Shoji Hamada Blog #3

Shoji Hamada was a Japanese potter. He was an important part of the mingei folk- art movement. He  was friends with Bernard Leach, the last potter we blogged about. Shoji once said, "Even a bad pot has some use, but with a bad painting there is nothing you can do with it except throw it away." My mom will definitely find some use with my pots I am making in this class.  The pot that I chose is actually considered a bottle. It has tenmoku, khaki, and nuka glaze. What I found most interesting is that the design on the bottle is actually a finger swipe. I might try this type of design on my next pot.