Exhibition at Takao Komagino Garden with pots planted
On the outskirts of Tokyo, by the end station of Chuo line, sits Takao Komagino Garden by the foot of the mountain Takao. It is a...
Pot exhibition in Tokyo november 2024
On a quiet street in a neighborhood in Ogikubo, not far from the station where the trains along the Chuo line make their way to the...
Ryan Neil and the ancients
I got to know Ryan on a hike up the California mountains to visit the ancient Bristlecone pines. Even though we were at a high altitude,...
Shuuhou
Hidemi Kataoka / Shuuhou / Shuho picking out his latest batch from the small gas kiln. Both me and Hidemi is some of a sweet tooth so...
Bon-Sai
Listening to Bon-Sai when he talks about his unique approach to bonsai pottery. Standing on the street and peeking through the skylight...
Bigei
Bigei - Hirata Atsumi Bigei with one of his collected bambu rods. He is noticeably surprised when he opens the door and see me standing...
Juko
Juko - Kuniaki Aiba Juko is silent and puzzling. I met him for the first time when there was a ”sake night” at the local restaurant....
Koyo
Koyo - Kouichirou Aiba An old man is standing smiling in the door and greets me when I arrive. He gently guides me through the gallery...
Ikko
IKKO - Ikko Watanabe Ikko belongs to one of the Tokoname potters who have decided to remove his range from the Tokoname catalog. He has...
Eimei
Eimei - Hideaki Shimizu It's hard to interview Eimei without quickly getting into talking about his father. Eimei has managed to make a...
