Shoji Hamada Video
Shoji Hamada was one of Japan’s Living National Treasures. A ceramic artist of great renown, he greatly influenced the medium worldwide. Born in in Tokyo in 1894, he died in 1978. This is a beautiful...
View ArticleTwo New Videos
Folks, I just posted two new demonstration videos…the one below with Shoji Hamada and another (on the right side of the blog) which features of Simon Leach using Shino glaze. Last week, Dan, a fellow...
View ArticleUrgent Appeal: Japanese potters need your help!
Ken Matsuzaki has put out an urgent appeal for help for the Mishiko Pottery in Japan, which was damaged during the earthquake. “In Mashiko, nearly all the Nobori kilns fell down, and Mashiko’s firing...
View ArticlePottery News Round-Up
Every week, I come across intriguing articles about ceramics and pottery, so I decided to collect and post current news each Friday. I’ll give you the headline/link, author (if listed), source, date...
View ArticleFundraising effort for Japanese potters expands
The Mudflat Studio and the Pucker Gallery, both in Boston, Massachusetts, are fundraising for the Mashiko Potters Fund. This much-needed initiative benefits the potters from Mashiko, Japan, who were so...
View ArticleSmithsonian Oral History Interview: Michael Simon, Part 1
Note: Because of the length of this interview, it has been broken into parts. Oral history interview with Michael Simon, 2005 Sept. 27-28, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution Simon,...
View ArticleSmithsonian Oral History Interview: Michael Simon, Part 2
Note: Because of the length of this interview, it has been broken into parts. Oral history interview with Michael Simon, 2005 Sept. 27-28, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution Simon,...
View ArticleSmithsonian Oral History Interview: Michael Simon, Part 3
Note: Because of the length of this interview, it has been broken into parts. Oral history interview with Michael Simon, 2005 Sept. 27-28, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution Simon,...
View ArticleSmithsonian Oral History Interview: Michael Simon, Part 4
Note: Because of the length of this interview, it has been broken into parts. Oral history interview with Michael Simon, 2005 Sept. 27-28, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution Simon,...
View ArticleSmithsonian Oral History Interview: Michael Simon, Part 5
Note: Because of the length of this interview, it has been broken into parts. Today’s post is the last portion of the Michael Simon interview. On Monday, JSCW will resume Ceramics Newsbriefs...
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