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I write about Japanese ceramics, Japanese antiques and Japan. I have been making and selling ceramics and antiques full time in Japan since 1994. Read more hereMy site.
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2nd noborigama firing.
I have started preparing for the second firing of this series. This firing will be feldspar glaze on the same clay body. I will mainly fire the first room and am trying to figure out what to do with the … Continue reading
Gifu Earth Day
I am at the Earth day festival in Gifu. I have largely stopped going to festivals to sell ceramics but this is a chance for me to get away for a day so here we are. The best way to … Continue reading
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First room, noborigama, Kickstarter project.
I have started loading the first room in my nobori. Here are some pictures of the very beginning. This room will have kohiki and some black glazed work. I have been loading for a couple of weeks. One major problem … Continue reading
Throwing bowls
Here are two videos of me throwing bowls. The size of the clay balls is 350 grams. The audio of a lecture playing on my iPad and not related to the video. I accidentally kicked the tripod at the beginning … Continue reading
New truck.
I bought a truck last week. It is almost an antique. 1993 Kei Suzuki Carry. 20,000 kms. Engine size, 660 cc. Small but really handy. You can see from the last 2 photos one of the uses I have for … Continue reading
Monotsukuri
Monotsukuri is an interesting term. It can be translated as manufacturing, making things, and some enterprising people have translated it as innovation. It seems to mainly come up on the Internet being used in its manufacturing meaning. I like the … Continue reading
Nanban ceramics 