With ATSUYA HAMADA - 1982
 

 

The time I spent talking with Atsuya Hamada on my visits to Mashiko in the mid eighties made me realize the importance of communication and exchange between Sensei(teacher) and student ... after all I do it everyday.

In just a short week's stay with a notable potter it is possible to absorb the very best that he or she has to offer ... short-cut years of toil and turmoil ... most potters are eager to share ... those that arent't simply aren't worth knowing.I have spent many years seeking out residential courses with some of Britain's most prominent potters ... here are those that I recommend:

Alan Baxter Pottery Ipswich
Seth Cardew Pottery (son of Michael Cardew) Cornwall
Dick and Barbara Wright Pottery Cumbria
David Frith Brook House Pottery  recommended to me by David Leach North Wales
Wolf Castle Pottery workshop South Wales
John Dunn - Raku Workshop  Tokyo
Tomoo Hamada - wheel throwing   Mashiko
Davide and Margaret Frith - English Studio Pottery Mashiko
Euan Craig - East meets West Mashiko
Charlie Odum - Korean Techniques Tokyo
Akihiko Ishijima - Sculpture Mashiko
 Osni Branco - Foundry casting Tokyo
 Euan Craig - Osni Branco - Clay/Metal fusion Mashiko

 

                   Seth CARDEW                                      Charlie ODUM
 

            John DUNN                                                      David and Margaret FRITH

 

                        

                           Euan CRAIG                                                                          Hakihiko  Ishijima

 

 

If you want to know more ....

...contact me by email: tootell@gol.com

 

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