Congratulations, Koichiro Isezaki, for the Japanese Ceramic Society Award 2023! We 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 Our time in Kyoto, We 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 Our time in Osaka, we had the privilege of meeting Yukiharu Furuno, a ceramic artist whose work has touched me in ways we didn’t expect. Furuno’s …

A Personal Encounter with Shigeo and Yotaro Takemura in Kyoto.

The Beauty of Tradition and Innovation

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