Congratulations, Koichiro Isezaki, for the Japanese Ceramic Society Award 2023! I met Koichiro last December at his exhibition in Tokyo where I saw personally his great work. A warm person and a great Bizen Artist.

Koichiro Isezaki is a contemporary Bizen potter …

A Personal Encounter with the ceramics artist Shinya Tanoue in Kyoto, Japan

During my time in Kyoto, I had the incredible opportunity to meet Shinya Tanoue, an artist whose work has been quietly but powerfully reshaping the world of contemporary ceramics. …

A Personal meeting with the Ceramics Artist Yukiharu Furuno in Osaka, Japan

The Soul of Blue in Ceramics

During my time in Osaka, I had the privilege of meeting Yukiharu Furuno, a ceramic artist whose work has touched me in ways I didn’t expect. Furuno’s ceramics …

A Personal Encounter with Shigeo and Yotaro Takemura in Kyoto.

The Beauty of Tradition and Innovation

I was fortunate to have the chance to meet Shigeo Takemura and his son Yotaro Takemura at their family pottery studio, Dainichigama, in Yamashina-ku, Kyoto. The …