Ceramics art has been my passion and way of life for over 10 years. I graduated from the Ceramiq Artistic School of Ceramics, and I am currently developing my sculpture skills at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw.
For me working with clay is an opportunity for creative fulfilment and sharing my passion and love for this extraordinary material with others. Creating with clay is also a meditative pause in total presence. It is a material that requires extraordinary attention.
I create most of my work using the coiling technique. It is a labour-intensive method, but it gives me the possibility to create a variety of shapes. This is how my handmade basins, sculptures, urns and vases are created.
I look for inspiration in different areas of life. I often find them when travelling, when I view the world around me with an open mind. I am also inspired by nature, art and good design. I love the latest trends, but I am equally keen to draw on tradition and folklore.
My ceramics crafts are always fired at a high temperature, the so-called stoneware (1,250 degrees), which guarantees its strength and waterproofness. I fire art works in different ways. I often turn to alternative firings, such as raku or saggar. Recently, I have fallen in love with kilns that allow the clay to meet a live fire. I am happy to experiment in a pit kiln, a Hungarian kiln or a paper kiln.
I enjoy sharing my passion. I regularly organise ceramic workshops in my studio in Warsaw.
I am also a photographer. I love photographing people, especially women. I create simple natural portraits with which I try to tell the truth about a person. I make photographic illustrations for websites. I do business and family photography.
Apart from Ceramic School, I graduated from the Warsaw University, the Warsaw School of Photography, the Arvick Baghramian Shamanic School, and the Reiki I course. My interest in spirituality and energy work influence my creative work, these two fields draw from each other, they intermingle.