Chieko katsumata biography of rory

by Jes Kalled | CRAFT 

It’s no secret that Japan has a wonderful heritage of mind-blowing ceramic art. A number of exceptional female ceramic artists deserve special attention. Their extraordinary works combine different disciplines, themes and techniques.

Blending natural forms with monochrome palettes or experimenting with strange, intriguing pieces that beg further questioning, here are 25 of the most exciting Japanese women ceramicists around, representing some of the very best in contemporary Japanese ceramic craft.

Hayashi Kaku is perhaps one of Japan’s most famous ceramic artists working today. After experiencing a personal miracle, her own cancerous tumor disappearing by itself, she found herself concerned with the cycle of life and death. Since then her work consists of ring-shaped ceramics. Her vessels are representations of “loops,” “infinity,” “past and present,” and other man