Mihara Ken discusses breaking from tradition and following his own intuition: “Clay leads, and my hands follow. I do not know what shape my work is going to end up even while I am making it.”
Ogawa Machiko’s ceramic work evokes the sublime beauty of earth’s raw minerals: “It is my passion for the earth that drives my continual search for the essential in art.” In this interview, she discusses incorporating glass into her ceramics.
Katsumata Chieko creates ceramic forms inspired by sea life, plants, and minerals. In this 2019 interview, she discusses what drew her to the form of the gourd.
Shimaoka Tatsuzo was a master potter, declared a national treasure during his lifetime. Shimaoka took inspiration from the pottery of Japan’s Jomon period, distinguished by intricate patterns and designs, as well as later developments in modern and abstract art.
Hamada Shoji demonstrates his technique on the potter’s wheel in archival footage from approx. 1968.
