Seller's presentation : François-Marie Billard

Born in 1969.

2003-2005 Courses and training in Bourges ceramics with Brigitte marionneau. Since 2003, learning cooking wood in Yoland cazenove. Frequent exchanges with Yoland I can approach his method of work. Personal cooking since 2004 with a gas oven.

Work marionneau Brigitte was my first contact with ceramics. It is by following his teachings in Bourges that I learned the techniques of shaping and cooking at low temperature. At the same time, my meeting with Yoland cazenove2 me discover a different approach to ceramics, as well as the work of many potters comtemporary and old.

It is in contact with these two sensibilities that I have initiated work in low temperature cooking, inspired by the art aku

My pieces are shaped, built at the plate, engobées with natural materials (various clays, crushed stone, etc… ), Sometimes added metal oxides. Then comes the cooking of the glaze, followed by a enfumage sight. Often, some parts are annealed to obtain the desired result. My work is mainly based on the bowl. It allows me to do a search on the frits and slips, to animate or shiny surfaces, more or less smoky.