On April the 3rd in The Netherlands, I attended and participated in the exposition of “Rudie Arens” (a brother of my mother): “A family of artists and goldsmiths”. The exposition is open until June the 6th, 2010. My uncle is 91 years old, still working (f ... Continue Reading
Before I left for the USA on March the 2nd, I just had finished my new Kamakura Red Ware inspired by Kamakura Bori (woodcarving). I took pictures and was able to finish my second booklet of Ceramics Adventures in Japan II “Kamakura Red” and got it all printed. But onl ... Continue Reading
Tonight, I was on Japanese television at 5.55pm for 5 minutes at Channel 5, TV Kanagawa! Well, it was a little bit later and I was very excited and nervous. Two days before Ishihara-san came to my house and filmed for about 2 hours. He had a very good eye to put things together ... Continue Reading
Today, I went to the Gallery First Light in Tokyo, where they now have some of my ceramic art works. I met the owner, Keiko Mizukoshi, when I had my show in the Ginsuzu Gallery in Kamakura. After talking, Keiko-san chose some of my work for her gallery. The front of the Gallery ... Continue Reading
My Kamakura Red “Bamboo” Teapot is accepted in the competition of China 2010 2nd Shanghai International Modern Pot Art Biennial Exhibition. The opening will be on April the 28th, 2010. Now I will go to China for the first time! . Continue Reading
Two days ago I had the opening of my gallery in my little house in Kamakura. The weather was beautiful and it was a perfect day. Some old and new friends came and some interested people who read the news of the opening in the newspaper or had heard it on the Kamakura 82.8FM ra ... Continue Reading
Tomorrow, I’m opening the “Swan Art Gallery” in my little house here in Kamakura, Japan. I made this clay sign at Fujiwara-san’s studio in Mashiko ( the ceramic mural artist of Japan). He filled the engraved parts with recycled glass! ... Continue Reading
Yesterday, Eiko Yokoyama-san interviewed me for about 2 hours at the Kamakura Radio Station 82.8 FM. It was a direct broadcast. I went together with Yuki Shibazaki-san from the Ginsuzu Gallery. We talked about my art, especially the “Kamakura Red” ware. I had broug ... Continue Reading
This Kamakura Bori tray I found in an antique shop here in Kamakura. It has a beautiful Marguerite flower design on it and the texture around the flower brings everything in balance and harmony. This texture is typical for Kamakura Bori ware. You clearly see the black lacquer la ... Continue Reading
There was another article about me in the monthly ASAHI Kamakura newspaper on December 1, 2009. It talks about my red shiny Kamakura Red! They explain who I am, that I come from Holland and that I burn Horsehair on my pots, that I won several awards for the horsehair technique e ... Continue Reading
