Johanne Birkeland - Jossolini

Johanne Birkeland, also known as Jossolini, is a Norwegian ceramist and artist with workshops in Hvasser in Færder municipality and at Kroloftet in Oslo. She holds a journeyman's certificate in ceramics, has an academic background, and experience from private industry – a combination that characterizes her professional and exploratory approach to her craft.

All production takes place in her own workshops, where she is responsible for the design, shaping, and firing of each individual object. She uses traditional handicraft techniques such as throwing, pinching, and coiling, and works with both porcelain and stoneware.

Birkeland's fascination with clay as a material underpins her entire practice. She is inspired by the diverse qualities and characteristics of clay – from the fragile and transparent nature of porcelain to the coarse, tactile surface of stoneware. The result is works that balance between the delicate and the rustic, between tradition and innovation.

Through her artistic endeavors, Johanne Birkeland explores the relationship between craftsmanship, material, and form – continuing the Norwegian ceramic tradition with a personal and modern expression.

Selected press articles:

Norsk husflidslag: Johanne (29) quit her job and moved home to her parents. All to follow her dream

KK:Johanne quit her secure job to pursue a career as a ceramist

Øyene: Mother and daughter in Hvasser have started something that didn't exist in Norway before: – I lost my income and had nothing stable

Tønsberg blad: Johanne quit a good job to pursue her dream: – I was 30 years old and wondered if I was too old to make such a choice

Gjengangeren: In inheritance from one craftsman to another

Øyene: Hvasser ceramist with Oslo exhibition: Johanne in Hvasser sold out everything on the first day of exhibition