Euan Craig gave a workshop in Mashiko at the Tao International Tougei Center of Furuki-san on Feb 22-24 for the student and parent potters of the International School of the Sacred Heart from Tokyo. This was organized by the head of the art department Steve Tootell. http://www.d1 ... Continue Reading
My show at Furuki-san’s Pottery Center in Mashiko. In the entrance. In the window. Continue Reading
Some wonderful results at Furuki-san’s Pottery Center. Continue Reading
Procedure of Horse Hair “Uma no Ke” firing. You put the plate on a tissue, which starts to burn, because you take it hot out of the kiln at 800-650 Celcius degrees or 1600-1350 Fahrenheit degrees. Then you can sprinkle it with some sugar. You quickly add the horseh ... Continue Reading
The big Anagama at Furuki-san`s Center is being fired by a Sunday Pottery Club from Tokyo, “Nokano-Nitiyou Kai”. It took 2 days to fill the kiln with about 1000 pieces: some big ones, but a lot of small ones. The kiln fires on wood and it takes 5 days to fire and 7 ... Continue Reading
Pictures from me and my work at Furuki-san`s Mashiko Pottery Club International. Continue Reading
I find myself back in Mashiko after been in The Netherlands for 3 weeks, also visiting Barcelona for 5 days. This is a wonderful city with of course “The Sagrada Familia” Cathedral from Gaudi, which is still in full progress. Everything is so impressive, especially th ... Continue Reading
Finally, I’m back to do some writing. I had some nice days in Singapore, went to the Ancient Civilization Museum, which had beautiful pieces of art displayed. How exquisite some pieces are and so fine and precise; so much time put in. Life is far more hectic nowadays. It is ... Continue Reading
