These works are crafted using locally sourced materials from Bizen, Okayama, where the Bizenyaki movement originated. It has been a pleasure to meet and work with the artists who have succeeded the movement after their families. I hope to contribute to the town and make a home here.Bizenyaki
The Echo Vase | Anagama Wood Fired Bizen Clay | 4.5"x7" | 2024
The work reflects on the moment when tradition, repeated without reflection, begins to fold back onto itself. Forms that once carried living knowledge can gradually become echoes of earlier gestures, reproducing shape without the conditions that originally gave it meaning.
Through subtle deformation of a recognizable vessel structure, the piece considers how traditions evolve, fracture, or become enclosed systems when they circulate too narrowly. The result is a form that feels both rooted and unsettled, balancing respect for lineage with a questioning of its boundaries.
The Horizon Bottle | Anagama Wood Fired Bizen Clay | 11.25"x4" | 2024
Bizenyaki Bottle | Bizen Clay Wood Fired in Bizen | 8"x2.5" | 2021
