Tomoo Hamada Ceramics

Tomoo hamada has taken yet a different tack from those of his father shinsaku and grandfather shoji meanwhile maintaining certain consistencies that distinguish hamada lineage ceramics.

Tomoo hamada ceramics. 16 may 12 july 2020 entrance gallery this exhibition has been postponed. 1967 in mashiko japan resides. Tomoo hamada has taken yet a different tack from those of his father shinsaku and grandfather shoji meanwhile maintaining certain consistencies that distinguish hamada lineage ceramics. Tomoo hamada was born in 1967 in mashiko japan as the second son of shinsaku hamada and a grandson of shoji hamada.

Hamada tomoo s pottery utilize essentially the same materials as those of hamada shinsaku his father and hamada shoji his grandfather glazes like reddish brown kaki brown tenmoku cobalt blue white rice straw ash bluish white namako green seiji black kurogusuri creamy nuka translucent namijiro and runny green wood ash all. Represented by pucker gallery since 2008. Chawan teabowl 1 025 00 add to basket edit wishlist quick look incense burner 430 00 add to basket edit wishlist quick look vase 1 025 00 add to basket edit wishlist quick look large dish 2 045 00 add to basket edit wishlist quick look tomoo hamada 1967 tomoo is the son of shinsaku hamada. On this page i will place pieces as and when i can obtain them for you to see and contemplate purchasing.

Tomoo hamada hamada s grandson lives and works in mashiko carrying on the tradition of his family s work and mingei in the present day. Tomoo hamada tomoo states that he began potting at the age of three of his own free will spending time in both his father s and grandfather s studios. We have held two exhibitions at the pottery in rhayader and both were hugely successful. We hope to share a selection of tomoo s work on our website in future.

Production pottery throwing with efficiency skill specialist skills course. It was in 1994 that he became a full time potter sharing his father s studio and he visited the leach pottery in st. As many of you know i have for some time been finding and then making available pieces by shoji hamada tatsuzo shimaoka and shinsaku hamada. Ives the following year.

Tomoo s pots utilize essentially the same materials as those of shinsaku and shoji glazes like reddish brown kaki brown tenmoku cobalt blue white rice. Exploring glazes glaze technology specialist skills course. In 1989 and 1991 hamada received undergraduate and graduate degrees in sculpture from tama art university in tokyo.