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Gallery Space Uzuki
Shigeru's new pottery studio located close to Kitano Shrine has been opened. Also he'll start a pottery making class.
Course A -- 1-day tea bowl making class
Course B -- private class
As for the details, please contact: uzukipotteryclass@yahoo.co.jp
Shigeru Hirayama
“To me, making pottery is a dialogue between clay and fire. I speak to clay and clay talks back to me. Fire in the kiln responds to my work, sometimes with unexpected results.
In other words, pottery is made through conversations between humans and nature. I hold nature in awe and my work is not made by me alone. It is always produced by finding harmony with nature. We humans can be said to be a part of nature.
I believe art has no boundaries. I'd like to make things that are loved by people around the world.
And I wish to make pottery that is not just beautiful, but also has the spirit of Zen and elements of Japanese beauty: simplicity, emptiness and grace.”