I still vividly recall my early days training as a studio potter in New Delhi . The internet and access to WWW were still very limited. What may be considered archaic now – books – were our only source to open up the world of information. There were two […]
Many of us who began working with clay in the 60’s and 70’s felt deeply inspired by Hamada… a few people I knew actually went and studied with him. What we found was what seemed simple and straightforward in his work was actually condensed history of centuries and centuries of clay work. It wasn’t so simple! One amazing thing about his work is despite the fact it feels so familiar (and even more so now after decades of seeing his work) there still is the mark of individuality in his work. You can still see a piece by him standing alone among many others which aspire to but never meet the level of the master’s work!
An ongoing exhibit in Japan celebrates the legacy of Shoji Hamada
