Category: Keramik
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From Cold Spring to Full Summer
May 1st brought both spring and summer on the very same day. I’d been enjoying a long, rather cold spring, which gave me time to catch up – with myself and with the preparations in the garden and the pottery studio. Now the heat arrived and it was suddenly midsummer. Lovely, but also a bit…
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Every Hand-Thrown Cup Has Its Own Personality
I often stand by the shelf in the gallery, getting a feel for the hand-thrown cups, one by one. Noting the weight, the surface, the glaze, the base, the shape. Turning them around. Setting them down. Picking them up again. Sometimes one gets to come along into the kitchen, and then it might become a…
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Mixing Your Own Glazes: Simpler Than You Think
It starts with a few raw materials such as feldspar, kaolin and quartz — a few more are needed to give the glaze its character. After firing, you can have a glaze that’s entirely your own. Glazes are one of the things about ceramics I never tire of. Buying ready-made glaze works. But it’s not…
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Glossy Vases, When the Glaze Took the Lead
The glossy glaze came about through glaze tests. When I saw the results I fell so in love with these blue, turquoise and green tones that I decided to create a whole series just for this glaze. The series includes glossy vases and bowls in various shades of turquoise, blue and green. The glaze is…
