Ceramicist Yuka Taneda (yuca taneda). Born in Shimonoseki City, Yamaguchi Prefecture in 1984. After graduating from Doshisha University in 2008 with a specialization in aesthetics and art studies, she set up a studio in Kyoto in 2009 and taught herself ceramics. From 2010, she has presented her work under the name "poetoria" (from the word for poetry). She creates simple, endearing vessels that blend naturally into the rhythms of daily life.