Tomoko Sakai
Material : pottery / ceramics Area : Miki Town, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan
Tomoko Sakai creates unique pieces fired in an anagama kiln in Kagawa Prefecture.
She creates everyday utensils, tea utensils, flower vases, etc. with a focus on elegant porcelain and high-firing without glaze pottery that bring out the earthy texture.
It seems that her personality is reflected in her works, where you can feel strength in stillness.
［ Profile▼ ］
- 1970
- Born in Kagawa Prefecture.
- 1993年
- Studied under Shigeyoshi Morioka in Wakayama Prefecture,
after studying at the Bizen Pottery Center in Okayama Prefecture.
- 1997
- Did anagama fired pottery in Kagawa Prefecture.
- 2000
- Moved to Suzaka City, Nagano Prefecture.
- 2016
- Returned to Kagawa Prefecture to fire clay.
Currently done firing, and is focused on making hakuji pottery.
