Tom Okawara

TomOCeramics

My pottery is influenced by a myriad of sources. The shapes and lines of my pieces are inspired by the mid-century modern European potters, such as Lucie Rie from the UK, and Gunnar Nylund from Sweden. My glazing is inspired by the 1960’s Mashiko pottery by the National Living Treasure of Japan, Shoji Hamada. Together, I try to blend these bits and pieces to form the shapes of my works. I limit the number of the same pieces which I produce since I’m not interested in “production” pottery. I make what I enjoy creating, and these currently are fruit bowls, teacups, dried weed vases, and lidded ceramic jars, some of which are available online at ShopEvanstonMade.

Email: Tomo-jo@sbcglobal.net

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