Daniel Les

Born into a family of craftsmen in Baia Sprie, Maramureș, Daniel Leș became an apprentice in his father's workshop at age 12. He pursued formal specialised courses, but remains convinced that the old apprenticeship method holds greater value. Seeing himself as a lump of clay in the hand of the Great Potter, Daniel vows not to leave any piece of clay untransformed in his studio built in his grandparents' village, where he creates and teaches restlessly. Honouring the memory of old masters, Daniel brings the past alive in his vessels for people to take home and make part of their present.