The workshop of potter Stefan Andersson stands deep in the woods of central Sweden, where snow envelops everything all winter long, and nature gloriously awakes in summer. Most of his work is wood fired in the open air kiln next to his workshop. “Fire is fascinating, full of life, and in long wood firings clay develops added depth,” he says. The wood for the kiln comes from local suppliers, and he harvests his own natural ingredients, such as earthenware clays, grasses and reeds for making glazes, and other pottery supplies. “When looking at my work, you should expect to see traces. Maybe a fingerprint, ridges from throwing, scars from how they were stacked in the kiln and patterns created by fire. To me they are decorative and very much a part of the piece’s spirit.”
Stefan Andersson
