Japanese Ceramic Artist - Shohei Harada / 陶芸作家 原田省平さん

I'm Harada. I'm doing pottery in Aichi prefecture. I've been doing pottery for 15 years. When I graduated from university and worked at a school for 3 years, I studied to be a carpenter and worked as a craftsman. I became independent 3 years ago and now I'm doing pottery in Aichi prefecture. I'm using the soil from Tochigi prefecture called Mashiko, so it's called Mashiko-yaki. I've been using the soil that I blended recently. In the beginning, there was a simple one. There are a lot of works that take a lot of time, such as carving on a carving board. This is the soil from Tochigi prefecture that I blended. I blended red soil and white soil and added a little black soil. This is the concept of a robot's furnace. I'm going to put it in here and make it look like a broken robot with smoke coming out. It's called a robot because it's written as a person walking on a furnace. This is the robot series. This is the core series, which is an image of the heart of a machine. This is the heart of a machine. This is my favorite field right now. I make one by one by hand. I make patterns with toothpicks and cutter blades. This is a black clay called Koku-de. It's a very fine black clay, so it's good for fine work like this. If it's a big one, it takes about three days to make one. The more time it takes, the more affection it gets. I'm often told that I'm making this with a mold. I couldn't believe it even if I said it wasn't a mold. I'm more attracted to the fact that the next work I make will definitely evolve than the first work I make. You can dig or stick it together. The soil is raw, so if it's soft soil, you can dig too much and bury it. I think it's a good way to express yourself. Even if you come to the workshop, we have an exhibition like this. I'd be happy if you could feel free to come.