Artist Story
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japanese-lacquer
Hiroshi Kaneyasu
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pottery
Yumiko Katase
I apply England's 19th century "Mochaware" method to my works. Mochaware is originally applied after the clay is covered with engobe, but I replace the material with kaolin as my original. …
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metal
Kou Shoshin
After graduating Graduate School of Kanazawa College of Art, Doctor Course in 2018, I returned to Taiwan, and am now continuing my works at my home studio in Taipei. Studying metal inlay in …
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metal
Kasumi Hamaguchi
I make "minamo" by using the metal casting technique. The process consists of pattern, molding, casting, and finishing touches / coloring. Minamo's wave and ripple patterns are made by blow…
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metal
Taro Kawano
Metal Casting, draining melted metal into molds, is my method of works. Wax used for the patterns is so brittle, it even changes shapes by the warmth of the hand. It is an ephemeral existe…
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pottery
Fumi Sato
I mainly make sculptures by dyeing ceramics. I first encountered with ceramics in my first year of college. In the class of firing tin ware, I saw the plates crack, the colors changing along…
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metal
Kumi Yabuuchi
There are less than 120 molecules that make up this world, most of them being metal. Metals that I always handle, such as copper, silver and aluminum, exist as independent elements configuri…
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metal
Maiko Wada
I mainly make small art objects of bugs etc., using metal. The theme when producing my artworks is "collection (蒐集)." It is similar to the feeling of excitement when bringing home small r…
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pottery
Tomonari Hashimoto
I mainly make sculptural art works out of ceramics. Most of my works are very big, and some are over two meters high. I use a method piling up strings of clay called hand-forming. Also, I im…
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glass
Kozue Tsukahara
I use a method called Glass Cloisonne ("Glass-tai-shippo") and make jewelries, caskets, wall decorations, decorative pallettes, plates, etc. My encounter with craft was at Junior College …