How I work
I build each ceramic by hand, carefully joining together coils of clay, without ever turning. On their slightly wet faces, I apply several layers of engobes or colored clays with different brushes, and on the inside, after the bisque firing, glazes in rich shades.
I prepare every material I use from their raw components, based on formulations I have been testing over the course of many years. The components I use are minerals, mainly clays, flint, feldspars and a variety of oxides and carbonates.
My ceramics are fired at high temperatures; they are therefore, strong and durable. I fire all the pieces twice: in the second firing, they reach maturity and their final appearance at 2282°F. It is the completion of a long and fascinating process, after which a finished piece emerges.
My ceramic pieces are different in shape, profile, and size; not one is identical to another. On their surfaces, contrast and movement, abstraction and figure, define their unique character.
According to shape and possible uses, I have classified my work in five ceramic lines: Okhra, Terra, Azura, Kreta, and Umbra.
Okhra
Rhythms that tell stories
Bowls with engobes, sometimes glazed inside, of different sizes.
Terra
Rich in color, covered with meaningful images
Vases with engobes, glazed inside, in different shapes and various sizes.
Azura
Full of life and movement
Boxes with engobes, glazed inside, in different sizes.
Kreta
Echoes of childhood
Pendant figures with engobes and glazes, small in size.
Umbra
Mystic guardians
Sculptures with engobes, sometimes glazed inside, medium and large in size.
