The beauty of Nature is the main source of inspiration for my work.

I use fine English porcelain clay or stoneware clay from St. Amand en Puisay in France.

My work process consists of many steps.

First of all, I weigh the clay, then I knead it to avoid air bubbles. After that, the pieces are wheel-thrown or hand-built.
When the piece begins to dry, reaching a consistance called leather-hard, which is a short moment between wet and dry, I trim it with special tools to finish the shape and create the foot.

Then, a long time is necessary for the actual inside-out drying. Once each piece is completetly dry, I sand down the foot and the edge.

Then comes the first firing, which turns the clay into bisqueware.

When the first firing is done, it is almost time for the glazing, but before that, the piece must be cleaned of every speck of dust, signed and waxed under the foot so that the glaze does not stick to the inside of the kiln.

Glazing is a very important step. I prepare the glaze recipes myself after a long time spent in research and testing.

All the ingredients are weighed and sieved.

 For the pieces where different colors are superposed, patterns and drawings are made with wax at each level of the glaze using the ancient Batik technique.

Then, it is time for the second firing at high-fire, around 1280°C.

After waiting for the kiln to cool down completely, the pieces are finally finished. The opening of the kiln door is always an emotional moment…!