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       Shoji Hamada was born in 1894 in Tokyo, Japan. He attended Tokyo Technical College where he studied pottery. He went on to live in St. Ives, United Kingdom where he was friends with Bernard Leach, a British ceramicist. After living three years in St. Ives, he moved back to Japan. In Mashiko, Shoji opened his own studio. His studio only used a locally sourced clay. Shoji also made glazing brushes out of the neighborhood dog hair. His work can be found in the Art Institute of Chicago, the Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh and the Philadelphia Museum of Art. 

  Shoji Hamada was a Japanese Potter during the twentieth century. He had a huge influence on the pottery community around the world. He took inspiration from English medieval pottery, Okinawa stoneware, and Korean pottery, and translated those works into his own. Throughout his life, he traveled the world and lead workshops and demonstrations to help other artists. His work still lives on, especially in the city of Mashiko, where he died in 1978. This square plate pictured above is one of his works. I really like the different colors he used to decorate the plate and the abstract design in the middle. 

This piece of work by Shoji Hamada made in 1960 is a Square vase, Kaki glaze, Stoneware. Shoji Hamada was one of the most influential potters of the 20th century. He traveled extensively to learn about diverse ceramic and folk craft traditions. His work was influenced by a wide variety of folk ceramics, including English medieval pottery, Okinawa stoneware, and Korean pottery. His works were not merely copies of the styles he studied, but were unique products of his own creative energy. I really like the simplicity of this vase and the color patterns that he chose. 

Shoji Hamada was a japanese potter. He was a major figure of the mingei folk-art movement, establishing the town of Mashiko as a world renowned pottery center. When making his own pottery, he c ommitted himself to using only locally sourced materials, not only in the clay he used, but also the glazes he created and the brushes he manufactured himself from dog hair and bamboo. Throughout the years he has achieved many recognition and his work has been collected by museums around the world such as the Carnegie Museum of Art. The dish below is displayed in the museum. After researching this piece, Shoji Hamada created this in 1950, in which he used a stoneware with kaki glaze over sekkai clear glaze.  Add caption

  Mount Saint Mary College Ceramics   Course Number:        ART 2140 Course Title:               Ceramics Professor:                    Gary Jacketti Office Hours:              Tuesday, Thursday before or after class e-mail:                          gjac4166@my.msmc.edu Class Times:               Tuesday, Thursday 5:15 to 6:40   Co                            Course Outcomes:  ...