Niek Hoogland (NL)
is potter, living and working in Tegelen. Ever since the time of the Romans potters in Tegelen have worked with the local clay, coming from the river Maas, producing rooftiles, bricks and dinnerware.
Nowadays Niek works with red clay from the Westerwald. He is inspired by the slipware tradition of his region, the free way in which the slip-ware potters worked with their clay and decoration. Niek decorates his work when bonedry, with areas of colour and layering with a variety of slip-trailed and brush-painted lines. The kiln for biscuit firing is heated to 900C. After glazing the final firing at 1100C. gives the work its strong colours, shining surface and hardness.
