Birgit Falker

I work with stoneware clay, I throw pots, dishes, bowls, vases, and vessels on the wheel and also hand build.
To find out what one can do with clay is just an amazing journey – I feel grounded working with it.
I hold the clay of the earth in my hand, I wedge it to beat out all the air, I add water to the clay, centre it and built it up. At some point magic happens under my fingertips. Air will dry the clay and decoration can begin. Fire will give the clay the last transformation to beauty and must be the ultimate highlight for every potter. My inspiration comes from the nature surrounding me – this can be the garden, animals, sea, woodlands and ferns under the trees. I find the seeds in late summer and winter spellbinding.
The excitement of how glazes, firing and clay work together is always extraordinarily exciting, especially when working with the wood kiln.

Birgit Falker