some other object affected by sand and water. Rusted, discolored. I really like that atmosphere, that imperfection. I immediately wonder: where does it come from? How old is it?

You can find some photos in 'inspiration'

I want that atmosphere to be reflected in my work. In my search for suitable firing techniques I ended up with saggar firing. I can influence this firing technique, but not control it. The imperfection can be seen in the random patterns and colors.

In my newer work I break the works after firing the bisque fire and fire them loose in the saggar. Then I put them back together. This creates random patterns.
The atmosphere of my work touches on wabi-sabi, a Japanese philosophy and aesthetic that assumes that perfection does not exist.