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
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
Swan Art Gallery is open from Tuesday – Sunday from 10:00 – 16:00. Only Mondays closed. Please, feel free to come in and look and enjoy my “Kamakura Red” and “Horsehair” Ceramics. WELCOME!!! . 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
This Saturday, January 16, 2010 I will open the ” Swan Art Gallery” in my house in Kamakura, Japan. It will open at 10:00am and I will give pottery demonstrations on the wheel at 11:00, 13:00 and 15:00pm. You are all very welcome! After that the gallery will be open o ... 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
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
