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Exploring handmade ceramics, one cup at a time. Oslo, Norway

02/11/2026

Takk for sist Oslo! I'm on the way home after a lovely a fully packed week in Norway. It was so nice to be back to teach at Kroloftet Keramikerne på Kroloftet , to catch up with friends and to enjoy the beautiful autumn colors.

As always, I had very motivated and friendly groups on both my beginner and intermediate throwing classes (how is that possible, to always meet such nice people?). This time I even included a bit of glaze madness and we experimented with how to layer glazes in a creative way - which was a great fun!

Now I'm happy to stay put and not travel for a few months, but will be back to Oslo sometime in the spring.

25/10/2026

Last week, I stole a few minutes from other work to photograph these little cups. They were one of the favourite things to come out from the firing I did end of August. Since then, I kept them hidden in the studio, no wanting anyone to be too interested, because I am not willing to part with them for a time. Good business skills? 😅

02/10/2026

See you Saturday and Sunday at Fiera Internazionale della Ceramica! Here are some photos from last year's market - the colors were amazing with the rain, however I'm hoping for a dry weekend this time!

30/09/2026

I spent the evening sanding bottoms and lids and thinking about my setup for Fiera Internazionale della Ceramica.

See you this weekend Saturday 3th and Sunday 4th of October from 10:00 to 19:00 at the beautiful Piazza Santa Croce! It is supposed to be a sunny weekend!

I just saw in the letter of the organizers that Sunday, October 4th, marks the 800th anniversary of the death of Saint Francis of Assisi. Santa Croce is the largest Franciscan basilica in the world and will be open for visits on the weekend and you will be able to admire frescoes by Giotto and the tombs of Michelangelo and Galileo Galilei.

(Hearing this I now really don't want to stand next to my pots anymore, but go and be a tourist 😅)

20/09/2026

An oval tray with grasses and layered glazes, after and before firing. The transformation that happens in the kiln never ceases to amaze me!

17/09/2026

I absolutely never wanted to make blue and brown pieces. But I simply can't stop working with these two glazes - there are so many lovely variations to discover. A subtle shift in the kiln atmosphere or thickness leads to brighter or dimner hues - always bringing in mind the blue hour just after sunset.

16/09/2026

Little treasure boxes - they were a joy to make and decorate. I will be taking more photos as soon as I am back from holiday, but here is a first glimpse!

These and a lot of other things will come with me to Fiera Internazionale della Ceramica 3-4 October!

30/08/2026

I spent the last week glazing, brushing scratching: a part of the process that I incredibly like. Finally we are down to a comfortable warm summer temperature, so it was great to sit outside and work away in the shadows at La Meridiana School of Ceramics

Still not finished, and I have to clean up all the pots, but hopefully ready to fire soon! And no, still not making red pots, these will change colour and hopefully end up brown, green, blue and white!

23/08/2026

Guess what was my favourite game as a child?

One of the best things in pottery is that each of the steps leading to a finished piece is so much fun!

19/08/2026

As many other small businesses, I have no idea how to deal with the new crazy EU packaging regulations, so honestly I'm not very excited about trying to update my webshop just to then have to exclude all of Europe from the possible destinations.

However, I have a lot of pieces in the works that I hope will find homes during the upcoming months, so I guess I have to cook up some solutions!

One thing for sure, you will find me on the ceramic market in Florence on the first weekend of October Fiera Internazionale della Ceramica

An autumn trip to italy so I don't need to ship? 😅

These are some of the glazes I'm planning on using. Scroll to the last photo to see the color palette that I choose as my inspiration!

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