Since the beginning of the 1990´s I´ve been working with a sculptural clay with volcanic grit.The American ceramic artist, Bob Shay, introduced this rough and spectacular clay body to the Danish ceramists during a symposium called Clay Today. 

During the years I have developed several specific clay bodies – one for large solid work, one for small pieces and one for open structures. They give me a range of possibilities for working freely with my sculptures. However I do not see the teqnique as a means in itself, more like a tool which allows me to realize my ideas.

Intution has always played a central role in my work. In the beginning my expression was colourful and heavy. It was part of a necessary liberating process and a way to discover my own ceramic language.Today most of my pieces are monochrome. It enables me to focus on form and expression and the work comes through simpler and stronger. I like to play with constructions, and I am fascinated by the contrast between the weight of the clay and the lightness of the airy, modelled structures.  

I have had different approaches to developing a personal, creative process.  For a long period I took photographs of objects, surfaces and details that caught my attention - collecting visual memories. Currently I´m mostly intrigued by geological phenomena, scientific research and modern architecture.

The process is slow. I allow myself to reflect, alter and change, follow the impulses that emerge and give room for a dialogue with each sculpture. It´s my hope that the individual piece becomes a threedimensional piece of poetry with a language of its own.

Time is a word that I keep returning to...