February 2022
The Grooves: some tips to perform them at their best
Grooves are a great way to give a ceramic object a texture, to give it personality and elegance. Here are 4 small tips to do them best. 1. CLAY HARDNESS The piece must be of the right hardness to [...]
January 2020
Teaching Ceramic
Teaching ceramic was another step in my growth as a ceramist. The evening course and workshops were two important professional experiences of 2019. Sooner or later, all in life we have been students, apprentices, trainees... after a first basic [...]
June 2019
Arts and Crafts Today
“Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful”. (William Morris, The Beauty of Life, 1880) “To give people pleasure in the things they must perforce use, that is one [...]
April 2019
Chasing a Shape
Looking at the ceramic production of the past is a way to find my own style. It is incredible how a material soft as clay can be transformed into a solid and durable object. Its plasticity makes it so [...]
February 2019
Thoughts of an artisan
Shaping the clay requires long time, patience, concentration and confidence in the results... all mental attitudes that require serenity, break for a while the often too hectic pace of everyday life. Every time to reach the laboratory I go [...]
September 2018
Step By Step
The last week the kiln has arrived. This huge green cube of 150 kilos is on my terrace. It can exceed 1000 °C (1832 °F). It is powerful and gentle at the same time, increasing temperature at a slow [...]