Although I was born 60 some years ago in Salem, Ohio, USA, I have spent most of my life in the beautiful forested region of Värmland,Sweden. Here, for the past thirty two years of wood-firing and salt glazing, I have been trying to find a balance between the intentional (man-made) and the unpredictable serendipity of the wood firing process.Sometimes we work well together, but the kiln always has the last say.