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Category: Events, Workshops and Webinars

Thank You for Coming to The Den to Meet Potter Kazu Oba

September 7, 2021Events, Workshops and Webinars Ceramics Kazu Oba

Entoten’s craft pop-up at The Den on Laurel Street over Labor Day weekend was a huge success! Thank you for taking the time to come and meet Kazu and to support his work. For those of you who couldn’t make it, here are some photos of the event, taken by our friend Tomoko Matsubayashi.

I hope to organize another pop-up event at the Den this December, so look forward to seeing you then.

 

 


Thank You for Participating in Our Fundraiser for Mingei Museum

September 1, 2021Events, Workshops and Webinars Mingei

Thank you for participating in our Mingei Museum fundraiser by purchasing our special edition tea whisk by Tanimura Tango, and also by visiting, liking, and sharing my post.
Today, Entoten was able to donate $1150 to the museum.

Here are some beautiful photos taken by photographer Tomoko Matsubayashi at the pre-opening event of the museum, which I hope you’ll enjoy browsing.
If you ever have the opportunity, please come to San Diego!

Mingei International Museum reopens September 3, 2021.
Admission will be free September 3-6.

Artifact full service restaurant opening in October 2021
Photo by Tomoko Matsubayashi
Mingei International Museum Chandelier by Dale Chihuly
Photo by Tomoko Matsubayashi
ART OF THE PEOPLE FOR THE PEOPLE installation at The Commons Level (main floor) of the Museum
Photo by Tomoko Matsubayashi
liquid2solid by Christina Kim– hand-sewn temporary curtain made from off-cut waste of Dyneema®
Photo by Tomoko Matsubayashi
Art Library on Gallery Level
Photo by Tomoko Matsubayashi
GLOBAL SPIRIT Exhibition on Gallery Level
Photo by Tomoko Matsubayashi
GLOBAL SPIRIT Exhibition on Gallery Level
Photo by Tomoko Matsubayashi
Higomari in GLOBAL SPIRIT Exhibition on Gallery Level
Photo by Tomoko Matsubayashi
Acoustic curtain “Sessions” by Petra Blaisse
Photo by Tomoko Matsubayashi
View of California Tower from the new terrace on gallery level
Photo by Tomoko Matsubayashi

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Kazu Oba in San Diego September 4 & 5, 2021

July 18, 2021Events, Workshops and Webinars Ceramics Kazu Oba

Ceramics by Kazu Oba in our shop ->

How does September in sun-drenched San Diego sound? If you love the beaches, nature, and craft, this coming Labor Day weekend might be the perfect time to come and enjoy our laid back city when Entoten will host potter Kazu Oba from Colorado for an outdoor pop-up event at The Den on Laurel Street.

For the past 17 years, Kazu has dedicated his work to making functional, everyday ware used for food at home and at restaurants. Come and meet Kazu during the event, when he will share with you his passion for creating handmade ceramics for your table.

Kazu Oba throwing pots on a portable kick-wheel in La Jolla, San Diego, in November 2017

Saturday & Sunday, September 4 & 5, 2021
11am-5pm
at The Den on Laurel Street
(Click to launch Google Maps)
205 Laurel St. #104
San Diego CA 92101

Other work featured during the pop-up event includes:-
– Bamboo Baskets by Takami Yasuhiro
– Glasswork by Floresta Fabrica
– Tenugui by Harada Fumiko
– Chasen tea whisks by Tanimura Tango

In addition, a short stroll from the Den is the Mingei International Museum, the only Mingei museum outside of Japan, located inside the world famous Balboa Park. The Mingei will complete an ambitious three-year renovation and reopen to the public on September 3rd, and entry into the Museum will be free for all during the Labor Day Weekend. So come to San Diego and join our weekend celebration of craft!

 

 

Brighter Days: A Pop-up Event at The Den on Laurel Street, May 29-30, 2021

May 10, 2021Events, Workshops and Webinars Sakai Mika

Summer is almost here and having now joined the vaccinated herd, I am happy to announce that I will be organizing an outdoor pop-up craft show over Memorial Day Weekend at a brand-new Japanese cultural space called “The Den on Laurel Street” that will be opening in Banker’s Hill, San Diego. The space is operated by the Takachiho Foundation to promote cultural understanding and exchange between the US and Japan.

Saturday & Sunday, May 29-30, 2021
11am-5pm
at The Den on Laurel Street
(Click to launch Google Maps)
205 Laurel St. #104
San Diego CA 92101

For the pop-up, I will have the work of many makers. This includes a large group of new nerikomi ceramics by Sakai Mika, a talented Japanese ceramic artist based in Shizuoka, Japan who creates patterned ceramics out of colored clay slabs. Colored clay is combined to create a pattern, and cut cross-wise to reveal the design, just like in the making of icebox cookies. The idea is simple but it takes a great amount of care and attention to detail to create these intricate patterns.

Building of a checkerboard pattern in nerikomi ceramics by Sakai Mika
Photos courtesy of Sakai Mika
Nerikomi Ceramics by Sakai Mika

Mika’s cheerful works are among the most sought after items that I’ve carried in my shop over the last 9 years and they are also perfect for the brighter days ahead. Please join me if you can at the Den!

Entoten Tea Whisk Zoom Webinar with Tanimura Tango: Everything About Bamboo Tea Whisks

July 20, 2020Events, Workshops and Webinars Tanimura Tango

Entoten will be hosting a fun evening webinar with Tanimura Tango, 20th generation master tea whisk maker based in Nara, Japan.

In this 90 minute webinar that will be conducted in Japanese with English translation, participants will learn about the history of bamboo tea whisks, its material, types, and how they are made. There will be a Q&A session with Tanimura-san after the presentation.

Please register by purchasing a spot online.

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