Perhaps because I am a little saturated with all the art that surrounds me, so I prefer to make useful and beautiful things that don't cost too much and that people can enjoy every day. This is my purpose and I always say “use them, and don’t worry about breaking them!”

In an effort to lower costs, I always start from a set of standard potter shapes. Then I deform them, decorate them, put on handles, add things and make them more personal and imperfect. Every year I redo all the colours, because I like the surprise of ceramics, the thrill of saying “how what will come out?”

Nature. At the moment, I am particularly inspired by the tentacles of anemones, polyps – things that move in a fluid, harmonious and natural way. Some shapes are deformed by the heat in the kiln, which is something I really like, because I can’t control it.

The surprise of opening the kiln. I also like the discipline and the patience, the constancy, and knowing how – and when – to let go. When something breaks, I accept it. Learning to cope with the mourning of a broken object is something that ceramics teaches you to do.