Many have a romantic dream of a craftsman's life in the countryside. Ika Johannesson meets Emil Österholm, who lives outside Härnösand and has just that.
There are many steps from lump of clay to finished object. In firing, anything can happen, depending on temperature, glaze and firing time. Ika Johannesson challenges her strong need for control and goes to see Cecilia Kraitz in Båstad.
Kakan Hermansson is a trained ceramicist. She makes colorful, rolled pots and uses a technique called marbling. Ika Johannesson's fussy side, which wants order and straight lines, gets a real run-through.
Ika Johannesson visits the artist Anabelí Brancusi, who builds giant women in clay. She also gets a lesson in perfection from Kennet Williamsson - one of Sweden's greatest ceramic artists.
