The Traditional Pottery-making Process Behind BeautifulTea Bowls Crafted By Third-generation Shinichi Takashima, a Kiyomizu.

I want to make it the old-fashioned way, I suppose. When holding a meal, after all A vessel with instability versus one with none at all It completely changes the impression. I actually prefer it when there's some wavering—it's much more appealing to me. Originally, my father or mother had been doing it. Just taking a quick look at that figure Even back then, there were already staff members, and so on. The lively and cheerful sight of them having fun together One might say it's incredibly impressive. So I kind of feel like trying it myself. That's about the right feeling. There wasn't anything like him telling me right after he left or anything like that. It felt like I was completely free to do whatever I liked. I myself am amazing. I've had many opportunities to interact with utensils since I was very young. I started with the feeling that this job seemed really fun. The opportunity to use the vessel I created Because I've been seeing it a lot more lately It's not just great, it's incredibly joyful. Up until now, the things I have created What kind of usage is it being put to, I wonder? Since I didn't understand, in the past Now it's really visible You can also use it in this way, huh? I really appreciate that kind of thing. The reason it's inevitably necessary to use natural ingredients is that it's painful. Suddenly having a huge amount of iron suddenly come out, or something like that The rest is simply unavoidable makeup. I'm going to apply white mud. When the shrinkage of the soil and the potting soil suddenly become mismatched, or something like that Or getting peeled off in such ways The fact that such failures emerge in places you wouldn't expect It's really tough. For now, the reason It must be this, it must be this Try all of them one by one There are times when it ultimately remains unfound. When that happens, quietly endure it until it passes. For example, if there are many cuts, try hard to prevent them using technology. I wonder how much we could reduce it. If it's soil that's easy to cut, make sure it doesn't get cut. Drying it slowly and for a longer time, for example There are quite a few things, aren't there? Making 100, 200 or more in a single day, you know When it became something that couldn't be done I'll lose track of everything completely. That's quite painful, isn't it? It's quite disappointing. I'm quite agile when it comes to mobility as well. For example, when going abroad or somewhere overseas Exploring various places and seeing different things Even in our everyday lives nearby I think life is just about searching for something. Of course, naturally. Woodworking, or Gaya's, or... I really love watching such works. Surprisingly, from things other than pottery It might be that many people find inspiration from it. When looking at ceramics, I'll just take a quick glance and give it a quick try. Looking too closely can make you too influenced. It won't work if it becomes a mere imitation. Look at it from a distance, vaguely I'd like it to be this way if it were me. or shaping it into one's own form, and so on That's the kind of image I have in mind. That's why I must look carefully. I almost never go to individual exhibitions of pottery artists either. Actually, I'll look from afar. Actually, I don't really feel much like pursuing individuality, or rather... Of course, there are also things that come from within myself. As someone who uses it, or something along those lines It's as if I'm influenced by those around me. It's in a good sense, though. Wanting to make something for someone else, you know I want to create this because I'd like it to be used in situations like this. It is often from such feelings that things take shape. Since I started standing in front of shops and such myself The more I thought about it, the more I felt that way. I never thought about putting in machinery or anything like that. I want to make it the old-fashioned way, I guess. After all, since it's made by people, I think the feelings can truly reach someone. I believe that too. It's better to have some absolute fluctuations. When holding a dish, after all A vessel with instability versus one with none at all It completely changes the impression. I actually prefer it when there's some wavering—it's much more appealing to me. If you combine something perfect with something perfectly complete, It will be perfect, though. One of them has balance, I suppose. Especially when it comes to homemade dishes made by oneself, like Isn't it not that perfect? Maybe it's better that it's not perfect? The food is homemade, and the dishes are handmade as well. Maybe handmade items match better with each other? Well, it's about making something, I guess. Anyway, just make a bunch of them. Moreover, the quality naturally improves as well. There are also many realizations. Rather than just thinking about it in my mind, It's easier to get results when you actually get your hands moving. That's why absolutely every single day Isn't it about how much you can move your hands? That's why I never aimed for something perfectly flawless from the very beginning. As I gradually develop it Things would be better if they got better, wouldn't they? Things like, "You could do better," you know, that kind of thing. Of course, when you're young, you don't have money, do you? Why has the student facility work ended? I make my own at night. It's not just about selling it to various people, but rather... Show it at craft fairs and such events There were way too many. Anyway, let's just make as many as possible. So make plenty and let me see plenty Isn't it going to disappear then? Isn't it possible to make it like that? That's why the amount I have to produce is extremely large. I still issue it even now. But at first, when I first started When I exhibited it at the Shigara-ki Pottery Market Only five were sold. But we keep digging deeper into the reasons from there. I wonder what went wrong, huh? Something like not having enough in the lineup At that time, I truly wanted to create what I myself wanted to make. I just made it myself and sold it myself, that's all. That is why one is drawn to think of others There were things that hadn't been done properly from the beginning, and so on. how to make everyone happy As I keep thinking about it in various ways It kept getting better and better. Rather than saying this is my expression, It would be more accurate to say that it's a vessel made specifically for this kind of cuisine. The person who was told Then let's use it that way, shall we? Isn't it interesting how you could also use it this way? I think imagination can expand quite a bit. It gradually shifted more and more toward that side, didn't it? For me, it's life. I don't really consider it art either. Speaking of tools, they're just tools, I suppose. Something like the essence of daily life itself In daily life, moments that bring relief or a sense of calm, and so on Something that entertains people I'd like you to do ceramics. I don't really want to change much. I actually think the current situation is really good. I want to keep things going like this for a long time. Of course, I'm getting older too. I can do it while I'm still healthy, but... Even if, for example, I were to disappear somehow something that allows the Furutani Sugar Factory to continue operating I want to keep going with this approach. As if it were completely fine even if I were to leave entirely I'm just hoping I can keep going like this. I've been doing it too, inheriting it from my father. That's why I certainly want to pass it on to the next generation. something that would bring joy to many people of that generation as well I want to keep creating things. As long as I can still lead the way and strive forward I want to do my best. So that I can show off a good back