I just have some minutes to put on some pictures on my blog and then I am off to Mashiko. I am renting a van and friends Rob and Yuka-san come to help me and drive up to Mashiko. Adriaan has problems with his back, so, this is wonderful. Now some pictures. “Reach ... Continue Reading
Ceramic Horsehair and Kamakura-Red Exhibition: “Wings: love is a bird, she needs to fly” Toko gallery postcode 321-4218, Jonaizaka 2, Mashiko-machi, Haga-gun, Tochigi The dates of the show:Saturday November 27 – Thursday December 9. Opening hours:10-6 ... Continue Reading
I am preparing for a month long trip. First, I will go to the US and help our oldest with his upcoming Music and Technology Conference in San Diego: SDMTC. Please, check out his website and see if you can make it down there. After that, we all go to Holland for the Masters gradu ... Continue Reading
The Kamakura-Red “Nami” plate in the Kamakura sea of the Sagami Bay in Kamakura. Continue Reading
The Kamakura-Red “Japonica” Vase standing in the Kamakura “Sagami” Bay. Continue Reading
I made some Kamakura Red big vases for an order. It was a challenge, because to throw the vase in one time with the clay I use is very difficult. So, it threw it in two and three parts and then when the clay was firmed up, you put the parts together. After that, I conti ... Continue Reading
Yesterday, May 1, 2010 there was an article about me in The Japan Times written by Angela Jeffs about my Horsehair Ware and Kamakura-Red Ware. The URL of the article: http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fl20100501a1.html . Continue Reading
On April 14 I went to Kusakabe-san’s place to fire a wood kiln together and at the end at high temperature we threw salt into the kiln and got some beautiful results. Quite a small effective kiln and hardly any smoke. The fire box. View of the glow of the fi ... Continue Reading
Yuki Shibazaki-san, the owner of the Ginsuzu Gallery, is a writer. She published a book about the influence of the Japanese culture on the way of life of 43 foreigners living in Japan and I am one of them. The title is: “Watashi Nihon no koko ga suki”: I like Japa ... Continue Reading
