Last week I was in Holland. It was wonderful to be with my family especially after such a long time. On Friday December the 9th I went to the Opening reception of the Japanese Exhibition of 15 Mashiko potters at the Tiendschuur Museum in the city Tegelen. It was organized to hel ... Continue Reading
On March 11, 2011, Japan was hit by a significant earthquake. The world-famous pottery village, Mashiko, about 90km northeast from Tokyo was also heavily hit and the potters’ houses, kilns, workshops and their works were severely damaged. Mashiko has a 10,000 year old pott ... Continue Reading
Yesterday, Adriaan and I went to Mashiko with Steve Tootell (Head of the Creative and Performance Department from the International School of Sacred Heart), who was driving up with 2 students to make a movie about the aftermath of the earthquake in Mashiko. Koichiro Isaka-san fro ... Continue Reading
My Mashiko Special Judges’ Award “Four Season” Horsehair Vase is published in the 500 Raku book with subtitle: bold explorations of a dynamic ceramics technique. The book is published by Lark Crafts in their “500″ series of craft books: www.larkcraf ... Continue Reading
Watch the wonderful dance performance by KAN-ICHI-san for the opening of my exhibition at the Toko Gallery in Mashiko! The movie is made by Rob Oudendijk and Yuka Hayashi. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnyUNEK90Ls A movie made of my show by Steve Toote ... Continue Reading
The opening reception of my ceramics exhibition at the Toko Gallery in Mashiko was on Saturday November 27, 2010. The title is: “Wings, Love is a bird she needs to fly”. It is always quite a work to set up the whole show, but very satisfying when you see the result an ... Continue Reading
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 had the fortune to go back to Fujiwara-san. During the workshop I had started making a sign for my gallery from a slab of clay. I wasn’t able to finish then, so now that my exhibition is finished, I returned to Mashiko. It was wonderful again to be there and see all the a ... Continue Reading
For 3 days I participated in The 10th World Art Educators’ Workshop featuring IKUZO FUJIWARA and coordinated by Steve Tootell, ceramic art and performance art director from the International School of The Sacred Heart in Tokyo and facilitated by Euan Craig, a Mashiko woodf ... Continue Reading
