| Customer: America/Female Program: 30-day pottery making in Seto Duration: 2012/2/16-2012/3/18 |
| Message from our customer: I stayed in Seto for the one-month workshop at Kitagama Kasen. It was an awesome experience. I have my BFA degree in ceramics and I been to a couple international residencies. What made this experience special was that I was immersed into the studio practices of a Japanese pottery studio.I was able to see how they conducted themselves and how they made their products. It gave me the opportunity to really get a better understanding of Japanese culture.The Kato family was very warm and welcoming. I felt like one of the family. It was nice sharing meals and tea breaks with them because it gave me a chance to really get to know them and ask questions.I would recommend this program to ceramic artist as well as novices. An experienced ceramic artist could think of it as a residency at a private ceramic studio. You get the cultural experience and the ceramic time. A person with less ceramic experience would possibly get even more out of the stay because Kato-sensei and his assistants are very good instructors. People come quite often to take small ceramic classes. I was impressed what they were able to help people make in just a few hours.I would recommend this stay to anyone wanting to visit Japan for an extended period of time that wants a unique experience involving clay.Special Thanks to M.G. |
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