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
A piece of mine “The Kamakura Red PEONY Vase” is accepted at the Jingdezhen International Ceramic Fair and send there by Guangzhen “Po” Zhou, who is born in Shanghai China in 1953, is a ceramic artist and writer, director of the Chinese Ceramic Art Counci ... 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
Today was my last day of the show. It was quite a rainy day. Luckily, still some friends and interested people came. I enjoyed my exhibition tremendously and it looked beautiful in this Ginsuzu (Silver Bell) Gallery. On Sunday, the reception had a great outcome with wonderful fri ... Continue Reading
At the moment, I have my exhibition at the Ginsuzu Gallery in Kamakura, Japan, from November 12 – 17, 2009. Please, watch the YOU TUBE video. It is a nice gallery. A little bit small or I have too many pieces, but nevertheless, I made it work again and it looks great! The ... Continue Reading
The Kamakura Town Newspaper wrote an article about me and my upcoming exhibition at the Ginsuzu Gallery from November 12 – 17, 2009. The Town News Heading. The article talks about who I am, what I do; my Horsehair and Kamakura Red ... Continue Reading
I’m very busy for my Kamakura exhibition for next week. I’m going to squeeze in some time to show you a couple of pieces, my first “Kamakura Red” work out of my electric kiln here in Japan. I shipped one of my Skutt kilns from California, USA to Yokohama, ... Continue Reading
My Ceramics Exhibition featuring Horsehair and “Kamakura Red” Art at the Ginsuzu Gallery from November 12 – 17, 2009, in Kamakura, Japan. The opening hours are from 10:00 – 17:00. The reception is on November 15 from 15:00 – 17:00. I hope you can co ... Continue Reading
Directions to my exhibition at the Ginsuzu Gallery in Kamakura, Japan. From the station you go direction Hachimangu Shrine. Before entering the Hachimangu grounds you make a right at the Hakkodo Kamakura Bori Store. Then turn left at the next crossing and follow the road and cur ... Continue Reading
Mount Koya (Koyasan) is a 900 meter high plateau surrounded by eight peaks. The eight peaks are thought to represent the eight petals of a lotus in bloom, which is suggestive of the core of a mandala with its eight deities arrayed on the eight petals of a lotus, and with the cen ... Continue Reading
