Entoten LLC, an online blog and gallery located in San Diego, California is owned and operated by Ai Kanazawa. Through Entoten, Ai introduces and promotes the beauty of craft that can be utilized in everyday life. Ai believes that the connections between people and cultures can be deepened through the language of craft because they…
Ceramics by Samuel Johnson in our shop -> Exhibition of New Work by Samuel Johnson at Entoten Gallery, San Diego CA, November 16, 2019, 12:00-4:00 pm I was tingling with anticipation this fall as I awaited new work from Minnesota potter Samuel Johnson who said that he wanted to return to the roots of his…
New quilts by Sarah Nishiura in our shop -> “I’ll be working on the quilt designs while I’m here. They may have a lot of gray in them if the weather has any influence,” Sarah Nishiura wrote tongue-in-cheek from Liverpool in England, where she and her family were spending this past summer. So when the…
New ceramics by Shumpei Yamaki in our shop -> Shumpei Yamaki at Entoten Gallery, San Diego CA, October 26, 2019, 12:00-5:00 pm A few months ago, I was communicating with potter Shumpei Yamaki from Iowa about his forthcoming reception and show at Entoten’s Gallery in San Diego in late October. Amid our discussion, he cheerfully…
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Woodwork by Maeda Mitsuru will be available on June 22nd-> In today’s all consuming social media age, it feels that people would not pay attention to work that doesn’t look dramatic or eye catching. But often the features that make work stand out in appearance comes at the expense of compromising its function. So every…
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 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…
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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