Since my childhood I have been attracted by creative ways of doing things with my hands. I was lucky to experiment working with many different materials such as clay, wood, stone, metal and “papier maché” and learn the techniques working with those materials.

I have been throwing clay on the wheel for the past fifteen years. Initiated to the technique by the French Paris based ceramicist Karin Dessag, I have mastered throwing earthenware and Raku ceramic work. The magic of raku kicked in. Since then, I never miss a chance to produce new Raku objects and sculptures. Every creation is unique and no matter your expectations, it always turns out the way nature wants it to be.

Raku is an ancient Japanese ceramic technique that relies on the unpredictable strength of fire. Each object is unique. No two pieces will ever be the same.
Once I produce an item in a special raku clay, I let it dry. After a first go in the electric kiln. I use a Raku propane kiln. I take the pieces red hot out of the kiln creating a chock in temperature which will disturb the melted glaze. I then plunge my ceramics in containers filled with wood chips to smoke up the ceramics. The great temperature contrast forces the glaze to crack and smoke then can sip through those cracks. After extracting the still hot pieces out of the ashes, I scrub off the entire soot residue. The result is surprising every time, and no matter what you expect, Raku is appealing as it decides to be!