Finding Your Voice in Good Things｜White Kohiki & Shinogi: Potter Yoshikuni Goto's Process

Ceramic artist Yoshikuni Goto. Working in Motegi, Tochigi, he is known for white vessels made with Mashiko clay, carved with shinogi facets and finished in kohiki white slip.

In this film, alongside scenes from his studio, he speaks about how his path began not with a love of pottery but with a longing for a certain way of life, the years when he had no idea what he should be making, and how he arrived at the belief that all you can do is make what you yourself love.

▼Yoshikuni Goto
Ceramic artist.
Born in Saitama, 1967. Began his apprenticeship at a Mashiko kiln in 1987 and went independent in 1994. Moved his studio to Motegi, Tochigi, in 2007. Working with Mashiko clay, he is known for kohiki slipware finished with shinogi carving and faceting, and continues to work with his eye turned toward "good things" far beyond ceramics — from Joseon-dynasty ware to Western antiques.
Instagram: / yoshikuni_goto

0:00 Opening
0:37 Wedging the Clay
1:02 Throwing
2:37 Shinogi Carving
3:31 Assembly (Joining the Parts)
6:07 Attaching the Handle
7:07 Interview