Karatsu Small Bowl (Mike Martino)
e-karatsu bowl with underglaze iron decoration
Approximately D4.25″x H2.3″
Wood-fired stoneware
Made in Saga, Japan by Mike Martino
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“No Bad Clay”: Karatsu Pottery by Mike Martino
Karatsu pots by Mike Martino in our shop -> Karatsu potter Mike Martino has always been good with his hands. He believes that this natural talent combined with his exposure at a young age to early native American ceramics helped to set him onto a path of becoming a potter. Mike grew up in New…
Kintsugi: An Ancient Japanese Repairing Technique Using Urushi Lacquer
Kintsugi repaired pots in our shop-> Kintsugi is a Japanese method to repair tableware that has its roots in traditional urushi lacquerware making technique. In recent years, I have seen many images of ceramics with golden cracks labeled ‘kintsugi’ on the Internet, but unfortunately many are not real kintsugi. I appreciate that the Japanese term…
Visiting Vietnam: Traveling in the Land of my Pottery Crush
My infatuation with Vietnamese pottery began with an unassuming plate that I saw at the National Museum in Tokyo. It was a white-slipped plate with a flower painted in the center coated with a milky glaze. The loosely drawn flower was joyful and full of life, and I was completely captivated by its charm. When…
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Ceramics by Inoue Shigeru: The Intrinsic Power of Clay
Mishima Ceramics by Inoue Shigeru in our shop-> Several years ago, I came across an image of a plate that moved me. The plate had stamp marks and lines inlayed with white slip on a rich, dark clay background. The plate had a restrained and earthy beauty with powerful appeal. I initially thought that it…
Woodwork by Jarrod Dahl: “The New Wood Culture” of Connectedness
Woodwork by Jarrod Dahl in our shop -> Jarrod Dahl is dedicated to creating woodware for daily use and to share its beauty as widely as possible. The woodworker, writer, and teacher from Ashland, Wisconsin says that at the heart of his philosophy is the idea that “good design is tied to utilitarian function.” Jarrod’s…
A Very Particular Focus: A Love Affair With Tokoname Kyusu by Yamada Yutaro
Tokoname Kyusu by Yamada Yutaro in the Our Shop -> On an unusually warm November day in Japan, I visited Yamada Yutaro, a young rising star of kyusu teapot makers in the old pottery town of Tokoname. When Yamada-san graduated from college, he did not appear destined to be a potter as he went to…
New Quilt by Sarah Nishiura: Inspired by Taisho Design
Quilts by Sarah Nishura in our shop-> How cultures and designs inspire beyond time and borders is fascinating and eye-opening. Across the ages, early Greek artists were attracted by the ancient Egyptians, French impressionists were influenced by Japanese woodblock prints, and old Korean ceramics inspire today’s Japanese potters. So I was intrigued to hear that…
Kabocha in a Black Shallow Bowl By Shumpei Yamaki: Are You Eating the Skin?
Ceramics by Shumpei Yamaki in our shop -> When I was 5 years old, a guest stayed at our little apartment in Japan. In the morning, my mother served the usual breakfast of grilled salted salmon with miso soup and rice. Seeing that the guest carefully removed the skin of the salmon and left it…