Harmony is essentially balance, and balance is key when working with clay. This is especially true when building my pieces, to avoid them tipping over when the clay turns soft again during the firing phase. However, I find disharmony more interesting; it can create such energy.

My glaze is as much form as it is surface. I play with its physicality to work figuratively with the glaze. I challenge the laws of gravity and strive to create weightlessness by mimicking the clouds and by imitating the floating beings of the deep sea.

I am inspired by nature: from microcosmic molecular structures to intangible weather phenomena such as storms, clouds and waves. I use these to unfold and express the poetic and dramatic potential of clay.

Clay has the fantastic ability to be perpetually transformed into something new and meaningful. You never reach the end of possibility with clay. For me, a piece is successful if it has vigour and energy. It must never be dull.